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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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. ...

• Word Count: 2035
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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. ...

• Word Count: 1400
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• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 1424
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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...

• Word Count: 1774
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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...

• Word Count: 1674
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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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After noting the extravagance of a luncheon at a men's college, Woolf depicts the inadequate dining at Fernham, a college for women, presenting a drab meal consisting mainly of aplain gravy soup.? ... In the July 1998 issue of Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources editors Linda Shult and Phyllis Weisbard give evidence of the denial of entire acceptance of women writers by showing that only eight women made the list of Modern Library'sone hundred best twentieth-century novels in English.? ...

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Nora has no identity other than the one her husband gives her as his pet and the mother of his children. ... She wants to make them happy and give them the best Christmas she can with what little money she has been given. ... According to Ibsen's "Notes for a Modern Tragedy," a woman cannot be herself in modern society. ...

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Working has clearly taken its toll, giving Mrs. ... Women who do so run the risk of unwittingly giving out a sexual invitation, as well as risking the ire of their husband. ... As Tatiana from Eugene Onegin notes, without rank and riches', without moving in the grand monde', a woman is not a tempting plume' for a man to take. ...

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Her personal experiences were documented, illustrating a social history and giving background on global events, ultimately working towards a social history.5 Elizabeth Marsh shows readers how social history, with regards to women, has changed over time. ... In Elizabeth Marsh's writings of her travels, on no account did it contain any detailed notes compiled at the time of her journey, and no information about the society she was involved with.11 It was also written thirteen years later and submitted anonymously.12 This brings up the question of, how accurate Colley's text is. ......

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The reasoning is that either the man thinks that the woman is playing 'hard to get' or that the woman does not want to seem promiscuous by giving in too easily. ... In the same study, 10% of the cases studied included the process of coercion by the male (Beres, 771), meaning that the woman never officially consented or changed her mind about the act of having sex, but it happened regardless, whether from full-blown rape, or the woman "giving in" to the man's persistence. ... It is important to note that this situation would not fit into the miscommunication theory...

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" In this account, Freeman uses a variety of symbolism, along with the character of Louisa Ellis, to give women of the late 19th century a unified voice - to express through literature their desire for liberation and their quite pursuit of freedom from what men had determined them to be. ... However, Louisa decides not to marry him, and instead, holding onto a thread of independence, she "gives him away" to another woman. ... It is also worth noting, Freeman never mentions the loss of Louisa's father. ... The typical stereotype at that time was that a woman needed a man to fulfill...

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The theocratic totalitarian regime operating in Gilead was instigated and is controlled by men, the male protagonists in the novel are seen as caring and sympathetic. Although one or two women have become quite close through their ordeal, despite the fact that they have had no other choice, "We"re ...

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It is also interesting to note that these women always have the perfect or "ultimate" bodies; they are well toned, and have a small waist with large spherically rounded breasts. ... Young girls and men who internalize these representations do not realize that the media is not always telling the truth or giving an accurate portrayal of women. ...

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Hsu and Lu (2007) note that male students tend to play more online games because they recognise the positive aspects in online gaming that female students do not recognize. ... Consequently, the gamers may suffer in true social lives and personal relations, since regular social networking in online games gives the players the impression that they are interacting socially. ...

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Bordo's Organization After her initial thesis, Bordo organizes her ideas into subsections, in which each bolded heading gives the reader a foreshadowing for what topic she is about to dive in and discuss. ... It is important to note that variances in textual characteristics are what make literature beautiful. ...

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Even though some intellectuals, like Cotton Mather, believed that women had been redeemed through a woman giving birth to Christ, the underlying belief about Eve remained. ... (Bradstreet 549) This line in particular highlights her radical views; she looks honestly at her own abilities and then notes that the culture she lives in will disregard her success by calling her a thief, which is slander, or saying she just got lucky. ... Murray takes this radical avocation for female education to another level, almost hinting at the possibility of female superiority, noting that "the judgement o...

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If married women gives birth to many female children continuingly (in a family that doesn't have a son), it may result in the divorce of his husband. ... The mother comforts children when they are hurt, gives a birthday party for the father, or does the Christmas shopping. ... On a positive note, it should be recognized that those women who are elected in their own right may be more effective than those returned because of the quota system. ...

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Focusing on a specific subgenre, heavy metal, he notes that heavy rock is not enjoyed entirely by male audience and neither does it communicate one type of masculinity. ... When ugly wimmin get left by some scrawny, spotty failed musician they blame the whole world but you couldn't give a shit because they sound so fucking whiningly horrible," Paul Lester (1992). ...

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Gender roles differ in each culture and it gives people a norm on how they are supposed to look or act based on their gender. ... On that last note, most could assume that the reason a man would want to get his penis enlarged is to better please his woman. ... The women that so many others see as role models are giving women a false sense of beauty. ...

• Word Count: 1997
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• Grade Level: High School