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In Wharton's Age of Innocence, Newland Archer's mother accuses him of defending "the French Sunday" and later "grumbles at the English Sunday". What are these various Sundays and why were they frowned upon by Upper-Crust New York in the late 19th C?

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How did intellectual property become associated with ownership to the extent that idea or story holds legal protection?

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What does "transitional fashion" mean and would someone know their clothing or style is transitional?

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In Wharton's Age of Innocence, Newland Archer's mother accuses him of defending "the French Sunday" and later "grumbles at the English Sunday". What are these various Sundays and why were they frowned upon by Upper-Crust New York in the late 19th C?	1
How did intellectual property become associated with ownership to the extent that idea or story holds legal protection?	1
What does "transitional fashion" mean and would someone know their clothing or style is transitional?	1