Advertisements that were published during the 1950s show how the influence of consumerism impacted the "American Dream" as technological advancements made in household appliances made many daily chores easier to complete.   The positions of the individuals of the advertisements, their characteristics of, the types of products being advertised, and the messages, both clear and hidden, all promote the "American Dream.... The influence of gender stereotyping within TV advertising must first look at the stereotypes within television programming and advertising in general. ... Role...

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To Janie, he represented these dreams and was her opportunity to fulfill them. ... All those hopes and dreams that Joe once represented faded back to the horizon which nearly disappeared from sight. ... Janie is no longer suppressed and finally has the opportunity to be free and pursue her hopes and dreams. ... Hurston continually contrasts Janie's interior to her exterior as to show her rebirth within while maintaining a solid appearance to please those around her. ... After two unhappy marriages, Janie's dream is realized. ...

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In the film, a 17-year old girl's dreams are deferred but, her dreams do not dry up like a raisin in the sun. ... The strength of this black family, immediate and now extended, is the foundation for positive images within the black community and thus the culture. ... First, Shantell dreams of becoming a doctor. ... Surely, a dream fulfilled. ... The lesson of endurance and faith helped one black family achieve their dreams, even though it may not have been done the traditional way. ...

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Within this assignment I will look to use class material as well as videos to answer the question that is "what influence does the male gaze have on the argument of personal empowerment?... Two other really important things about male gaze that I took out of the "dream world" movie which was shown in class were the topics of male aggression and racial stereotyping. ... In what is called the dream world (often music videos) women never say no to male aggression and often as explained in "dream worlds 3" that it is often a sexual turn on's and often lead to steamy ...

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"Madame Lantin seemed the perfect example of the virtuous woman to whom every sensible young man dreams of entrusting his life". (1034) She was pure and innocent, or was she? ... Madame comes off similar to these characteristics but within the story she turns into a different character. ... "Madame Lantin seemed the perfect example of the virtuous woman to whom every sensible young man dreams of entrusting his life". (1034) She comes off gentle and caring but slowly turns evil and conniving. ...

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(Parker I 1) She becomes accustomed to trading sex for security, a characteristic exchange it appears to her, within her society. ... Hazel dreams of the relief that death will bring. "She dreamed by day of never again having to put on tight shoes, of never having to laugh and listen and admire, of never being a good sport. ...

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The feminist and Freudian approach are used within the story to shed light on the narrators ongoing battle within herself. ... From a Freudian point of view, in his Intrepation of Dreams, the narrator dreamed up stories of saving people, her courage, boldness and self-sacrifice. ... As the story goes on she continued to dream of stories which started the same way with some sort of danger lurking, however, things would start to change. ...

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As Warren notes, "In the American Dream, woman figures not as the dreamer but as an object in the dream" (6). ... She was described as "the sensuous Madonna", the "embodiment of every womanly grace and charm", the "bygone heroine of romance", the "fair lady of our dreams" (Chopin 272), the epitome of what a true wife and mother was expected to be. ...

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Susan Faludi paints a beautiful picture of this world and the interrelations within its boundaries by putting a woman in the center of her story. ... The essay gives an excellent example of how, sometimes, especially in the past centuries, traditions shaped people's life and narrowed the scope of people's dreams. ... Within the society a man is expected to think, act and live in a masculine manner. ... But everything is a cadets` secret kept within the Citadel. Cadets do not worry about what family or friends will think of them, for their secret is kept within their peers. ...

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Chopin was severely criticized for depicting a sexualized and independent-thinking woman who questioned her role within the southern patriarchy. ... She awakens from a dream and finally reaches reality. ... The question is, is Edna a strong enough women to pursue her sinful dream? ...

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She seems to have pulled herself up by her bootstraps and attained the American dream. Another successful hired girl who pursued the American dream is Tiny Soderball. ... She found joy in her family and within herself. ...

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Doesn't every man dream something along the lines of having beautiful angels fall from heaven with whom he can have sexual encounters? ... As I stated earlier, "Isn't it every man's dream to have beautiful angels fall from heaven?" This is a great tool for Axe because their advertisements bring them within the realm of what men think and desire, which is to have extremely attractive females falling over them with just a simple action of spraying their Excite fragrance on their clothes and body. ...

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He said, Within myself, I had sustained, from my babyhood, a perpetual conflict with injustice... His years of dream  dream which he had been cherished since he was humiliated by Estella  came true. ...

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Tess's dream of becoming a teacher had to be put on hold due to her accommodating the wishes of Joan and John. ... Within minutes of her arrival he insisted on feeding her a strawberry, a sexual act, and she soon gave in. ... Her future, dreams, and hopes were ripped away from her because of one single action, from one selfish man. ...

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Another tragedy that lied within Mrs. ... Morel's tools to make her dream and ambition come true. ... Morel's dream, choosing the road to set up a union with her son to become hermaphrodite did not come true, she put her children in her bosom, cast her own dream and outlook on life on her children, hoping to fill her empty emotion. ... Morel's support, Paul's dream could not come true. ... Through loving his mother, he could get what he had been dreaming of. ...

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This severe family disharmony is something that is implicitly challenged within the text by Aboriginal values. ... As a result of her marriage to Quick and attaining the love and support of another family, Rose finds that she can begin to forgive her own family and embrace Aboriginal values of family unity within the "tribe". ... Rose's sense of belonging within the Lamb family as a result of her marriage to Quick enables her to be able to see the importance of family and forgive her mother. Previous to her marriage Rose is encompassed by a bitter hatred for her mother and her opportunity...

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She felt as if "a certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her, - the light which, showing the way, forbids it" (17). ... Robert understands that what he's doing is not accepted by society, and he even says to Edna, "I realized what a cur I was to dream of such a thing, even if you had been willing" (142). ...

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Different countries and the cultures within them have different beliefs on what a woman's status should be. ... No one would even dream of a woman being president or making important decisions for the country. ...

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Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... In her autobiography, A Dream Deferred, she recalls the reaction of her father when she brought up the idea of college to him: I found a scholarship for veterans' children and asked my father to sign and furnish proof that he was a veteran. ...

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She felt as if "a certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her, - the light which, showing the way, forbids it" (17). ... Robert understands that what he's doing is not accepted by society, and he even says to Edna, "I realized what a cur I was to dream of such a thing, even if you had been willing" (142). ...

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There are several symbols within the story as well, the rose in the title, the house, and the smell that is mentioned. ... This story tells a sad tale of a woman destined to be alone in life, never have the love of which she dreamed, and never be the wife she wanted to be. ...

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The Handmaids Tale In Margaret Atwoods novel, "The Handmaids Tale", the birth rate in the United States had dropped so low that extremists decided to take matters into their own hands by killing off the government, taking over themselves, and reducing the womens role in society to that of a silent b...

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Without appropriate parental guidance, honesty, and explanation Milkman has trouble finding the authentic individual within himself. The inner turmoil within both Ruth and Macon Dear sr. reflects negatively upon Milkman, leaving him lost and unfocused. Morrison writes of this hole within Ruth, " because the fact is that I am a small woman. ... Through Pilate, Milkman discovers a past that seems lost within his father. ... With mystical dreams and mystical characters she envelops the reader in a world intriguing and powerful, painting an irreducible picture of a time long past. ...

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Without appropriate parental guidance, honesty, and explanation Milkman has trouble finding the authentic individual within himself. The inner turmoil within both Ruth and Macon Dear sr. reflects negatively upon Milkman, leaving him lost and unfocused. Morrison writes of this hole within Ruth, " because the fact is that I am a small woman. ... Through Pilate, Milkman discovers a past that seems lost within his father. ... With mystical dreams and mystical characters she envelops the reader in a world intriguing and powerful, painting an irreducible picture of a time long past. ...

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Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... But, pitying her poor mother typing away all by herself in the lonesome apartment, she keeps her guilty secret that from now on she will be living for the moments when she can escape to that dream home in the country where they know "what life is all about." ... In her autobiography, A Dream Deferred, she recalls the reaction of her father when she brought up the idea of college to him: I found a scholarship for ve...

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