Miss Saigon

Sexism is the failure to give equal weight to women’s interests. It is the antithesis of feminism, a moral, political, and social movement that seeks justice for women. Sexism is important because it undermines the welfare of one-half of the human population and is a major source of women’s oppression. The concept of women as inferior to men originates from ancient civilization. Since the beginning of time, men are gifted the titled as strong, independent, and the bread-winner for the entire households

There is only one person in our lives who loved and protected us from the moment that we born, our mothers. Thinking about that important person, Willie Perdomo wrote the poem “Unemployed Mami” in 2002 as part of the book “Postcards of El Barrio” (Poetry Foundation 2015). In “Unemployed Mami” and “Postcard of El Barrio” the author explores the culture, traditions and even the patriarchy that characterizes Puerto Ricans. Moreover, Perdomo shares the life of a son and the life of his beloved unemployed

Different individuals possess their own values, physical attributes and morals. Furthermore, an individual views him or herself, the world and people contrastingly than others. One’s actions and behavior reflect one’s self. One can form his or her self-concept through life experiences and environmental factors such as geography and economy. Moreover, one can define identity as a process of learning. Charles Dickens’ and Sandra Cisneros’ coming of age novels reflect two similar genres and form similar

only to lose it all. In Great Expectations, the giving of the soul at the gain of the world is explored through Pip and Miss Havisham. Pip moves to England and becomes wealthy; Pip now thinks that money is the best thing in the world. Pip then returns to his home and confesses his love to Estella, Estella doesn’t love him back. Pip now realizes that money cannot buy happiness. Miss. Havisham, on the other hand, is the aftermath of gaining materialistic things at the loss of her soul. When we first

Beauty Pageants aren't all about glitz and glamor. It’s what happens inside that really matters. People may think that beauty has to be center around the pageant. But, Beauty is not required. Nobody needs to beautiful to be in a pageant because, what they get out of it more than just beauty. Beauty Pageants are not bad for young girls, because they motivate people, promote self-confidence, and they get to show off what they love to doing. Self-confidence is one of the best things for a person

In 60 BCE, the ancient Greek writer Diodorus wrote the story of Icarus, in which the son of Daedalus ignored his father’s warnings, and after flying too close to the sun, plunged to his death as the wax holding his wings together melted. While the story incorporates themes of human nature and curiosity, it more importantly conveys a lesson of unchecked ambition. Whether it is for wealth or a better future, humans tend to strive for what is best for themselves in life. Unfortunately, unregulated ambition

Franchesca walked out of her trailer in a pair of miss America pajamas with a fluffy pink robe over it. She walked towards the end of the trailer camp with a bucket, rusted from years of use. Though she was the first to rise, the other patrons began to come out of their trailers. Several of them called out welcome but she didn’t respond. She was always like this, especially today, which was the anniversary of “The Day”. She continued to walk with composure and posture, almost like a beauty queen

very young girls do not resemble their age when they are on stage and performing; they’re transformed into “sultry, Lolita-like waifs” (Giroux 270). Millions tune in and watch shows exploiting the children such as “Toddlers and Tiaras” and “Little Miss Perfect” where we see the little girls strive to be the best and prettiest. Parents should not enter

The two passages, taken from early sections of Great Expectations and Madame Bovary, deal predominantly with the subject of death and the spectrum of approaches applied by their characters to deal with such circumstances. Both Charles Dickens and Gustave Flaubert draw particular attention to the binary codes of public and private life and the extent to which the characters are compelled to manipulate or conceal their true feelings in order to conform to their societies' dogmatic customs and expectations

achieved vicariously, namely through Pip as he goes back and for the to Miss Havisham’s: If a dread of not being understood be hidden in the breasts of other young people to anything like the extent of which it used to be hidden in mine… it is the key to many reservations. I felt convinced that if I described Miss Havisham’s as my eyes had seen it, I should not be understood. Not only that, but I felt convinced that Miss Havisham, too, would not be understood; and although she was perfectly incomprehensible