"Its too big its too wide it don't fit, he walks like this cause he can back it up, he's got a big ego, such a huge ego.... Also, the lyrics can be what most feminist would see as degrading, for example: "Ego so big, you must admit I got every reason to feel like I'm that bitch", I believe that this is saying that the stronger the man you have the more woman it makes you. ... It also gives the female a more submissive role by saying that a woman was created for the man when Beyoncé expresses these lyrics, "Some women were made but me, myself I like to ...

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To begin with, the deception of not being able to be with the one you love (Zentle) is difficult enough for any person to deal with. ... The first son Huitzitzilin had was from Zintle her only true love this indeed made it harder to bare with, the fact that you lost someone who connected you with the love of your life and the loss of someone who came out of your womb. Another horrific issue is that of having become Captain Ovando's lover and having his children is something that whether we like to admit continues to happen today. ... This taught me a lesson to not judge, ridicule and o...

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In addition, with the increasing trend of social differentiation, the role that the family plays in society is not as much important as before, the family is no longer the only group you can rely on, and it has been relegated to one of many social institutions like school, trade unions, political parties and so on, each organization play special role in modern society, you can join in any group with your interest and value. ... Women can't make their own decision like choose the marriage but following the instruction order from men. ... But now, women become an independent individual, the...

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At this point however, Jack is being more rational, "You know what I have got to say to you." perhaps implying there is no point in formally asking her, as she already knows what he is going to say. ... As she says "You can take a seat, Mr. ... Miss Prism says, "Child, you know how anxious your guardian is that you should improve yourself in every way... Gwendoline says, "No thank you, sugar is not fashionable anymore." ... Couldn't you cough?". ...

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Alexandra states, "I have a feeling that if you go away, you will not come back. ... What I have been yours, if you care enough about me to take it". ... In fact, when Cather introduces Alexandra, Cather states, "She wore a man's long Ulster (not as if it were an affliction, but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier), and a round plush cap, tied down with a thick veil". Cather introduces Alexandra as almost man-like, and describing her as a soldier, all the while demonstrating she is prideful of what she is wearing. ...

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Ash, ash- You poke and stir. ... When Diane explains her gluttonous attraction to Oreo's, it can be analyzed that she lacks general female concern regarding her own vanity as she says "I remember the winter in January I ate nothing but Oreos. if you know what oreos are, they're those chocolate cookies two of them at a time stuck with sugar in the middle and very addictive one of the best ways to get through i found was this of eating Oreos except that it makes you fat. really fat. even if you don't eat anything else and you think, shit, how can i get fat i haven't had ...

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While at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Cisneros felt out of place and did not like the work of her peers so she resorted to developing her own style. ... You stay at home. If you do get somewhere, you take your life in your own hands" (Satz 2). ... For example, in a "Smart Cookie," Esperanza's mother says, "I could've been somebody, you know? ... Esperanza you go to school. ...

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"No mates for you unless you were of gentler, milder mould." ... Shakespeare unequivocally communicates messages stating the preferred natures of women in an imminent marriage situation, with men clearly desiring wives of acquiescent ways, like Bianca, while avoiding those of bolder natures, like Katherina. ... Petruchio demonstrates this domination when he tells his wife "that cap of yours becomes you not. ... In Katherina's speech, she implies what she requires from her husband, shaping him like he shaped her in somewhat of deal, conveying a message that whatever occurs in a mar...

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I had people sit me down and say, 'You're going to die if you don't take care of yourself.' " Lohan says, "They sat me down, literally before I was going to do the show and they said, 'you need to take care of yourself. We care about you too much, and we've seen too many people do this,' and I just started bawling. ... These young girls see this and have the thought that if they cannot be like these models, then they simply are not pretty enough for the world. ... They turn to extreme destructive behaviors to take the pain away of feeling so horri...

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In advertising companies like Pottery Barn and Mattel; who manufactures Barbie dolls, are showing little girls to play with the little kitchens, dress up as pretty pretty princess, but still dress up and look sexy too. ... If you were not a working mother, you were basically shunned upon. ... Studies show the background ambience of girl commercials is soft music and light pastel colors, like lavender and pink Why start targeting at such a young age? ... You could assume this is dependant on where you were brought up, but for a little girl it is about having fun housing the cool toys in he...

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"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.... "Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty.... To beguile the time, Look like the time. ... Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.... And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool....

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"And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. ... Let husbands know their wives have sense like them. ...

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"And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. ... Let husbands know their wives have sense like them. ...

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Pope goes on to describe from societies perspective that order to have one quality you must posses another attribute prior to successful achieving the other quality. ... This makes it hard for me to relate or learn from the poem because I feel that Pope is comparing small superficial qualities like beauty to bigger more meaningful things such as self-pride and intelligence. ... It proved to be amusing for the fact that such a simple action like the Baron cut off a lock of Belinda's hair can lead us to thinking about such important issues in which are addressed. ...

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Now, there's nothing wrong with her having a personal preference and being "natural" certainly has its benefits in a society that seems to equate the use of makeup or ,of any other body modification, as a sign of either self-hatred or narcissism, but her advice made me wonder 'What part of me exactly makes you think that I wanted to look "natural"". ... To conform to what society tells me a woman should look like by shaving legs religiously or dying my hair brown would require me to sacrifice my ability to decide what I want to look like when I see my re...

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It's just when I'm working out I need AC," says Ipshita Bose a Virginia Tech freshman, "I feel like when girls go to workout they need a nice place and it has to look pretty and not outdated and stuff and guys don't really care as much.... "My favorite thing about McComas is their variety of equipment and amount of workout equipment they have so that you often don't have to wait to long for what machine you are looking for.... "When you go downstairs to lift there's more girls at McComas than there are at War and I feel like I'm not getting jud...

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You can examine representations of women in sexualizing and objectified manner in the media including commercials, television programs, movies, music lyrics and videos, magazines, advertising, video games, and Internet sites where women are revealed wearing provocative cloths, and posing in ways that emphasize their body parts and sexual readiness. ... On the other hand, Lilit, was a little bigger in size and kind of curvy, just like her mom. ... She thought that being skinny, just like her female siblings was one of those expectations. ... The ideas about what a real woman should look like ba...

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This contrasts the female based sexism where subvert or overt sexist messages generally suggest to women that there product can assist them in looking like the model in the advertisement and that this will assist them in attracting a quality male. ... You can see how advertising is ideologically problematic when you compare and contrast these two advertisements. ... So the highly publicized unethical use of gender and sexual stereotypes are in high use in advertising yet the industry itself, is also guilty of stereotyping and discriminating age. (2012 pg.37) It seems like advertising will use...

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Just like hundreds of male musicians who have made an impact in the media, women of this modern era have also made great inroads into the music industry, gaining musical and critical success. Names like Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Ella Fitzgerald have surely altered the substance of the music industry in ways unique to themselves. ... The club owners usually think you're a groupie when you show up early to load in or go backstage to chill, people tell you after the shows 'I thought that was gonna suck because you're a girl, but it didn't!,' and critics describe what you w...

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At the start of the ceremony Claudio asks Leonato "Will you with free and unconstrained soul Give me this maid your daughter? ... To this question Don Pedro answers "Nothing, unless you render her again ", here, instead of meaning that there is nothing that could match her preciousness, he is implying that there is nothing that can match her deceptiveness and treachery. ... This cleverly worded metaphor explains that instead of being sweet and pleasant like a fresh orange, she is now ugly and sour as she is no longer a virgin. ... Later on Claudio uses a religious reference to describe Hero&#x...

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We experience a sense of relief along side the character towards the end of the story, "I've got out at last," said I, "in spite of you and Jane. And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!... With out money the women lacks power of self expression, Woolf states, "All I could do was to offer you an opinion upon one minor point-a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction; and that, as you will see, leaves the great problem of the true nature of woman and the true nature of fiction unsolved.... Like Gilman, Woolf also use...

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In my research, I found that many young girls are dissatisfied with their bodies and many "strive" to look like the "waif-thin" models or actresses one sees on television or in fashion magazines. ... In fashion magazines, many young girls see "waif-thin" models like Kate Moss who is one of many top models that sadly represents the "perfect" body image that young girls are striving towards. Unfortunately, many teen girls do not understand that looking exactly like their favorite supermodel is unrealistic. ... Furthermore, I would rather have more women like Kate Winslet, Rosie O'Donnell, E...

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After this encounter with a woman, Gilgamesh tells Enkidu, "When I look at you, you have become like a God (Gilgamesh 67). ... From the very beginning of the story, Ninsun helps interpret Gilgamesh's dreams, which leads to Gilgamesh having the confidence to complete quests like destroying Humbaba. ...

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Due to the prolific employment opportunities afforded to female Irish immigrants by the swift uprising of industrialization in the United States, Irish women became financially self-reliant and independent resulting in many of them taking on more "male-like" roles in their households such as being the primary "bread-winners". ... Diner, Diner paints a picture of what life was really like for these immigrants, and how the Irish and American cultures clashed. ... Imagine living in shacks, with a mere few feet between you and all neighboring shacks, sleeping on dirt floors wit...

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Another instance where Bradstreet spoke her mind like this presents itself in, The Author to Her Book. ... The offspring she speaks of is none other than the book she wrote, and she states this because even though people may think her book is crap because she is a woman it is still her book and she loves it much like she would her own child. ... In this instance, Bradstreet is protecting the common Puritan belief that God can take anything he gives you. ... In order to understand Mary Rowlandson, we must understand the reality of the hardships that she faced like carrying her dying daughter da...

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