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    ideas came with the industrial revolution. With these ideas came thoughts on how to change the way our sociality was working. Writers especially brought out the opinions of they these radical ideas, by writing and spreading these ideas. At the ‘Cadian Ball’ fails to advocate a change in the social system, by mixing races and classes, but at the same time, and supports the norm of marring someone of your own class, by have all four of the main characters marry into the same class. Within the story

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    Part 1 “At the ‘Cadian Ball” Bobinôt changed because at first, he “had no intention of going to the ball, even though he knew Calixta would be there,” (pg. 1265). He kept thinking about her. Later on, he heard that Alcée would be there, and then he decided to go. When Alcée had to leave, he asked if he could go with Calixta since she wanted to leave, and she said she didn’t care. When she said she would marry him if he wanted, he was shocked and suddenly happen, to the point where he couldn’t talk

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    Lust and love are very different things, but they are commonly confused. Kate Chopin’s “At the ‘Cadian Ball” and “The Storm” are set in the nineteenth century Louisiana. Although they both have the same main characters, the two stories are mainly about Alcee and Calixta’s relationship with one another. These stories are centered on Calixta and her confusion over her feelings for Alcée, but in the end love conquers. The conflict between love and lust begins with the contrast between one young man’s

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    the ‘Cadian Ball and The Age of Innocence In contemporary 21st century thought, sexual liberty is at the forefront of the feminist movement. Women are taking their bodily autonomy back, and ascribing a sense of ownership back to themselves. This movement to gain bodily and sexual liberty, however, are not new concepts. Philosophers and literary greats tackled these issues prior to the 21st century. Both Edith Wharton’s novel The Age of Innocence and Kate Chopin’s short story, At the ‘Cadian Ball

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    The ‘Cadian Ball The author of “The ‘Cadian ball”, Kate Chopin was born in Missouri, U.S.A to an Irish father and a French mother. As a result, Kate spoke in French and English. Kate’s writing also reflected her Irish and French values. She lost her father at an early age and she became closer to her grandmother, mother, sister and the nuns at her school. This explains why most of her work supported feminism. She defied the norms back in her time by writing books and short stories on feminism which

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    Fighting Oppression in The Yellow Wallpaper, At the Cadian Ball, and The Storm      In their works, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin show that freedom was not universal in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The three works, "The Yellow Wallpaper," "At the 'Cadian Ball," and "The Storm" expose the oppression of women by society.  This works also illustrate that those women who were passive in the face of this oppression risk losing not only their identity, but

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    Calixta As the Ideal Woman of the 1800's in At The Cadian Ball by Kate Chopin “Calixta would be there… That little Spanish vixen.” No matter what the age, there are certain types of women who seem to capture the attention of every man in the room. In the story At the ‘Cadian Ball by Kate Chopin, the protagonist Calixta is precisely that kind of a girl. She is an atypical female of her time. The ideal woman of the late 1800’s was demure, prim and restrained. She was the paragon of prudery, modesty

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    competitors are taking advantage of this. The price of premium golf of the competitors like Primiera and Meridian are significantly less than Altius which is giving them an edge over Altius as Altius premium brand “vertex TX” was the most expensive ball in the market. Altius was largely

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    The Physics of Kicking a Soccer Ball Alexander Trifu Physics 1000 Professor Terry Arnio Friday, February 19, 2016 Introduction Soccer is the most prominent game on the planet. Soccer players all work hard to stay as fit as possible and constantly train to enhance their skill. A large portion of players don 't consider the scientific concept of this amazing sport and the soccer ball itself. I inquired about the material science of soccer and found some exceptionally fascinating

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    When kids are finally out for summer break, the season kicks in with children enjoying outdoor activities. However, kids’ playing in the street is a problem in Horizon, because kids’ hearing is not as well developed as adults, parents do not take care of their kids who are playing outside and children do not notice things at the corner of their eyes as an adult does. Children are easily distracted and tend to focus on one task at a time, ignoring other thing happening around them. To solve this

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