... professions and activities that men do. This sentiment is further supported by ideas proposed in The Laws. Furthermore, this consistency further supports his seemingly radical and wacky arguments in Republic. Aristotle of course finds this course of thought ridiculous. He undoubtedly has no problem agreeing with Plato's comments that men are physically stronger and altogether by nature superior to women. The ... of Homer and tales with women like Helen and Clytemnestra to understand the archetypes of Greek and more specifically Athenian women. While Plato holds that women are inferior, ...

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... the beneficial effects of consuming adequate amounts of protein, or more specifically, due to the consumption of Detour Protein Bars. The creator of the protein bar, Forward Foods, LLC, is using sexual imagery as a part of their advertising in order to sell their product. The ad infers the argument that by consuming Detour Protein Bars, the target audience, young adult women ... ...

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... "accomplished" (38). As well as these skills, a woman must possess a natural grace and flawless manner "to deserve the word" (39). Elizabeth Bennet's reply of "I never saw such a woman" highlights Austen's concern with the notion of the ideal woman within her nineteenth-century English ... an 'accomplished woman' at this time. Moreover, a woman must "possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking" (39). According to this list of requirements, Caroline and Emma Woodhouse of Emma are two of the few women who could fit the 'ideal' model ... must endure to reach the...

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... to divorce himself from societal concerns (Dall, 2000). This theory is stabilised via many of his female characters such as Lady Macbeth and Gertrude in Hamlet, as according to Dall (2000): "Through Gertrude's marriage to Hamlet's uncle and also through Lady Macbeth's unbridled political ambition, Shakespeare dramatizes real political concerns that evolved from and during the reign of Elizabeth Tudor." ... true feeling on the stage, providing a weakness via female qualities. As per Gerlach et al (1996): "Tears were thought of as "feminine" but not exclusively female. In Hamlet, when...

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... dates, original questionnaires are available in the Appendix. In the following chapters the work will be based on the objects to compare the level of using political rights between men and women and to find out the reasons for "unequal correlation of representation of both sexes" in political sphere of our ... male, 71.7% female). The 36.6% of male and 41.3% of female respondents think that their political rights are infringed. But 47% of male and 39.9% of female respondents feel that it is possible to perform in political sphere. About 20% of respondent could not answer at least one ques...

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... partners arose in spheres of both work and domestic responsibilities. Such desires are quite vividly portrayed in the gender ideologies of Nancy, a character from Second shift [Arlie Hochschild, 1989: Pg. 39-41]. Nancy tried to establish herself as the career woman. Her gender ideology centered on the idea of herself as a woman who would be needed and appreciated both at home ... them to devote a lot of time to their children. This was mainly made possible by the turning of women to the home front as house wives. [Stephanie Coontz, 1997: Pg. 39] But when women started getting employed i...

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... but equal to men. Moreover, traditional feminine virtues - patience, fidelity, modesty, chastity, harmony, orderliness, grace, sensitivity, silence and beauty - are fine qualities inherent in the female mystique, and according to Aristotle, fine things are the objects of praise and at the head of the fine stand virtues (4). Thus, feminine virtues are worthy of acclamation even if they are hypocritical to feminist ... she "sensed it first as a question mark in my own life, as a wife and mother of three small children, half-guiltily, and therefore half-heartedly, almost in spite of myself...

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... , when and under what circumstances a woman may obtain an abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute, ("An Overview of Abortion laws") the following state laws are instituted: Physician and Hospital Requirements: 39 states require an abortion to be performed by a licensed physician, 20 states require an abortion to be performed in a hospital after a specified point in the pregnancy, and 18 states require ... counseling and the procedure is performed. Nine of these states have laws that effectively require the woman make two separate trips to the clinic to obtain the procedure. Paren...

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... Kate Chopin's story The Awakening, one is able to see that the author planned to depict the final scene to be tragic yet triumphant. Like Edna's final act in chapter 39, the first half of chapter 6 allows the reader to understand that Edna is lost in her search for individuality and freedom in her life. Perhaps the most apparent connection between ... ...

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... of the poem. Additionally, he focuses his attention on the exterior and interior environment of the woman rather than the lady herself. He demonstrates the seclusion of the Victorian woman using her physical environment by conflicting the prison that confines her and the external surroundings of Camelot. The poem represents the isolated Victorian woman as a submissive person that has agreed to ... and thus be a "home for fallen women would be another total world for him to control. Here he could create and run everything according to his rules." (Hartley 39) The fallen woman shows defia...

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... Chapter 14 of 1 Corinthians, he is speaking to a church that is obviously in disorder, with many people speaking at the same time . Verse 28 tells tongues-speakers to be quiet, using the same Greek word as he does in reference to women's silence. In verse 30 he tells prophets to "keep quiet-(same Greek word again) if the call to speak ... as well as women to be silent in certain situations, so that order can be established "and he finishes the topic with a balanced phrase of speech and silence in v.39-40 ""Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongu...

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... is describing. One important word to focus on in these lines is the word 'causes' and its philosophical application. Carew's use of the word 'causes' is defined by Aristotle as the material out of which something exists which, when used in this context, means that the roses and their beauty solely exist because of the woman and that when ... ...

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... society, it has been argued that the role of Muslim women became one of "passivity and submissiveness comparable to that already imposed on contemporary Jewish and Christian women."39 Moreover, Spellberg states that independence and vitality, the defining characteristics found in women of the first Muslim society, "were inexorably eradicated by Islamic norms."40 'A'isha's political ... ...

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... are to give birth or have just given birth. The idea of having a set amount of time and percentage of income for everyone reflects Deborah Stone's idea of equity. (Stone 39) In a Utopian society, there would be complete equality and everyone would be able to take as much time off as they needed, but this is not always true. The problem ... ...

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... woman who is not a celebrity, also creates a strong message that regular, everyday people can be just as bright, fit or tough as she is by using this product. When a reader is looking at an ad, they have to have a certain level of confidence in the level of trust-worthiness the company ... the ads. This ad as a whole can be considered very controversial as it engages the controversy of gender roles and how woman are repeatedly depicted. By using a female character, similar to the Bride in Kill Bill, the ad is depicting a strong individual in a weak position. The ad might not have been .....

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... poetic power" (New 101). Lines like "Nor can I, like that sweet tongu'd Greek/ Who lisp'd at first, speake afterwards more plaine" are dangerous in a time when using anything but the Puritanical interpretation of Biblical rhetoric could be interpreted as heresy (Bradstreet 549). And some critics, like Ivy Scheitzer, believe that Bradstreet's constant referencing to the Greek poetic ... create plays that exercised her intellectual freedom. The strong Puritan views that were hostile to theatre controlled most of society and caused a great deal of resistance to Murray's attempt at using the...

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... . These two empowering authors have used their voices to elevate the roles and opinions of females of their time. Whitney's disposition contributes to the manner of criticism against male discrepancy using a voice embedded in experience and knowledge to contradict the conflicting discussions encircling men's attitudes concerning women's roles and their lifestyles, while Lanyer uses her words and divine intuition to contest ... other wills, differing in the aspect that many things that were left, were not left to specific persons, but instead to the situations or problems that Whitney fel...

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... loggerheads with reality possesses an artistic gift he can transform his phantasies into artistic creations instead of into symptoms" (Lectures 56). For Cisneros this artistic gift was writing. By using writing as her outlet, Cisneros was not only able to cope with her suppression, but she was also able to sublimate inappropriate wishful impulses/phantasies into a socially acceptable form. Cisneros ... allowed her mind to dwell in a realm of phantasy while writing The House on Mango Street, but it also allowed her to create a surrogate of herself in her work. By using ink and paper as a...

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... audience. Her decorum and appropriateness, combined with her defiance, adds layers of complexity to her character, resulting in her becoming a well-rounded woman.
 A recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is men using their daughters to establish political alliances. Claribel's primary strength is her value in the marriage market; her own personal desires are disregarded as she "[struggles] between disgust at marrying ... the two families. Though Prospero has a myriad of powers at his disposal, she was instrumental as his final act of reconciliation. She is also a victim of attempted ...

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... Jeanne Marecek "also provided evidence that women reported being less comfortable than men in the gym. This was true in general, but particularly in their ratings of comfort when using weight machines and free weight" (gender). Furthermore the split between gender norms and feeling out of place in the weight room also plays into women's hesitation to lift weights ... better cardio equipment (than War Memorial Hall)." While men can be seen working out on the cardio deck or in the weight room, women are more likely to be using cardio machines than weight equipment simply because of societ...

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... to offend one another leaving both upset and also being rude to one another, which is definitely not following social etiquette towards a new acquaintance. Wilde also creates comedy here by using stage directions rather than just dialogue, which would increase the humour in the scene as it adds to the slyness of the women's actions without them having to actually say ... other women like Lady Bracknell are very comfortable with it. The satirising of gender roles contributes to the overall comedic tone of the play, which is Wilde's main reason for using role reversal, and would have been...

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... turns on marketing strategies for various audiences. For this particular advertisement, it seems that the targeted audience to persuade would be females, and Nike does this well by using emotional appeals, as well as using a woman in the ad to make their point directly comprehended, but the ad lacks publicizing logic and evidence. Emotionally, Nike had a fantastic idea to promote women's athletic ... ...

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... idea of a stable community to raise offspring serves as a core family value. All parents want their children to grow up in a safe and stable environment. The second advertisement shows a model using L'Oreal's newest product RevitaLift. From looking at the advertisement, one can see that RevitaLift is an anti-wrinkle cream designed to protect skin from harmful ultraviolet light and to repair ... if they use this anti-wrinkle cream. L'Oreal uses the middle aged women's desires to look young and healthy again and exploits it by presenting this advertisement: a middle aged woman using an an...

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... effects on the other. Similarly, when Katherina agrees the sun is the moon to attend Bianca's wedding and trades a kiss for the permission to attend the reception, a point about a woman using her expected position and duty to her advantage in a marriage is inferred. While remaining "in role", she can satisfy her own desires ... , using her rightful duties for personal means. However, if a woman does not comply with this role and responds with force or obstinacy, the marriage is doomed to ineffectiveness. This is communicated ... ...

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... couple in Pleasantville is making out in the backseat at Lover's Lane. Despite celebrating this permissiveness, the movie attributes the sinful desires of sex and physical pleasure to Jenn. By using a women as the bearer of lustful temptations, the director, though in a less critical manner, follows the timeless notion of woman's corruption of man. Just as a young women began the movement ... Fall," Pleasantville examines critically our current state of "corruption." Through observation of humanity's depart from that which is "godly" and group-oriented, we are provoked into questioning ...

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