Essays on Wealthy Man

Irrelevance of Marriage: Debunking Patriarchal Values in “Pride and Prejudice”

Introduction Marriage is irrelevant in the modern society. It has become an atavism of the patriarchal concept that is no longer important today. Marriage is the remnant of the past, which a lot of people confuse with one of the standards characterizing good life. Moreover, while a lot of males pretend they are scared, confused, and resistant to tie the knot, marriage was constructed only for the sake of men. In the past and today marriage is still presented as the main goal and dream for women, implemented in numerous vague sitcoms, romantic movies, and symbolism of the pop ...

The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life is an 1880 novel by George Washington Cable. The novel entails a story about the Creole society living in the New Orleans, Louisiana and other South Eastern regions which used intense Creole slave labor in the early 1800s. Cable wrote the novel with the intention of raising awareness about the deplorable conditions in which the creoles lived and the racial injustice that they faced. The following is a summary of the novel detailing events from the introduction to chapter twenty six about “A Ride and Rescue”.

The novel begins by explaining the life ...

Article review: Pepper and partnerships

This article focuses on the journeys of Abraham bin Yiju, (1120-1160CE), a Jewish trader born in Tunisia. Trade in this time was quite advanced as can be seen in this chapter, Abraham used to trade in spices from Asia to Africa and the Mediterranean coast. Trade was mainly learnt through apprenticeships and Abraham was no exception as he was sent by his father to an apprenticeship for six years at the hands of a prominent trader Mahmud Ibn Bandar who was later to be his important partner in trade. The use of introduction letters by traders to other traders was ...