Analysis Of The Poem Defense Of The Confederate Ladies

Alli Bridgers History 336 December 2, 2014 In Defense of the Confederate Ladies Ladies of the Confederacy are often linked to the term â€Å"southern belle.† This label traditionally evokes images of beautiful, spoiled young ladies whose primary concerns were that of attending balls and capturing the attention of men. Attended to by numerous slaves, the stereotypical southern belle â€Å"had few tasks other than to be obedient, to ride, to sew, and perhaps to learn reading and writing.†1 By definition, a southern belle is a beautiful upper-class lady from the south.2 The southern belle stereotype is exemplified in many literary portrayals of upper-class southern women of the 19th century, such as that of Scarlett O’Hara in â€Å"Gone With the Wind.†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦All three women were born into elite families and were spouses of high-ranking Confederate officials. These women left abundant records of their experiences and impressions through diaries, letters and memoirs. Covering the period of November 1860-August 1865, Mary Boykin Chesnut’s Diary From Dixie, has been characterized by historian Douglas Southall Freeman as â€Å"the most famous war-diary of a Southern woman.†7 Born Mary Boykin Miller in 1823, her family was one of South Carolina’s elite families. Her father, Stephen D. Miller served as a congressman, governor and United States senator. She was educated at private schools in Camden and Charleston, South Carolina. Unlike the typical image of a southern belle, Mary was highly knowledgeable. She excelled in literature and history, as well as in French and German. Her diary includes references to Shakespeare, Milton, Dickens and other famous writers and intellectuals. On June 23, 1840, at the age of seventeen, she married James Chesnut Jr, a distinguished lawyer and politician who was elected to the United States senate in 1858 and served the Confederacy as an aide to Jefferson Davis and as a brigadier general. In addition to bei ng highly educated, Mary did not possess the snobbery of the clichà © southern belle, as exemplified by an account recorded inShow MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesimply that somebody must both do and not do something. ────CONCEPT CHECK──── Which of the following, if any, are most likely not principles of logical reasoning? ï‚ · Dont accept inconsistent beliefs. ï‚ · You ought to give an argument in defense of what you want another person to believe. ï‚ · The degree of confidence you have in your reasons should affect the degree of confidence you have in your conclusion. ────4 Statements are logically inconsistent with each other if you can tellRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesof systematic study. Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB. Demonstrate why few absolutes apply to OB. Identify the challenges and opportunities managers have in applying OB concepts. Compare the three levels of analysis in this book’s OB model. MyManagementLab Access a host of interactive learning aids to help strengthen your understanding of the chapter concepts at www.mymanagementlab.com cott Nicholson sits alone in his parents’ house in suburban Boston