... pursue her new dreams not considering the needs and desires of anyone but herself. Yet the text never says if the author agrees or not with the character's behavior. This ambiguity leaves room for many interpretations. Although Chopin hints that Edna is one of the victims of the fight for gender equality, the hero herself is not yet aware of it ... gone. "Chopin was not an active feminist, but represented sides of the human psyche which had previously been repressed under the guise of "moral- fiction. She saw and enjoyed the ambiguity and androgyny of "woman- but was smart enough to rea...

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... characters that would have made up Louisean courtly society during the Ancien Regime; aware of their social roles, compliant to their rules and ignoring their own desires. Laclos makes no ambiguity to whom the book is referring, going as far as excluding all the novel's plot to two locations; Paris and the inside of the country house in which the majority ... ...

• Word Count: 1961
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... to be a popular poet (625), while Joseph Bristow, on the other hand, claims that he shunned the public and did not want to be "vexed" by it. This ambiguity Tennyson feels towards the community of his readers is reflected in his poetry as well. Tennyson still supports a withdrawal from society. In this light, the art poems might have to ... ...

• Word Count: 2449
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the society outside of the cult decisions must be constantly made, and society's expectations are that those who can not succeed in their decision making are failures. The complexity and ambiguity of life is something that cult members do not want to endure. Different doctors have varying opinions on why people join cults. Dr. J.Gordon Melton is attempting to prove that ... ...

• Word Count: 1836
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

... with their neighbors to the north, Mexicans repeatedly have been embraced first; later to be rejected or even reviled. The history of Mexicans in the United States is one of ambiguity and duality, a cultural and political, even geographical compound of their mixed Mexican and "American" heritage. The Mexican "story" is one of survival: sufferance of the response they receive, particularly when ... ...

• Word Count: 2178
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... , the story continues to be scrutinized for what the specific message is that Chopin tries to convey. While the novel explores themes such as identity, fulfillment, individuality, and freedom, the ambiguity of the ending, in which the protagonist commits suicide, often creates a sense of confusion as to the author's point. Throughout the story it becomes clear that the underlying premise is ... ...

• Word Count: 1885
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... not recuperated their lost fortunes. Most of Napoleon's men remained in place, as a reward for their symbolic submission to the king. The fate of Colonel Chabert's wife illustrates perfectly the ambiguity of the era: from street prostitute, she accessed the Empire's highest society thanks to her husband's military career. After the supposed death of her husband, she will marry the Count ... ...

• Word Count: 1327
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... of today's society. A prime example being the preferred age of females at marriage, influenced by a more career-oriented female than in earlier times. It is also important to consider the ambiguity of the study, as it relies wholly on the opinions of the subjects involved, but does not allow them to express their preferences fully, as in the ranking of desirability ... ...

• Word Count: 1795
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the society outside of the cult decisions must be constantly made, and society's expectations are that those who can not succeed in their decision making are failures. The complexity and ambiguity of life is something that cult members do not want to endure. Different doctors have varying opinions on why people join cults. Dr. J.Gordon Melton is attempting to prove that ... ...

• Word Count: 2001
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• Grade Level: High School

... base such haughty conclusions. Singer's argument is simple enough. He believes that any act that can be done without requiring a forfeiture of higher "moral importance" ought to be done. The ambiguity of that claim, along with the sliding scale that the human moral compass is constructed upon should give us pause. Whenever anyone says we ought to do something, we need ... ...

• Word Count: 1275
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• Grade Level: High School

... for happiness, thus diminishing the efforts of his fellow man in the process. It set man against man in a struggle to survive; it lacked virtue and completely preyed upon the ambiguity of our inalienable rights. The theory justified greed and self-interest as natural law, furthering the selfish standard that all citizens were expected to uphold. This theory maintained it dominance ... ...

• Word Count: 1285
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , uncomplicated meaning - that those in power and authority are always trying to control the rest of society in one way or another - and also a concept drawn from theoretical sociology. This ambiguity has spread confusion and incoherence in much recent writing on modern social history; while the fashionability of the new terminology has led some early modernists to introduce essentially superfluous and ... ...

• Word Count: 2058
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... reaches the place in society where she has always believed she belongs when she marries Rochester and comes into her own money. These two occurrences suddenly swipe away any past ambiguity towards her class position and she is made into a part of the true bourgeoisie. Jane can now be content to raise children and know that will always be seen as ... ...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School