Actress Linda Arvidson Griffith described the treatment of the new woman in film in her memoirs in 1925: We are dealing in things vital in our American life and not one bit interested in close-ups of empty-headed little ingenues with adenoids, bedroom windows, manhandling of young girls, fast sets, perfumed bathrooms and nude youths heaving their muscles.[12] This new permissiveness in the display of the female body and treatment of sexual themes was the classification of the new woman.[13] The 1920s were a time when women could express themselves as they wished. ... These movie...

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Although written in 1972, Berger's third essay, which focuses on nudity in art (45), serves as a base for a controversial topic in 2015. ... Although harsh and maybe even cringe-worthy, his statement serves as a good look into the role women played in the 1970's. ... Yes, Berger addresses the sexual standards set for women, but he does not go into detail about the unfair standards set for the body. ... However, these advertisements do set another harmful precedent. ... The man in the Calvin Klein advertisement sets an unrealistic standard. ...

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La Mariposa In our culture I think masculinity and femininity are clearly set apart. ... The majority of women and men just have characteristics that set them apart. ... A lot of the ideas that have been created through society have set roles between males and females. ... Men have been expected to work and even be served in some cases. ... Our born gender not only separates us by natural causes, which is ok, but also by causes created by people who set the roles of society. ...

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Because of the stigma society had set upon them, women from diverse social economic status would not dare cross gender roles. ... The stereotype of a "house wife" was set by our older generations' culture, like our grandparents and great grandparents. ... This great achievement will allow them to officially serve on the front lines for the first time in the history of the U.S. armed forces. ... Diversity in our government has come a long way, from not letting women serve in active combat, to performing specific recruitment workshops for women. ...

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Lower wages than men for women is a struggle that has been around since women set foot on the job site. ... If an American citizen has the desire to serve their country, they should be able to, regardless of gender. When privacy within military settings is concerned, the military should make arrangements to allow equal access for both sexes based upon that principle that every citizen should have the right to serve their country. ... Overall, the social roles of the past were substantially different; women were by far thought to be the weaker sex, and there was no denial of the fact that a ...

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Lower wages than men for women is a struggle that has been around since women set foot on the job site. ... If an American citizen has the desire to serve their country, they should be able to, regardless of gender. When privacy within military settings is concerned, the military should make arrangements to allow equal access for both sexes based upon that principle that every citizen should have the right to serve their country. ... Overall, the social roles of the past were substantially different; women were by far thought to be the weaker sex, and there was no denial of the fact that a ...

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The world in which these poems are set is one of secularism and materialism. ... Moreover, women of the early 1900's were commonly thought of as inadequate and served exclusively to complement the man. ... This serves to suggest weather and seasons which, through pathetic fallacy, represents the relationship between the pair. ... Furthermore, the end of the poem is set in autumn, on an "October night" (Line 84). ... The dialectic structure used by Eliot serves to represent the faltering relationship between the man and the lady. ...

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My family has been my motivation to strive and work hard for the goals I have set for myself. I am not the type of person that gives up easily or complains of the roadblocks life sets in my path; they will only make me stronger not weaker. ... My tenacity and mother's experience would serve me as a model and reminder of the goals I need to achieve. I am a strong-willed person that will not rest until I have fulfilled all the objectives I have set for myself. ...

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The war was a time when many men were called to serve in the military at home and abroad. ... Women were able to fill in for their husbands and brothers who were forced to leave their jobs to serve in the military. ... "The "Rosie" image served as an appropriate ideal for mobilization propaganda. ... Whether it was the ability to provide a feminine touch or simply another set of eyes, women made countless contributions to productivity in the factories. ... Women continued to work in different fields such as Rosie Monroe how went on to drive a cab, own a beauty shop, set up her own construct...

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The Australian Army Nursing Service provided the only opportunity for women to serve overseas during WWI. Almost 2000 nurses served. ... In 1919 the Australian arbitration system had set the basic female rate of pay at 54% of the male rate. ...

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The King of Babylon King Hammurabi purposely established a collection of reasonable and unchanging set of laws that addressed common problems in his kingdom. ... Also women were to show worthiness to serve their spouse, failing to do so could end in death. For example, "If a wife be unworthy, the she posses nothing in which to serve her husband....

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Although Austen restricts her physical entrance into the novel and writes her as a silent role, doing so only serves to further conceal the true angst and anxiety of a prevalent female author in the nineteenth century. ... Authors such as Jane Austen had to conform to patriarchal standards set not only in literature, but society as well. ... Generally, aside from the heroine, the female characters of a novel serve as foils to the protagonist. ... Churchill serves as camouflage for Austen's own outlook on her society and position in a patriarchal literary society. ...

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In 1994 the Clinton Administration Defense Department established several policies allowing women to serve in military units involving substantial risk of being killed or captured. ... "Even if new sets of behaviors, beliefs, and ideals could be legally demanded of individuals, any human group's cohesion and morale depend on chemistry utterly impervious to external decrees." ...

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Her hand and eyes will serve her in her ˜venture' into her ˜work' of sketching and painting. Thus her hands, by remaining attached (and not cut off like those of the woman who is denied the rights of property), serve her visual appropriation of the world and proved the first object of this appropriation: her own body " (Stange 879). ... She is an unconventional and unpopular older woman but she serves as Edna's inspiration. ... Because her society denies women the ability to think and act as individuals, a woman who asserts her own differing set of desires may end...

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One factor that men served in Toni Morrison's book Sula was their ability to change the women around them. ... Clearing even a slight laugh at Eva's expense could set her off. ... The men in the novel serve as the takers of the women's independence and strength. ...

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They use only certain parts of the Bible, for example the Rachel and Bilhah story, which serve as justification for the men's rigid control of the avenues to satisfy desire. It also serves as a method for stamping out every competing ideology, religious or not. ... The first epigraph, before the story starts, is taken directly from the Old Testament in the Bible, and sets the patriarchal context into which the novel is put. ...

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Authors, such as the much esteemed Shakespeare portray the majority of women as stereotyped within traditional European society, a society in which women are deemed unfit and unequal in comparison to the men they willingly and mindlessly serve. ... This strength and individuality set her apart from other female characters and make her a unique individual. ...

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Regina's numerous boyfriends, her bright pink room with "girly" accessories, and the activities she takes part in are all serve to depict a negative female stereotype. ... Regina's character matches the standards set by society which demands girls to develop superficial values. ...

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The fear of surgery and its effects are of a concern for all involved. Salter's "Half a Double Sonnet" is a sonnet describing the ordeal of a child named Ben. Ben has undergone surgery and is now suffering from double vision. Ben's reaction is vague. Many people would find it miserable to suffer fro...

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There are many essays written on the role of the witches in MacBeth. Because the witches are female, it is important to note their role as women, not just witches. During the time period, witchcraft was not limited to females and there were many men who were accused of witchcraft. The fact that S...

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Thus, Billy is consequently driven to commit suicide and serve as yet another example of the negative effects that women have on men in the story. ... More explicit images of and references to emasculation appear later in the novel, bolstering Kesey's idea of castration set forth by the malicious nurse. ... Overall, the hospital, operated by women, treats only male patients, displaying how women have the ability to make even the most stubborn of men obey their harsh set of rules and regulations....

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The series of images of femininity in the novel serve to comment that women are blind to the truth. ... It is too beautiful altogether, and if they were to set it up it would go to pieces before the first sunset. ... If the women themselves were to set up their delicate world, it would inevitably crumble. ...

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Nightingale is set in Feudal Japan at the time being a patriarchal society where the power, rights and representation of both sexes was uniquely different. ... Women who grew up during this period were taught to believe they were inferior, and that they were to serve men. ... The author has set the book in Japan, where valuing honour was extremely important. ...

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Linde was a revolutionary character who serves to highlight the injustice by challenging the gender roles assigned to women. ... For Nora, Linde is the role model who ultimately prompts her to pursue a quest for the wisdom and knowledge which will set her free. ... The locus of power shifts to Rank he is now the party in pursuance of Nora which conflicts with Nora's understanding, he "set of the sunshine" of her happiness. ...

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The set of Shakespeare in Love is a clever conception of London in the 1500's and convincingly reveals to the audience the possible conditions of how Shakespeare may have lived (Fitzsimmons, 2012). ... Society within Shakespeare's era characterised particular behaviours with set gender stereotypes. ... Her actions set her well outside her gender role of the time, to which only extended women as economic property or vessels for children, which we see when Lord Wessex (played by Colin Firth) apprehends Will and claims Viola as 'his property'. ...

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