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Nan Enstad's "Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure", 2005.
This paper reviews a book by Nan Enstad, "Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure", about striking women workers in 1909.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 29.95
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In Nan Enstad's "Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure", through their use of clothing, dime novels and movies, striking women workers in 1909 were developed and displayed their identities as workers, ladies, and Americans, areas, from which their cultural background, gender and economic status often barred them. The author points out that their identity, or what Enstad calls "working ladyhood", expressed a special form of radicalism and showed how consumer consumption can be a political statement. The paper reveals that the dime novels were not used as escapism, but instead as a means of bettering oneself, offering the readers narrative fantasies of social recognition, which allowed them to briefly bridge painful cultural contradictions.
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"The women workers read books that offered them the ammunition needed to make their way in an upper class male environment. The role models in the novels were independent strong women whose resolve and self-sufficiency made them worthy of secret inheritances and allowed them to escape from dangerous situations on their own. The heroine in the book, normally an orphaned worker, learns that she is actually an heiress and marries a wealthy man. She is liberated from her father's control and can now battle personal challenges with male-like bravery and intelligence."
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Emile Zola?s "Ladies Paradise", 2005.
This paper discusses Emile Zola's novel "Ladies Paradise", named after Paris's first department store, where Mouret exerts his powers of seduction over the female customers, who are depicted as his willing prey.
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This paper explains that, with the character of Denise Baudau, a lowly worker, Emile Zola presents in "Ladies Paradise" a somewhat skewed vision of the struggle between the sexes with this protagonist ultimately obtaining her goal to marry the less than admirable but higher ranked Monsieur Mouret. The author points out that advertising in the days of this novel worked the same way as today: To create a need by implying that women have some defective quality and promising that their product will make them more beautiful. The paper relates that Zola observes that women come to equate the products with their sexuality with its sensual allure festering and growing until they become an addiction for the women that they must have the products at all costs.
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"Consequently, a raging competition ensues and the ladies compete with each other for customers and the attention of Mouret. The shop girls are forced to dress in a certain way in order to be successful, which is by pleasing Mouret and garnering his attentions. If they can garner Mouret's attentions, a shop girl will have the great honor of exchanging sexual favors for the right to do as she pleases at the department store, as Clara Prunaire does. As long as the shop girl can keep Mouret pleased, she is protected from being sacked."
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Richard Price?s Existentialist ?The Ladies? Man?, 2001.
This paper discusses the main protagonist of the novel "The Ladies? Man" as an existentialist character.
2,105 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper examines the existential trends in the New York literally scene of the late seventies as exemplified in Richard Price?s, ?The Ladies Man?. It also describes the character of Patrice Mersault in the "Stranger" by Albert Camus as an existentialist character.
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"Richard Price emerged into the literary scene with his first novel in 1947, which was known as The Wanderers, an episodic account of the world of a teenage gang and social club during the early sixties. One of his many novels is the famous one ?The Ladies Man?, which appeared in the year 1978. The Ladies Man is a tale of sexual loneliness and anxiety with the main character being essentially an existentialist living in the city of New York. "
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Emile Zola's "The Ladies Paradise", 2001.
This paper examines Emile Zola's novel, "The Ladies Paradise."
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper looks at the rise of the modern department store as depicted in Emile Zola's novel, "The Ladies Paradise." Zola uses the story to comment on the stereotyping of women. He demonstrates that stereotyping just leads to more of the same. The author comments on women's position in society in 19th century France, in order to illustrate how money cannot buy love and to show how shopping was one of the few ways that women could express their own individuality.
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"We should remember that this book ? with its concluding message that while money can?t buy love true love itself does remain a possibility. Zola?s analysis of how women (and we must assume to some extent men) are drawn into a consumer culture that will in many ways steal their souls) by the very same marketing and merchandizing techniques that remain popular today, including product placement, loss leaders, incentives for impulse buying. Zola also demonstrates to us how these selling techniques are more and more tightly bound to stereotypical definitions of femininity that the store owner has collected in the previous volume of the series ? stereotypes that produce stereotypical behavior that produce stronger stereotypes that produce more stereotypical behavior, etc."
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"When Ladies Go a-Thieving", 2009.
An analysis of the book "When Ladies Go a-Thieving" by Elaine Abelson.
1,207 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 41.95
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The paper examines Elaine Abelson's "When Ladies Go a-Thieving" that addresses the phenomenon of middle class Victorian women who shoplifted in the late 1800s. The paper looks at Abelson's discussion on what caused this phenomenon and how society reacted. The paper includes a personal reflection on the book.
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"Interestingly, most of the women caught shoplifting were middle-class women who could afford at least some of the items they stole. The author writes, "In a period of expanding possibilities for educated women, almost all the women in this sample were traditional housewives: home and family were their occupation" (Abelson 1992, 9). These were women who led busy and active lives, and enjoyed shopping, as well. Because these middle-class women were "respectable" in the eyes of society, when they were caught shoplifting, society had to find an acceptable reason for their behavior, and the idea of mental instability seemed to fit that bill. "
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"Office Ladies and Salaried Men", 2005.
A review of Yuko's Ogasawara's sociological study "Office Ladies and Salaried Men: Power, Gender and Work in Japanese Companies".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines how Yoko Ogasawara's text "Office Ladies and Salaried Men: Power, Gender and Work in Japanese Companies" illustrates the profound gender division of labor in the Japanese workplace. It looks at how Yuko Ogasawara mourns that Japan remains one of the few nations where increases in female education do not translate into increased female levels of financial independence or power.
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"By using such informal social power, the author suggests, the office ladies can have a tremendous influence upon the personal fortunes of particular men in the company. Also, the office ladies can affect the efficent functioning of the the company as a whole, as the sections of the company that women give priority to will usually become the most efficent sections of the company. The women also add an important perspective of the need for human relationships in what can be an inhuman corporate structure. The men cannot shun good manners, for if they do not keep the salary women, often known as "the girls," happy, their own fortunes and efficency within the company will likely suffer."
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First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Barbara Bush, 2001.
An in-depth comparison of the lives of former First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Barbara Bush.
3,122 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 11 sources, $ 90.95
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This paper closely examines former First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Barbara Bush. The similar backgrounds and passions of these two women are revealed through this in-depth comparison.
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"Eleanor Roosevelt and Barbara Bush were two extraordinary former first ladies who helped to shape today?s American society. Both of these women played active roles while they were First Ladies of the United States. Although these two women lived in different time periods and concentrated their abilities in different areas, both were influential in their own unique ways. A liberal Democrat, Eleanor Roosevelt was very active during her years in the political spotlight. While in the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt had many issues that were important to her, including concern for young people, the poor, the unemployed, and racial equality. She was also involved in the women?s movement. After her years in the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated her time to humanitarian causes. A Republican, Barbara Bush was also active during her years in the political spotlight. Barbara Bush devoted her time to issues such as literacy and volunteerism. Before and during their times in the White House, these two women had many similarities as well as many differences, both lifestyle-wise and political-wise. Both were profoundly unique women who used their talents to take them far."
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"The Ladies' Paradise", 2008.
A review of Emile Zola's "The Ladies' Paradise".
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This paper discusses how "The Ladies' Paradise" is a classic novel about the third industrial revolution involving retail. It looks at how in this French novel, Emile Zola redefines many things about shopping and retail for the reader. The writer contends that Zola scrutinizes three crucial forces in seduction, religion, and social mobility and that they are the central forces that shaped modern Western urban life and art at the time that Zola wrote the novel. The paper further looks at how Zola examines each one of these forces, putting them in close relation to the idea of retail and shopping.
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"Religion is yet another critical force in The Ladies' Paradise. Zola transforms shopping into the newest religious conviction. In his highly striking metaphors, Zola uses language to compare shopping, or more directly the store, to a temple or a steeple. "Whilst the carpets and embroidered silks which decked the balustrades hung at her feet like processional banners attached to the rood-screen of a church. In the distance she could pick out the corners of the side-galleries, just as, from the eaves of a steeple, one can pick out the corners of neighboring streets from the black spots of passers-by as they move about" (Zola, The Ladies' Paradise, p. 253-254). In this quote, Zola is making a comparison between the aesthetics and decoration of the department store to that of a sanctuary in a church. He is also comparing what Madame Desforges is able to see in the store to what someone could see if standing atop the steeple of a church. "
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Christine De Pisan's "Treasure of the City of Ladies", 2001.
Book report on Christine De Pisan's "Treasure of the City of Ladies". A look at the theme of women in the book.
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, $ 40.95
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The paper provides a critical analysis of Christine De Pisan?s medieval book, "Treasure of the City of Ladies". Originally composed in 1406. The author describes the emphasis of the book on the treatment, roles and lives of women throughout all classes in medieval society.
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"By addressing all classes of females in society the text expresses that exploitation and oppression were not just conditions suffered by the peasant class. The author espouses consistent, redundant expressions of women?s roles throughout all classes, demonstrating that feminine life was in constant comparison with the image of feminine perfection in medieval society, one of religious virtue and piety. "
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"The City of Ladies", 2002.
An analysis of the book by C. Pisan on women in the fourteenth century.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper reviews an excerpt from the book written by Christine D.E. Pisan called "The City of Ladies". The book tells us about the status of women back in the fourteenth century.
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"Book Of The City Of Ladies" by Christine De Pizan, 2000.
A review of work counteracting misinterpretations about women's characters in the male-written classics, Virgil's "Aeneid" and Dante's "Divine Comedy."
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 63.95
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"Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies (1405) was written to counteract the lies and misrepresentations about women's character that the author found in literature in which all the male writers seemed to "speak from one and the same mouth" (4). She resolved, with the help and guidance of the allegorical figures of Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, to write a demonstration of the invaluable contributions of women throughout history. She intended to counteract the ridiculous claims by male writers "that the behavior of women is inclined to and full of every vice" (4). Her examples range from the mythological Amazons to the women of the Old Testament and examples from more recent history. The greatest number, however, derived from classical history and literature. One of the best known, or, as Pizan put it, the woman whose "fame has surpassed that of all..."
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Christine de Pizan and "The Book of the City of Ladies", 2000.
A documentation of a progression of women's writing and the androcentric myths and histories that first had to be deconstructed and reconstructed.
3,735 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 9 sources, $ 103.95
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"In The Book of the City of Ladies, Christine de Pizan, an Early Modern writer, metaphorically constructs a literary, mythological and historical intellectual space for educated women of her time and after."
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Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, 2008.
Looks at former first lady Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson's contribution to the environment.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, during and after her husband's time in the White House, was involved with several environmental initiatives, which continue to make an impact decades later. The paper describes Lady Bird's efforts to make cities and highways throughout the U.S. more beautiful and relates that Lady Bird promoted legislation to protect the environment, although today not all laws remain in place. The writer also states that, as other first ladies, Lady Bird Johnson also knew that her place was to support her husband on his own personal issues.
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Introduction
Each First Lady Had Something of Her Own on which to Work, be in Healthcare, the Arts or Social Services
Lady Bird Johnson, Wife of Lyndon, Had Her Own Personal Issue
As Other First Ladies, She Will Always be Remembered for her Impact
Environment, the One Word to Sum up Lady Bird's Contribution
Quote: "Ugliness is so Grim..."
Beauty without and within People is her Legacy
Scenic America Considers Her its Spiritual Godmother and Inspiration
History behind Beautification Legislation
Bird Started the Committee for a More Beautiful Campaign Due to Run-Down and Decrepit Conditions in Washington, D.C.
Effort Grew from Cross City, to Neighborhood to Neighborhood to Across the U.S.
Her Committee Planted Trees and Flowers at Major Landmarks, and They Still Remain Today
As Momentum Increased, Wildflowers Began Replacing Ugly Billboards across the Country, and the Media Followed Her Ongoing Clean-Up Act
Despite Cynicism about Big Industry and Loop Holes, Legislation was Passed
Further Environmental Movements
She Pushed Hard from the Wilderness Act of 1964, Land, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program and Expansion of National Parks
Made Littering A Public Acknowledged Problem and Led to Increase in Anti-Pollution Culture in 1970s
In 1982, National Wildlife Research Center
Grand Canyon and National Concerns
Problems Reappeared, as with any Legislation
Some states have Reneged on Billboard Usage; Others Continue the Fight
Still Better Than Situation Would Have Been
Conclusion--Why She Did It. Quotes.
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"Unfortunately, as with many laws, the Highway Beautification legislation was not tight enough to keep the large concerns from moving through the loop holes, and the small concerns, as those along Route 66, to suffer the consequence. Time went on, and the number of billboards continued to grow. Today, the billboard blight is worse in some states than others and environmental groups actively work together to keep additional laws from making matters worse."
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"The Diary of Lady Murasaki", 2005.
An analysis of "The Diary of Lady Murasaki" by Lady Murasaki.
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In examining "The Diary of Lady Murasaki", this paper analyzes the relationship between men and women as seen during the Heian Period in Japan, and Murasaki's observations of life on the court.
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"The Japanese at the Heian court began to develop a culture that was independent from the Chinese culture that had formed the cultural life of imperial Japan up until then (Ebrey, 193). Since Chinese writing was adapted to an entirely different language, the Japanese began their own writing system. They also developed a court culture with values and concepts uniquely different from imperial China (Johnson, Oct. 24, 2005). This culture was largely among the women's communities at court and reached their peak by Lady Murasaki. The Diary of Lady Murasaki is a historical document that marks a turning point in women's history. During the Heian period it was considered inappropriate for a woman to know how to write in Chinese and was reserved for men. Regardless, women went on to write poems, prose, and dairies, thus proving to the males that they were capable of writing."
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Lady Murasaki's "Court Diary", 2005.
This paper reviews Lady Murasaki's "Court Diary", a lady in waiting in the court of the Japanese court from 1007 to 1010 A.D., which discusses the social and cultural influence of Confucianism and Buddhism on ancient Japan.
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This paper explains that Lady Murasaki wrote her "Court Diary during the period in which Bushido was a code and way of life for Samurai men and was influenced by Zen and Confucianism. The author points out that in Lady Murasaki's "Court Diary", it is obvious that Buddhism and Buddhist metaphysics are very much a part of Japanese court life; however, what is not so obvious is that Chinese Confucianism also had become part of 10th century Japan's Imperial court. The paper relates that the notion of impermanence is an extremely salient characteristic throughout the Diary; she writes that all things are ephemeral, reflecting on the aesthetics of the period, which were based on the beauty of impermanence.
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"Confucianism influenced the Chinese attitude toward life, set the patterns of living and standards of social value, and provided the background for Chinese political theories and institutions. It eventually spread from China to Korea, from Korea to Japan where it was first brought to around the fifth century. Confucius had a great impact on the Japanese civilization. His teachings relating to ethics, honor, social responsibility, familial obligations, ancestor worship, and observation of rites and historical precedence provide the glue that gives the Japanese civilization continuity and durability."
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