history meme ∙ (2/6) women ∙ jane austenJane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism and biting social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.
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- Do you know what the KGB is?
- … I’ve heard of them.
TV SHOW MEME: [3/5] tv shows → The Americans
Heroes or villains we’re all somewhere in between. Good do bad things and the bad are sometimes kind to their mothers.
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I know you’re all feeling the darkness here, today, but there’s no reason to give in…there is an answer that will open the door.
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“The Divorcee” (1930) is seen as one of the most important films of the Pre-Code era and it still surprises with the force and courage with which Norma Shearer’s character acts in it. The story of a strong, risqué woman who rebels against the patriarchal ideal of a virtuous wife while the husband is free to have affairs without tarnishing his reputation and hence confronting the hypocrisy of the double standard promoted feminism long before the term was used and made Norma Shearer (along with her other pre-code movies) almost a feminist pioneer. Based on the novel “Ex-Wife” by Ursula Parrott, it was highly controversial back in the day and ended up getting Norma Shearer her Best Actress Oscar for it. The film had a total of four Academy Award nominations including Best Film
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Happiness is one of the most important things in life but happiness is something you have to find in yourself - being who you are and accepting who you are - and no one can do that for you. I feel I’ve got to that stage, of being comfortable in my own skin.
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