I have been looking forward to taking a class in Women and Gender Studies for quite some time as it has always been something for which I have passion. I volunteered some time at a retreat center in Washington state many years ago and was introduced to Bell Hooks at that time so I was very excited to see that a book of hers would be a part of our required reading for the class. On page 8 of the required reading the author writes‚ "A basic premise of women’s studies is that we cannot understand
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Women have a lengthy history of been stereotyped and expected to conform to certain roles. Most often‚ women were seen as the inferior gender and were required to be deferential towards men. However‚ Fitzgerald challenges these assumptions with his novel The Great Gatsby. Through the lives of the women in The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald brings attention to the fact that during the 1920s‚ women were obligated to conform to a pervasive feminine ideal‚ but he also implies that women were often
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President Lincoln at Gettysburg in1863. The speech was influential and inspiring to many different kinds of people. The Gettysburg Address touched several topics such as human equality‚ peace and honoring soldiers. The Gettysburg Address is still relevant today due to its motivational words towards human equality and paying tribute to war veterans. To quote the speech‚ Lincoln said "Fourscore and seven years ago‚ our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation‚ conceived in liberty and
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This study deals with gender inequality in the modern society and looks at the difficulties women face when they strive for equal success as their male counterparts. About seventy-five percent of the jobs in well-paid professions are held by men and even if women are able to get equal jobs they are still paid considerably less . The central question posed is‚ are there any differences in the aspirations and career goals between males and females? However‚ in order to fully understand stereotypical
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Traditional gender roles have existed for many centuries. Throughout the history of humanity among various cultures and eras‚ there are pieces of evidence and traces of unfair treatment of women. Women have a role of a wife waiting for her husband to return from the war‚ a mother of the conquering hero or a great scientist‚ or a daughter who is destined to marry the prince of another country in order to consolidate the alliance between the two countries. Life of a woman was determined by the man
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Outsiders’ to give a voice to the harsh reality for teenagers all over the world. Hinton clearly utilises language features such as dialogue‚ symbolism and characters in a way to specifically explore the issues with finding identity which is still relevant in today’s society. ‘The Outsiders’ novel features two main social classes‚ Socs and Greasers. Socs are born into wealthy families and seem to have it all but Greasers struggle in more ways than just financially. In ‘The Outsiders’ dialogue is used to show
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was a great pleasure speaking with you on the plane ride back to Chicago. However‚ we didn’t get the chance to finish our conversation about minority relations. I disagree with your claim that the playing field is level and if people don’t succeed‚ it is their own fault. Through this letter‚ I wish to prove to you that racial oppression still persists today through examples of “Laissez Faire” racism and how you can make a difference regarding this issue. Racial oppression persists today through
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Gender Inequality and Discrimination: An Evaluation of Will Kymlicka’s Solution PHI 319‚ Professor Gilbert Harman May 10‚ 2011 Word Count: 2000 The working environment in the United States is still not free of gender discrimination. There are still many cases of arbitrary discrimination that come to the attention of the public‚ such as Chrapliwy v. Uniroyal. The court case challenged the system of Uniroyal Inc. (a rubber company)‚ which employed mostly female workers in their footwear production
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This is still very relevant to African Americans today‚ even though it shouldn’t be. I say it shouldn’t be because now‚ for Mr. King was 52 years and five months ago. These problems have been going on for more than half a century after he professed his dream‚ and there has been little change since then. There is still discrimination towards blacks and other colored races. Racial injustice against Black Americans is America’s top priority or at least it should be. Plus‚ there are still forms of segregation
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In chapter 8 of Okin’s piece‚ she argues against gender discrimination in families and the workforce. In her piece‚ she introduces the idea that economic support and nurturing must equally derive from both parents. The elimination of gender roles within the work force and family promotes a sense of justice between the sexes and establishes equality. Okin strongly believes that a mother should not be dependent on her husband while taking care of their children. The distribution of work and caretaking
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