The Women's Rights Movement began in cities of the northeast in the early to mid-1800's and soon emerged in cities of the Midwest and western states. It was not until the 1890's that women in the southern states joined the bandwagon. ... Industrialization, urbanization and changing social norms in the United States were great influences in the writing and controversial reception of this work. ...

• Word Count: 3206
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer published in 1475. The Canterbury Tales, as a whole, exhibit different social conventions of the Fourteenth Century and exploit them for being a kind of facade. The Clerk's Tale and The Franklin's Tale address the social conve...

• Word Count: 3668
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary states divorce as " an act of legally dissolving a marriage" (Merriam-Webster Dictionary 1998). Divorce is a very highly rated problem among married couples in the United States. " Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce and sixty-seven percent of all second marriages end in divorce" (Corcoran). ... Half of all children in the United States are children of divorce. ... While the above factors of disruptive behavior of a child are evident, Robert Hughes, Jr. of Ohio State University states that the adjustment and development of a child in divorce reflects on th...

• Word Count: 2872
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School