Here we use semiotic analysis as the main tool. ... Semiotic analysis allows us to decode the meanings intrinsic to the commercials. ... It sends the message that if men like women, they should give them gifts. ... Mom responds by saying you should by her chocolates, sister said he should sing her a song, and finally the dad tells him that he should treat her like mom. ... This corollary is the bandwagon for espousing that men should be more like women. ...

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The media medium I am going to critically analysis today is a Music Video Clip. ... Today, I am going to critically analysis a clip that was a worldwide hit. ... Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring to you Lou Bega - Mambo No.5 Lets start off with analysing gender representations. ... Even a three year old kid on seeing the clip would point at the screen making the comment "I didn't know I can treat girls like I treat my dog". ...

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Although their relation appears to be settled on the outside, Nora is treated like a child rather than a spouse. ... This can be seen when Nora's forgery is brought up in their final confrontation when he calls her disrespectful words like "featherbrained woman," "incompetent child," and "blind' (Ibsen, 810). ... This is proven where Nora goes to voice an opinion and Torvald says "oh the worries that you couldn't possibly help me with" (Ibsen, 771). ... In the analysis of Ibsen's play, feminist Julia Kristeva analyzes Ibsen's play and...

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For example, in the first line of the song, the woman sings, "I don't like walking around this old and empty house." The male voice replies, "So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear" (Of Monsters and Men). ... Another powerful image is found in the woman's words, "I watched you disappear" (Of Monsters and Men). ... An example of personification is found in the man's line, "It's the house telling you to close your eyes" (Of Monsters and Men). ... However, an analysis of the lyrics reveals that the song is about deep meanings ...

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Michael Chabon took a stand in his book and defend men's refusal to stop and ask for directions is a "foundational cliche of woman's criticism, analysis, and stand-up mockery of male behavior," and masculinity is becoming the discrimination of manhood. ... "This is an essential element of the business of being a man: to behave as if you have everything under your control even when you have just sailed your boat over the falls.... He looks up to men like Jose Canseco, who do not care what other people think about them. ...

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If you're in denial about this you clearly haven't paid attention to advertisements like the low-rider magazine, burger king commercials, herbal essence, and the most popular one of them all, the AXE commercials. ... I decided to analyze this Axe commercial titled, "Clean Your Balls" for my rhetorical analysis because it has multiple components throughout the commercial that represents sexuality. ... So you think the men will purchase this? ... Providing a since of appeal that manipulates your emotion or how you feel about something specific. ... You want to be treated equ...

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From the day you are born you are taught and interpret a certain way to act depending on what sex you are. ... I decided to take a look at some of the characters in the show and see how gender and gender roles took effect on that particular character under analysis. ... Lisa is a perfect little girl, she never messes up like Bart, and excels in school. ... Lisa is very bright and likes things like reading books and playing the saxophone. ... This is very much like the reaction that Marge gets when she is angry showing that some parts of the female gender role do not change over time. ...

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From the day you are born you are taught and interpret a certain way to act depending on what sex you are. ... I decided to take a look at some of the characters in the show and see how gender and gender roles took effect on that particular character under analysis. ... Lisa is a perfect little girl, she never messes up like Bart, and excels in school. ... Lisa is very bright and likes things like reading books and playing the saxophone. ... This is very much like the reaction that Marge gets when she is angry showing that some parts of the female gender role do not change over time. ...

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The leading females in the tale-Sita, Soorpanaka and Kaikeyi-upon analysis seem to wrestle with patriarchy. ... She says, "if you reject my command, you'll be the first of your ancestors to go back on a promise for the sake of convenience" (Narayan 42-43). ... Though The Ramayana continues to serve as a moral guardian of a patriarchal system, it also gives a prominent place to women, narrating their struggle against a male favoring culture-like the stories of Sita, Kaikeyi and Soorpanaka-and opening up a discourse on gender. ...

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What would you do if you woke up one morning and your daughter was missing? ... The trend of increasing sex ratios started in the 1970's with the widespread distribution of ultrasound technology and procedures like amniocentesis that made it possible to know the sex of the fetus before it was born, and thus choose to abort it if it was considered undesirable. ... The 100 most desirable men get married off quickly " desirability determined by things like education, income, social status, appearance, etc. ... In the rudimentary economic analysis of the situation earlier, as the interp...

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The background of the ad is placed in a beach like setting with crystal clear water surrounding the individuals as well as a clear sky and a rock formation. ... On a deeper analysis of the ad however, many more images stick out than just the ones shown. ... The advertisement has the caption "Comfort never looked so good " over the top and reinforces the notion that the product can make you noticeable to the girl with the cute smile. ... His eyes have also yet again been altered to appear more intimidating and snake like. ...

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Traditionally in most sitcoms you see the wife, husband, and kids, however "Reba" breaks all the rules. ... In the future they might not even get married, so maybe their interested in seeing what it was like to be married or divorced. ...

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Again she referred to her husband hesitantly, saying, "he's still " still in bed, you see ."" ... Ames notices a bright piece of hair shining, like a star, coming from his head. ... that she deserves to be talked to like this, not like a slave that requires her mettle. ...

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It takes an act that many women at one point consider: being the one to come out on top for once, and to make the man look like the fool. ... There is a very interesting dialogue exchange at this point: Angela: "You cheated on me!" Dean: "You set me up to cheat!" ...

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So, in the movie, you will notice some discriminating lines stated by a cappella competition commentator, John Smith (John Michael Higgins) about the female gender. ... " This line was uttered by John to the Bellas trying to make them accept that their suspended and just be okay to stop competing because their "just women", whatever they do, in the end, they will just eventually get pregnant and be like a typical housewife. ... Because of the shameful event caused by the girl group, John Smith again uttered a discriminating statement to the girls "This is what happens when ...

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