... instead, she places the responsibility of understanding on the reader" (Lane 1). Apart from her magnificence use of stream of consciousness in Mrs. Dalloway, her concern with the ambiguity of sexual identity and desire, makes it very interesting for contemporary readers, who are facing controvert and complex ideas about homosexuality in a world which heterosexuality is still consider to be ... sexuality and our identities (Bressler 255-56). Queer theory in particular has been involved in the so called culture wars in academia, as such postmodern concepts as gender ambivalence, ambiguity, ...

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... reasoned that the penis had to be plainly absent or present from infancy on, and that these children had to be raised as girls or boys with no hint of ambiguity. Accordingly, pediatric surgeons strive to benefit these patients by "normalizing" ambiguous genitalia. This included reducing enlarged clitoris (eliminating visible penis-like structures in babies assigned as females) and, because ... genitals, refashioning ambiguous male genitalia as female. It has been a standard pediatric practice to recommend surgery for infants with ambiguous genitalia. Parents are told to raise their chil...

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... empathy and compassion. Can men have these qualities and reflect them on others? Women today have more courage and speak about their experiences in order to aide others. Tolerance for ambiguity has allowed these women to find new forms. As times change leaders are expected to evolve and adapt. Part of this study was to find out if they had brought ... skills; a drive to nurture children, kin, business connections and the local and world community; an interest in ethnic diversity and education; a sharp imagination; optimism; mental flexibility; an ability to embrace ambiguity; and the te...

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... oppositions and she uses a lot of literary issues in order to show the deconstruction of boundaries, such as fairy tales, romances, among others. We find that Winterson plays with the ambiguity of desire, sex and gender as a parallel of male and female. The author claims gender being cultural, not natural and she divides the issue of the body into two: sex ... trait of him or her, and also we cannot enter the issue of cliches of gender identity. The author refuses to categorise this narrative voice in a specific gender. Through this ambiguity, she forces to establish the position of the...

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... , they weigh more variables, consider more options and outcomes, recall more points of view, and see more ways to proceed. They integrate, generalize, and synthesize11. And women, on average, tolerate ambiguity better than men. In short, women tend to think in webs of interrelated factors, not straight lines7. The Male Mind As a general rule, men tend to focus on one thing ... obviously pertinent, men are inclined to dispense with them. Then they progress in a straightforward, linear, causal path toward a specific goal: the solution. As a result, men are generally less tolerant of ambigu...

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... and vulnerable in the shower the characteristics of the scream are so overwhelming that fear swells in the ear and the scream is simply a gut reaction to that moment. The ambiguity of the film within a film is clarified when it is resolved by finding "that scream,"" which Jack calls "a beautiful scream."" Dramatic narratives - both those that show and those that suggest ... the sound occurs. From the salacious silence of open-mouthed heroines tied to railway tracks, to the gasping gurgling foley effects of nurses and coeds having their throats slashed, the ambiguity of the scream is mos...

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... pursue her new dreams not considering the needs and desires of anyone but herself. Yet the text never says if the author agrees or not with the character's behavior. This ambiguity leaves room for many interpretations. Although Chopin hints that Edna is one of the victims of the fight for gender equality, the hero herself is not yet aware of it ... gone. "Chopin was not an active feminist, but represented sides of the human psyche which had previously been repressed under the guise of "moral- fiction. She saw and enjoyed the ambiguity and androgyny of "woman- but was smart enough to rea...

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... exclusion of transgenders or their misrepresentation under the protected classes of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 released hot debates on some state courts due to the ambiguity of the term "sex." Furthermore, the emergence of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), its historical creation and revision, as well as its amendment from its predecessor, the Equality Act ... ...

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... them feel more accepted. Conclusion Although multiple social norms surrounding gender are present in our society, I feel Carla Golden states it correctly when she says that the possibilities for gender ambiguity and contradiction are enormous, and that although backing away from these ambiguities and definitions may seem like the right answer, we need to embrace all of these different definitions and ... ...

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In a society where pressure is put on categorizing and classifying newborn babies into the female or male gender, there is little room for ambiguity. However birth defects affiliated with the genitals typically aren't clear. Some doctors unfortunately view these birth defects as a medical emergency, putting pressure onto the already anxious parent, about how to ... ...

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... talked about topic is sex with my friends and how many girls we have had sex with is something that is talked about and to be honest bragged about. "The ambiguity is intentional," says Michael Bruce of San Francisco, co-editor of "College Sex: Philosophy for Everyone - Philosophers with Benefits." I think that society has put that pressure on the male gender ... ...

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... than their male counterparts; males "22 percent; females "42 percent (Dr. D'Augelli lecture). When individuals are experiencing the transitional stage of their sexuality, there tends to be an ambiguity present to deflect any compartmentalization of their sexuality. This makes the realization of their sexuality much easier to deal with. This topic is one that perplexes me. On the one ... ...

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... ; however, for Hobbes, the power of masters of families does not conflict with the authority and power of the political sovereign. The obstacle emerging for gender equality arose from the ambiguity of Hobbes's ideas, in which he undermines the power of the masters of the family and at the same time gives an important role as the intermediary between the sovereign ... ...

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... than his own. He doesn't seem to regard women with much respect, but instead uses them for sexual pleasure to escape from the reality of his militaristic failures. Marquez uses ambiguity by stating that the Colonel had seventeen male children. This means one of two things. The first is he had seventeen children that were all males. The second is that ... ...

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... of The Street, she becomes it's roleless and liberated queen, the pedagogue of success independent of patriarchy and free from the mandates of corporeal attractiveness. (Thomson 8) By turning Ann Petry's ambiguity towards Mrs. Hedges into the "anti-heroine" of Lutie, Thomson uses Mrs. Hedges to "articulate a model of selfhood that affirms both the identities disabled and woman" (Thomson 10) that is ... ...

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... practice of courtly love did not change women's positions in society or the way they were viewed when all was said and done. Women were still stuck in a position of ambiguity, society could not decide how to treat them and it does not seem as if much thought was given to how things affected them. On one hand, the lover would ... ...

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... frogs mate a-sexually. Winterson is attempting to point out an example of society's boundaries on life. She implies that humans create definitions. Her point here is that there is only ambiguity in life. Jordan says "We are no longer bound by matter, matter has become what it is: empty space and light."(101) Winterson has used this quote for the basic ... ...

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... morals. As a female director in an otherwise male-dominated 1950s Hollywood, perhaps Lupino's most arduous task was to make her films stand out from the classic Hollywood mode and her ambiguity and subject matter both aid in achieving this goal. Feminist critics can easily have ignored Ida Lupino's films because while controversial, they are not conducive to feminist modes of representation ... ...

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... of today's society. A prime example being the preferred age of females at marriage, influenced by a more career-oriented female than in earlier times. It is also important to consider the ambiguity of the study, as it relies wholly on the opinions of the subjects involved, but does not allow them to express their preferences fully, as in the ranking of desirability ... ...

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... figurative or discussing some minor point that seemed little relevant. Burkes seemed to let everyone around him know that he was a perfectionist. A perfectionist might seek to evolve terms free of ambiguity and inconsistency .In the world that we live in; it is astonishing to say that society does not strive to be perfect. From ethnic culture it seems to have nothing ... ...

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... have very distinct expectations of the male and female roles within the society. Feminine cultures value relationships, caring for the less fortunate and overall quality of life and have a greater ambiguity in what is expected of each gender. Many cultures strive for equality of the genders but in this department no culture will ever be equal. Our world is changing rapidly ... ...

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... the feminine realm by Frank before he is brutally beaten. Frank smears red lipstick on himself then kisses Jeffrey, "transferring the "lips of a woman" from one man to another. This ambiguity of sexual identity unsettles the audience's position and identification process. Jeffrey as feminine, stripped of his gaze must reassume his position as a dominant force. The death of Frank and the ... ...

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