The Female Body And Human And Agricultural Fertility

Truc Vy Ho Coach Bevins American Literature Honors 9 December 2016 Alternative Essay on The Devil and Tom Walker In the short story of The Devil and Tom Walker written by Washington Irving, religion played some parts throughout the story but didn’t have a very huge impact on the protagonist, Tom himself. Tom’s character only turned to religion near the end of the story to ask for help from God in reverse for what he has done to the innocent people of Boston.

How does a person come to decide if they want to be a parent or not? The formation of procreative identities in men and women is a complex topic with many influencing factors. Tamara G. Coon Sells set out to distinguish what some of these factors were in her study of 14 unmarried, childfree graduate students (2013, p. 133). Analyzing the narrative submissions of her sample, she was able to pinpoint 5 different themes impacting the development of both men’s and women’s procreative identity: biological, deterrents, fear, hesitation, and pressure (p. 144).

Social reproduction refers to the continuous intergenerational physically and emotionally exhausting household labour that is needed to maintain life (Trotz, lecture, Jan 13, 2016). This kind of labour though is considered to be a woman’s duty. Since an economic activity happens where there is a market, social reproduction is not considered as one as it doesn’t have a visible market. Even though, it doesn’t have market value, domestic work greatly contribute to the economy (Waring, 2013). Since this work is done in homes and by women who are usually marginalized, it remains invisible and thus not considered for pay. This kind of work depends on the traditional division of labour in which women are seen as housewives while men, breadwinners. Thus, the gendering of social reproduction is a result of “doing gender,” where women’s abilities to be mothers are naturalized (Coltrane, 1989); in other words, women are made to fit into the simplistic “domestic = family = heterosexual woman = care and love” equation (Manalansan & Martin, 2008, p.2), while any man who does the caring work in a family is feminized and considered a lesser man (Coltrane, 1989).Thus, a woman’s femininity depends on her motherhood while a man’s masculinity depends on “not doing mother’s work” (Coltrane, 1989, p.473).

to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you,to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears,and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters." Genghis Khan, much like the Hebrew Bible during certain points, regards women as objects. However, to write the Hebrew Bible off as fully misogynistic would not do the ancient texts justice. From Genesis to Judges 2, the Hebrew Bible objectifies women, uses them as scapegoats, but during certain points rises them to the level of highly admired Prophets and warriors. This essay attempts to explore the various undertones of femininity depicted throughout the Hebrew Bible.

breast and the sin-born infant in her arms “’(69). Her sin was already known and the

Close readings of the two passages reveal sexually charged language. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the pear tree’s “barren brown stems” and the “snowy virginity of bloom” are referenced, possibly emphasizing

To truly comprehend a biblical passage, it is important to have knowledge of the ‘hermeneutics which enables an understanding of the locus of meaning and the principles of bible interpretation’ . The audience needs to have a clear interpretation of the biblical passage which includes ‘content and unity of the whole of Scripture if the meaning of the sacred texts is to be correctly worked out’ , this supports the argument that all worlds of the text are equally important. ‘Biblical passages are often taken out of context and interpreted to support a particular viewpoint of justify a particular action’ . It is imperative to note that ‘in order to discover the sacred authors' intention, the reader must take into account the conditions of their

The control of the female body has long been perpetuated through the institution of marriage. Women lived through their husbands, and marriage “is [their] only means of support and the sole justification of [their] existence” (de Beauvoir, 1997: 446). The relationship between money, marriage and love is one of the major themes in Moll Flanders. When Moll declares that “[she] had been trick’d once by that Cheat call’d, LOVE, but the Game was over’ [she] was resolv’d now to be Married, or Nothing, and to well Married, or not at all”, she learns that love without security of marriage is useless (Defoe, 2011: 51). Moll becomes aware that as a woman, any stable career opportunities for her were non-existent and she must rely on men for a sense of security. Yet she never gives the impression she is controlled by men but uses them to increase her own value in society. To Defoe, Moll’s marriages are acts of ‘matrimonial whoredom’, which is marrying for money rather than love. Shirlene Mason suggests that Defoe is critical of Moll’s determination to defy the bounds of legal marriage and therefore punishes her by ending her marriages on poor terms. Yet, this misogynistic attitude is offset by how Defoe seems to be using Moll to underscore the inequities of marriage laws. Maximilian E. Novak, on the other hand, notes that Defoe is critical of eighteenth-century English marriage law (1963). Through Moll’s experience and the elder brother’s unwillingness to commit, Defoe criticises

Reading descriptions in medical texts, Martin wondered how male-oriented views from textbooks matched so cohesively with those of the interviewees. After some research, Martin realized the thought process of woman during labor matched the text book definitions due the definitions men witnessed during childbirth and illustrated in text books and woman culturally internalized and learned through ideology as a description of contractions vs. giving birth.

The Female Reproductive System parts are gametes, which is a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in several reproductions to form a zygote. Egg is a person possessing a specified quantity. Ovum is a mature female reproductive cell especially of a human or other animal that van divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell. Vaginal is a muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women and most female mammals. Labia is the inner and outer folds of the vulva, at either side of the vagina. Clitoris is a small sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals at the anterior end of the vulva. Urethra is a duct by

Nearly every bible verse has been translated repeatedly by countless individuals over the thousands of years since the bible was written. Each translation is more interesting than the last, especially with Mary Sidney Herbert’s translation of Psalm 52. The poem describes a person’s behavior to be deplorable because he cheated and lied to make his name and did not wait for God to give him success with honor. Herbert, however, adds a twist to her translation making it harsher and a bit more personal. The original bible verse uses mild language to get the point across, but Mary Herbert uses a sharper, harsher language. She wants to and is able to bring closer attention to the overall message of the verse by using an excessive amount of

themes in the book of Hosea and I will discuss what I think to be the main one, “

Do you know how you were born? Do you know how you came to be? The reproductive system is the system that made that all possible. Without the reproductive system you wouldn’t have been born. In order to produce offspring, the male and female reproductive systems have to be different. Each system has different parts, problems and care. Each system have different purposes, the male reproductive system’s function is to produce sperm, while the female reproductive system’s function is to produce ova, store ova and house a fertilized egg.

As the authors guilt strains more and more upon his mental state, he must find a way to cope. He attempts to reach solace by using logic. Vendler notes this occurrence, “The speaker’s choice of definition and division into parts in the deceptively scholastic beginning (‘Th’expense of spirit in a waste of shame/ Is lust in action, and till action, lust / Is perjured,’ etc.)

Hosea provided for his wife the best way he could, and treated her the best way he could, and received nothing but betrayal on her part. God, the same way, did nothing but provide for His people, His wife. He cared for them in every way He could, and they still betrayed Him at every turn. Hosea is a book telling of the judgment that is to come against them as a nation, and what is required of them to come back to God.