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    the staircase, stopping once she caught sight of the woman - her back facing Claudia, body swinging to a halt. She took the last few steps that would bring her face to face with the corpse. She studied the woman's face; age lines peeking out from the corners of eyes, nose, and mouth; blue lips tilted up. Her eyes traveled down to the woman's throat, taking in the crimson indentations where rope met skin. Claudia found herself reaching out to touch the woman, a ghost-white hand catching her wrist.

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    control as men have when she was placed in a stressful situation. A naturalist A theme that fits this story is never judge a book by its cover. this theme fits because in the story two guests, a colonel and a young girl have an argument that a woman's immediate reaction in any crisis is to scream while the other guest disagrees and thinks that women have outgrown that era. An American naturalist that was at the dinner party decides not to join in on the discussion buts looks around to see the

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    nation, and to represent the struggle of minorities. Often, the characters addressing such issues are superheroes who are both inspirations in their successes and relatable in their struggles. As the first recognized female superhero, Wonder Woman faces and overcomes challenges as she opens a door for women into the world of comics. William Marston’s goal for Wonder Woman was to create an independent heroine with feminist undertones who could succeed on the same level as the popular male heroes of

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    cover her head.43 (7) For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. (8) For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;44 (9) for indeed man was not created for the woman's sake, but woman for the man's sake.45 (10) Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol46 of authority on her head, because of the angels. (11) However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man

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    While analyzing the implications of sex and sexual violence on the actions of Rosa Parks and the following boycott of Montgomery Buses does not change the significance and meaning of the event, it does reflect on changes in the connection between the Civil Rights movement and the push for women’s rights and representation. Though McGuire argues that this lens shows the power of women and their sexuality in the movement, it also reveals a dirty underlying message that pushed women further down in

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    it comes to abortion people start to judge and try to regulate how others live and interfere in their personal choices. We live in a country based on freedoms, and women have and should continue to have the freedom to the choice of an abortion. A woman’s right to choose abortion is a fundamental right recognized by the US Supreme Court. The courts also have a category of classes called the ‘near-suspect’ classes, which include gender. Gender deserves protection from possible discrimination at the

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    next to her husbands body. She shuffled over and felt the woman's pulse in her neck. She didn't have a pulse. It was then that Asia noticed the gunshot in the back of the old woman's head. She sucked in air and let out a whistle. The gun was on the floor near the woman's body. She had a bad feeling. Her clothes were in disarray and her hands flew to her pocket The cigarette pack was missing along with the key. She slowly arranged the woman's body closer to her husband. She sat back and tried to clear

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    expressed very explicitly through three forms of language. Firstly, the stereotype is expressed by a careful construction of facial language on the woman’s face, making her seem confused, scared, and unreliable behind the wheel. This form of nonverbal communication conveys the stereotype to the audience by providing a means of emotional connection- the woman’s highly exaggerated body language and facial expressions while driving. It enriches the stereotype in a very clear and obvious way, as society was

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    for dressing in a way that is “asking for it” to women making 77 cents on the dollar when compared to a man’s salary. These are examples of sexism women are subjected to and the authors in the articles “Marked Women,” “Sexism in English,” and “A Woman’s Beauty,” argue how women are marked based upon various aspects of their life whereas men are unmarked and viewed in a holistic way. Every action, every choice, every piece of a woman tells a story about her even if it is not her intention. In the

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    and her pale face is framed by dark hair. The light colors used in the background seem to bring the woman to the front of the painting. This was most definitely done on purpose by DaVinci. He wanted the viewer to focus on Mona Lisa. The same can be said of Warhol. He uses a bright contrasting color for his background of Marilyn Monroe. Although the background color almost always matches that of Marilyn’s eye shadow, the background contrasts with the rest of the painting, bringing the face towards the

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