She thinks that what she has done, in borrowing money to save her husband's life, is a meaningful accomplishment. ... Borrowing money from a stranger does not make Nora's life meaningful. Yes, she did help to save her husband, but she could have done so through safer means, such as talking to her father. ... She was determined to save him, no matter what the costs. ... She borrows the money from a criminal and signs her fathers name on it. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

On the other hand, Edward the wealthy business man was portrayed as a hero because he drove a fancy car and came from money. ... Money is power, which makes our society flawed. In today's society, it is believed that a person with money is above others without. ... Edward is found desirable wherever he goes because he does come from money, is good looking, and well educated. ... Edward is looked to as the dreamy millionaire hero because he saves Vivian from her life as a prostitute but I feel as though he ruined her and Vivian rescued Edward from himself. ...

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Torvald, as the male presence in the household, exerts his dominance by his control over the finances, making Nora beg, through tears and entreaties', through dancing and dressing up and reciting', for money to run the household. ... Linde that it was I who raised the money' for the holiday that saved Torvald's life. ... Through the actions of the women who married for money, 19th Century writers show the then society to be a superficial one that values wealth above all else, with one such woman, Tatiana, remarking that the riches and glory is tinsel on a life that ...

• Word Count: 1558
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She has to bribe and scheme her way to freedom and money, but she usually gets both in the end. ... She uses her body and her husband's money against her them to get what she wants. ... In addition, Jankyn does not return any of her money or property when he gives her "maistrie". ... It is easy to focus on Chaucer's true intentions, we the reader center our attention still on the dangerous male (poet or rapist): he is the one we care to condemn or save, while the woman in the picture (the Wife or the maiden) fades into the background. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Parents also read classic fairy tales to their children which imply the idea that all a princess has to do to be saved and get away from her problems is just waits for her Prince Charming. ... He does not have to help his wife raise their children and does not even want to cook or do laundry because all of those are strictly women's work and all he has to do is to earn money and leave the rest to the wife. ...

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However, her sons " another example of how low even the writers of the time thought of women " saves her candidacy by bringing aboard the ark. ... It is in this marriage where she holds the least power because, unlike her first four marriages where she dominated the rich, submissive men and forced them, with sex or lip, to give her money, she actually loved her fifth husband. ...

• Word Count: 1394
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The gym not only has a large variety of different types of weights but has so many of the same kind which saves people from wasting their time by waiting around for other people to finish their sets before they can start their own. ...

• Word Count: 2003
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

SUMMARY: This paper will focus on the roles of women from different cultures during this contemporary time. The paper was developed from a simple yet very powerful quote that was said by one of the fellow students in this class. The student said "Women nowadays are so Americanised, it's a sham...

• Word Count: 2258
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• Grade Level: High School

As we know, we all are living in the modern society in today's world. People are choosing different types of education degrees, getting different kinds of jobs, taking a variety of transportation, tasting food from other countries, learning the news from the world through the internet media every day. We already get used to the way we live now but maybe some people will have such doubts: what kind of society that is before the modern society and how did the ancient people live? The following essay will compare the difference between traditional and modern society, specifically focusing on...

• Word Count: 1927
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The shortsightedness and myopic tendencies of our society have ultimately led to our Social Security system. If left without government intervention our society would focus on today rather than tomorrow, disregarding the ominous necessity of saving for retirement. Furthermore, citizens struggle to a...

• Word Count: 2482
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate