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Author Rosemarie Tong in Feminist Thought: A Comprehensive Introduction suggests that feminist theory attempts to describe women’s oppression, to explain its causes and consequences, and to prescribe strategies for women’s liberation (n.p.no). Bell Hooks defines feminism as a struggle to end sexist oppression through creating equal opportunities for women by giving voice to the silence (Bell Hooks 24). Feminist theory has several functions: to comprehend the power differences amid sexes, to comprehend

America, as many people understand, seeks for rights, equality and chances for both men and women. America is a place where you can do almost anything you want and be who you want to become. But before the Act of 1972, Title IX, women weren’t allowed to participate in any sporting events such as the Olympics and Wimbledon, and would have been classed as the weaker sex and as a woman who would stay at home, nurture their children, cook for the family and clean their home. Title IX, signed on June

The Tuatha Dé Danann were among the mythical races who inhabited Ireland before the advent of the ancestors of modern Gael known as Gaels. Tuatha Dé Danann were the posterities of goddess Danu (Clark 371). They were also a race of heroes and deities. When Tuatha Dé Danann arrived, Ireland was far from unoccupied. They were the fifth group to settle in Ireland. Some of the settlers were human whereas others such as Danann were more than mortal ranging from descendants of other Gods to spirits of the

Simone de Beauvoir writes about the views of the world towards women versus her views towards women and how the world should view women. Michèle le Doeuff and Christine Delphy were both previous students of Simone de Beauvoir. le Doeuff and Delphy both have read and are critiquing de Beauvoir’s writing, however, de Beauvoir never read le Doeuff and Delphy’s critiques of her work. Simone de Beauvoir believed in existentialist feminism, while Michèle le Doeuff believed in anti-foundationalism, followed

In the story, “The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, a young woman by the name of Mathilde loses a very pretty necklace that she borrowed from her friend at a fancy ball. She and her husband then try to pay back the necklace by taking out a loan to purchase a new one, and and paying off the debts, which takes ten years. Only to discover later that the necklace was actually not diamond, as she had thought. In “The Necklace”, Mathilde learns that you can not always have what you desire most after she

“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is a story about a woman, Madame Loisel, who throughout her entire life has always felt as if she deserved more than she had. Mathilde is so convinced she’s meant to be wealthy that she detests her real life and spends all day dreaming and despairing about the fabulous life she’s not having, when one day she loses what she thought to be an expensive diamond necklace, leaving her and her husband in poverty. Guy de Maupassant uses characters such as Mathilde to show

based on Park's story behind one of his Photographics of a twelve-year-old boy and his family living in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. In the essay, Parks tackles the exact issues of poverty in the world that come from poverty in his essay “Flavio's Home” by describing the situation brought onto a twelve-year-old boy. “Flavio’s Home” follows Parks in his trip of the slums of Rio de Janeiro in which he starts talking about his grudge against poverty and how he tries to do anything to battle or attack

The different perspectives create interest and draw us into the experiences of others. The two texts, ‘The Tracker’ composed by Rolf De Heer and ‘Bran Nue Dae’ composed by Rachel Perkins explores this notion. Both films are evident to the racial discrimination of Aborigines in Australia. ‘The Tracker’ is a 2002 art house film set in 1922. It is clear that there were no Aboriginal rights and which white settlement had the greatest control. ‘Bran Nue Dae’ is a 2009 musical/comedy/drama film set in

My aphorism is hold tight to your roots but be open to the future. This is aphorism really relates to me and what I believe in. It shows the importance of knowing who you are but also being open to new things to come in the future. Holding tight to your roots means remembering where you came from and what standards and ideals are important to you. In my aphorism when I say be open to the future it means being open to new ways of thinking and change later on in your life. My aphorism means remembering

The short stories this week were filled with some obvious and some hidden life lessons. Each one had a main character or characters that seemed to struggle internally and externally with ethics. I believe an author would write about ethics this way to force the reader to have to think about the issues being portrayed. This sparks emotion from the reader, thus causing the reader to respond internally to the author’s message. In each of the three stories, you as the reader are left pondering about