... message in "Hard Out Here," combine with Allen's use of enthymeme and its attachment to stereotypes to evoke anger in the listeners of the pop song. Lily Allen's lyrics in "Hard Out Here" lead listeners to deduce the major enthymematic premise that in order to be attractive, you must be thin. Allen appeals to this unstated premise ... angered by what is perceived to be true, even if it is not, indicates that rage will be aroused in females when hearing the stereotypes about domesticity perpetuated in Allen's lyrics (250). Allen may also evoke anger because, as George Boss notes, "if the...

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... such as drug addiction, homosexuality, homelessness, violence, and artistic freedom. Through the music in Rent, Jonathan Larson clearly illustrates the revealing issues of individual authenticity, gender, and politics. Through its lyrics, Rent depicts the characters in their struggle with society while trying to stay true to who they are as a person; this includes their loves, hopes, and dreams. With that being ... HIV/aids. Jonathan's score for Rent is an index of different famous styles worked consistently into a solid story and is clearly shown by his sharp sense of representing char...

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... with elements of traditional African music. One singer in particular well known for her international music style, Fela Anikulapo Kuti combined the African beat along with R&B and jazz including provocative lyrics in Yoruba. This music gained great popularity in Nigeria and internationally. Even with the arrival of DVD players and stereo systems, the traditional Nigerian tunes and ... lyrics are still a part many homes in Nigeria. These tunes tell how traditions of the past have evolved into the lives to the Nigerian women today. Though the Nigerian women today ... ...

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... violence. This theme appears most often in advertising geared towards young men. The message of these "attitude" ads links the flaunting of authority to being a rebel with "attitude" packaged as a cool, desirable male trait. Although these advertisements don't necessarily promote violent activities, they encourage "in-your-face" behavior in teenagers that can easily escalate into real-life violence. "Part of "learning ... same time that they were learning to value savagery, passion, and the embodied manhood of the athlete and the soldier" (Peterson 1998: 47). The message here is that vi...

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... , and are therefore not able to form a sense of their own identity. For the most part they simply copy the actions of others, in an effort to look normal or cool. This is often a great source of guilt in children as they are not quite sure who they want to be yet, and often act in ways that they are ashamed ... for others than for themselves, they begin to care for material things. Girls however begin to care for material things at a much earlier age, and feel the need to look cool or attractive. Children also have to make another very important choice during this period. For boys they m...

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... where the sexualization of women is encouraged and culturally disregarded. You can examine representations of women in sexualizing and objectified manner in the media including commercials, television programs, movies, music lyrics and videos, magazines, advertising, video games, and Internet sites where women are revealed wearing provocative cloths, and posing in ways that emphasize their body parts and sexual readiness. As Jean ... ...

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... Airplane began to have a profound impact on American music. Airplane, for example, first appeared nationally, and caught the wave of activism and "free- love during the summer of 1967. Their lyrics of the hit song "Somebody to Love- reflect this attitude: When the truth is found to be lies You know the joy within you dies Don't you want somebody to ... ...

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... , most men are more inclined to go to McComas mostly for its better selection of equipment in the weight room. Stepping into McComas past the glass sliding doors into the cool air-conditioned building, most gym goers make their way down the long hallway slightly to the left walking and chatting with their friends. On one side of the hallway are ... ...

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... hit people, particularly women. You must defend them, not fight them. Do you understand?' " (11). Wes's father taught Wes an incredibly important lesson that day, that helped him keep his cool in future situations and not react with violence. Wes knew what a real man looked like, and could model himself after his father, even if he remembered very little about him ... ...

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... Connor in an action heroine role. More recently, there is the example of a post modern action heroine, Trinity, (Carrie Ann Moss), in the Matrix (1999). The character of Trinity is a cool, independent martial arts expert who is more than a match for the men in the film. As it can be seen, the representation of women in science fiction films has changed ... ...

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