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… story about a woman who is suffering from postpartum depression. The story illustrates the subjugated role of women prior to the feminist movement. When Gilman first wrote the tale it was deemed too offensive to print. "In the 1890s editors,…

… like a memoir, into something that people will member and want to read again and again. Some of the ways authors have found to keep the attention of the readers is by including comedy, romance, and mystery into the novel. Though there were many…

… and Mary Dempster. He was suspected to be premature by about 80 days, but that was an estimate made by Dr. McCausland. Paul was described as "Red, of course, as all babies are red. But he was wrinkled like a tiny old man, and his head and back and…

… numerous texts as the storylines, characters, and themes differ. In the texts "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Fahrenheit 451", and "The Matrix", the nature of rebellion varies from within a mental institution, to against an entire fascist regime,…

… 451, Guy Montag changes from a relatively "typical" fireman who follows the laws of his society into a person who challenges the laws and eventually becomes an "outcast". In the book Clarisse McClellan, the 17-years old girl, questions Montag about…

… reflect the gender specific point of view of man, for every facet of society has been tainted with masculinity. The laws of the land and the generally accepted civilized behavior all remain unconsciously over powered by the male perspective. In this…

… Alexander Macdonald had many obsessions regarding his past that he was unable to escape from. The first, and probably most significant loss that Alexander never got over was the loss of his parents and eldest brother off the ice-covered waters of…

… doctrines of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, who both took the goodness of consequences to be measured by their effect on the happiness of human beings. Bentham was both the founder of utilitarianism and a contemporary of Mill's father, who ensured…

… It is the apprehension of this process that motivates a number of texts. These include the poetry of Gwen Harwood, 'Sky High' from the prescribed booklet Changing, and other related material including 'New Mexico' the photograph, and the Film A Beauti…

… that a job should not be about the money. It stated we all need to find a job we enjoy and love to benefit the employer and our society fully. Though Thoreau brought up many good points, his theory is greatly flawed. First of all work is not meant…