Inspired by the course’s focus on the duality of “then and now,” I decided to cast Anne Elliot as a twenty-first century blogger and Emma Woodhouse as her devoted reader and number one fan. Among Austen’s heroines, Anne is unique in her age and commensurate wisdom. But to gain such strength, she first needed to endure great weakness—like the hazelnut, she had to fall before she grew. Through “Always, Anne,” I track Anne through the developmental phases of her life as she struggles to be heard and take the rein of her own story. As a figure of wisdom, Anne has so much to share with a younger heroine like Emma—commiseration, inspiration, and ultimately, the knowledge that there is so much yet to learn. Blogging, I found, was the perfect medium …show more content…
To me, this discovery was astounding. These three artists dominate today’s music scene—thus, the fact that I unearthed sentiments from Persuasion in their chart-topping records proves that Austen is as resonant as ever. The song that haunted me most of all, however, was “Astronaut” by Simple Plan. This song could very well be the anthem of Anne Elliot, Eleanor Dashwood, and Fanny Price alike. I’d never heard this song before—but now, every time that I catch a snippet of its lyrics, I can’t help but think of Austen’s …show more content…
For me, every stylistic choice holds clear meaning—from the header photo (a woman, mid-reflection, facing the sea) to the color scheme (blues, greys, blacks, and whites that remind me of Anne and her various moods and phases of development throughout the narrative) to the simply beauty of the template itself. Ultimately, I think that the most unique—and rewarding—aspect of this project is the interaction across stories that arose as I explored my inciting question: what would Austen’s final heroine tell those who preceded her? Inevitably, this question led me to the issue of failed guidance. As Anne advises Emma and vice versa, one can’t help but wonder: where were the figures in their lives when they needed to hear these words? Using technology to bridge this gap was truly amazing—at the project’s completion, I couldn’t help but think that, were Austen’s heroines alive today, a blog might be just the tool they needed. Finally, perhaps my favorite part of the entire project is the comments section. I loved tracking the growing bond between Anne and Emma and seeing the give and take that comes from a healthy relationship. It was both heartwarming and empowering to watch the heroines inspire one another without controlling one another as they evolved into the pseudo-mother figures they needed, all
Sarah Ellen is a 28-year-old female with Down Syndrome, she was the second born of three children. She resides in Cleveland, Ohio with her parents, where she works at her mother’s fabric and quilting shop and runs her own Etsy shop, Down Right Charming. Her first year of life came with many complications including, open heart surgery and a tracheotomy. As an adult, Sarah Ellen no longer has her tracheostomy tube, yet still deals with breathing issues that, at times cause her to collapse, she has a wheelchair available when she will be walking far lengths (Ely). Having Down Syndrome comes with, presenting hypotonia in the jaw and other muscles used for speech as well as a protruding tongue from a small mouth leading to inconsistent errors in
A star was born on August third, 1994, and her name was Esther Grace Earl. Her close family members include: Lori Earl, who was her mother, Wayne Earl, who was her father, her sisters, Evangeline and Abby, her brothers, Graham and Abraham. Esther was born in Beverly Massachusetts; but they didn 't just stay there they moved from Saudi Arabia, France, Massachusetts. Life was pretty normal she was a good student, she respected her friends, family, but most importantly she respected herself. Everything was average just like it was yesterday and the day before, the sun came up people went to work.
Childhood On July 6, 1921, Anne Frances Robbins was born in New York City, she was an only child of Kenneth Robbins, a salesman, and Edith Luckett Robbins, an aspiring actress. From an early age, Anne acquired the nickname “Nancy”. During Nancy’s infancy, her father, Kenneth left the marriage, leading to Edith to send her daughter to be raised by her aunt and uncle, Virginia and C. Audley Galbraith, in Bethesda, Maryland. While there, Nancy attended Sidwell Friends School.
At first sight, no one would guess that these immensely terrible crimes could be committed by such a charming, warm-hearted frail woman. So how did Amelia Dyer become the most notorious serial killer in England? Some people theories are that serial killers nurtured into their evil tendencies through traumatic events that have occurred in their lives. Others argue that serial killer are just born with these evil tendencies without any actual motive to kill. Amelia Dyer, a murderous baby farmer, had both of these theories within her character.
Her dreams manifested into reality in 1982 with a story about a girl and her horse caught in the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington State. She continued the dream, publishing two more best-selling books and expanded into writing inspirational romances for adults. Writing about real issues within a compelling story is a hallmark of Lauraine’s style, shown also in her contemporary romances and women’s fiction, which has probed the issues of forgiveness, loss, domestic violence and cancer. With over 60 books
Basic laborer work like driving, common white-collar work like office desk-jobs, and highly skilled professions such as doctors are all susceptible to the possible future of automation, but some would make the argument that the work force which is heavily involved with creativity could never be intruded by bots since they have no possible conception or ability to work creatively. This claim is not entirely true. There are currently various bots that have been designed specifically to create works of art both visually and musically. Emily Howell is a musical composer. She has created a number of works that very much resemble the same modern classical style of today - a sort of conglomerate of past and present classical styles.
In her writing, Jane Austen used literary techniques to display her character’s integrity, poise, grace and charm, or lack thereof. Throughout most of Austen’s works, a common theme is women and their behavior. In Emma, Jane Austen weaves a story between the differences of society through the actions of a young woman, Emma Woodhouse. The strongest literary technique in Jane Austen’s Emma is the use of a foil.
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What You Do In the Dark Shall Come to Light “Nobody’s ever been arrested for a murder; they have only ever been arrested for not planning it properly”(Hayes) There has always been murders out there but it is the unintelligent ones who get caught. Rather it is a baby farmer who is rumored to have killed over 400 children, a man who decided to control women and bending them to his own sadistic desires, or a woman who rapes, mutilates, and kills girls with her husband. Not all the skeletons in Britain’s closet are as well known as Jack the Ripper but they are just as cruel and unusual serial killers, such as Amelia Dyer, and the couple Fred and Rosemary West .
During the 18th century, one of the most notorious serial killers was a woman named Amelia Dyer. Till this day she’s known as “Angel Maker”, the worst serial killer that Britain has ever had. Within a span of 20 to 30 years, she killed about 400 babies. No one was sure why she did it, but when she was asked one day, she said “After I got a baby something seemed to say in my ear, “get rid of it””. Amelia Dyer was born in 1837, and as a child, her life wasn’t that great.
When comparing the two texts, one is then able to identify the separate contexts and the texts demonstrate the similarities and differences between social, cultural and historical contexts of Austen's time and today's
Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a Bildungsroman, a coming of age story that focuses on the psychological development of the protagonist, Catherine Morland. This essay will analyse the language and narrative techniques of the extract, and discuss how it suggests vicissitudes in Catherine’s personal perspectives and relationships. In addition, it will discuss the ‘domestic gothic’ and abuse ubiquitous in ordinary situations. Furthermore, it will argue how Austen’s rhetorical techniques work to encourage reader interest as well as exercising perception when distinguishing between appearance and reality. Finally, it will conclude by briefly discussing the significance of the extract within the novel’s wider themes.
Imagine being outside and hearing the birds sing, but when you open your eyes all you can see are blurry figures. That is what it was like for Anne Sullivan, yet she still managed to teach a blind, deaf, and mute girl how to communicate with the world and as a result she is remembered as a great teacher. Listen carefully as I tell you about Anne Sullivan. Anne Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866 in Feeding Hills, MA. When she was 5, she got an eye disease called trachoma, which severely damaged her eyes making it difficult for her to see.
1.4 Literature overview At the end of the nineteen century, was published a book, for the first time, concerning Jane Austen’s literary work. Exactly in 1890, the writer Godwin Smith gave for printing Life of Jane Austen, and from then he started a new era which values the author’s literary legacy, so others begun to write critics; thus, this moment marked the first step of the authorized criticism, focused on Austen’s writing style. In conformity with B.C. Southam Critical Heritage, the criticism attributed to Jane had increased after 1870 and became formal and organized. Therefore, “we see the novels praised for their elegance of form and their surface ‘finish’; for the realism of their fictional world, the variety and vitality of their characters;
Jane Austen lived in a period at the turn from the eighteenth century to the nineteenth century, which was a period of mixed thoughts, which conflicted all the times. Among all the conflicts, the most important one was the disparity in social status between men and women. Not only men’s status was in the center of the society but also common people thought it was right that men were much more important than women were. In those days girls were neither allowed nor expected to study much because they did not have to work for a living. They were supposed to stay at home and look beautiful in order to get suitable husbands.