It is believed that during this time, Behn gathered the inspiration and resources necessary to write Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave, which is supposedly the true story of an African prince who is enslaved and brought to Surinam. ... Behn's tragic love story chronicles the life of an African prince who is captured and transported to a sugarcane plantation as a slave on the British colony of Surinam. ... An example of this stems from a scene in the book where Prince Oroonoko stands amongst all of the slaves looking just as them and wearing the same clothing, yet people still treat him as a ...

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In more recent films such as The Little Mermaid, Ariel wants to transform her body so she can win the prince, and in Beauty and the Beast, it's suggested that all an abusive man really needs is the love of a good woman to tame him. ... Snow White is exceptionally passive in her relationship with the prince. ... In the end the prince carts Snow White away to a castle in the sky, while her friends (the seven dwarfs), who have cherished her and been there for her, are left without a care in the world. ... Mulan isn't waiting for her prince to someday come; when he does arrive, having kn...

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She is the only woman who speaks with authority and mockingly to the men "he is the prince's jester a very dull fool" this shows that he is not intelligent and all he can do is to make people laugh. ... Don Pedro proposal to her was rejected she felt she is not confident if she is good enough for a prince like him . ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Parents also read classic fairy tales to their children which imply the idea that all a princess has to do to be saved and get away from her problems is just waits for her Prince Charming. Meanwhile, the prince or the male hero in fairy tales has to go on adventures and build his strength so that they can rule a kingdom. ...

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There is something about pink purses and perfect manicures that gives off an ultra-feminine vibe. As we step into the world of Elle Woods, main character of the movie Legally Blonde, it becomes apparent that she is a girl. Not just an average girl, but a girly-girl. A key interpretation of a gir...

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Like Water For Chocolate By Laura Esquivel Laura Esquivel's novel Like Water For Chocolate, explores issues and asks questions about our society, in a way that is a thought provoking and relevant. It is presented in such a way that the novel flows with pace and does not impend on the book. Sub...

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Topic Question: Queen Elizabeth turns up on stage at the end of Shakespeare in Love and says 'I know something of a woman in a man's profession'. Yet she makes no order for this to change nor does she more than mildly rebuke those who think that a woman on the stage is the 'beginning of the end'. She appears to be as trapped in the constraints of her gender as 'Thomas Kent'. Explore the issues of gender as it is portrayed within the film. "The way societies think about and treat women is often considered a means of measuring how civilised they are&quo...

• Word Count: 1880
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Entertainment is something we all crave. We pay good money to see movies in the theater, television is no longer free (not the good channels anyway), and then, of course, you can pay extra for pay-per view channels on top of your regular cable bill. What are we watching? What is the entertainment...

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Women have fought and struggled for equality for many years but are still treated as second-class citizens. Socially constructed gender roles all too often undermine a woman's potential. Even in fictional novels such as Isabelle Allende's Eva Luna, "she depended on her husband for everything- (Al...

• Word Count: 1987
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• Grade Level: High School