traditional role of the first lady is that of a hostess of the White House. She is not elected‚ has no political powers‚ and brings no salary. However‚ the first lady unofficially stands as a humanitarian‚ participates in charity work‚ and many campaign greatly for their husbands. The top ten most influential first ladies all participate in all of these lines of unwritten duty. The top ten most influential first ladies helped to reshape the role of the first lady. The first lady informally should stand
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Under the surface of “The Lady of Shalott” “The Lady of Shalott”‚ by Alfred Tennyson‚ is a Victorian ballad based on an early renaissance Italian story "Quì conta come la Damigella di Scalot morì per amore di Lancialotto de Lac." While it is on the surface a simple narrative of an Arthurian story‚ it is impossible not to wonder if Tennyson intended to get something more across. One of the possible interpretations of “The Lady of Shalott” is as a commentary on the relationship between artists
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Lady Gaga perhaps was the most controversial artist alive. She is well known by her daring outfit ( some say inappropriate ) ‚ most significantly the meat outfit when she wore during a MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in 2010. Her intention was to urge for attention toward U.S. military ’s "Don ’t Ask‚ Don ’t Tell" policy toward gay soldiers. She then said in Ellen DeGeneres ’s show( Barrett 2010) : "If we don ’t fight for our rights‚ pretty soon we ’re going to have as much rights as the meat on
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hardest impediment in Lady Capulet’s efforts to help her family is herself. More specifically her lack of authority and power; not being able to make herself heard. When she tells the nurse “enough of this. I pray the hold thy peace‚” (1.2 49) is the first time we see her lack of power. She is trying to get the Nurse to stop talking but is ignored by the Nurse as she goes on to tell her story. This shows that she does not even have authority over the help. As the play goes on‚ Lady Capulet’s lack of
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Although Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy from Act 1‚ Scene 5 depicts the celebration of Macbeth’s encounter with the witches‚ it creates a significant turning point in which William Shakespeare imposes the beginning of the character’s transformation-essential to Macbeth’s central theme of the detriment of power. The beginning of Lady Macbeth’s transformation is shown when she exclaims “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be/ What thou art promised” (1.5.15-16). Certifying the prophecy‚ Lady Macbeth
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Character Analyst of Lady Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606. Macbeth stumbles upon three witches who give their prophesies of him becoming the Thane of Cawdor and later King of Scotland. Macbeth knows he must acquire his reign by doing anything he can to achieve his foretelling; however‚ his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is pushing the matter more by testing his manhood. Lady Macbeth was a very intriguing character. This paper will deliberate on all of the aspects
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Lady in her Bath ART101: Art History The Renaissance began in the late 15th century and spanned from Italy to throughout Europe‚ and it was a rebirth of everything ranging from economy to art. Francois Clouet was a painter to the Kings and his work “Lady in Her Bath”‚ embraced this new form of artistic expression. In this paper I am going to explain how the “Lady in Her Bath” painting reflects the culture and ideology of the Renaissance Era and as well‚ explain some of the values‚ influences
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Barker’s adaption of Lady Windermere’s Fan – titled A Good Woman – and Oscar Wilde’s original play are both stories with similar themes and values. They follow the same plotline and convey a similar message- that the harsh rules of society were hypocritical and verging on absurd. However‚ with drastic changes made to the setting‚ characters and time period‚ some of the key themes are altered and sacrificed to cater for a modern film-going audience. Both A Good Woman and Lady Windermere’s Fan revolve
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Lady Audley’s Secret is an exemplary work of the Sensation genre. It provokes debate‚ and challenges the ideals of the Victorian era by challenging the titular secret; is Lady Audley really mad? In the 19th-century‚ insanity and madness was defined by the men of medicine to be inherent to the female sex through the "instability of their reproductive system" (Showalter‚ 1987‚ p55)‚ such that the natural biological courses of a women’s life weakened her mind and allowed these uncensored repressed symptoms
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self-portrait of an Indian Lady. This tells us that the woman is an important person during her time of her life. Also‚ it shows that the lady plays a motherly role‚ holding a basket‚ such as fetching water for cooking‚ washing the clothes for her children and her beloved husband. This photograph may tell us that women are determined‚ caring and independent and they will go an extra mile of protecting their
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