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    If we compare "Clever Manka" and "Story of An Hour" we see that both are short stories whereas "Gaslight" is a movie. All of the three arts of work have women as protagonist. These three stories also involve a husband and a wife. The main character of "Clever Manka" is Manka who is the daughter of a shepherd. She is very clever‚ quick in decision making and very just. Louise is the main character of "Story of An Hour". She is a heart patient and she is very emotional and the main character of "Gaslight"

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    The Isolated Rooms Where Women Transform The short stories “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin can be considered as a feminist and gender theory. It is noted that both stories were written by women and narrated from a woman’s point of view. In this regard‚ we find that the plots in both these stories are altogether different from each other‚ yet they both touch upon similar topics and can be said to be fundamentally the same as to themes and

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    Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ many mixed emotions are sent off following the death of Louise Mallard’s husband‚ Brently‚ in a railroad accident. It is very difficult to get a sense of what Mrs. Mallard is feeling when she learns the saddening news of the death‚ while also battling her own heart troubles. Due to Chopin’s use of irony radiating throughout the story‚ it is very deceiving to the reader whether she is mourning‚ or having the feeling of freedom. After reading the story once‚ trying

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    authors such as Kate Chopin and Anton Chekhov delve into this theme of stubborn expectations. In “The Story of an Hour” by Chopin and “The Bear” by Chekhov‚ both short stories underscore the idea that impractical beliefs created by love can blind an individual’s perception. However‚ they consider two different routes the authors took in conveying the same theme. Mrs. Mallard from “The Story of an Hour” and Mrs. Popov from “The Bear” both exhibited extreme unhappiness upon knowing that their oppressive

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    I began as a droplet of water‚ high above the earth‚ fluffy white clouds drifted through the atmosphere at that time. In the clouds‚ I lived as a little Droplet of water‚ round and content with life. For as long as I could remember‚ I spent my days lying on my back‚ relaxing and soaking up the sun’s warm rays. One day‚ I took my usual place in the sun but the light didn’t seem to be as bright. In fact‚ as the day went on‚ it grew darker and darker‚ loud claps of thunder shook the cloud‚ and I felt

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    to more subordinate roles in marriage. In the story Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Stetson and The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin‚ contains two married women that have expected roles towards their husbands.In the Yellow Wallpaper the narrator is forced to live in a nursery room her husband John believes will benefit her. His solution for her ‘sickness’ is bed rest‚ but he never lets her say how she feels about that. And‚ in The Story of An Hour‚ Mrs.Mallard ‚ the wife of Mr.Mallard receives

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    “The story of an Hour” is one of my favorite story. In the whole story‚ the author Kate Chopin focused on Mrs. Mallard reaction and behavior after she got the news her husband was dead from her sister. The characters in this story were so lively and I read it many times‚ every time I got new ideas and thoughts after I read this story. And I list my ideas and thoughts as follows. At first‚ the most interesting thing in this story is that the reaction about Mrs. Mallard when she got the news that

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    same careers as men before women were seen as homemakers or housewives. In the short stories‚ “The Story of an Hour” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” the female protagonists feel trapped in their lives due to these roles. The following paragraphs will discuss the new opportunities that women of today have compared to the past and how these opportunities would be beneficial to the female protagonist in “The Story of an Hour” and “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Women have been fighting for more power in

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    children . Prosecutors charged Cameron Willingham with starting the fire in attempt to cover up his abuse to his daughters in 2009 he was proven to be innocent and he had already been executed by lethal injection on february 17‚ 2004 . he lost his life for a crime he didn’t commit. The death penalty does not keep us safer. homicides rates for the states that use the death penalty are going higher than for those states that don’t. if a criminal wants to commit he/she will commit it and it doesn’t

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    relationship: The audience that will be reading this should have a very good understanding of the topic‚ but should be open to all opinions. The audience has already read the story. Although they have read the story‚ everyone is going to have different outlooks and perspectives on the topic pertaining to “The Story of an Hour”. Audience-writer relationship: Seeing that this is an online class‚ I do not know much about the audience that will be reading my rhetorical analysis. I am assuming that they

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