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we judge someone in our world today. Being a girl is typically a sign of being weak, powerless, and not as important. If a man was called a girl, it means they are being childish, or stupid about a certain situation. On the reverse, being a man comes with many expectations of power and strength as well as just being the bigger, better person. They say boys learn how to be a man from none other than his father, or a father figure none the less. People stick on stereotypes for being both a girl and a

Feminism has always, and continues to be a heavy topic in literature. The status of women in the world has continued to change due to the fight for the equal rights of women. Even today there are still some issues involving the rights of women, some places more so than others. Ama Ata Aidoo, an author in African literature, was born into royalty in Ghana which provided her with a clear significance of African customs (Horne 48). She illustrates in “Two Sisters” how the inequality of genders affected

Female and male equality has been a topic of conversation dating back to the mid to late 1800’s. Women have been fighting for their right to vote, to obtain birth control and the right to equal employment opportunities and wages. Even though now women have the right to vote and are now able to not only obtain birth control but also a safe and legal abortion women are still fighting for fair wages and employment. Women are not only wanted to be seen as equals in the workplace and wages, but also in

Applying different analytical approaches to films Dog soldiers Critical approaches: The sound used in dog soldiers was very dramatic and is non-diegetic. The editing was fast paced and added dramatic tension to the setting of the film; the setting was quite dark throughout the film and as it was set in an isolated house in a forest this also helped to add to the dramatic effect. In terms of cinematography, there was a large amount of point of view shots and certain points of the film were in black

The main family is the Youngers, in this family the main protagonists are Mama, Ruth, Beneatha, and Travis. In the beginning the protagonists Ruth and Walter are having some marital problems. They were fighting because Walter was a money hungry man who was stuck being a chauffeur. Later in the plot when Mama comes into the plot she nags about how Ruth is not raising Travis the right way and how Beneatha, the sister, dresses and how Walter acts. Later on when Mama gets her insurance check for

“Don’t you contradict me! And you--what are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady!” said Mrs.Dubose “Don 't pay any attention to her, just hold your head high and be a gentleman” replied Jem. Does being a gentleman mean something special? Why are men to hold a higher honor than women? People expect women and men to be a certain way. This includes but is not limited to the way they dress, act and function in society. The pattern of a masculine or feminine behavior

In the stories we will be comparing both females which are the main characters of the stories. The Story of Lust and The Story of an Hour are both stories in which we follow female leads, and as the story unfolds we begin to see how the females are affected by the male characters in the stories. The stories are different in many ways, but over time we see how the female characters are affected by the male characters and we see the deterioration of the two main characters. As the stories progress

Conversation is a normal part of every day life. People converse everywhere they go; whether they are with their friends’, at school or even while at the store, a conversation is bound to ignite. While communicating has its ups, it also has its downs; these ‘downs’ can happen especially when men and women are communicating because, according to Deborah Tannen, they have different communication styles. Tannen illustrates this in her video, He Said, She Said: Gender, Language, & Communication, where

the story is gaining or losing hope. Throughout this story there are numerous instances and events that occur in which all seems lost at a dead end, but in those moment hope carries through and thrives. In this dystopian post apocalyptic world the man and boy are fighting to stay alive while keeping their humanity as well as searching for what humanity is left in this kill or be killed cannibalistic planet. As their time journeying down the road increases so do the dangers and obstacles they face

whether they should be passive or aggressive. In “50 Shades of Grey”, Anastasia is portrayed as a woman with typical female attributes; she has a low self-esteem and is portrayed as weak and unable to care for herself, demonstrating that she needs a man to care for her. She is even forced to sign a contract that requires her to work out four times a week. I thought this was interesting because there is a certain way in which society expects women to look, and by adhering to a strict training schedule