Cat 's Eye By Margaret Attwood

Through Women’s Eyes by Ellen Carol DuBois and Lynn Dumenil addresses American History from 1865 until present day. The third edition of this textbook includes visual and primary sources over several centuries. I used this textbook in a history course, “Women in the United States, 1890 – Present;” I found the textbook to be engaging, helpful, and useful throughout the course. The way in which in the information was presented allowed me to learn, assess, and analyze the difficulties women faced.

The short story, "My Last Duchess," by critically acclaimed, Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, is an intriguing and thought-provoking work of prose. Though it ties considerably to the famous work by the same name, written by Robert Browning, it also brings its own ideas, and symbols to the table. The most prominent symbolic link within this story is the representation between the characterization of Miss Bessie--the high school english teacher--and the narrator 's ideas, thoughts, and fears about life. The term life -- for the purposes of this essay -- is defined as the existence of an individual person and their course through the world. In “My Last Duchess,” the narrator 's life is symbolically represented through Miss Bessie by the character traits of a positive reputation, overcoming obstacles, and the solitary nature of people.

“Everyone is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it’s stupid.” ― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Fish In A Tree. The theme of this story is you shouldn’t let anyone make you think that you don’t belong because your different and that were are unique in own special type of way and we should appreciate our differences. This is the theme because Ally learned an important lesson not to care what other people say, to have confidence in yourself, and also to accept differences and express

“But, I 'm already resigned to this fate / Looking over my life, I recall / If it hadn 't been / for the loneliness / I 'd have no companion at all. ” This stanza from “Loneliness”, by Lora Colon evokes the negative impact a lonely fate has on a person. Words like “resigned” and “loneliness” establish a sense of depression and resignation. During the times of the Great Depression, many people felt similar feelings of melancholy and stoicism. Jobs were hard to come by, and realistic dreams of success were scarce. John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, allows readers to see the life of the Great Depression. The two main characters, George and Lennie, search for jobs, like many other migrant workers. They dream of owning their own land, however, Lennie’s habit of getting in trouble prevents their dream from being reality. After he accidentally causes more trouble at their new job, George is forced to kill him out of mercy. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck shows that even if one meticulously plans out the road to their American Dream, fate will inevitably intervene and lead one to desolation and loneliness.

To begin with, the author of this autobiography would explain every person’s eyes in great depth, which made it easier to explore how the Holocaust changed numerous people. It is known that sometimes eyes express the feelings that humans may feel incapable of expressing for themselves, which is something Elie Wiesel clearly understood. Right at the beginning of the novel we are introduced to the character Moché the Beadle, who was an extremely joyful person. His eyes were described as being “dreamy” expressing the curiosity and happiness that filled this man’s heart. This continued until one day in which he began telling stories about dreaded thing happening to the people of the Jewish religion. No one believed him, not even Elie, and he was

Howard Thurman removes the window dressing in the African American experience of segregation in America. Thurman in his book, “The Luminous Darkness” paints an obscure portrait that delved deep into the consciousness of Black men, women and children freshly freed from chattel slavery. Two hundred years of slavery and one hundred years of darkness seeping into each soul perpetuated by an evil explained only through the Word of God. Although this book was published in the 60’s, the stigma segregation continues resonate in the souls of those who remember and perhaps even in the souls of those who do not.

Claire Standish or “the princess” portrays the stereotypical popular teenage girl in The Breakfast Club. She is in detention with everyone else because she decided to skip class and go shopping, which also plays into the stereotypical teen girl image. It can also be assumed that she is spoiled and rich since her father tried to get her out of detention but failed, and she mentions to the group that her parents only use her to get back at the other one. She brings a fancy lunch of sushi while the other teens either have nothing or the standard lunch one’s parents might pack for them. There are a couple of times in the movie that she brings up her social standing and could even be considered as looking down on those who are not as popular as her. Even closer towards the end of the movie she informs the others that if they were to say hello to her in the hallway in front of her friends, she would have no choice but to ignore them. By the end of the movie, she has opened up to everyone else about her fears of letting her peers down and has formed a close relationship with Bender.

In the novels Oryx and Crake and Frankenstein, mental health impacts the main characters and their everyday lives. Each character has been through different life changes that influence their state of mind. To more thoroughly comprehend what each character is going through, this paper analyzes the life changes that occur due to each characters’ mental state.

In the article “The End of Men,” Hanna Rosin offers several examples of women overpowering men. The inequality between men and women has become a critical issue in today’s society. According to Rosin, women are slowly surging ahead in the workforce and family life while men are left behind struggling to meet expectations. Rosin argues that this role reversal is taking place because women are simply better suited for postindustrial society.

There are many experiences that one encounters in his or her lifetime, but only a few of these experiences are significant enough to leave an impact on our lives. It is safe to say that these experiences help shape us to be the person we are today. With these experiences, along with how we are raised, is what leads to our development as an individual; cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually and how we view the world and ourselves. These experiences leave a lasting impression, and we refer back to them when faced with difficult situations. Whether these experiences are good or bad can change the makeup of our identity, and internal perceptions.

“Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth of not.” by Kurt Vonnegut. People live day by day on what they believe whether it is their morals or values, and what people say. We choose to believe what we want to like in all of the Bluebeard variances. Bluebeard is a not as well known fairytales that tell you the grim consequences of disobedience and curiosity that women deal with during marriage. Although, marriages have many secrets, every wife and husband deserves the truth when it comes to dishonestly, disloyalty, and sometimes murder.

We live in the age of constant technological innovation and endless information; in which we are so connected and dependent on the technology we use that we sometimes don’t even realize how much we’re relying on it. In The Glass Cage by Nicholas Carr, Carr defines automation as, “the use of computers and software to do things we used to do ourselves,” and argues that there are daunting consequences to our reliance on technology (Carr 1). In his book, Nicholas Carr sets up three arguments related to automation, tacit knowledge, and the idea of work. His main arguments throughout the novel are that humans are overestimating the benefits of automation, losing tacit knowledge through our reliance on technology, and

At the beginning of the novel, it is clear that Elaine is not an abnormal little girl. The main difference between Elaine and her friends is that Elaine's father is an etymologist and her mother does not dress in fancy dresses like the other stay-at-home mothers of 1950s Toronto, where Elaine is growing up. But when Elaine finds friends her own age, she tries to be 'like' them. One girl named Carol is fascinated by cutting out pictures from catalogues and posting them in scrapbooks. Elaine complies, not because she enjoys the activity, because she is desperate to have a friend. Atwood

Elaine grows up in an atypical family who “lived in so many places it was hard to remember them” (Atwood 22).She spent the first eight years at her father's work - the Zoology Building and was classified as a “tomboy”. When Elaine moved in Toronto, she struggled with developing friendships with other girls due to not being able to relate to them. Once she finds a group of three girls who befriend her, Elaine must act a certain way in order to fit in. The need of approval overpowers her by leading her

Reflecting upon her childhood, Elaine says, "Until we moved to Toronto I was happy" (22). Before moving to Toronto, Elaine lived a nomadic life with her family. She was comfortable being close to nature and had really no notion of how to be feminine. Elaine's mother did not discourage her from being feminine, but it was not particularly encouraged. Elaine's best friend was her brother Stephen who, like their father, was passionate about science. Elaine shot marbles with her brother and sometimes pretended she was part of the infantry. She was happy to do his bidding; she admitted "I want to play with him more than he wants to