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The Truth of the Angel in the House
(2017-04-29)The nineteenth century in the United States was a time that saw a resurgence of beliefs that would keep the modern family together. The Angel in the House is a phrase that is used to describe the type of woman that was ... -
The Un-Unsexing of Lady Macbeth
(2016-04-23)To hear Lady Macbeth tell it, all she needs is a little more testosterone to become a bile-breasted, baby-bashing, king killer. “Unsex me,” she cries, appealing to magical spirits to fill her with cruelty so that she does ... -
“Virtues do not all belong to the whites”: The Portrayals of Americanization and Miscegenation in Sui Sin Far’s Mrs. Spring Fragrance
(2016-04-23)The works of Sui Sin Far, who is widely recognized as the first Asian-American writer, revolve around questions of identity that capture the dissenting voices surrounding Asian-American immigration. A biracial woman of ... -
"We Got the Mesentery News Wrong" and "Desert Fences"
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Will Executors as Oath-Takers: A Comparison of the Lombard Laws and Wills in the Middle Ages
(2017-04-29)Although at first glance the practices of oathtaking mentioned in the Lombard Laws and the legal function of Anglo-Saxon wills or testaments may seem different, in fact they often serve the same or very similar purposes. ... -
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest: Caliban is a Black African
(2017-04-29)Caliban’s character in The Tempest is very complex. Though his race is not mentioned by Shakespeare in The Tempest, many writers and critics try to investigate and know what his race is in the play. For example, Caliban ... -
Xiao Hua
(2016-04-23)
