... female mind, but rather predominantly due to the definition of genius, that holds a bias towards men. Sandra Upson asks, "Where are all the female geniuses?" but perhaps the more important question is why are they not geniuses? Intentionally or unintentionally, since childhood women have been constraint ... sections of catalogs have been occupied with toys that embrace a creative mindset with boxes of train tracks, tools to build with, and Legos, all toys nurturing future engineers. Women have always been expected to fulfill the role of homemaker and does not do work outside of the home,...

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... image to be the sheriff's wife. Glaspell in her story: "she didn't seem like a sheriff's wife. She was small and thin and didn't have a strong voice"[CITATION Sus p 39 l 5130 ]. In this extract from "A Jury of Her Peers", it can be seen how women are being evaluated or judged according to her husband's position. For a patriarchal society ... man with a big voice, who was particularly genial with the law-abiding, as if to make it plain that he knew the difference between criminals and non-criminals. [CITATION Sus p 39 l 5130 ]. The woman was being minimized in terms of image and personal...

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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 ... '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 ... of how a woman should act are ...

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... Barbie's plasticized -- and idealized -- proportions were virtually impossible for girls to live up to. The New York Times reported, "If the 11 1/2-inch doll were 5-foot-6, her measurements would be 39-21-33." According to the Times, "one academic expert calculated that a woman's chances of having Barbie's figure were less than one in 100,000." Whenever I personally flip through a fashion magazine ... ...

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... wild to fend for herself. The Woman Warrior compares herself to a ghost, "We will be so happy when I come back to the valley, healthy and strong and not a ghost" (Kingston 39). In Asian legends, a ghost is a hollow and incomplete entity that wishes to carry out its mission. Her mission is to become a respected and renowned soldier. The Woman Warrior proves her ... ...

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... Yes, this was my prey" (36). The word "prey" implies his active role in her destruction. He says, "The city has changed into a woman" (39). For Mustafa, in order to quell his desire to travel, he has to feel as though he has conquered the world. In order to feel he has conquered ... untrue. Indeed, it is a treatise against the heartless, inhumane, machine-like colonization, and the lingering affects of that alienation. Then, north migrated south, to find all the wealth of the world for their disposal. The European women Mustafa seduces have somewhat ignorant, mystical ideas of who he is...

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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 ... the symbol and role of the sea which allows Edna to find the light that she has been searching for. In the end, the reader is able to see that all of Edna's thoughts and actions pertaining to these chapters have been to free herself from t...

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... family responsibilities of women has created a subduing effect on fertility plans among married couples. The overall proportion of married couples with children among all house holds has dropped from 40.3% in 1970 to 25% in 1996 while the average annual hours for paid employment among married women rose ... 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 wom...

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... anymore. You can't get the white folks to pick and now you can't get the niggers because they got to be right up there with the white folk" (Paragraph 39). This demonstrates her hypocrisy. She claims the girl has no manners, and yet she is the one who rudely speaks of the very people that allow her to wear the ... stood over Mrs. Turpin and called her an ugly wart hog and for her to go back to hell. This statement struck Mrs. Turpin, and left her thinking about it all night. While doing chores, she speaks to God again asking, "What do you send me a message like that for?" (Paragraph 178...

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... thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting I dare not" wait upon I would, " Like the poor cat i' the adage? (1.7.39-45) In this quote she is accusing Macbeth of being a coward and not being a man. She is calling Macbeth feminine, while she acts masculine. Janet Adelman says it perfectly in ... signs of the "milk of human kindness" (1.5.17) mark him as more womanly as she"" (305). Macbeth then fires back at Lady Macbeth calling him a coward by saying, "I dare do all that may become a man/Who dares do more is none" (1.7.46-7). M...

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... hours. It is a time where no one can bother you. Barbie opens up young girls minds, increasing their creativity. But just how influencial is their creativity? In our time with all the roles Barbie plays and is market as, she has the ability to inspire today's young girls to do or be anything they set their minds to be. In her ... in a world where women are objects of consumerism. Barbie has become such a symbolic image.. But, if Barbie were human, she would stand 5 foot 4 inches tall, weigh 110 pounds, and have a 39-inch bust, 18-inch waist, and 33-inch hips. These measurements sound vi...

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... as the dominant precedent on abortion in the United States. It is long and comprehensive and is probably the best single examination of all the legal perspectives available. Pros and Cons Within the abortion debate, there are two parties that war against each other with arguments that ... 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...

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... .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 question ... 15.1 Social 71.9 62.1 15.8 21.2 12.2 16.6 Cultural 84.5 76.8 7.1 11.9 8.4 11.3 Civil 79.4 71.7 10.8 15.2 9.8 13.0 Political 48.0 39.9 36.6 41.3 15.4 18.8 Professional 59.0 54.3 27.0 29.2 14.0 16.6 There was also an important question in what sphere do they have the same, better ... very helpful in defining th...

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... -34), but remarkably decided to hold on to the lie and wear the dress elsewhere. For instance, the speaker recalls going off to boarding school where she "wore it all the time there, just casually mentioning sometimes it was a gift from [her] father" (36-38). This example shows that the lie, to the speaker, was worth more than the ... truth. In fact, she even recalls "wanting in those days to appear to have something whether it was true or a lie, [she] didn't care" (39-40). In the end, throughout Sharon Olds poem The Blue Dress, the speaker had held onto a lie where she thought her fathe...

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... "dare not choose in your minds the work you would like to do" (Rand 22). The council, who is in charge of making decisions, tries to make "all men alike" (Rand 19) and what has been engraved into their minds is that these actions which they cannot think or do are "base and evil" (Rand ... if it defined men to restrain it", Equality cannot keep his eyes off Liberty and "for the first time did [he] know fear, and then pain" (Rand 39). Equality knows that he cannot look upon her for she is a woman, but he keeps on saying to himself that "the Golden One are not like the others" ... wit...

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... impotence of women in the 1800s. Cunegonde is the daughter of a wealthy German lord. She is described as "extremely beautiful " (Voltaire. 5) and is repeatedly referred to as "the fair Cunegonde. " (39). She is the typical damsel-in-distress: a woman who is completely reliant on male protection and often fainting at the sight of anything the least bit distressing. She is a vapid ... quite willing to submit to the men in the baron's castle.   Cunegonde, Paquette, and the Old Woman are not intricate characters. The subject of rape is a prevalent theme in Candide. All of the female charac...

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... develop in their own way. Ibsen often stated that his work and characters really represented human beings that he knew. In a speech to the Christian students in 1874 he stated... "All I have written... I have mentally lived through. I have also written on the opposite, on that which to introspective contemplation appears as the dregs and sediments of one's own nature" (Gallienne, XXVIII ... husband's wife. What I principally wanted to do was to depict human beings, human emotions, and human destinies, upon a groundwork of certain social conditions and principle of the present day." (Sal...

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... a child's development is greatly influenced by his surroundings. Whether it is one's culture, religion, or background, one's environment plays an integral part in development. While parents, friends, teachers, etc., are all obvious role models for children, television and books also serve as behavioral models on which children rely. It is a well-known idea that a child is heavily influenced and affected by ... Gooden (2001) showed that the total female count slightly edged out the male count with 51% of the population. Females were main characters 40% of the time in comparison with a 39...

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... of foods and cleans the house while they are away. Upon return, she is found by her son, who states "Look, Mommy is sleeping she's tired from doing all our things again" (39). It is hard to distinguish if she is truly sleeping or if she has passed away from affects of her given societal duties. Like the woman in "A Sorrowful Woman ... named Cash, who also helps her to realize more in life than being locked up in her home. Next, the death of her husband brings forth sadness, considering it is all she really has ever had. Just before his death, he offers Livvie his precious silver watch (...

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... develop in their own way. Ibsen often stated that his work and characters really represented human beings that he knew. In a speech to the Christian students in 1874 he stated... "All I have written... I have mentally lived through. I have also written on the opposite, on that which to introspective contemplation appears as the dregs and sediments of one's own nature" (Gallienne, XXVIII ... husband's wife. What I principally wanted to do was to depict human beings, human emotions, and human destinies, upon a groundwork of certain social conditions and principle of the present day." (Sal...

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... only allows herself to be close to Arobin physically, not emotionally: "Alcee Arobin was absolutely nothing to her. Yet his presence, his manners, the warmth of his glances, and above all the touch of his lips upon her hand had acted like a narcotic upon her" (Chopin 92). She understands that the sex without love is nothing more than a fulfillment of ... completely transforms from a helpless female dependent on a man to a woman that knows what she wants and goes after it. Disappointingly, she lacks the strength to maintain that transformation. She loses "all sense of reality . . . [and]...

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... time. In describing her, Lawrence Seldon sees Lily as "at once vigorous and exquisite, at once strong and fine" (Mirth 7). Lily has all of the markings of what we would now see as a successful woman because she not only beautiful, she is also described as "practical" (Mirth ... 39), "intelligent" (Mirth 40), and "prudent" (Mirth 41). Unfortunately this is a realistic tale and Lily makes some exceedingly poor choices ... love in spite of the underlying circumstances or sacrifices is a sign of true strength. As a mother, love comes "naturally" for many, but not for all, and the act of "m...

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... factor in making these models look surreal or as some call it, perfect. Without the technology we have today, the flaws of even the beautiful would show, stretch marks and all! Some women do not take their dreams of being "perfect" to anything higher than a dream, but others take it to the extreme. This is where eating disorders come into play ... disorders are linked to low self esteem which is linked to the fashion industry. "...seven million American girls and women, according to Dr. Vivian Meehan, suffer from eating disorders" (Zimmerman 39) . The extremes that people go through to ...

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Real Girls in a Barbie World With her dazzling blonde hair, blue eyes, and long legs, she instantly became the role model for little girls all around the world. However, the unrealistic body image that Barbie possesses has a negative affect on self-esteem and the way young girls view themselves. ... twenty-five pounds is considered underweight (para 10). "But, if Barbie was human sized, she would stand 5 foot 6 inches tall, weigh 110 pounds, and have a 39 inch bust, 18 inch waist and 33 inch hips. These measurements are physically improbable; no woman could have that body shape" ("Barbie", pa...

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... nature in which woman is second to man. In his comedies, however, he is allowed to write with a more detached view of society and a lighter tone (Swisher 39). The role of women in Shakespeare's own life was also a great influence in his writings. His relationship with his wife and even his mother prejudiced his opinion of ... it" (4.1, 325-326). Finally, in the last act, Beatrice fully confesses her love for Benedick (with a little help from her friends), but still remains a strong character. After all, Benedick has to kiss her to "stop her mouth." So, like Kate, Beatrice stops the chara...

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