The play, she argues is told in the rhetoric of the commercial world, even, she notes, in Belmont where life is generally free of direct commercial involvement, but the love alliances forged there are a representation of exchange in the commodity of women. ... The first essay Newman names is that of Marcel Mauss who notes that one of the most significant exchanges is that of gift-giving. Mauss argues gift-giving's significance as it establishes social bonds between the giver and receiver. ... Portia by giving the ring and her further contributions to Bassanio's success wins him ov...

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It is curious to note the role of women in Shakespearean literature. ... For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. ... It is important to note an interesting point with regards to katherina. ... It is important to note though, that she freely resumes this role, and that she does so out of her own sense of self. ... The entire presence of family in the play gives Katherine her motivation and explains much of the whole situation in the dialogue. ...

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Tamed Shrews and Twelfth Nights: The Role of Women In Shakespeare Shrews and Twelfth Nights: The Role of Women In Shakespeare It is curious to note the role of women in Shakespearean literature. ... For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. ... It is important to note though, that they freely resume these roles, and that they do so out of their own sense of self. ... The entire presence of family in the play gives Katherine her motivation and explain...

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As Omadjohwoefe notes, "The prevailing division of labor between sexes has led to men and women assuming unequal position in terms of power, prestige and wealth ". ... The gender roles in Nigeria are subsequently unique, men and women play a variety of different jobs the ultimately all collide together to give end results of accumulation from both genders. ...

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Many have taken note that the lead actresses for these shows are very thin. ... Ally McBeal also shows how strong women are, it shows how far they can go in their lives and it gives girls hope that they can one day also be like the characters on Ally McBeal. ... This gives the message that most people who are of lower income families are over-weight. ... One thing that is interesting to take note of, is the change of body image throughout the decades. ... But one thing to take note of is that in the fifties, the ideal mother or housewife was not expected to look like the Marilyn Monroe type. ...

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This 1930's Italian tune alludes to Dolce & Gabbana's heritage while also giving the ad a romantic atmosphere; "a selling incentive for the perfume." ... As Sut Jhally, a member of the Media Education Foundation, notes, "So while women drift, men anchor and protect"" (Jhally 11). ...

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Conniff states that "Opponents of the law say it forces schools to cut men's programs in order to give women money and facilities they don't want or need." ... The executive director, Donna Lopiano, notes that smaller schools (Division II & III) are adding male sports, yet the Division I schools, who put a lot of pride in their popular teams, are eliminating other sports "Because they're fueling the football monster." ...

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Essay Assignment #3 Kate Chopin's "The Storm" By John Youssef Professor Johnson Humanities 420 Tuesday, December 8, 2003 Kate Chopin's "The Storm" Readings of Chopin's work's often note the tension between female characters and the society that surrounds them. ... These examples give meaning to the proverb, when the cats away, the mice will play. ...

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These plans have been devised to try to give women and minorities an opportunity to participate in traditionally white male dominated areas. It is interesting to note the current popular perception is that affirmative action precludes white males from finding employment with companies that implement these plans. ...

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After her sexual relations with Lord Illingworth, he left her alone to give birth to Gerald, a bastard. ... We can note that his personality has not changed since he is still a horrible person at the end of the play. ...

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Upon deeper inspection the story has strong notes of feminism in the central character Elisa Allen. ... Elisa is overjoyed by any interest in her flowers and gives the man chrysanthemum sprouts to bring to his friend. ...

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A semiotic analysis identifies the visual and linguistic signs in the ad, to see how the signs are organized by paradigmatic and syntagmatic selection, and note how the signs relate to each other through various coding systems' (Johnston et al 2000). ... She then responds well to this gesture which then gives him hope. ... For men yet to have an experience in dating, is gives them a false notion of what constitutes attraction in courtship. It sends the message that if men like women, they should give them gifts. ...

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He effectuates Mina's moral standing by basically giving her body and soul to the men should she ever turn into a vampire. She insist "without a moment's delay, drive a stake through me and cut off my head, or do whatever else may be wanting to give me rest!... " (Stoker 86) With all of this, it's important to note that the Stoker clearly had very strong opinions on these "New Women" and was not a fan of this new era of gender roles that were appearing towards the end of this century when this book was written. ...

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However, it is important to note that she is one of the characters who followed gender roles almost perfectly as an adult. ... Maggie reads every book she can get her hands on and gives herself a sort of "self-education". ... The seamless blending of masculine and feminine traits gives each character a depth not seen in many other authors' works, while also proving a very powerful point. ...

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This clearly links back to the hypothesis because it gives evidence to how our genetics influence our personality and characteristics. ... This also clearly links back to the hypothesis because it gives proof that young children's minds are very open to what is happening around them, therefore making it extremely easy for them to be influenced by their surrounding environment. It is also important to note that we cannot ignore the significance of personal choice. ...

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People in this community, especially sex workers, are at the highest risk for police violence and violence in general.2 To initiate reform and lower the rate of violence in the trans community, detailed reports are used to give accurate data and representation of the problem at hand. ... In the report by the NCTE, a chapter called "Reforming Police and Ending Anti-Transgender Violence" gives a brief intro into the problem at hand, noting that in the LGBT community "nearly 3 out of 4 of lethal crimes [are] committed against trans women and girls," and when they seek refuge in the police "2...

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Technoscience is used to determine and give meaning to gender and sex, but by understanding technoscience, we must understand that it is socially constructed.. ... Thus I state that technoscience is used to determine and give meaning to gender and sex, but by understanding technoscience, we must understand that it is socially constructed. ... Technoscience is the act, process, and culture of discovering as well as the objects, methods, and things we produce (Class notes, October 21, 2003). ... Further more, what does this mean to the 2 sex dichotomy that we believe in when there are birth...

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This can give the viewer that Dil must give a performance as a woman in order to pass as a woman to everyone, and possibly even herself. ... Although Fergus nobly sacrifices himself by serving the jail term that rightfully belong to Dil, Handler asks viewers to note that "although Dil persists to the end in casting Fergus as the man she loves, Fergus resists as assiduously the possibility of a sexual relationship with Dil after it's revealed that she's not the woman of his dreams-. ... Although The Crying Game can definitely give mixed signals at times and contradict itself, that...

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Readers view texts in perspective, to enable them to understand the books they are reading. Gender roles have been prevalent in our communities for centuries now and they are unfortunately still common; in today's society. The novel Speak , by Laurie Halse Anderson paints a vivid image on gender rol...

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Celie never gives up faith. ... Celie gives Harpo advice to beat Sofia. ... She doesn't know if Celie is receiving them but writing them gives Nettie strength to live through the years she spends in Africa. During Nettie's time in Africa, Samuel notes to her that the Olinka women have a strong relationship between each other. ...

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(Gilmore 285) Gilmore's term may be apply to Adrienne Rich's essay "Women and Honor: Some notes on Lying" because it contains similar ideas about how women are expected to behave according to the society they live in. ... In her essay Rich states the following and gives an idea of how true this is, "We have expected to lie with our bodies: to bleach, redden, unkink or curl our hair, pluck eyebrows, shave armpits, wear padding in various places or lace ourselves, take little steps, glaze finger and toe nails, wear clothes that emphasize our helplessness" (Rich 420) The existe...

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The reader notes that a major theme of the three works is the long-term effect of outside pressure on the subjects from birth. ... Dolls often give children their first lessons in what a society considers valuable and beautiful. ...

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He told Gulf News and issued fatwa on 8th July 2010 that women should give their breast milk to male colleagues, acquaintances or anyone with whom they come into regular contact (Ozzie Saffa). ... An important point to note is that many of the Sharia laws against women were created and not mentioned anywhere in the Quran, which shows. ...

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We should note, too, the use of a grey-ish line that mediates between the light and dark and harmonizes the composition. ... Here these two elements have merged together and, harmonized by the use of grey, give an extraordinary impression of voluptuousness. ...

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"A Rose for Emily": Battle of the Sexes In his short story "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner relates to the reader the life of Emily Grierson, a remnant of the past. The narrator of the story relates the mystery and intrigue that surrounds the events of Miss Emily's life. As her story unfolds, ...

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