Curley’s Wife – do you dislike her or feel sorry for her? Dislike her: We should dislike CW because she is horrible to other people‚ especially those who are weaker than her. “what am I doing standing her with a dumb-dumb‚ a nigger…” For example‚ she says to Crooks “you know what I can do to you if you open your trap.” which shows her using her power against him as she has the power to get him hung.. When she tells him to get back into his place she is reminding him of how low he is because he is
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Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman Abigail Adams married a man destined to be a major leader of the American Revolution and the second President of the United States. Although she married and raised men that become such significant figures during their time‚ her herself was played an important role in the American society. The events that happened in her life‚ starting from childhood and ending in her adult years‚ led her to be a Revolutionary woman. Three main reasons behind her becoming
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“in protecting her husband she betrays her sons” Do you feel this is a fair assessment of kate? The character of Kate has a central role‚ in this play by Arthur Miller‚ because the story is about her family and set in the mundane arena of her back garden. Kate is the wife of the main protagonist and her actions affect her sons‚ her husband and future daughter in law. Kate is a woman of enormous maternal love‚ which extends to her neighbors’ children George and Anne. Despite her instinctive warmth
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Abigail Adams was born in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts on November 11‚ 1744. In a prominent and wealthy family descended from Puritan leaders‚ as well as successful merchants (Parks 1). She had not formal schooling because of illnesses and the limited options to females during Colonial times. How Abigail learned was from her family’s library‚ the company of relatives‚ visitors‚ and the guidance of her grandmother. Her vast knowledge comes from studying Shakespeare to Locke‚ from Plato to French (Parks
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How do you love when your heart’s filled with fear? How do you forgive when it’s so hard to forget? The story of African-American Antwone Quenton Fisher “Fish”(played by Derek Luke) leads people to ask these kinds of questions. An important person in his life being his psychiatrist Dr. Jerome Davenport (played by Denzel Washington) from the navy helped Antwone with his issues and anger by being there for him to talk to and release all of his stress and pain that he has held inside throughout his
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between John and Abigail Adams Through the many letters sent by John and Abigail Adams‚ the film’s portrayal of their correspondence seems to be accurate and similar to the actual letters. In both the film and the letters‚ Abigail Adams seems to be more of a self-sufficient and self-reliant homemaker than anticipated. As for John Adams‚ he seems to express his feelings toward Abigail more in the film than in the letters. Gender issues are apparent in both the film and the letters. The film‚ 1776
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of the key ideas of the letters between John and Abigail Adams? The first idea is to remember the ladies. She states that men should not be given all the power. If the ladies are paid no attention it was bound to inspire a rebellion against this tyrant like behavior. If women have no voice‚ they will not be happy. If men need the title of master women will act differently than if they called themselves their wives’ friend. All these ideas are voiced in the letter she wrote. John expressed his
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English 12 B-2 17 March 2005 Sexual Rebellion The First Lady‚ Abigail Adams‚ once stated‚ “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies‚ we are determined to foment a rebellion‚ and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice‚ or representation” (BrainyQuote). This statement was intended for rebellion regarding the rights of women‚ however rebellion is rebellion. Due to this stand led by Adams and other women‚ the females in society today are fortunate enough
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“Remember the ladies” I would always say to my husband. Most women in my time were afraid to speak up for their rights’. I‚ Abigail Smith Adams‚ daughter of William Smith‚ and wife of John Adams‚ was not afraid to speak up against these cruel restrictions. I was born on November 11‚ 1744 in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts. I did not attend school because girls were discouraged to‚ so my family taught me at home. With access to my father’s library‚ I became very interested in philosophy‚ theology‚ Shakespeare
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John Adams‚ was gone for a good portion of their marriage and they missed each other so they start to to write letters to each other during the time of the Second Continental Congress. .A lot of the letters concerned domestic items‚ the managing of the farm.They wrote about the boys‚ and their education. Sometimes she just felt lonely and told him so in a letter.They also wrote about the home front of the war. Abigail Adams seems to be more of a self-sufficient and self-reliant homemaker than
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