disappointing and jaw dropping details in the end. Both of Chopin’s stories portray typical women who have different wants and needs and emphasize their continued life struggles. In “A Pair of Silk Stockings‚” fifteen dollars has been enough to bring Mrs. Sommers back to her past and enjoy the life she used to have. Although‚ the items that she has purchased will stay with her‚ that does not change the fact that the moment she leaves the cable car she will have to go back to her family and face the life that
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Joseph Matthews 2/21/14 English 2 A pair of silk stockings Essay The story’s main character is Mrs. Sommers‚ a wife and mother. Her family is very poor‚ and she is trying to pick up a few items of clothing for her children. On this particular day‚ she is tired and worn out as she goes about her errands. She is an expert at finding bargains and saving money‚ always looking for a good sale‚ but she finds a pair of silk stockings that she desires for
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In her article‚ “Teaching the Virtues”‚ Christina Hoff Sommers addresses that the main problem today is that kids are unaware of their moral values and are unable to define what is right and wrong. Sommers suggested the teachers to teach their students individual virtues as they are further away from their morality. Striking changes have taken place from the more directive teaching of right and wrong‚ by study and example‚ to situation ethics‚ dilemma ethics and other approaches that rationally
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Fifteen dollars has been enough to bring Mrs. Sommers back to her past and to give her an evanescent. The role of the family was not going out and spending money on yourself‚ they expected everything from their mother. Starting from cleaning their clothes‚ cleaning the house‚ anything a maid would do today. It wasn’t fair at all towards the mothers back in the day‚ but that’s how society was. Not a thing could’ve changed how society was back then because nobody ever looked at how the wife/mother
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In both texts Mrs. Sommers and Elisa realize the establishment of limitations that society puts on them. Mrs. Sommers is a house wife and a mother‚ she tends to put her husband’s and children’s needs before her own. Similarly‚ Elisa is married and experiences her abilities being limited because her husband takes over
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between what Mrs. Sommers was and how the $15 has made her life now. Evident When she found the money she took a couple days to decide on what to spend it on‚ be it her daughter?s shoes and shirt waists for her children and even new hats and formal attire (Chopin 1). In the past‚ Mrs. Sommers had learned to be patient in waiting in line to buy her bargain items and to hold onto those items with fierce determination (Chopin 1). However‚ the $15 changed all of that‚ Mrs. Sommers went higher up in the
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There was still money in her purse‚ and her next temptation presented itself in the shape of a matinee poster. Mrs. Sommers eyed the poster‚ as would an eagle watching it’s pray. In the back of her mind‚ photographs of her family arose‚ their smiling faces when she showed them the gifts she had purchased. She then came to a realization‚ that today she only fostered herself. The pair of silk stockings‚ the fancy lunch‚ the boots‚ magazines and gloves how would she explained the items to her family
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Ek staan in die middel buildings streets traffic coldness.Ek wens 다 kon se dat 다 op n groen tuin staan met roos bushes all around me‚ like I used to 50years ago Elke oggend en aand het ek n refreshing shower of dew drops. The rushing of the willow trees woke me up en put me to sleep into the romatic night with stars watching out for me overhead. I miss those times of 50 years ago I am a porcelain gardengnome. A valuable heirloom that guarded my masteres garden for 3 gnerations. I was handmade by
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aid to countries facing famine. University of Princeton professor Peter Singer is a man who dedicates his life to famine relief. Singer believes that it is the duty of relatively affluent nations to keep foreign nations from every facing poverty (Sommers 188). It is necessary that we reevaluate our whole moral
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for exploring themes that reflect the role of women in society. In "A Pair of Silk Stockings‚" she portrays the quiet struggle of a woman searching for a balance between family life and personal satisfaction. The story’s main character is Mrs. Sommers‚ a wife and mother. Her family is very poor‚ and she is trying to pick up a few items of clothing for her children. On this particular day‚ she is tired and worn out as she goes about her errands. She is an expert at finding bargains and saving money
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