Within this assignment I will look to use class material as well as videos to answer the question that is "what influence does the male gaze have on the argument of personal empowerment?... Two other really important things about male gaze that I took out of the "dream world" movie which was shown in class were the topics of male aggression and racial stereotyping. ... In what is called the dream world (often music videos) women never say no to male aggression and often as explained in "dream worlds 3" that it is often a sexual turn on's and often lead to steamy ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hedges: A Challenger Appears from the Confines of Disabled Femininity Throughout The Street Ann Petry thematically examines the possibility of coexistence between the maintenance of personal virtue and morality with the achievement of the capitalistic successes of the American Dream. ... She is constantly portrayed in a dual manner, as she is the embodiment of the achievement of the American dream and the degradation of women, virtue and community. ... Hedges" lucrative success in conjunction with her money-lending partner Junto is unmistakable within the community and she has therefore atta...

• Word Count: 1175
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are very few female characters within classical English literature who are in control of their own lives. ... These doe-eyed, fragile women are puppets in a web woven by the dominant male characters within each of Shakespeare's plays. ... However, these women, as hated and immoral as they are, do exist within Shakespeare's plays. ... Lady Macbeth, a prime example of a powerful, independent female faces rejection within her respective society. ... It is in this hope that I dream to change the stereotype against women of all ages, and prove to the world, that I, as Lady ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Susan Faludi paints a beautiful picture of this world and the interrelations within its boundaries by putting a woman in the center of her story. ... The essay gives an excellent example of how, sometimes, especially in the past centuries, traditions shaped people's life and narrowed the scope of people's dreams. ... Within the society a man is expected to think, act and live in a masculine manner. ... But everything is a cadets` secret kept within the Citadel. Cadets do not worry about what family or friends will think of them, for their secret is kept within their peers. ...

• Word Count: 942
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The film "Gallipoli," by Peter Weir is a reflection of the views and opinions of what society considered to be masculine within an Australian culture. ... His uncle saw the potential in him and trained him to fulfil his dreams. ... This form of mateship is clearly shown between Archie and Frank's friendship, from the time they met at the race within a rivalry competition against each for the win. ... Mothers were proud to send their sons off to war, having no doubt that they would be home within weeks. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When he wakes up he turns to his wife and sees her "smiling at some dream." Under the night domain, the man suffers a nightmare, while it can be seen that the woman is having the same dream but enjoying it. ... However, Harwood furthers this idea by describing the woman "as pale as death" suggesting that working within the confines of the domestic domain has slowly robbed the woman of her identity and life. ...

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Different countries and the cultures within them have different beliefs on what a woman's status should be. ... No one would even dream of a woman being president or making important decisions for the country. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... In her autobiography, A Dream Deferred, she recalls the reaction of her father when she brought up the idea of college to him: I found a scholarship for veterans' children and asked my father to sign and furnish proof that he was a veteran. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Within the story there are three defining ironic moments. ... Her brothers attempts to make her assume a traditional female role is reflected in the feminist strains of her writing, glorifying heroines who dream of economic independence and celebrating the "wicked" sexuality of women (Classic Notes 1). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Achievement of these gender roles has long influenced behavior and interactions within families and communities around Latin America. ... During the writing of her diary, Carolina holds fast to her dream of finding a home far from the Favelas for her and her children. ...

• Word Count: 1058
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School