Women in American Sitcoms of the 1950s and 60s Sitcoms – situation comedies – are probably the most “American” of all TV formats. They convey a high degree of viewer identification‚ as they show scenes of everyday American life. If the viewer identifies with the series‚ is the series representative to the viewing society? I will try to elaborate on that question by comparing to sitcoms of the 1950s and 60s and the image of women that they carry. Life with Elizabeth was one of the earliest sitcoms
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Let It Snow From the first couple sentences of David Sedaris’ short story you may think that this story is going to be about how North Carolina never had any snow on the ground. Until one winter when North Carolina had a tremendous amount of snowfall and the author had never been happier. “School was canceled‚ and two days later we got lucky again.” (Sedaris 89) After the first couple sentences‚ you realize this story is about so much more. You realize that David Sedaris’ main concern is the relationship
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BROOKLYN – QUOTES (VITO MILANA) PART 1: 1 – 49 Miss Kelly’s thick glasses made the expression on her face difficult to read (5) Anyone who is anyone‚ comes into the shop and I hear everything (5) Rose would think working behind the counter of a grocery shop was not good enough (6) I’m hoping that she’s quick and sharp and dependable‚ but nowadays you can’t get that for love or money (10) I’m just there until something turns up (11) She remembered the darkness‚ the cold and the beautiful emptiness
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The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is a personal account‚ written by Mary Rowlandson in 1682‚ of what life in captivity was like. Her narrative of her captivity by Indians became popular in both American and English literature. Mary Rowlandson basically lost everything by an Indian attack on her town Lancaster‚ Massachusetts in 1675; where she is then held prisoner and spends eleven weeks with the Wampanoag Indians as they travel to safety. What made this piece
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For some‚ it takes a life-changing experience to grasp how fortunate they are and to understand not to take things for granted. For Izzy‚ it took a horrible car accident which resulted in the loss of half of her leg to realize how essential the things one thought were so small and unimportant truly are. Throughout the book Izzy‚ Willy Nilly‚ Cynthia Voigt confronted the main character‚ Izzy‚ with numerous unexpected incidences that she had to conquer. Izzy had always been known as the “nice girl”
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William Trevor The Teddy-Bears’ Picnic 6 4 y SIMPLY don’t believe it"‚ Edwin said. J_ "Grown-up people?" "Well‚ grown-up now‚ darling. We weren’t always grown up." "But teddy-bears‚ Deborah?" "I’m sure I’ve told you dozens of times before." Edwin shook his head‚ frowning and staring at his wife. They’d been married six months: he was twenty-nine‚ swiftly making his way in a stockbroker’s office‚ Deborah was twenty-six and intended to continue being Mr Harridance’s secretary until a family began
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Notes on a Prayer for Owen Meany Important Quotes Religious Quotes “When I would complain about the kneeling‚ which was new to me—not to mention the abundance of litanies and recited creeds in the Episcopal service—Owen would tell me that I knew nothing. Not only did Catholics kneel and mutter litanies and creeds without ceasing‚ but they ritualized any hope of contact with God to such an extent that Owen felt they’d interfered with his ability to pray—to talk to God DIRECTLY‚ as Owen put it.
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The grandmother makes a series of choices which leads to her and her family’s fatal altercation with The Misfit. On their way to Florida‚ the grandmother had taken a nap‚ and as they were driving “outside of Toomsboro‚ she woke up and recalled an old plantation that she had visited in [that] neighborhood once when she was a young lady.” (7) During her explanation‚ she lied about a secret panel which contained all of the owners’ silver. Upon hearing about this‚ the children became enthused about
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Modern day Cinderella “Can I just get the new phone? Please everyone has it.” Asked Cinderella. “No! You don’t deserve the new phone.” Snapped her stepmother mom. “Ughhh you’re not even my real mother. I’m going to my room.” She cried. “Well my stepsisters get everything they want.” She whispered under her breath while making her way upstairs. After she got into her room‚ she slammed her door behind her. She pulled out her phone and started to her friends. The next day Cinderella had to drive
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Mathilde’s Comeuppance You can’t have your cake and eat it too‚ but that is exactly what Mathilde expects. She is a lower-class woman who dreams of an upper-class lifestyle. She felt that she was worthy of “… all the niceties and luxuries…” that were apart of the lifestyle of the rich‚ but her world consisted of “…shabbiness… dinginess… worn-out appearance[s]… ugliness…” of those who are not as privileged. Mathilde dreamed of the better life she felt she had been deprived of due to a fluke in her
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