The only brave character that show some different from the rest is the role of Nai Wang who was the minister of government. ... Roy O'Bannon was only given the positive character (brave, justifiable) according to the need and development of the story at the end. ... Is a question of third world identity or the relationship among people of colour? ... In attempting to build a new sense of self, she often found herself torn between the expectations of her natal culture and the possibilities available in America. ... However, this film trying to reflect that as the new generations of Indo-Am...

• Word Count: 1727
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Any woman noticed pushing the domestic convention of the period was harshly ridiculed and always reminded of her inferiority within the "man's world". ... Several brave female writers came forth during this period, to speak out against their oppression through the means of poetry, the application of atypical female characters, and the use of symbolism embodying monarchy and oppressive patriarchy. ... In Just a Housewife by Glenna Matthews, a housewife life is defined as "suburban housing patterns (which) reinforced a woman's isolation from most of the world of adults. ...

• Word Count: 2160
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She clings to Jim and feeds his self-image by stating how brave he is. ... She refused to hide the world that was exclusively a part of her. ... Although the women of My Antonia did follow the typical roles of woman drawn by society, they also created new women's roles of their own. ...

• Word Count: 2199
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

There should be more story lines depicting a woman president, and how she would handle the likes of Osama Bin Laden and world terrorism, or how she governed the efforts of the latest space shuttle mission that failed, and saved the lives of all of the passengers on board. ... Susan Isaacs writes about this very thing in her essay entitled, "Brave Dames and Wimpettes". ... They are either about some form of terrorist activity, and a beefy hero that saves the world, or about some busty bimbo running along the beach in a thong bikini. ... Maybe young people would see it, and be inspired to con...

• Word Count: 1671
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The forefather (scratch that, make it "foremother- even though this feminine term is not found in Webster's New World Dictionary) of the Women's Rights Movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, pointed out, "The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her- (Eisenberg 2). ... On the topic of chivalry, a lot of old fairy tales have men, brave knights or charming princes, who will do heroic deeds and sacrifice their lives in order to rescue a damsel in distress. ...

• Word Count: 1987
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School