Facing adversity : Women and religion in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Facing adversity : Women and religion in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple". Alice Walker initially introduces readers to Celie. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Alice Walker initially introduces readers to Celie.. After Celie's mother dies, her father gives her away in marriage.. Celie begins to liberate herself from the dogmatic and deeply embedded images of religion.. Celie can now see past the rigid...»

Barbara Blaugdone's An Account Of The Travels Sufferings & persecutions

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « & Persecutions Introduction I/ Women and Quakerism in the 17th century 1- Quakerism: a break with the traditional image of women in religion 2- Barbara ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Women and Quakerism in the 17th century.. Quakerism: A break with the traditional image of women in religion.. Barbara Blaugdone and the Inner Light.. The Blasphemy Act of 1650.. Barbara's devotion to Quakerism.. Barbara Blaugdone's...»

Saqiyuk - Stories from the lives of three Inuit Women by Nancy Wachowich

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « More than that, the lives of the three women (and the main lines we can deduce from them) are also The most significant example is probably religion. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Discerning the author's view about the western influence on the Inuit culture.. The change in the situation at the end of Apphia's life.. New values and norms.. Inuit people: The development of the s...»

"Similarities in Dean Koontz's Hideaway and Bram Stoker's Dracula"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   10/21/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « both are portrayed as child-like in their motives and basic urge to kill innocents; they reside underground; both prey on women; both hate religion, or more ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The child like quality of his character. Hatch connecting with Vassago . The supernatural connection between Hatch and Vassago. The plot line in Dracula and Hideaway . Conclusion....»

Asserting women's intellectual legitimacy through coercive subtlety: An analysis of the narrative voices of Anne Bradstreet and Susanna Rowson

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Case study   |   11/11/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « defiant desires to transcend the submissive gender characteristics of women within her strong faith she upholds in relation to her community and her religion. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Women in America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.. The trials of Anne Hutchinson.. Anne Bradstreet's poetry.. The publishing of The Tenth Muse.. The Prologue - defending the abilities of women in artistic...»

Book Review: The Women of Renaissance Florence by Richard Trexler

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   04/08/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Religion also played its part, as preachers declaimed as never before against what appeared a new evil- the corruption of resident Florentine women- and they ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Celibacy in the renaissance: The nuns of Florence. Florentine prostitution in the fifteenth century: Patrons and clients. Conclusion....»

Failure of Religion in Moby Dick

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   08/21/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « world is a testimony implying that religion and religious speakers (like Father Mapple) lead the world; they control the lives of men and women, and according ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Ahab's similarity to Father Mapple. The visible distress of Father Mapple. The White Whale . Melville's ability to sway the minds of his crew . Conclusion....»

The Degradation of Women in the Works of Ayn Rand

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   10/19/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Sadly however, the independence of these women comes with the price of an early loss To Rand s females, organized religion and any belief in god might as well ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Beauty. Her characters. Herself. Intelligence. Her characters. Herself. Independence. Atheism. Submission. Sexual Dominance. Mental Dominance. Marriage. Cruelty. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Privilege does not pacify: Phillis Wheatley's writing protests slavery despite status

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   11/11/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « for young Christian women. The dual status of Hammon. Phillis' Christian beliefs and the way she addressed slavery in her writing. Phillis' use of religion and ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Phillis Wheatley's arival in New England.. the colonists fight for sovereignty.. colonists and slavery within America.. Phillis Wheatley and a paradoxical New England.. Susana's want for Phillis to conduct herself in the proper manner...»

The American History of Race & Gender in Literature

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   04/24/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « literature that reflects the unheard voice of women in the new nation was Anne Bradstreet. Like Phyllis Wheatley, Bradstreet emphasizes religion over social ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The contrast between Phyllis Wheatley and the Haudenosaunee. The domination of the literary realm by White men. The situation of Native Americans accordingly Huntly's perspective. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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