Essays Tagged: "submissive"

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

environment emerged a eminent writer of those times. Francis Scott Fitzgerald.Born to the calm and submissive atmosphere of St. Paul Minnesota, he came from a line of highly regarded men and women fr ...

(2 pages) 96 0 3.4 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The Decision That Could Have Been, alcoholism

lities, she has difficulties letting go of old habits, has a lowself-esteem that leads to her being submissive, and puts up a frail fight by hidingher feelings behind her sarcastic comments.Jig faces ... ing her pregnancy.Jig has many characteristics that define her as being a weak character. Dueto her submissive quality, she gives in to her lover regardless her own feelings. Oneof the reasons why she ...

(4 pages) 76 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

This Is an Essay about women's Gender roles in the 1920s, specifically the issues surrounding the youth and women in the workplace.

ng light as they had always been, under the implication that they were inferior, thus obliged to be submissive to wills of their male partners. The women working in the factories were seen as housewiv ... ting under the ideology of being independent and free of the societal imposed Victorian role of the submissive, homely woman, when in fact they were further encouraging the idea of a woman dependent o ...

(5 pages) 327 0 4.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Gender Differences in Violence

ing men are more aggressive; they are the dominant members of society opposed to women who are more submissive. In relation to domestic violence between genders men are usually the aggressors and woma ... en are usually the aggressors and woman the aggressed but that is just a stereotype. There are some submissive men and dominant women, but do women act out toward violent tendencies? Most of the time ...

(7 pages) 216 0 3.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The male/female relationships in the book "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker

periences throughout the book .Celie, the main character, undergoes an inner transformation, from a submissive, abused wife to an unabashedly confident and independent black woman and businesswoman .T ... to an unabashedly confident and independent black woman and businesswoman .Though at first Celie is submissive to the abusive men around her, due to the positive influence of strong women around her, ...

(4 pages) 110 0 3.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Amerindian Resistance.

ue that throughout the European conquest Amerindians did not aggressively resist, instead they were submissive and passive to most European actions. However, this was not always the case. At times Ame ... hey would co-exist happily. However, they soon discovered that "their deep humility, generosity and submissiveness did nothing to soften he hearts of the Spaniards... they decided that they stood no c ...

(3 pages) 32 0 2.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Shakespeare's Macbeth: Why Lady Macbeth is not a Victim of Tragedy. (Oral Speech)

cating such sovereignty. What we have to ask ourselves now is who is to blame here? Women and their submissive stereotypes, or Men and their masculine domination inclination!Lady Macbeth is a victim o ...

(3 pages) 40 0 3.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Ellie and Equality from Carl Sagan's "Contact" and Ayn Rand's "Anthem".

ined throughout Contact. Equality was more the individual in a society where everyone was bland and submissive. Carl Sagan's Contact and Ayn Rand's Anthem feature Ellie and Equality standing out becau ...

(2 pages) 26 0 0.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Henrik Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House".

o take out a loan without their husband's consent. When she did this she proved that she was not as submissive and helpless as Torvald thought she was. He called her a "poor helpless little creature". ... He called her a "poor helpless little creature". A perfect example of Torvald's control and Nora's submissiveness was when she got him to re-teach her the tarantella. She already knew the dance but s ...

(3 pages) 65 0 0.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Personal Response to Literature- Passage from "Wild Geese", Responding to Jude's need to escape.

her head. If that is not enough for Jude, her mother, Amelia and her older sister, Ellen, are both submissive to their father's controlling demands. These family factors lead Jude to feel trapped and ...

(3 pages) 22 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Biography of Indira Ghandi

stem) in which you are born into for life. Many women had little or no rights and were taught to be submissive to their husbands. There is a high rate of female infanticide, because many of the famili ...

(3 pages) 46 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Black Woman In Advertising.

strides in the area of advertising, but regardless of these efforts black woman all still shown as submissive or being dominated. Few women are shown as strong or self-sufficient. I believe a lot of ... Such things For example were the kerchief, dark skin, and lips. Women are still being portrayed as submissive or being dominated in ads. In a white dominated society, whiteness is what is beautiful. ...

(7 pages) 59 1 3.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

King Lear - Renaissance models of femininity require women to be quite and submissive; Lear's evil daughters Goneril and Regal subvert all excepted codes of filial and feminine behaviour. Discuss?

titude, shown primarily by the attitudes of Goneril and Regan, who also refuse to behave like good, submissive Renaissance women should and were expected to in those days.The traditional values that m ...

(2 pages) 65 0 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

The Three Faces of Eve and dissociative identity disorder

lack, and Jane, all played by Joanne Woodward, had distinct personalities. Eve White was the quiet, submissive homemaker who loved her husband and adored her little girl. She had very little personali ...

(8 pages) 91 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Why do people comply to social rules and expectation.

l tool to reinforce common beliefs and hopes. For example, in the old days women are expected to be submissive, inferior and graceful and men masculine, dominant and tough. Clearly such traits are soc ...

(6 pages) 159 1 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Romeo and Juliet- Juliet:Character development

tted woman because of the harships she has to face.When we first meet Juliet, she is portrayed as a submissive, obedient girl. When her mother asks her about her feelings on marriage she obediently re ...

(3 pages) 76 1 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Punishment and Parent-Child relationships Concerning 4 year olds

entment in the child and continued bad behavior. While when the child was punished with other more "submissive" punishment, the child showed signs of little resentment and improved behavior. This resu ...

(7 pages) 160 1 3.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Rape

hundreds of years. The view of this patriarchal society transcends a picture that portrays women as submissive beings. Constantly threatened and harmed by the acts of violence and rape that are cultur ...

(11 pages) 194 5 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"Much Ado about nothing" by William Shakespeare, A character anaysis

laudio is a flawed lover though, as he is gullible and suspicious by nature. Hero has a passive and submissive character throughout the play, which is the opposite of her cousin Beatrice who is cynica ...

(4 pages) 87 0 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Attraction of Islam

ATTRACTION OF ISLAM TO NEW CONVERTIslam, meaning to be submissive or to submits to God's will. The founder of the Islam religion was Muhammad. In the six c ...

(1 pages) 30 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam