The essay I was assigned was “Class Struggle 101” by Barbara Ehrenreich. The main theme was that of inequality amongst the social classes. I feel that “Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth follows the same theme of inequality, though …
In “Eighty Years and More, 1815-1897”, Elizabeth Cady Stanton tells the story of a young girl growing up in Scotland in the Nineteenth Century. In “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”, Sherman Alexie gives live to a Native American who …
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This week I was assigned the First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln. I will say that essay was very long to read. The main theme of the essay is apprehension. He spoke on issues that were going in in the country at …
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For this week’s forum discussion, I was assigned the article, Macho, written by Perri Klass. I went through the other assigned readings in the reading folder and found “I wish you were a boy”, by Elizabeth Cady Staton to be …
For this week I have been assigned “Ain’t I a Woman?” written by Sojourner Truth. We are to compare the reading we have been assigned to a previous reading in our lessons. I believe that “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” …
This week, I was assigned the short story of “Now We Are Five”. My initial reaction to the opening few sentences was shock and sadness. Especially with it being the holiday season, I couldn’t imagine a family member of friend …
The essay was written in 1852, and was addressed to “the President of the United States, Friends, and Fellow Citizens (Douglas 1852.)” The meaning of the essay is pretty straight forward and falls in line with Douglas’ abolitionist views leading …
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1.- Chosen Topic: Gender Issues in Pygmalion and The Importance of Being Earnest. For this project, I will discuss the Gender Issues found in Pygmalion and The Importance of Being Earnest. I have chosen this as the focus for my research paper mainly because gender issues …
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I want to write about how Shylock is both a villain and a victim. I feel, personally, that one of my best characteristics is to be able to be understanding of people’s perspective. In this Shylock’s case, I feel that …
After reading this long, and at times, hard to follow play I believe that Portia is the protagonist of the play as the dramatic events and her heroism in pretending to be a lawyer and receiving the rings as payment …
