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Passive Women in Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

The story is set in the 1800’s. Where a woman’s worth was determined by her marriage status. Once married, she will become the legal property of her husband. Women could not vote nor testify in court. Women have no say in anything and have to...

FrankensteinShort Story

1 Page|384 Words

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Beautiful Things Happen in the Dark

I once heard that something significant happens in life every six months, good or bad. That every semiannual passing maybe, just maybe, your life would get better, that things would change. Although, the possibility still existed of having your world turned upside down again, to...

Personal ExperiencePersonal PhilosophyShort Story

2 Pages|1017 Words

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Reality of Youth: an Examination of Mayhew’s "Watercress Girl"

The Watercress Girl had no education because her mother pulled her out of school due to the master laying whacking her. She states that “he hit her three times, ever so hard, across the face with his cane” then making her “go dancing down the...

ChildrenShort Story

1 Page|494 Words

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Unlikely Connections: the Story of Strange Friends

The way Ashley met Ricky was odd, to say the least. He approached her at a store and said, “Hey! My name’s Ricky. We should start a relationship.” Of course, at the moment, he had meant a friendship, but anyone in that situation would have...

FriendsShort Story

2 Pages|1102 Words

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Analysis of Roxane Gay’s Short Story Motherfuckers

Roxane Gay is the writer of the novel “Ayiti” which was published in 2011 by Artistically Declined Press. “Motherfuckers” is one of the many short stories in her novel Ayiti. Gay argues that in America, it's difficult for Haitians to adapt to a country that...

Being a WriterShort StorySwot Analysis

2 Pages|799 Words

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"The Yellow Wallpaper": Breaking Free from Patriarchal Structures

Individuals worldwide seek self-fulfillment on a daily basis, in hopes to live a life well lived, a life that is satisfying, enjoyable, and worthwhile. Self-fulfillment is the fulfillment of one’s hopes and ambitions, the striving of this is what helps guide people's lives, and direct...

Literature ReviewShort StoryThe Yellow Wallpaper

3 Pages|1268 Words

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|Topics: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, John’s oppression, mental-state of the protagonist

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The Race I Never Signed Up for

It was a hundred meters dash which indicated that the race was a sprint and required some seconds or few minutes to be over. I heard the whistle blew but my body refused to move. I was in this contest out of my own will...

Parent-Child RelationshipPersonal LifeShort Story

2 Pages|832 Words

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The Role of Music in Sonny's Blues

Music has the ability to transcend race, age, culture, social status, etc. , and link people together. Music is the one thing that no matter where you are in the world there is a universal language of music. Beauty comes from music and it is...

Short StorySonny’s Blues

2 Pages|1105 Words

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Analysis of the Narrative Structure of a Nightmare Passage from Women of Algiers in Their Apartment by Assia Djbar

This passage is taken from Ali’s nightmare, placed at the very beginning of the first chapter in Assia Djbar’s collection of short stories, Les Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement. Ali, who formerly served the Algerian National Liberal Front during the Independace War in Algeria, is...

Short Story

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The Man and the Graveyard

The Man and the Graveyard“I woke up in a hospital bed doctors and nurses were surrounding me” It appears they have found me unconscious on my loved one's grave. All I could think about when I woke up was, was it a dream? It was...

DeathPersonal ExperienceShort Story

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