It is a pleasure to nominate Dave Giles for the "Most Outstanding Person" award. He is a former alumni of Carl Sandburg College. My first impression of Dave came in 2012 when he gave hands-down the best speech on the importance of education that I had ever heard. He truly enjoys spending his time helping the community’s youth. He has also continued to live up to that impression of being a passionate man who is optimistic‚ supporting‚ and is as committed to children as he is to bettering our society
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Jane Eyre By: Charlotte Bronte 1. “There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering‚ indeed‚ in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed‚ when there was no company‚ dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so somber‚ and a rain so penetrating‚ that further out-door exercises was now out of the question. I was glad of it: I never liked long walks‚ especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming
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contrasting previous generations. A generation is molded by the ideas of predecessors‚ and through literature‚ the past can be explored from an otherwise lost point of view. Authors from varying times offer insight into what was once modern culture. Charlotte Gilman was one such author whose work has defined the movement towards equality. Gilman’s story‚ "The Yellow Wallpaper" is such a piece that offers a unique take on women during the Progressive Era. Dialogue shared between the two main characters
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In the Victorian era‚ men were more socially accepted because of their gender. They had more social power because society gave more trust‚ responsibility‚ and rank to men. The choices women made were based on the men they lived around. Males were the dependents of the woman’s future‚ whether it was as family‚ or workers. Yet this was the perspective of everyone‚ it was not always fair‚ nor true. Jane Eyre was a nine year old orphan who lived with her aunt‚ Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed didn’t want Jane
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Jane Eyre: Feminist Hero Submissive‚ domestic‚ good-tempered‚ quiet‚ agreeable and mild; these are all words that could be used to describe the ideal Victorian woman. Sexism and discrimination put up roadblocks and didn’t allow much room for educational growth for women. Education and job opportunities were limited and left most women with marriage‚ particularly to a wealthy man‚ as their best option for security. Jane Eyre broke the mold of the common Victorian woman; she was determined‚ stubborn
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In “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s protagonist deals with postpartum depression‚ amongst other factors‚ that puts a strain on her psyche. The house in which they are situated at‚ and where this whole story takes place‚ contains a yellow wallpaper that is the bedroom of both characters. However‚ for the narrator‚ this wallpaper irritates her and continues to diminish the minute sanity she has reserved. On top of that‚ her husband John has a questionable and rather ineffective way
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Charlotte Bronte employs the use of dialogue in order to introduce the conflict occur in the first part of the novel. As seen in the first chapter‚ Jane Eyre is subtly described by members of the Reed’s family‚ which ultimately contributes to the development of the conflict. For instance‚ on page one‚ Mrs. Reed mentioned‚ “Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly‚ remain silent‚” it can be seen that Jane is characterized by Mrs. Reed as disobedient and rude‚ and therefore is isolated
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as I lived.’ This was in 1887…" —Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ "Why I Wrote the Yellow Wall-paper‚" 1913 "Every kind of creature is developed by the exercise of its functions. If denied the exercise of its functions‚ it can not develop in the fullest degree." —Charlotte Perkins Stetson (Gilman)‚ from Hearing of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Committee on the Judiciary‚ House of Representatives‚ Washington‚ D.C.‚ January 28‚ 1896 Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story "The Yellow
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Even a marriage that is sensibly built to last cannot endure. The story begins with a beautiful and intelligent Mr. Matthew and a well matched Ms. Susan. They are both hardworking‚ wait until their late twenties to marry‚ and once fully committed only make wise decisions in an effort to save their marriage from ever failing as others do. While reading the first few pages I see that Lessing is showing an all too perfect situation. “Everything right…what everyone would wish for‚ if they could
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With detailed analyis of Jane Eyre and a wider referance to Turn of the Screw compare and contrast the presentation of Gothic in both texts. Throughout Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre there is a presentation of a gothic theme. The ‘Red Room’ is Janes room of torture‚ because Mrs Reed banishes Jane to that room every time she’s done something wrong. The ‘Red Room‚’ I feel has a gothic atmosphere because of the way it is portrayed‚ Bronte uses a lot of red to describe the room‚ hense the name ‘Red
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