3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Craft and Structure 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. 5.
Understanding. Nineteenth-century, middle-class American women saw their behavior regulated by a social system known today as the cult of domesticity, which was designed to limit their sphere of influence to home and family.lso exclusive was their âsphere,â or domain of influence, which was confined completely to the home. Thus the Cult of Domesticity âprivatizedâ womenâs options for work, for education, for voicing opinions, or for supporting reform.
The term cult of personality probably appeared in English around 1800â1850, along with the French and German use. At first it had no political connotations but was instead closely related to the Romantic cult of genius. The political use of the phrase came first in a letter from Karl Marx to German political worker, Wilhelm Blos, 10 November 1877: Neither of us cares a straw of popularity.