Lauren Bacall/ Betty Joan Perske “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.” That’s what I‚ Lauren Bacall‚ thought. So‚ this is my life. I was born on September 16‚ 1924 in New York City as Betty Joan Perske. My parents‚ Natalie Weinstein-Bacal and William Perske‚ were both Jewish. They got divorced when I was five. My father‚ William‚ was an alcoholic who left our family when I was only six‚ and soon after I became fascinated with theater. I never had a huge connection
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Joan of Arc led the French armies to several military victories over the English‚ all the while claiming to receive her strength and orders from God. Once she was in English hands‚ she was put on trial as a heretic. Do you think there was any chance that she would receive a fair trial? Why did the French not attempt to save her from her fiery fate? Joan of Arc is perhaps one of France’s most well-known Heroine. She is known for being pivotal in the expulsion of the English Army from French lands
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of reading and writing. Writing has multiple different categories such as to entertain‚ to inform‚ and to help someone. How a person writes can also tell you a lot about the person themselves and how they perceive information and the world around them. I believe that it is absolutely possible to write impartially. I feel that the main reason certain people write impartially is to make their stories or facts more interesting. They feel that if you tell people what
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Female Heroines Joan of arc and Antigone ‚ a real heroine and a fictional heroine. Two young women‚ who went against what was believed to be the role of women in society. Living in a time‚ when women were supposed to be compliant. Women were always supposed to obey men‚ they weren’t supposed to take action in their own hands. However‚ that never stopped them. They had a boyish look‚ they went against the state‚ they were everything that a woman wasn’t supposed to be. Women in both
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I always seeking to pursue a career and develop expertise in the field of Social Science. My professional and personal goals are very similar. I like to work in the field of social development‚ poverty‚ gender‚ conflict‚ and children. I would like to contribute to a community with my strong program implementation‚ monitoring‚ and development skills through the development agencies. I also like to obtain a position that helps to uplift our community and people. Because of these interest‚ I have to
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Writes of Passage: Why I Advocate for Street Art Raymond Salvatore Harmon‚ an American street artist‚ once said: "Art is an evolutionary act. The shape of art and its role in society is constantly changing. At no point is art static. There are no rules." Many would claim that this statement is arguable‚ but looking throughout history‚ one can clearly see the constant changing of stylistic preferences in all art‚ from cave paintings to the Sistine Chapel. One particularly revolutionary style
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This passage‚ from the epilogue of Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan‚ introduces King Charles’ viewpoint of Joan. It occurs twenty five years after the execution of Joan. Charles is having a dream and talking to Ladvenu who is a holy man that has dedicated his life to clearing Joan. In the epilogue‚ Charles represents the government and Ladvenu represents the view of the church. Ladvenu says “I think of what it means to her” when Joan’s name is cleared. However‚ Charles says that he cannot think of what
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Joan of Arc Joan of Arc by Nancy Wilson Ross in nineteen-hundred and fifty-three and published by Random House. Nancy Wilson Ross was born in Olympia Washington; she wrote many books on the early fifteenth century including Joan of Arc. Nancy Wilson Ross wrote of that Joan of Arc was a simple girl taken advantage of by a wimp of a prince/king who left her to be used and abandoned at the first sign of trouble; by those that she had helped the most. That Joan was divinely guided by her voices
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Consequently‚ the characteristics used to describe Joan are commonly associated with dominant men‚ further confirming the idea that Joan willingly participates in gender role reversal. Barstow refers to Joan‚ “As a female prophet wearing male clothing who moved into the world of men and beat them at their own game…” (41). Joan is successful in assuming the role of a warrior by aligning herself‚ physically and emotionally‚ with her male counterparts. An example is when she provides council to King
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Joan of Arc (Jehanne Darc) was important to the history of France because she was a tremendous help in the Hundred Years War. Joan of Arc was born a peasant girl in Domremy‚ France on January 6‚ 1412. Instead of attending school‚ she worked on the farm with her family‚ where she learned to sew and spin wool. Every time church bells rang‚ she prayed. When Joan of Arc was 13 she began hearing the voices from God. They were telling her to disguise herself as a man and join the French army to fight
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