... of The Street, she becomes it's roleless and liberated queen, the pedagogue of success independent of patriarchy and free from the mandates of corporeal attractiveness. (Thomson 8) By turning Ann Petry's ambiguity towards Mrs. Hedges into the "anti-heroine" of Lutie, Thomson uses Mrs. Hedges to "articulate a model of selfhood that affirms both the identities disabled and woman" (Thomson 10) that is ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... a moral component inherent in the concept that made it a difficult and an ambiguous thing for the Victorians themselves to attempt to define. Dickens, in the novel Great Expectations, exploits the ambiguity of the term gentleman. Then, as now, it would mean someone who behaved in a certain way (truthful, honest, considerate etc.). But, it also carried a sense of belonging to a separate class ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... have very distinct expectations of the male and female roles within the society. Feminine cultures value relationships, caring for the less fortunate and overall quality of life and have a greater ambiguity in what is expected of each gender. Many cultures strive for equality of the genders but in this department no culture will ever be equal. Our world is changing rapidly ... ...

• Word Count: 956
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... enables groups to control the competing cliques and aspiring individuals of which they are composed: for through gossip, differences of opinion are fought out behind the scenes (through customary innuendo, ambiguity and conceit) so that outwardly a show of harmony and friendship can be maintained. Finally, gossip is a hallmark and a privilege, even a duty, of group membership. A group gossips, gossip is a property, and ... ...

• Word Count: 1102
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate