Well, if so you'll be able to clearly distinguish two major categories in your toy store; "boy toys " and "girl toys. " For as long as we can remember growing up as a little boy or little girl, we would always want the toys that best fit our gender most, but what made us understand what toys is for what gender? ... Examples are "LEGO Friends Olivia's House, " "Disney Princess Favorite Pink Royal Castle - Cinderella " and "The Exclusive Barbie Malibu Dream house " Girls are also taught to be elegant and that physical beauty is important therefore toys for girls would usually include t...

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Stepping into McComas past the glass sliding doors into the cool air-conditioned building, most gym goers make their way down the long hallway slightly to the left walking and chatting with their friends. ... Little things such as the air conditioning and the overall aesthetic appeal make it a more attractive place to be especially for the girls. ... McComas' weight room which consists of multiple rooms packed full to the brim with weight machines, free weights, benches and extremely buff men flashing off their biceps is a perfect place for guys trying to complete a few sets of bench pres...

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If she met these expectations, and most woman with very little examples to do otherwise, did, she gained a slither of respect for her obedience and was labeled a woman of goodness. ... The wife has disorderly defied her husband and ultimately God by declaring to stay behind and gives, what some consider to be an irrational reason to defy one's husband, which is to remain with her friends. ... Griselda's patience is unparalleled to that of the wife in "The Wife of Bathe " and Noah's wife reluctance to enter the ship to stay behind with her friends is seen nowhere else in the ot...

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In Regina's life, her father is barely involved and shows little interest in what she does. ... For example, when Regina orchestrates the "Jingle Bell Rock" dance that she and her friends perform at the Christmas talent show for their school, she wears extremely tight and revealing costumes and incorporates sexually suggestive body language into her dance routine which suggests that females must look good and display their sexuality in an overt manner. ...

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Before Mulan was created Disney's Beauty and the Beast' and The Little Mermaid' had already marked a significant change in the portrayal of women, but it can still be argued that behind the audacious, attractive, and determined characters they are still happy homemakers just waiting to settle down. ... In more recent films such as The Little Mermaid, Ariel wants to transform her body so she can win the prince, and in Beauty and the Beast, it's suggested that all an abusive man really needs is the love of a good woman to tame him. ... In the end, she uses specifically f...

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As part of her cure she is not allowed to work, write, or visit with family and friends as this would be too tiring for her. ... " (Korb) Rather than confronting the idea that John was being controlling, she abandoned her own ideas: "I think sometimes if I were only well enough to write a little it would relive the press of ideas and rest me (Gilman p379)," in order to support what John wants her to think: "but I find I get pretty tired when I try (Gilman p379)....

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Many come educated, with degrees earned in their native countries; but soon realize that their education has little or no significance in the United States job market. ... For instance, two friends that I met in fourth grade were only able to learn English when they reached high school (both were born in this country). ...

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Little about a woman's (or young girl's) inner beauty or self-worth is ever made apparent in how advertisements elect to depict them; no, what's truly important is how attractive or sexy such a woman comes across, both to the female recipient (for which the ad is targeted) and the male observer (for which the ad will be objectified and scrutinized). ... The ad relies on the consumer's connectibility and envy of the star, and makes little effort in promoting the product aside from its declaration that it's the "new fragrance for women.... The message that women mus...

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Shimerda, who could say so little, yet managed to say so much when he exclaimed, "My Antonia!." ... It can be construed that Jim's sheltered and privileged life prevents him from being taken seriously by his family, friends and the reader as a hard working, independent and self-assured man. ...

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According to Howell, et. al (2001) the following variables increased risk specifically in girls: major life events, a higher level of self-consciousness, a lower level of self-esteem, higher self rated social competence, greater emotional reliance, more social support from friends, more physical illness, poorer self-rated physical health, less obesity, less exercise, and more physical symptoms. ...

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