...The ideal “Bush-Woman“ in Henry Lawson‘s The Drover‘s Wife Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Australia - a Land for Men 2 3. Women in Australia 2 3.1 The “Bush-Woman“ in “The Drover‘s Wife“ 2 3.2 The role of Australian Women 2 3.3 Australian Feminism 2 4.Conclusion 2 5.Bibliography 3 6. Declaration of Authenticity 1. Introduction “[...] she fought a bad bullock that besieged the house for a day“ (Lawson 6). This would probably be a challenge for a man not for a woman. But in Henry Lawson‘s point of view this and fighting snakes and diseases are things women in the Australian bush are capable of doing as presented in The Drover‘s Wife. Henry Lawson (1867-1922) is the finest author and poet in Australia's colonial period and had a big focus on the Australian bush and life. He is famous for his works such as The Drover‘s Wife which got first published 1892 in The Bulletin - an Australian magazine of great importance. In his short story The Drover‘s Wife Lawson presents a mother with her children in a dangerous living situation in the Australian bush, “Lawson‘s story created the archetype of the pioneer bush-woman, a heroic mother left on her own by the drover husband, resigned to her fate, battling against the elements and winning“ (Carrera-Suarez...
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...The drover’s wife The drover’s wife is a short story written by Henry Lawson in 1892. Henry Lawson was a famous Australian writer, who lived from 1867 until 1922. He wrote fictive stories about the colonial period in Australia and is known as one of the most famous writers in Australia. The story is written during the colonial period, but that does not affect the story. The main theme in the story is the life of a lonely woman, who lives out in the bush with her four children. Her husband is a drover and isn’t home in long periods. Another theme in the story is the motherly instinct, and the will to always protect the family at any cost. The story takes place out in the bush in Australia. The family lives far out in the country, where nobody else lives. When problems occur there are no one to help, and the mother has to deal with it by herself. The eldest boy wants to help his mom when they have some problems, but she won’t always let him, because of her motherly instinct. The family lives in an old two-roomed house build of timber, slabs and stringy-bark. One day the family is out and one of the children sees a deadly snake, and calls the mother. The mother becomes dazzled and worried. They try to catch the snake because she wants to kill it, but the snake winds its way down under the house. The mother tries to tempt it out by putting small dishes with milk outside the hole. That doesn’t work, and they must let it be. It becomes sunset and the children have to sleep...
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...Immigrant Experience Immigrant Experience I remember the day my mother would dream and speak of going to America. She said it was the greatest place with work and opportunities all over the great country. Americans where clean cut my mother would say and that they were the nicest people you would ever meet. I often told myself that I would love to go here and get away from Italy and start a new chapter, hell maybe find an American woman to bring home to my parents and have little American/Italian babies. This day soon came when I turned 18 and my father told me to grab a satchel and fill it with whatever could fit. I was along for the opportunity that my mother had mentioned. As my father and I rode up to the ship it was like nothing I had ever seen before. The steam pipes as my father called them where as tall as the statue of liberty in my eyes. As we boarded I saw the “fancy people” as I liked to call them go upstairs, but yet we were going far downstairs which I didn’t understand why. People would give me dirty looks or turn their noses up to me. Americans where not like this I thought, my mother had mentioned kind and caring, these where assholes. As the ship departed I was surrounded by friendlier people than upstairs. At this point I didn’t care about upstairs because I felt comfortable with the people I was surrounded by. As the trip went on I heard a loud horn blow three times...
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...2013 The Wife of Bath Is Not A Feminist Chaucer used the Wife of Bath to push his thoughts on feminism through her attitude and views. Throughout Canterbury Tales, she explains her ideas of women and how they are by telling stories of her varies marriages and a tale of a knight which represents what women desire most. She elaborates on the negative stereotypes towards women and her thoughts begin to form the idea that she is a feminist. Really, the Wife of Bath is far from a feminist; therefore, to call her so would be insulting. In the beginning of the her tale, the Wife of Bath alludes us to the idea that she agrees with female polygamy; she believes that as well as men, women should be able to marry more then once. In the times of which Canterbury Tales was written, women in the Medieval Era were expected to be widows for the remainder of their lives after the death of their husbands and were not to remarry. The Wife of Bath thought otherwise. She remarried five times and even categorized her husbands. The first three where old and rich, they were called, “The Good” and her last two husbands received the title, “The Bad”. Being married so many times would give the thought that the Wife of Bath was a cursed black widow, she only remarried after each husband's death; therefore, it would not be considered much of a scandal because she severed each husband “until death do they part”. To support her idea of why female polygamy was only right for women as well as men, the Wife of Bath...
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...the other half that entails revenge, which completes the two half’s to make one incredibly exciting story. Marriage in both the “Millers Tale” and the “Reeve’s Tale” portray the husbands wives as property and show betrayal but for different reasons. John in the “Millers Tale” is sympathetic and is oblivious that his wife Allison is a devious cold hearted women that cheats on him with Nicholas who is madly in love with Allison and serenates her from outside her window. In the “Reeve’s Tale” Sympkyn is betrayed by his wife but unintentionally. Sympkyn is described as being “proud as a peacock” (72). He acts like a tough guy walking around with his dagger and holds his head high above his shoulders. Even though Sympkyns wife didn’t cheat on purpose she is as unfaithful as Allison. Allison and John are not happily married; he keeps locked up like a caged bird. This is untrue for Sympkyn and his wife. Women in both the “Millers Tale” and “Reeve’s Tale” are unfaithful, sneaky, and ignorant and treated as property. John in the “Reeve’s Tale” is a clerk that goes to Sympkyn to get his wheat ground into flour. John is the one who sleeps with Sympkyns wife. Alain who is the other clerk in the “Reeve’s Tale” decides to get back at john by sleeping with the daughter of Sympkyn (Malyne). Malyne is said to be a well-developed 20 year old women “breasts rounded and hye” (119-121) . Both John and Alain have motives for revenge but Nicholas does it for the pure pleasure of wanting sex...
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...they are what make people who they are. Relationships influence an individual’s way of thinking and the way the act. Relationships can also be difficult to maintain. Relationships are a way of connecting with people that are close to you and that you care about. Everyone needs or wants to be loved and cared about at some point in their life. Personally experiencing another can be interesting and an essential part of life. * The readings that give examples of the human experience of relationships are “A Doll’s House,” Henrik Isben, “Woman’s Work,” Julia Alvarez and “On Going Home,” Joan Didion. In the drama “A Doll’s House,” the relationship between a husband and wife is played out. This play demonstrates the conflict of a wife deceiving her husband. It also shows different ways a husband treats his wife. Throughout the play, Nora is referred to as her husband’s “little Skylark” (Isben, 1879). The title of the play symbolizes the way Nora is treated and how her husband thinks of her. She is thought of like a mindless doll that is living in her “doll house” The irony in this play is that while Nora’s husband thinks she does not have a mind of her own, she takes it upon herself to go out and take a loan out to get her family through a rough time. The time period in which this play was written was marked by males being judged by their work success and women being socially demoralized and banished to domestic duties. The climax of the story comes when the protagonist...
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...Living in a technologically advanced society definitely has its perks. Today, we are fortunate to have the internet, Amazon.com to delivery books straight to your house, and wireless handheld e-books. Unfortunately, the days of going to the library to take out books, and speaking with a librarian for help on research rarely happens anymore. That’s why studying literature, and researching topics is essential for us students. Literature can be described as a language. It has been expressed for centuries and throughout different countries and cultures. Literature is a work of art, which has been spoken in different structures and also for many diverse reasons. I believe that literature is another way to view our historical past as well. Throughout history, society has been grateful exposed to different styles of literature; non-fiction, fiction, poems, plays, etc. Literature has a variety of styles; American literature, Irish literature, African American literature, and also Women’s literature are only a few examples. I am charmed by Women’s literature, everything from Annie Bradstreet to Judy Blume. My focus is to show how women portray a major role in the making of great literature, and also their existence in the works of art themselves. Distressingly, for years we women didn’t have a voice and our ideas were pushed aside. An American Editor Joan Goulianos wrote, “There exists a rich and complex literature by women that goes back to the Middle Ages, a literature that consists...
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...There are many ways to be in prison within the mind. Many people think just because you are free means your mind is too but some think that the people who are physically in prison are the most free mentally. In order to be completely free in your mind you must understand wisdon and the educated aspect of everything. In “Everyday Use” the mother and sister of Dee are not educated but work in the yard and do house work in order to survive. It allows them to have wisdom about things that a college education cant do. Maggie who is Dee’s younger sister and who has always envied her is growing up with the same wisdom as her mother but has not got an education also. They are prisoned within their own minds because they are uneducated and live like they did when you get beat up for looking a white man in the eyes, so when they talk to a white man they look away like they are ashamed of themselves. Dee has always been different she would look anybody in the eyes because she is educated and is very proud of that but she is missing out on the knowledge that her mother and sister both acquired by working in the yard all of the years. Dee is very smart, pretty, and has a more popular mind set about everything in her life. She never wanted to be in the country but she liked the big city and fancy things while her family was completely opposite. Her mother is proud of the fact she has meat on her bones and can kill and prepare her own meals, but Dee thinks that she is to good for that and...
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... Cespedes1 Professor Wilfert English 101 25 February 2013 “I Want a Wife” By: Judy Brady Judy Brady is a freelance writer, writing topics mainly relating to the roles of women in society. Judy wrote the piece I Want a Wife right after the second wave of the feminist movement in the United States. The purpose of the movement was to have the right to vote and have the same equal rights as male citizens. Judy’s essay appeared in MS. Magazine in 1971. She used feminist humor to persuade her readers to look objectively at a man’s expectations of what a wife is and should be. Brady’s intended audience was women and men of that time period. Not only does she write to married couples, but people in general. I believe she is trying to get out to the public that these stereotypes of roles for women are wrong and should end! Judy writes in her article about the many demands of being a wife. According to Judy, a wife is also a worker, homemaker, mother, provider, and a sexual partner. She stresses that the roles of women are unfair to the roles of men. And she illustrates this by telling you all the roles. I want a wife who will cook, clean, take care of the children, and my sexual needs all while providing for our family so I can selfishly pursue my dreams (442). She is stirring up emotions for the reader in hopes that this will...
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...Adultery is a married people having an affair, not with their legal spouse. In the most recent years there is a lot of adultery news going on in the life of celebrities, professionals, high-ranked officers and civilians. There are many reasons that lead to adultery. Most litigants think that adultery is unpreventable. Due to the strong competitor in the working society and the poor economic, thus their partner tends to spend more time in work or entertaining clients in order to meet the expectation of the companies. This causes the litigant to feel neglected and not been able to have the attention they wanted from their spouse. Low self-esteem people tend to be more insecure about themselves, always having the thoughts that their husband or wife would leave, or they are neither good enough for them. On the other hand over controlling is also another factor that’s leads to adultery, in a marriage one that holds a higher qualification or higher working position might think that he or she should be the one that takes control in the marriage, which will let the other party feel inferior. This in turn that causes the inferior party to commit adultery with of equal levels. In order to prevent such acts from occurring they have to solve the main problem. Having to start communicating with each other is to find out what their spouse expectation and spending more time with them. Insecurity makes sure that enough assurance and affirmations is given, thus it also helps to build their self-esteem...
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...Personal values play a big part in our lives. The development of our personal values is an ongoing process, and is subject to change based on what we feel is most important to us. Life is full of twists and turns and may cause us to readjust our priorities. However, as a human service professional it is important to understand what our values are and how we can benefit those that we serve. I value doing things that help me live a healthier lifestyle. I understand that it is important to take care of myself by eating healthy, exercising, and doing my best to alleviate stress. If I don’t take care of myself I will not be in any shape to help anyone else. When I was younger my values were materialistic. I was more concerned about what I wanted for myself only. When I grew up, got married, and had a child my values changed. The welfare of my family became my top priority. There are many sources that have helped to shape my values during the course of my life. First, I give credit to God for helping to me realize the things that are important in life. My parents were very instrumental in helping me to develop ideals that are geared towards helping others. They taught me about sharing and giving to others without prejudice or condition. The pastor of my church continues instill those values in me every week. One event that really helped to shape my values was September 11, 2001. I was living in New York and working in New Jersey. I was watching the morning news when the twin...
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...Reading the text and cleaning my mother’s garage brought back plenty of memories from my teenage years. Personally I think I went through these stages a little out of order. As a child and through my teens, my mother raised us to have goals and to achieve what others my think impossible. Due to this up bringing I would say I experienced foreclosure in my early teens till graduation. I went to church whenever my mom wanted us to; I attended a private Christian school and never missed a day. I took all honors classes like my mom wanted and graduated Valedictorian. I had one relationship in High School and thought he was my true love. Looking back now I had no clue what love was. I played by all rules and had plans for my life. I would say it was time that I accepted the traditional values of my church and family without many questions. When I graduated high school life was another story. I think I was experiencing identity confusion. Due to a few ups and downs I came to the point where I had no clue what I was going to do with my life. I jumped from date to date and was disorganized and confused. I started college but didn’t make it through the first semester. Life seemed to be falling right out of my hands. I was so sure of what I wanted and where I was going when I was under the direction of my parents. For me this time of my life was my stage of rebellion. Then came the turning point; my moratorium, meeting the man that is now my husband. My time out was the day he and...
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...The objective here that is seeking to be answered is, "If a counselor is an associate Pastor on staff or even just solely a counselor should the Senior/Sole Pastor be made aware of details on every client, since it is important for the Pastors to know their flock in order to best know how to lead and tend them, or does confidentiality apply always strictly between counselor and counselee". It is important to start off understanding what Counselor confidentiality is at its most fundamental nature. It is the responsibility of a therapist or counselor to hold any proprietary or personal information supplied by a patient in the strictest of confidence. It is a generally accepted ethic that breaking counselor confidentiality by revealing the type of information stated above, without the expressed permission of the patient, is considered highly unethical. Keep in mind, however, that in Standards B.1.d, the ACA Code of Ethics requires counselors to fully inform their clients of the limits of confidentiality (ACA, 2005). Also, HIPPA- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-actually gives a list of nearly two pages of things where confidentiality may be breached legally (hhs.gov). Counselor confidentiality in a "classical" setting, which is the viewpoint we have been speaking from thus far, is designed to allow patients the freedom to share information about themselves that is private in nature, but is important to the process of helping the individual...
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...CA Essay “Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin’s literary work has touched many reader with an open mind of what many women in the ninetieth century was going through as a woman with no freedom. One of the most commendable aspects of Kate Chopin’s short story “The story of an Hour” is the fact that the author is able to manipulate oppression, freedom and symbolism in a table that is extraordinary compact. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Story of an Hour.” SparkNotes LLC. 2007. http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-story-of-an-hour/ (accessed September 29, 2013). In the story, Mrs. Louise Mallards was an oppressed wife of Brentley Mallard. She afflicted with a weak heart and good care was taken to give her the news of her husbands death from a railroad accident. Her sister Joseline told her in broken sentences about the loss of Mr. Mallard. Obviously, Mallard reacted to obvious grief and admits that her husband was kind and loving. She knew at the funeral she would "weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead". However, despite the love between each other, Brentley’s death was a release from oppression. She never described ways he oppressed her, but hinted that the marriages in general stifles both women and men. Also, she suggested that she oppressed him as much as he oppressed her. Mallard thoughts that was going...
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...Mustache because of its humorous nature. The Mustache started out as a very comedic play but transitioned into a serious gender based play. Both actors were acting his/her false sexual orientation when together but deep down each character was homosexual. Ashes to Ashes was just a very confusing play to be however I progressively began to understand the allusions to massive killings, perhaps in the case of Nazi Germany. However, each play consisted of its own values and ulterior meanings, and I was able to understand each play’s message. The Mustache was a very interesting play with a married couple starting their morning as such of a typical relationship. However, the couple progressively turned from sunshine into a bickering mess. The wife was at first angry because the husband had been wearing her mustache at the party they had attended. I didn’t expect this at first because a mustache is usually what is grown on men as a sign of both masculinity and age. They then started talking back about the party and the husband’s encounter with an archetype of a woman. This started to make me realize that there was a gender and sexuality message within the play as soon as the husband started listing out what his girl had possessed. Words such as young, beautiful, skinny, etc. were used to describe what the husband, and most men in society look for when they see a woman. I enjoyed how each actor used the set to act out how much frustration they had while they talked. The husband’s voice...
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