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    Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays women in a light that does not follow this ideology. The characters contain viewpoints that showcase how during that era women were thought to be lesser than men. Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, the job and attitudes of women were determined by men not the women themselves. We see this in the several different aspects. These aspects include: Daisy's hopes and wishes for her daughter

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    Great Gatsby , the 1920’s is portrayed as a time of change and excitement. It was a time where women started dressing and were portrayed differently, feminism grew and was a major influence on the American culture. Fitzgerald uses women as a foundation of the American dream by showing their beauty, status, personality,and power, Beauty in the novel was an important component which was flaunted by women in the 1920’s which was being shown through Daisy, Jordan,and Myrtle. Daisy is a symbol of beauty

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    are never explained in much detail. One must read further into Jordan speech and actions in

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    American Porn Pornography, also known as porn, has been around as early as 30,000 years ago back when Paleolithic people were carving large-breasted, thick-thighed figurines of pregnant women out of stone and wood. Back in the mid-1600s erotic novels were in print and jumping through the years porn has evolved through movies and now the internet. (Pappas, 2010) In 2002 Michael Kirk and Peter J. Boyer wrote and produced a film called “American Porn” by Frontline on PBS. This film takes a long hard

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    Jamie Coffey Writing for the Liberal Arts Professor Bissell 23 December 2016 Women in Writing Women’s voices in mainstream literature has morphed and transformed throughout the years. From early 17th century with the first female poet Anne Bradstreet all the way to 1960’s housewife heroes in novels, women’s roles in text has reflected their place in society during date of publication. Art mirrors real life as the saying goes, and that’s very much applicable to literary arts especially. Women’s place

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    the Great Depression. Women and men in the 1930’s typically stuck to distinct clothing styles which were, for the most part, unique to that time period. Throughout history, women’s clothing has been designed to help women achieve that time period’s ideal body type. In the early ‘30’s, a new ideal emerged; women were now expected to be “tall and slender, emphasizing broad shoulders… (and) the V shape was now

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    History of the Bra

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    G’Fellers Spring 2010 Abstract When discussing fashion women often talk about the amazing dress they picked up or the sexy peep toe heels that they just couldn’t bare to pass by, however, very often does one think of the bra and its impact on fashion history. A necessary evil in most women’s lives the “over the shoulder boulder holder” has been around since ancient times in some form or another. Before the invention of the brassiere women were suffocating in corsets that resulted in crushed rib

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    The society has always perceived women as inferior or subordinate towards many concepts. In Gamble’s The Supremacy of the Male, the concept of female was represented as they have perception, intuition and the greater power of endurance. What Gamble meant by the greater power of endurance is that women have been oppressed since the very beginning by the society, which gave them the power of endurance. This is slightly different from what Darwin’s theory. Darwin’s characteristics of the female were

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    it was established that there is a huge difference in the way they look at women. Kuchag always found a way to sexualize the women. For him, physical appearance was a crucial factor to praise women. Kuchag states “Your breasts are like the morning: the more they are revealed the more brilliant they look”. In fact, he focused on the parts of the female body that provide pleasure and desire. Kuchag writes “White breasted maid in your full skirt, I touched your breast today, with folded hand I said

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    Despite the prevalence of the gender binary in our everyday lives, it is reinforced even further by the sports media that acts as a strong social influence. Additionally, sports media depicts gender inequality by creating a discriminatory system that favors men’s sports and regards women’s sports as a “second rate investment.” Lack of funding and lack of coverage have seemingly created a self-fulfilling prophecy for the future of women’s sports. Quantitative evidence from research completed by the

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