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The Concept of Woman in “Roger Malvin’s Burial”                John Erskine in Leading American Novelists says that “Roger Malvin’s Burial” is “the most powerful story, morally, of the Mosses from an Old Manse” (236). And what makes it so powerful? A very vital woman character by the name of Dorcas is key to the narrative-producing decision by Reuben to leave Roger to die alone. Dorcas is also key to the guilt preserved within the main character, Reuben, which leads to his growing into an

Historically, the pinnacle of beauty was a woman’s hair. In cultures all around the world, hair was considered to be the keeper of the soul and an important symbol of womanhood and virginal state. Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock” proves the ways in which hair was prized as an embodiment of a woman’s sexuality. In Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” hair is used as a form of currency and a vehicle for giving into temptation, eliciting notions of Eve’s original sin. Furthermore, the poem bears

Football is a very physically demanding sport. According to Taylor (1969), “Professional football is basically a physical assault by one team upon another in desperate fight for land.” (pg. 23) The body is used as weapon to prevent an opposing player from crossing into another's territory. The body must be strong and well equipped to endure the stresses of physical contact. The body is very susceptible to injury when engaging in football. It is important for those who participate in football train

The Fate of Women in “The Birthmark”                Wilson Sullivan in “Nathaniel Hawthorne” in New England Men of Letters states that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale, “The Birthmark,” depicts the efforts “of a deranged scientist to obtain total perfection” in  his wife by removal of a facial blemish. In this story the scientist operates on the superficial level of the physical world, while the woman, the truly heroic woman, functions on the level of the heart and soul, the more significant level

Women and “Rappaccini’s Daughter”           What are the attitudes of the young medical school student in Hawthorne’s tale, “Rappaccini’s Daughter,” toward women; of the author toward women; of  other characters in the story toward women? Are women involved in basic plot development? This essay intends to answer these and other questions about women in the short story.   Beatrice, Dr. Rappaccini’s daughter, is the prime motivating force in the story. Giovanni’s love for the beautiful

the common explanation for the increased prevalence of eating-related problems among athletes and dancers. One of the reasons that ballet dancers may be at risk for developing eating disorders is that they may have to diet in order to maintain the sylph-like bodies that are required for the discipline of ballet. Lowenkopf and Vincent (1982) have suggested that female adolescent dancers run eight times the risk of developing eating disorders compared to their non-dieting peers. Ballet is also an activity

LIFE EVENTS AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS * RITA CHATTERJEE, M.A., M. Phil (Medical and Social Psychology Trainee); MANU ARORA, M.D., D.P.M., Senior Resident; Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India. * drmanu2004@rediffmail.com * Citation: Chatterjee, R. & Arora, M. (2005) Life events and psychiatric disorders. Mental Health Reviews, Accessed from <http://www.psyplexus.com/mhr/.html> on CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS Life Events Researchers have long been interested in understanding