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That is, until her Prince comes to rescue her. Since these comments were made, the Cinderella story has been modified and changed. In order to see how gender roles have changed in fairy tales from the old to the new, let's compare the classic version of Cinderella by Charles Perrault to a recent version which is a movie that was released in 1998 called "Ever After"which was directed by Andy Tennant . Even though there are some similarities in the way they classify gender, a significant effort has been made in the movie "Ever After" to modernize the tale and change the way women are portrayed. One of the traditional stereotypes that is evident in the classic version of Cinderella is the passive nature of the girl. Cinderella's step-mother and her step-sisters constantly mistreat her which would normally cause a person to react in a rebellious and aggressive way. This is not the case in this situation. Cinderella absorbs and suppresses the anger, and never lets it show. She continues to be lovable and caring. "People would laugh if they saw a Cinderbottom at the ball" Charles Rerrault (p599). After her sister tells her that cinder bottoms like her would not belong at a ball, she offers to do their hair in preparation for the big night. Teaching kids to hide their emotions is one of the negative traits of this story. This also teaches the acceptance of an inferior role in society. Most of these hints are geared towards young girls, who are supposed to see that they shouldn't have any aspirations, but wait until their suffering will pay off in a glorious way. This passiveness takes a different turn in "Ever After". From the beginning Danielle shows her toughness and aggressive approach from beating up her male friend when she was young, to throwing apples at the prince and punching her evil sister in the face. An explosion of emotions also occurred when the Baroness crossed the line. Another good example of Danielle's aggressiveness and daring personality is exposed when she goes to buy back and rescue her peasant friend.


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1. Trying To Put One Label on Two Ideas: Functionalism's Failure as a Monist Theory

Functionalism rejects classic dualism due to the interaction problem (Pojman 1998). ... Pojman says that functionalism is the "heir to behaviourism". Pojman also states that behaviourists either deny that mental events exist, or they deny their importance. ... They argue that the input-output relationship exists in a broader sense than an environmental input and behavioural output relationship (Pojman 1998). ... Functionalists reject behaviourism because it leaves out the uniqueness of mental states (Pojman 1998). ...

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2. Abortion

The fact is "if nurtured and allowed to develop naturally it will very probably become a person" (Pojman, p.546). ... Even if this potential person is said to have rights, they will never "outweigh the right of a woman to obtain an abortion" (Pojman, p.547). ... Before the fetus reaches viability it "cannot be removed from the mother's womb and live apart from her" (Pojman, p.538). ... In this case "the rights of any actually person invariable outweigh those of any potential person, whenever the two conflict" (Pojman, p.547). ... In Noonan's essay he states "once conceived, the b...

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3. Affirmative Action

Pojman gives this as a definition; "Affirmative action is the effort to rectify the injustice of the past by special policies. ... Pojman Said, "Sometimes a wrong cannot be compensated, and we just have to make the best of an imperfect world"(430). ... Pojman explains, "This message holds the danger of blacks becoming permanently handicapped by a need for special treatment. ... Pojman said, "At several universities, the administration has forced departments to hire members on minorities even when far superior candidates were available"(433). An example of a bad effect of affirmative action...

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4. Is Abortion Morally Permissable?

Pro-choicers, on the other hand, feel that a fetus does not get the title of a person because it does not exemplify the traits that are central to the concept of personhood (Pojman, p. 544). ... (Pojman, p. 543) The traits that are central to the concept of personhood (humanity in the moral sense) are: Consciousness and the ability to feel pain Reasoning Self-motivated activity Capacity to communicate Presence of self-concepts and self-awareness These traits are said to not be a necessity, but good candidates for necessary conditions. ... (Pojman, p. 544) With that being said, gen...

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5. Positive Aspects Of Capital Punishment

While society as a whole usually looks at how they will benefit from the punishment, just looking at the nature of the crime is reason enough for the death penalty (Pojman 7). ... The quote from The Death Penalty by Louis Pojman and Jeffrey Reiman, summarizes why retribution is an ethical form of punishment: "It is better for one man to dies than for an entire people to perish. ...

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6. Culture Shock

Pojman describes an Eskimo culture that, "allow their elderly to die by starvation," (33). ... With Pojman's example of the practice of a harsh euthanasia by the Eskimos, he goes further to explain that it is not the moral principle that causes the Eskimos to leave their elderly to starve, but the harsh environment. ...

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7. Cultural

Pojman describes an Eskimo culture that, "allow their elderly to die by starvation," (33). ... With Pojman's example of the practice of a harsh euthanasia by the Eskimos, he goes further to explain that it is not the moral principle that causes the Eskimos to leave their elderly to starve, but the harsh environment. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. Morality and Cultural Relativism

The notion of moral diversity becomes even clearer with Lous Pojman's observations 'Eskimos allow their elderly to die by starvation, whereas we believe that this is morally wrong. ... Hence, objective moral realists such as Pojman, identify this contradiction in the cultural relativism theory. ...

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9. Capital Punishment

They believe that "The death penalty cannot be useful because of the example of barbarity it gives to men "(Pojman, Louis p.29). ... "Society has a right to protect itself from capital offenses even if this means taking a finite chance of executing an innocent person (Pojman, Louis P. p. 54)." ... (Pojman, Louis P. p.33-34) Whether the perpetrator realizes that they have committed a crime or not, it is right to remove them from society. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

10. Ethical Relativism

," Louis Pojman states using a quote from John Ladd on Ethical Relativism that ethical relativism is the doctrine that moral rightness and wrongness of action varies from society to society and that there are no absolute universal moral standards binding on all men at all times. ... Pojman's argument clearly shows that as individuals we do not have the right to judge others or force them to do things against their will because "there is no absolute or objective moral standards " that are relevant to every culture. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

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