Historical background
Following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and the expulsion of Napoleon III as emperor, the remains of the French government reestablished itself as a republic. Peace with the Germans had been dearly bought; the French paid a five billion franc indemnity and surrendered valuable land along the eastern frontier. While the Prussian victory helped establish the modern German state, France was demoted to a somewhat secondary role in European affairs. Civil war erupted in Paris between Republicans and Monarchists, threatening to tear apart the French state, but a peaceful settlement was eventually reached. By 1879, with the resignation of its Monarchist president, the Third Republic had become the firmly established government , and the French began to look beyond their domestic troubles. During the 1880s, France reinstated itself as a primary force.
I can see the light from this story the difference between classes. That means the difference between the poverty and wealthy.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
What the writer want to say with the story?
What the writer want to say with the story?
In this story, I could find out about some several articles.
- The writer wants to say about the kindness, fairness of the woman and man. They could have escaped without replacing the necklace, or they could have bought fake one for the Mrs Foriester. In spite of the price they replaced it. It shows the honestness of the couple.
- Also, he wants to say about temporary happiness can bring a huge suffer. If Mrs Loiser didn’t want to go to the ball with expensive dress and precious necklace to have just one day’s happiness, their life wouldn’t turn to very poverty. Her lickerish behavior made him suffer.
- In addition, every little mistake can change our life so we must be very careful about our life.
In this story, I could find out about some several articles.
- The writer wants to say about the kindness, fairness of the woman and man. They could have escaped without replacing the necklace, or they could have bought fake one for the Mrs Foriester. In spite of the price they replaced it. It shows the honestness of the couple.
- Also, he wants to say about temporary happiness can bring a huge suffer. If Mrs Loiser didn’t want to go to the ball with expensive dress and precious necklace to have just one day’s happiness, their life wouldn’t turn to very poverty. Her lickerish behavior made him suffer.
- In addition, every little mistake can change our life so we must be very careful about our life.
The Diamond Necklace /summary/
The Diamond Necklace /summary/
“The Diamond Necklace” tells the story about middle class couple Mr&Mrs Loisel. The husband is clerk in a Ministry of the Public and one day he obtains an invitation to the grand ball with rich people. The women is always upset about her poverty and embarrassed to go to the ball because of she had not any good dresses and necklace to wear. Her husband, who always tries to make her happy gave his all money dress and advised to lend jewellery from her friend Madame Frosteir.
That night Mrs Mathilde Loises was the most beautiful, attractive gorgeous woman which almost everyone wanted to dance with her. Unfortunately, the necklace is lost amd the couple go to great lengths to find it. They eventually gave up and decide to pay for it although as they see the price was too high. The couple take a huge loan and replace the diamond to Mrs Jeanne Foriester.
In effect, they live in poverty for several years. After this long years of discomfort Mathilda meets Madame Foriester and told her the truth about the necklace and how she had to suffer for it. She was surprised when she hears the story and feels sorry for her as she tells the necklace was fake.
“The Diamond Necklace” tells the story about middle class couple Mr&Mrs Loisel. The husband is clerk in a Ministry of the Public and one day he obtains an invitation to the grand ball with rich people. The women is always upset about her poverty and embarrassed to go to the ball because of she had not any good dresses and necklace to wear. Her husband, who always tries to make her happy gave his all money dress and advised to lend jewellery from her friend Madame Frosteir.
That night Mrs Mathilde Loises was the most beautiful, attractive gorgeous woman which almost everyone wanted to dance with her. Unfortunately, the necklace is lost amd the couple go to great lengths to find it. They eventually gave up and decide to pay for it although as they see the price was too high. The couple take a huge loan and replace the diamond to Mrs Jeanne Foriester.
In effect, they live in poverty for several years. After this long years of discomfort Mathilda meets Madame Foriester and told her the truth about the necklace and how she had to suffer for it. She was surprised when she hears the story and feels sorry for her as she tells the necklace was fake.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Is men roles are important?
Is men roles are important?
This is a very intresting question and can really only be answered by also looking at the way in which womens roles have changed in society too. My general conclusion is one that sees the roles and purpose of men as the 'alpha male', provider and protecter within the family unit and the community as a whole, as becoming obscured and belittled. Leaving todays modern man in a state of alienation from his 'purpose' and insecurity over what it really means to be a man. This has come in direct relation to the breakdown of the family and through the rise of women in the work place. Although I would never argue that a woman does not have an equal stand to do whatever she wants, the success of feminism in enpowering women to break the chains of social roles did little or nothing in empowering change in our concepts of the male role. And although the trend of the single mother family may not have been the direct dream of the feminist worship of the mother goddess, the indifference to the importance of the father as an equal god has left many men not paying full respect to the miraculous responcibilty of fatherhood. It is also key to look at the way in which the role of man as breadwinner is becoming obsolete not only through the success of women in the workforce but also because mothers are now encouraged to return to work as early as possible and in fact shunned if she does't. The importance of the partner/father to play an active and vital role is negated as well as the virtues of family values forgotten. This is all topped by the wave of mass unemployment to have swept through skilled industries leaving service industry as the only employer in the market. So where does this breakdown of roles leave the modern man. In a state of Anarchy. If a woman doesnt need to rely on the input of the man apart from for sex (did feminism really mean to mutate into 'girl power' encouraging girls to use there cleavage to gain 'respect'?!), leaving men now free to shag around without thought or constrant. And if their wages are no longer the sole contributor to the protection, rearing, education and future of his offspring, then why can't he just spend what he has on himself. The modern man is encouraged to be individualistic and carefree. Where as the deeper needs of the male contribution to the building of a balanced world are becoming more and more evident as the structure of our wolrd begins to disintergrate. So if we are to build from here, then not only should the roles of women be respected as an equal within the workforce, the roles of men should repected as an equal within the structure of the community. Men need to feel needed as much as women do. If the new roles of women are to work then we need a constructive understsanding in the ways we need the strengths of men, without leaving the doors open for a neo-fasist interpretation for the breakdown of the family and a macho backlash to role reversal. I am a female masculinist and want to see a world based on humanity rather than prejudged roles.
^Hmm copy and paste much ? Heres a simplified version:
Men used to be the people who went out and earned money by working and women stayed at home and looked after the children. Nowadays, men often stay at home and look after the children and do the supposed "women jobs" like cooking and cleaning. Whilst the women go and work but the majority of men still work.
This is a very intresting question and can really only be answered by also looking at the way in which womens roles have changed in society too. My general conclusion is one that sees the roles and purpose of men as the 'alpha male', provider and protecter within the family unit and the community as a whole, as becoming obscured and belittled. Leaving todays modern man in a state of alienation from his 'purpose' and insecurity over what it really means to be a man. This has come in direct relation to the breakdown of the family and through the rise of women in the work place. Although I would never argue that a woman does not have an equal stand to do whatever she wants, the success of feminism in enpowering women to break the chains of social roles did little or nothing in empowering change in our concepts of the male role. And although the trend of the single mother family may not have been the direct dream of the feminist worship of the mother goddess, the indifference to the importance of the father as an equal god has left many men not paying full respect to the miraculous responcibilty of fatherhood. It is also key to look at the way in which the role of man as breadwinner is becoming obsolete not only through the success of women in the workforce but also because mothers are now encouraged to return to work as early as possible and in fact shunned if she does't. The importance of the partner/father to play an active and vital role is negated as well as the virtues of family values forgotten. This is all topped by the wave of mass unemployment to have swept through skilled industries leaving service industry as the only employer in the market. So where does this breakdown of roles leave the modern man. In a state of Anarchy. If a woman doesnt need to rely on the input of the man apart from for sex (did feminism really mean to mutate into 'girl power' encouraging girls to use there cleavage to gain 'respect'?!), leaving men now free to shag around without thought or constrant. And if their wages are no longer the sole contributor to the protection, rearing, education and future of his offspring, then why can't he just spend what he has on himself. The modern man is encouraged to be individualistic and carefree. Where as the deeper needs of the male contribution to the building of a balanced world are becoming more and more evident as the structure of our wolrd begins to disintergrate. So if we are to build from here, then not only should the roles of women be respected as an equal within the workforce, the roles of men should repected as an equal within the structure of the community. Men need to feel needed as much as women do. If the new roles of women are to work then we need a constructive understsanding in the ways we need the strengths of men, without leaving the doors open for a neo-fasist interpretation for the breakdown of the family and a macho backlash to role reversal. I am a female masculinist and want to see a world based on humanity rather than prejudged roles.
^Hmm copy and paste much ? Heres a simplified version:
Men used to be the people who went out and earned money by working and women stayed at home and looked after the children. Nowadays, men often stay at home and look after the children and do the supposed "women jobs" like cooking and cleaning. Whilst the women go and work but the majority of men still work.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Why do people go to college?
Why do people go to college?
Nowadays the technology is raising, knowledge is getting more and more valuable. People go to college cause of many reasons but I’ll talk about some of them those are: to be socialized, to get experienced, to have guarantee of higher life.
The first reason is “To be socialized”. Some people think going to college is not necessary. They say “Why can’t we learn at home by our own?” Yes, it is possible but there is a problem that they won’t communicate to others, they’ll be alone.
Going to college gives us a chance to be able to get socialized such us in school, we compete each other and want to be better than others, also learn from each other by working in a group or doing homework together.
Second one is to get experienced. In colleges we work on real cases that happened before or happening now. It gives us experience on making decisions on problems. Also, we get time-managed, learn leadership that helps to work in the future.
Last one is to have guarantee of higher life. As I said in the beginning knowledge is getting more and more valuable. Paying money to our school means not just tuition but also investing money to our future. Using the knowledge that got in the college we will get job and earn money. So it will be our life guarantee.
Finally, people go to college cause of so many reasons but I wrote some of them. Learning at college gives us too many opportunities that I had written and I hadn’t written now. But if only we use our opportunity we can able to get so many things.
Nowadays the technology is raising, knowledge is getting more and more valuable. People go to college cause of many reasons but I’ll talk about some of them those are: to be socialized, to get experienced, to have guarantee of higher life.
The first reason is “To be socialized”. Some people think going to college is not necessary. They say “Why can’t we learn at home by our own?” Yes, it is possible but there is a problem that they won’t communicate to others, they’ll be alone.
Going to college gives us a chance to be able to get socialized such us in school, we compete each other and want to be better than others, also learn from each other by working in a group or doing homework together.
Second one is to get experienced. In colleges we work on real cases that happened before or happening now. It gives us experience on making decisions on problems. Also, we get time-managed, learn leadership that helps to work in the future.
Last one is to have guarantee of higher life. As I said in the beginning knowledge is getting more and more valuable. Paying money to our school means not just tuition but also investing money to our future. Using the knowledge that got in the college we will get job and earn money. So it will be our life guarantee.
Finally, people go to college cause of so many reasons but I wrote some of them. Learning at college gives us too many opportunities that I had written and I hadn’t written now. But if only we use our opportunity we can able to get so many things.
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