Monthly Archives: September 2021
Virginia Li – Olympe de Gouges and Mary Wollstonecraft Response
One of the seventeen items in De Gouges’ “Declaration of the Rights of Woman” that seemed interesting to me was item VII. The first line in item VII was “No woman is an exception,” which stood out to me because … Continue reading
Pauline Pan – Olympe de Gouges and Mary Wollstonecraft Response
In De Gouges’ “Declaration of the Rights of Woman,” item XI is saying that women should be able to freely announce who their child’s father is without having to hide that fact. De Gouges is arguing that women have the … Continue reading
Olympe de Gouges and Mary Wollstonecraft Response
Item X is very interesting to me. It basically means that since women are allowed to be executed, they should also be allowed to make speeches, as long the speech doesn’t break the law. I find it interesting because it … Continue reading
The Right of Woman and Vindication of the Rights of Woman
THE RIGHT OF WOMAN “No woman is an exception; she is accused, arrested, and detained according to cases determined by law. Women obey, just as man, this rigorous law”. I found this portion very important because of how the … Continue reading
Olympe de Gouges and Mary Wollstonecraft Response- Claudia Agosto
I found item 12 to be particularly interesting. Item 12 states that women and men should be prosecuted under the law equally and fairly; they should also adhere to the same set of legal rules. I found this interesting, because … Continue reading
Essay #1
Due: Friday, October 15th Your paper must be submitted to me as a Google Doc. Please share it with [email protected]. While your essay itself should have an engaging title, please give the file the generic title: Your Name. ENG2850 Essay … Continue reading
Olympe de Gouges and Mary Wollstonecraft
Please respond briefly to the three questions below. Post your responses as a new post (not as a comment on this post): Choose one of the seventeen items in De Gouges’ “Declaration of the Rights of Woman” that seems particularly … Continue reading
The Confessions
What is the narrator’s purpose in writing these “confessions”? How do you know? The narrator’s purpose for writing this confession was because he wanted people to know the kind of person he was. Starting with his childhood days the connection … Continue reading
AN ESSAY ON MAN
AN ESSAY ON MAN Based on the explanation in class, an essay on man, #V, Alexander Pope communication to man was, although nature is given on to you, on the other hand, there are earthquakes that destroy property and lives, … Continue reading
Rousseau, The Confessions
1. What is the narrator’s purpose in writing these “confessions”? How do you know? 2. For Rousseau, what is the relationship between feeling and thinking? 3. How does Rousseau describe his childhood? What significance can we draw from this description … Continue reading