To the Young Women of Malolos: Summary and Analysis Jose Rizal’s legacy to Filipino women is embodied in his famous essay entitled‚ “To the Young Women of Malolos‚” where he addresses all kinds of women – mothers‚ wives‚ the unmarried‚ etc. and expresses everything that he wishes them to keep in mind. SUMMARY “To the Women of Malolos” was originally written in Tagalog. Rizal penned this writing when he was in London‚ in response to the request of Marcelo H. del Pilar. The salient points
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A Haunted House AnalysisSetting: The setting for A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf takes place in a centuries old house. The story starts off at dusk‚ just as the sun is setting. This house is on a tree-lined avenue close to a farm. The season is most likely spring or summer‚ considering grass and green leaves are described. The weather is stormy; it is very windy and raining.The moon is present as the setting transitions into night. “A moment lat er the light had faded. Out in the garden
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OLD AGE HOME INTRODUCTION “Since the death of my husband‚ I ensured three meals of my three children by doing what not! Many a day‚ I starved but finally made them established. They left the village one after another and did not turn up again” - Rahela Banu “I am a lady of 61 years. I want to see the future ahead of time. My children are permanently settled in New Zealand. They will never come back. These days I feel weak. My strength is getting reduced. Who will look after me when I will get
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‘…And Life is More Than a Dream’ Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) is an early feminist treatise which includes the footprints of liberalism and can be seen as a declaration of the rights of women to equality of education and to civil opportunities. With a simple and direct rhetoric‚ the book offers a public polemic which differs from the Enlightenment thinkers and intellectuals of the age (such as J.J. Rousseau‚ David Hume‚ John Locke)‚ who describe the freedom of mind
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No Country for Old Men In the novel No Country for Old Men‚ written by Cormac McCarthy‚ a perversion of the American dream is presented as the relinquishment of power. Power is defined as the influence one has over people and in McCarthy’s novel he demonstrates three ways to posses this: money‚ authority‚ and the ability to strike fear into the hearts of others. Every thing is swallowed by a money-induced apathy lately‚ leaving nothing else of any importance. Moss‚ a main character
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can also vote on the chief they want to see in charge of their community‚ or they can vote a chief out if they find he isn’t performing properly. The women also had a position called “The Clan Mother”. She is the wisest‚ eldest‚ and most respected woman of the area‚ she also got to remove or choose the sachem. Women and men in Iroquois society helped each other out greatly‚ sometimes even doing one another’s
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Although “The Odyssey” by the Greek poet Homer is very much an epic tale of a man’s heroic quest‚ women play an incredibly large role. Homer’s epic tale‚ “The Odyssey” revolves around Ulysses’ quest to return back to his wife‚ Penelope‚ so that he may be reunited with her and assume control over his palace‚ which has been overrun by suitors. Ulysses’ son‚ Telemachus attempts to regain authority in the presence of the many suitors but finds this difficult and embarks upon his own journey under the
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The old man and the sea The Old Man and the Sea Author Bio spent the next 14 years living in Cuba. After a final move to Idaho‚ Hemingway took his own life in 1961‚ leaving behind his wife and three sons. w w w. L i t C h a r t s . c o m Background Info Full Name: Ernest Miller Hemingway Pen Name: Ernest Hemingway Date of Birth: July 21‚ 1899 Place of Birth: Oak Park‚ Illinois Date of Death: July 2‚ 1961 Brief Life Story: Ernest Hemingway grew up outside a suburb of Chicago‚ spending
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I was going through my old files and profile articles that I’ve written/published in magazines over the past couple of years and it struck me that I could collate some of the gems of insight they shared in an article. Many of the people have moved on to even greater success‚ but their words of wisdom remain relevant years afterwards. Here are some of success tips: I was going through my old files and profile articles that I’ve written/published in magazines over the past couple of years and
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Sunday‚ December 8‚ 2013 OLD ENGLISH WORDS art - are bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down. beseech - request‚ ask. besought – asked‚ made request. (past tense of beseech) betwixt – between. canst - can. cometh – comes‚ or coming. Submitted by Queen of Terabithia dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack. dost - do‚ does. draught or draft – Can mean the act of pulling or drawing loads; a pull or haul; a team of animals
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