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    The Taming of the Shrew remains a very controversial and debated work of literature. The play reflects views of marriage and gender relations that were commonplace at the time it was written, but are often seen as insensitive and sexist in modern society. The play focuses on the eponymous shrew, the outspoken and sharp-tongued Katharina, her husband Petruchio’s attempts at forcing her to conform to be submissive and obedient to him, and his eventual success. Petruchio’s success at converting Katharina

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    Being Earnes

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    Many people have not experienced the unique work of art known as a farce. After witnessing The Importance of Being Earnest, I have determined that a farce and a comedy can be described as opposite to a certain extent. A farce is ordinary people in a strange situation, while a comedy is unique people in an ordinary situation. Although not all people may see it this way, this is how I perceived Oscar Wilde’s classic which was clearly very ahead of its time. Richard Robichaux directed this work of art

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    in the writing of the stories. The two stories, Sticks and Salt and Growing up Hmong in Laos and America, share similarities when it pertains to the topic of being a refugee and of family while sharing differences when it pertains to the topic of marriage. The two stories, Sticks and Salt and Growing up Hmong in Laos and America, share countless similarities. One similarity the two stories share is through the topic of being a refugee. According to Yen Le Espiritu, a refugee is a person who harbors

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    changed over the last 100 years. Fewer marriages are forming, divorce rates are higher than ever, and childlessness is much more common. The decline of marriage and family life seems to be the inevitable product of progressive ideas and modern socio-political conditions. Feminist and contemporary liberal critics of marriage and family life appeal to individual rights, liberty, consent, equality, and love as they seek to dismantle and undermine commitment to marriage and family life. However, some scholars

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    of work that is designed to ridicule or tease a group or organization, generally for the purpose of being humorous. “The Importance of Being Earnest,” a play by Oscar Wilde, is a satire, ridiculing class, gender, and marriage. This essay will describe some points from each of these sections, as well as give a brief synopsis of the play these examples come from. The Importance of being Earnest includes three acts, with seven major characters. In act one, we start with a conversation between Jack

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    Same Sex Marriage Essay

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    Same-Sex Marriage has been an issue in our country since the 1970s. In 2015, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all fifty states. In the article, “Gay Marriage – and Marriage”, the author, Sam Shulman, is an opponent of same-sex marriage. He explains his position as “someone passionately and instinctively opposed to the idea of homosexual marriage.” (Shulman) He believes that same-sex marriage will make humanity worse off than it already. Shulman believes that “our ability to maintain

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    his or her life with the same person? Sometimes, the qualities that seem appealing at first can turn traitors when the bond lasts long term. Marriage—the official name given to the life-long relationship two people choose to go into—provokes deep-thinking. Though people have confidence in their relationship, they are often proven wrong. A love-based marriage should not present an option when choosing a life partner. Define love. A feeling? A psychological problem? An illusion, perhaps? The cycle goes

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    about the institution of marriage. In the United States alone, the “divorce rate is 3.2 per 1000 population” (www.cdc.gov). What could possibly be responsible for such dramatic changes in morals and values? Because of the way marriage has been presented to our youth in the contemporary world, they may never come to know the fulfillment of love and the sacred relationship that comes from a strong faith-based marriage. Marriage in Crisis From a Christian perspective, marriage was designed by God to

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    The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde exposes the absurdity of Victorian aristocratic social propriety. Wilde utilizes numerous ironic puns and sarcasm in order to satirize Victorian social responsibilities concerned with marriage, social masking, and education. Wilde’s play explores the notion of social responsibility within aristocratic life via the character’s dialogue on

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    is the “The Importance of Being Ernest” and it was written by Oscar Wilde. The topic of marriage in this play involves the manipulative desires and dishonest values of marriage. The female characters in this story including Cecily, Gwendolen, and Lady Bracknell are all guilty of scheming and controlling marriage. The desires and mentalities of these women are identical to the women of the Victorian Period. The men in this play are also guilty of the manipulative desires for marriage. Oscar Wilde’s

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