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. ...

• Word Count: 1423
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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 ...

• Word Count: 1903
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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 ...

• Word Count: 1908
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 1491
• Approx Pages: 6

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...

• Word Count: 1838
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1443
• Approx Pages: 6

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. ...

• Word Count: 1262
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1317
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

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'. ...

• Word Count: 1880
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" The father was never mentioned to be in the house unless he was in the cellar working on his pelting operation or being served a meal by the narrator's mother. ... " The narrator, wanting to keep herself free and defy the boundaries set to gender roles, would continue to slam doors and sit awkwardly. ... He was now beginning to take over her role she once served with her father in the farm. ...

• Word Count: 1909
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

During the thirty-year civil war, both my parents served their time to fight for their country's independence. ... To accomplish her goals, her and my father set up an educational plan for a few years and worked at the same time. ...

• Word Count: 2258
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

And while poor treatment in Islamic cultures can be attributed to radical regional customs which are easily debunked by the words of the Koran, Hindu culture, with its lack of an offical religious text, has little to govern the treatment of women by, thus opening up the door for tradition and public opinion to serve as Hindu law. ... It was also held that the perfect wife was one without a voice or opinion, so for a devout wife, her main purpose for living was to serve her husband. ... Often when the dowry was not paid or the desired amount was not met, the bride would be set on fire by the ...

• Word Count: 1848
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Janet Todd and many other historians believe this marriage served simply as a publicity stunt and think that Behn utilized the title of widow, ultimately gaining her respect over time as an independent woman [ CITATION Gor80 l 1033 ]. ... Furthermore, the ridiculous behavior of the men in The Rover serves to show audiences the high intellect and capabilities of women over men in hopes that the audience comes to respect "the female libertine" as a powerful and strong lady, not a whore [ CITATION Goo10 l 1033 ]. ... No matter how wrong or senseless the world women of the Restoration re...

• Word Count: 2238
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Even going further, eventually the boy may play with Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool oven and a plastic tea set with which to play house. ... Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... Also, the woman in the music videos all served one main purpose: to satisfy the sexual needs of men. ...

• Word Count: 1786
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Even going further, eventually the boy may play with Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool oven and a plastic tea set with which to play house. ... Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... Also, the woman in the music videos all served one main purpose: to satisfy the sexual needs of men. ...

• Word Count: 1784
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

It is not surprising that Torvald feels this way because the law of the time period in which this play is set agrees with him - she is indeed his property. ... It is a role she plays well - until she finds that the role has not served her well. ... Nora shows this when she sets out to discover herself and leaves A Doll's House. ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In other words, the 10 hour work day further segregated men and women and those employers that wanted to hire women were now held to a stricter set of rules, consequently even less women were employable. ... Ironically, the very fact that the Ladies needed women to serve them precluded the serving women to be regarded as "True" women. ...

• Word Count: 1651
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Then they landed on earth, and amnesia set in: they forgot they came from different planets. ... Their meeting place can be found on planet Earth, which lays in between them, and can serve as a mediator. ...

• Word Count: 1269
• Approx Pages: 5

The story itself is both well written and interesting, using the incident of the snake to suggest that the life of the drover's wife is a hard, lonely one, livened up from time to time by episodes which only serve to heighten our sense of the woman's courage and endurance. ... Even though "Drover's Wife- is set in one setting, Lawson uses techniques like anecdotes to capture audience's attentions. ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

A leader's calling includes addressing the needs of the individuals being served, growing further into oneself and achieving results, while also building a team that produces. ... In order to be set apart and noticed, women need to commit to absolute integrity (Walker, 1999, p. 187). ... Hence, the capability to reflect on challenges in order to escape being burdened is yet another skill required to set women apart in leadership (Walker 1999, p. 188). ...

• Word Count: 1954
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The exemplary female prototype in advertising, regardless of product or service, displays youth (no lines or wrinkles), good looks, sexual seductiveness, and perfection (no scars, blemishes, or even pores (Cortese 2008, 59)." It's a difficult point to argue; in looking around, what's gleaned is how...

• Word Count: 2240
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The analysis of the advertisement for the fragrance "Night" by Armani sets out to demonstrate how the concept of "myth" shows that "meaning is never "innocent" but has some particular purpose or interest lying behind it which semiotics can uncover" (Strinati:1995:109) The two page spread for Emporio Armani's "TWO NEW FRAGRANCES, FOR HIM, FOR HER" was featured in a recent edition of New Woman magazine. ... By presenting these meanings as part of nature, myth disguised their historical origin, which universalizes them and makes them appear not only unchangeable but also fair: it makes...

• Word Count: 1672
• Approx Pages: 7

She has a costly set of beads around her arm, which should be used for prayer, but end in a brooch inscribed ambiguously Amor vincit amnia (Love conquers all), but unfortunately it seems it is referring not to the love of God, but romantic love. ... The Wife of Bath makes the institutions of church, pilgrimage and marriage serve to her temperament. ...

• Word Count: 1688
• Approx Pages: 7

It was then, in the presence of that personality which was offensive to her, that the woman, by her divine art, seemed to reach Edna's spirit and set it free. ... These social contacts serve to maintain her place in the upper class circle of New Orleans and keep her abreast of all the news and gossip about the upper class. ...

• Word Count: 1629
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In addition, prostitution, as a gendered institution serves to reinforce and perpetuate one of the cultural images of women that is largely responsible for their continuing subordination, namely, the perception that a woman's sexual behavior, availability and/or desirability are important facts about her social value or position. ... Sexual images of women disadvantage them by imposing a set of cultural norms that do not apply to men and that often legitimize unwanted, harmful or discriminatory conduct towards them. ...

• Word Count: 1662
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography