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challenge this time of equality. Authors like Nellie Bly, in “Ten Days in a Madhouse”, challenged Gilded Age norms of Mental Health and social class, calling out society by illustrating the horrors of the “less than”. By explaining the story of other women in the asylum who are the minorities in society, put into institutions for invalid reasons, for the fact that they were at the lower scale of society. In this selection, “Ten Days in a Madhouse”, by Nellie Bly, the author confronts the prejudice and

The Gilded Age, was a brief period in American history, from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s, where there was a rapid economic growth as the industry expanded, generating groundbreaking opportunities for individuals. At its triumph peak, society was perceived from the outside that the new era of Americans was prosperous, however, conspicuous consumption and luxury masked corruption and the fact that a majority of people were suffering. Like gilded gold, the outside looks exemplary, but much like

Nellie Bly, a journalist and social reformer of the late nineteenth century, sought to uncover existing corruption in social institutions through writing expose features. A feminist, social activist, and writer, Bly both contributed to and was influenced by the social and literary forces of the time period. During the late eighteen hundreds, Nellie Bly challenged social expectations of women, questioned the morality of certain social institutions, and defined a distinctive writing style by incorporating

Nellie Bly is the nickname of the American investigative newspaper reporter, Elizabeth Jane Cochran. Elizabeth was renowned for her reportage of social justice issues and her willingness to undertake “daredevil” undercover investigations; which famously included getting herself committed to an insane asylum so she could report on the conditions there. Elizabeth is also renowned for her travel around the world in seventy-two days. Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born on May 5, 1864, in Cochran's Mills

I was introduced to Rayo Santos a new car lot in Lewisville, TX. I was given the opportunity of creating a new identity for this business. The owner of Rayo Santos, Juan Carlos Olvera, gave me instructions on what were some of the boundaries of the design, like using the colors of the Mexican flag and using the name itself as the logo. Rayo Santos meaning Holy Thunder in Spanish. Through the process of researching for inspiration and sketching, I finally found the perfect solution by using a Halo

Nellie Bly, the young reporter who went undercover to see the true predicament at New York's grandest mental institution on Blackwell Island. Everyone knew the circumstances at Blackwell were awfully revolting, but no one knew how truly horrendous it was. Eager to become a respected women investigative reporter, Bly masked her sanity so she could be sent to the horrid Blackwell. After reading Nellie Bly’s book Ten Days In A Madhouse readers can infer she is cunning, brave and determined to find her

In Ten Days in a Mad House, it is clear that reporter Nellie Bly’s point of view about the plight of the needy and mentally ill and the officials towards these people is they should be sympathized because they are ignored, living in tough conditions, or are poor and do not get the attention they deserve. These opinions are revealed through her use of humor, dramatic irony, and descriptive adjectives. Nellie Bly uses humor to convey her attitudes about people living in poverty and the attitudes of

Nellie Bly was an American journalist who is widely known for her record breaking trip around the world. She started with working for the Pittsburgh Dispatch, where she wrote about the lives of working women and investigated articles of women factory workers. Later on Nellie worked on my Asylum Exposé, where she took an undercover assignment for which she agreed to feign insanity to investigate reports of brutality and neglect at the Women’s Lunatic Asylum. Nellie’s report about the experience was

Nellie ‘Bly’ Cochrane’s fearlessness and willingness to frequently go undercover or travel to far parts of the world shocks readers daily at hearing all that she has done. Bly helped create investigative journalism and other journalism opportunities for women that weren’t the gossip column. Q.O. or, ‘The Quiet Observer’, said that women who worked outside of the house were monsters. Cochrane was mad and wrote a letter to the Dispatch, a newspaper that then offered her a job.(Fromowitz 29). Even though

Melba Patillo Beals: Warriors Don’t Cry Quotes 1) Melba Patillo- “Nobody presents you with a handbook when your teething and says ‘Here’s how you must behave as a second class citizen.’ Instead, the humiliating expectations and traditions of segregation creep over you slowly stealing a teaspoonful of your self esteem each day.” (Page 3) 2) Grandma- “… Be patient, our people’s turn will come. You’ll see. Your lifetime will be different from mine. I might not live to see the changes, but you