A feminist reading of The Tempest would interpret the representation of gender within the play as both sexist and as a depiction of the inferiority of women. ... However, such a reading also differs in that one would acknowledge the depiction of the inferiority of women within the play. ... A Feministic reading of the play would recognize that The Tempest depicts the prevalence of sexism within society, and how this was used to the advantage of males to obtain what they wanted. ... Miranda, also, is represented as a form of slave, as she symbolizes the notion that women were to do as men wa...

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As Perry Miller explains, in an era that subordinated women to men and men to God "women who stepped beyond their domestic defines through literature "by reading or writing "were considered dangerous to themselves and to society Puritans expressed considerable scorn for women who wrote or published- (360-61). On the other hand, Elaine Showalter offers the remark that "Bradstreet's writings [i.e. her important later writings] is more inflected by gender than by nationality; it is not American."" ... Jane Donahue Eberwein is one critic who points to generic debates about wome...

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As Perry Miller explains, in an era that subordinated women to men and men to God "women who stepped beyond their domestic defines through literature "by reading or writing "were considered dangerous to themselves and to society Puritans expressed considerable scorn for women who wrote or published- (360-61). On the other hand, Elaine Showalter offers the remark that "Bradstreet's writings [i.e. her important later writings] is more inflected by gender than by nationality; it is not American."" ... Jane Donahue Eberwein is one critic who points to generic debates about wome...

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I have seen this movie multiple times and have never considered the stereotypical gender identity portrayed throughout the film until reading this article and thinking about which movie to choose. ... Later on in Chodorow's chapter, she writes that daughters copy or imitate many features of their mothers' personality characteristics (Chodorow 476). ...

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Besides enjoying reading, he also had a strong inclination for the sea, but his father declared against it, and prohibited him from becoming a sailor. He was sent to grammar school with the intentions of going into church afterwards, but later on, he was sent to another grammar school to improve his math and writing, and although he failed on math, he completely succeeded in writing. ... Later, at night, he went to the printing-house and place it under the door, so that at the next morning it was found. ...

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However, these readings tend to be overly autobiographical: they read Maggie as an avatar of Eliot herself. ... Later, her hunger for pleasure, and for intellectual and sensual stimulation is channelled through her equally sinful sexual desire for Stephen. ...

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However, these readings tend to be overly autobiographical: they read Maggie as an avatar of Eliot herself. ... Later, her hunger for pleasure, and for intellectual and sensual stimulation is channelled through her equally sinful sexual desire for Stephen. ...

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Upon reading "X: A Fabulous Child's Tale," Gould supports the theme with a simple story line structure, a condescending tone, and a narrative perspective. ... Where as, in the late 80's and early 90's men were portrayed to be sensitive and charismatic; now, in today's much more evolved and aggressive society, men are expected to be rough bad boys like that out of an old western. ...

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Caroline Bynum further reveals religious discrimination towards females in "The Female Body and Religious Practice in the Later Middle Ages". ... As I was reading this article, I thought about the hijab. ...

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One worrying factor is that these gender stereotypes are not aimed at audiences who can evaluate them thoroughly but at younger children who absorb the information and use these stereotypes to reflect upon society in later life. ... Belle of Beauty and the Beast is far more interested in reading books than in the overtures of the macho Gaston. ...

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Often, students stay up late depriving themselves of much needed sleep to be able to study or they choose to stay out with friends for extracurricular fun. ... Also, in reading the literature it was obvious that there were other factors that could be taken into consideration when looking at poor sleep patterns when considering gender bias. ...

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Miller and Costello continue by stating that "The problem with studies such as these is that "the human brain is treated largely as a black box with prenatal hormone input and later behavioral output" (Doell and Longino 1988)." ...

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