She was a "curvaceous" model, and since then models have become thinner and thinner to the point where the typical model is as much as twenty percent underweight and most likely has anorexia (Dittmar, Halliwell, and Stirling 45). ... Studies were done that concluded that African-American girls felt less affected by the media's constant suggestion to be thin. ... The photograph is then digitally altered to create a better look for the model. ... From then on the digitally altered photo was then placed on a billboard. At the end of the video, a slogan came across the screen and st...

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However, no one felt sorry for the old woman because everybody knew she had money."" ... Gwyn Page 65 paragraph 3) These soldiers appeared to be like second sons to Mother Savage, doing what her son would be doing if he were there. ... No real emotion at first, as if she is letting reality set in, and then her emotions take over and she begins to cry as she tries to visualize her son's death She then hears the voices of the four Prussian soldiers coming and she quickly hides the letter in her pocket and met them very calmly. ... They were not allowed to vote, they were not allowed...

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It was then that society and the church began associating witchcraft with devil worship. ... Nadel (1952) notes that if there is a case of witchcraft where there is a death or something unimaginable, it is said, "a few evil individuals among the men (whom no one can name) have betrayed their own sex and become the helpers of a woman witch [and] men are never blamed or accused of witchcraft- (p.19). ... Nadel (1952) states: The economic position of the Nupe wives, many of whom are successful itinerant traders, is generally much better then that of their peasant husbands. ... Most were o...

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There are many ideas and opinions that people believe women should and should not be, according to 17th-19th century ideas. ... Women were expected to act as these shallow, emotional creatures that had no depth mentally and could serve as helpless, reliant, and obedient wives to their ruling and overbearing husbands. ... It gives women a chance to grow as a person and then, as a result, potentially share the good works with the family. ... Women should be given the rights and freedoms and liberties as men are given, and not left to just be submissive creatures that rely on beauty and have n...

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After the male has called upon the young daughter, he then later asks for her hand in marriage. ... Collis then goes on to explain that in cultures which the groom's parent's pay for the weeding, it is viewed as areturn gift? ... Dating was informal, unchaperoned and male and female interacted with no specific commitment. In the past courting was meant to find your mate for life; that was no longer the case with dating. ... Whyte Now that dating was the new courtship system, the rules were no longer established by the community but by the peer group of the young men and wo...

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It is annoying to have what no one thinks worth possessing" (Harvard website). ... Though she has been married five times, she is childless in a period when there were no contraceptives and we know it is not for the lack of sex in her relations. ... Women were to do what they were told and if they did not then the man could punish them just as God punishes man. These attitudes were enforced by the "auctoritee" that WB rebuts. ... She also inquires an important question, if all were virgins, then where would virgins come from. ...

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The scene is set where there were buildings and roof tops which symbolizes hardness, coldness, both of which reflects the characteristics of men. ... He lied to them apparently because "he wanted to keep what he had seen to himself: he had actually caught her in the act of rolling down the little red pants over her hips, till they were no more than a small triangle. ... There is no indication that his wife has her own mind or freedom to do something she wants to, we see this when he says " I"d soon stop her" giving her no choice at all. ... Paragraph 4 (line 15 to line 20) There was a ...

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"Behind every great man, there is a great woman." ... "Though many of the marriages of the Founders were true partnerships, the women had no legal rights. ... She is just one example of what these women were like as they were left to their own devices at home. ... They raised her two children from her previous marriage and had no children of their own. ... "Drawn away from home by the cause of rebellion against the British, John counted on Abigail to function as his eyes and years on the home front when he toiled in the Continental Congress, then as diplomat At that ...

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But to have any hope, certainty or believe we should firstly investigate the current situation that can give us a full picture of what chances we- females do have and do not and then what of them we are expected to get. ... In the Field Research there are all the data that were available reported and also those that were designed to show the results that this investigation contained of. ... Mainly, there will be answers on the questions about solving the problems that were highlighted earlier and do we need something to be done, and if yes, then what should be done in order to increase the a...

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Women were known to play sports that expressed feminine characteristics such as gymnastics and tennis (The Next Generation of Title IX: Athletics), and were considered to be recreational rather than competitive (Bell). ... They were created so that women would have a chance to play sports without being judged as well as to exhibit beauty of the female form. ... Men and others with tell women that there is no such thing as sexism anymore, just by looking at the number of sports women can play. ... Even if playing with men were an average thing to do, men do not appreciate or enjoy women playing...

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In his plays, there are around 170 roles for women, compared to about 700 for men (Packer 117). ... They were either a whore or a virgin. ... Then, Petruchio changes his mind, saying it is, indeed, the sun shining. ... She expresses this clearly: "Then, God be blessed, it is the blessed sun. ... She brought an extra vim and vigor that Shakespeare, no doubt, had in mind when writing the play. ...

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At no stage were women included with in the definitions of citizenship. ... Condorcet stood with only a handful of men on supporting women's rights, but there were numerous amounts of women who were ready and willing to speak up and demand what they deserved, most notably Olympe de Gouges. ... There were fourteen women among those arrested during the protests against the steep rise in prices of flour and bread, other wise known as the 'flour war' of 1775. ... A small delegation of women- four to six- were permitted to approach the king who gave them reassurances that there would...

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All women should be able to play baseball with men and there is no legitimate reason why they shouldn't. ... There are minimal differences in the physical development of boys and girls. ... There are barely any developmental differences between young boys or girls and if there are they can be easily overcome with proper training. ... If individuals who are opposed actually did research instead relying on false claims they would see that there is no legitimate reason to separate boys and girls regarding differences in physicality.  ... It wasn't that women were not physically capabl...

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If she neglects her husband, putting him not at the center of her loyalty, then she neglects her duties and thus endangers the existence of the family. ... First within the family were children are raised to function in well-defined roles. ... No surprise then that "Woman" of John Lennon has been written by an active member of the "flower power" generation in 1978. ... However, after a second reading there is more to the song. ... There is no guarantee though and the lyrics do not say if there was a happy ending. ...

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Using another Ralph Waldo Emerson quote "No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.... There is a clear double standard between young men and young women especially when it refers to sex. ... Dinah was having sex just like most of the girls in her school who where considered young ladies but Dinah gets labeled a slut because her circumstances are different then theirs.  ... Many people in today's society have argued that women do have equality in America but if this was completely true there would be more of a representation political efficacy from Wo...

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However there was litte to be known of the affair with Fujitsubo. ... They shared this place equally and according to Pekarik there were no signs of jealousy between them. ... Since the "bonds- with these two women are not the type of bonds Genji established with his lovers, he made no efforts to make sure they were taken care of. ... If what Jakucha said was true, then why didn't she provide evidence or examples from the tale itself? ... Not only did Kaoru use women, he also had no plans to marry anyone of his lovers. ...

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In Mrs Dalloway There is a complex alignment between Septimus and Clarissa. ... In Heartbreak House there is misogyny throughout. ... The others disappeared; there she was alone with Sally. ... After a good friend, Evans, is killed, he realises that he can no longer feel. ... At a party she thinks "If it were to now die, 'twere now to be most happy" (P. 202-3.) ...

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The people of Japan are all members of several different traditions and each person may be more religious in one area at different times in there life. ... The book also explains that after her death the rumors were exposed as false and Yamato became a sort of kami herself (106). ... This being the warrior ruled time in Japan it's not hard to believe that during the Tokugawa period women were slipping through the cracks of a testosterone-fueled society. ... Women were immediately associated with taboos of menstruation and childbirth, which are both very common in animist societies. It...

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Products such as hosiery and makeup were marketed as essential for a woman of the modern world. ... Women were pictured changing in everyday lives because of this breakthrough. ... Women were much more respected for who they were, rather than what gender they were. ... In the media, negative or offensive representations of women were less tolerated because of the way society moved on, as well as the fact that many more women were now working in the media under the equal opportunities legislation. ... This allows the court scene to become more of show then a real issue. ...

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Yet, the burdens that they encountered were gruesome. Women were not viewed as equal counterparts to men. ... In these areas people were paid the best salaries. ... Therefore, there are no blatant obstacles preventing women from obtaining top corporate jobs.13 Several barriers contribute to the existence of the glass ceiling. ... Oftentimes when women see that their superiors are all men, they think that there is absolutely no chance of advancing. ...

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There are many different opinions as to what the main story, motive, or point of The Scarlet Letter is. ... Earlier in the story Hester was also a heroine to those who were needy. ... In reality Hester is a heroine because she is female, but why there are two different words to describe males and females in this realm is another essay. ... Hester provides Pearl with a childhood full of self-discovery, free imagination, and love that knew no boundaries. ... If this is not one of the best comeback stories ever then I do not know what is. ...

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But there is much more to the story, and after deeper analysis, the story exhibits striking characteristics of Romanticism. ... Then, with this true self, the Romantic character is able to break loose from the society that has kept it bound it for so long. ... Edna is "forced to admit- that they were right (Chopin 655). ... She began to realize that she was in a life where she had no choices and could not fulfill her own desires. ... She admits that she was carefree then, "following a misleading impulse without question- (661). ...

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And looking ahead, the prospect of her life made her feel as if she were buried alive ". ... She should be responsible for this abnormal love, no matter what position she held in her son's growth. ... But in reality there was no such room for her to exist; what she had was just the freedom of imagine. ... In fact, soon after falling in love with Paul, Miriam's spirit world began to change, "Sometimes, as they were walking together, she slipped her arm timidly into his. ... How could he then know her? ...

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When she awakes, she resolves not to speak of the dream, for "Manderley was ours no longer. Manderley was no more." ... Pieces of a vanished life float vaguely about: the heroine misses her dog, Jasper, and remembers how meals were prepared at Manderley, and then she thinks of a Mrs. ... Instead, the heroine's thoughts turn to her younger self, years before, and then the real story begins, told in a flashback. ... Then she recalls what Mrs. ...

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Although woman were beginning to play more active roles in society, the few who had succeeded were harassed and discriminated by fellow male colleagues and especially the ones who disapproved of their appointments and preferred traditional beliefs that women were inferior. ... She believed that women were eligible to do anything that they wanted to and that they were capable of anything that men were able to do. ... When many people began to discriminate the female magistrates of their positions, the case was taken to the Alberta Supreme Court and Justice Scott, the judge, ruled in favour of...

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