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    Truth and Beauty Essay takes Keats’ poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" to illustrate that beauty is not necessarily truth when a pleasing form replaces substance. TRUTH AND BEAUTYAt this point in the year‚ when time is measured by how many shopping days are left... the Jewish person often finds himself re-defining who he is in relationship to his Judaism. The festival of Chanukah - the most noticeable aspect of Kislev‚ is all about redefining and rededicating ourselves to the values and principles

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    know what movie to choose. After watching the two hour long film on the multiple characters that seemed to be struggling to find their inner happiness: American Beauty. I knew that I should not look any further. One character that especially stood out was‚ Lester Burnham. A forty-two year old father with a mid-life crisis. In the film‚ American Beauty Lester Burnham is portrayed as an ordinary man‚ with a perfect life‚ but of course that is far from the truth. From the outside‚ Lester seems to have

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    In any case‚ the happiness and well-being of a person is generally achieved as a result of the thorough understanding and acceptance of their identity. This is evident through the novel‚ “Alias Grace” by Margaret Atwood‚ the film “American Beauty” by Sam Mendes and the poem “In the Park” by Gwen Harwood. All three texts portray protagonists who either struggles to find their identity or is unhappy with their current identity. Indicating to the reader of the discontentment that is present if one’s

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    14‚ 2017 The Shifting of a Male’s Gaze According to the feminist literary theory “The Male Gaze”‚ literary texts have a tendency to portray the world and women from a masculine point of view. These texts present women in terms of stereotypes and as objects of male pleasure. This usually occurs through the way males in a novel describe‚ talk about‚ and view women. In “The Male Gaze‚” there is often one character‚ usually male‚ who is more extreme in his male gaze attitudes towards women than the other

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    Cinderella's Male Gaze

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    Almost everyone in the world grows up reading‚ listening to‚ or watching fairy tales as a child. These fairy tales started out as entertaining stories‚ but as they were handed down from one generation to the next‚ they slowly became more than that. They have grown to be of great importance because they teach children how to act and present oneself in the world. One such fairy tale is Cinderella. On the surface‚ it seems to be a simple story about a young woman whose wishes come true. However‚ the

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    Introduction p.2 1.Jane Eyre p.2 2.Jane Eyre and the Gaze p.3 2.1. Foucault‚ Gaze and Jane Eyre p.3 2.2. Jane Eyre and the Returned Gaze p.4 3.Jane Eyre and Subjectivity p.6 3.1. Subjectivity as Jane Eyre ’s Strength p.6 3.2. Childhood as Roots to Subjectivity p.8 3.3. Criticisms p.8 Conclusion p.10 Bibliography p.11 Introduction All Charlotte Brontë needed was a woman who would openly speak

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    Eye Gaze Communication Boards   [pic] Introduction In many cases individuals are unable to communicate with others directly by using oral language‚ hands‚ or other body parts.  Because of technology and innovation‚ this population now has the option of utilizing an eye gaze communication system in which a person ’s direct stare can provide a particular selection.  With the help of an eye gaze board‚ people whose communication abilities are impaired can still express what they are feeling or

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    essay ‘The oppositional gaze’‚ is a comparatively unexplored territory by scholars. She focuses on cinema in its early form as a unique site for a gaze to emerge that opposed the assumed maleness and whiteness of the viewer. Hooks’ main argument stems from the idea that the black women are doubly excluded from the practices of looking as a hierarchical structure continuing to use this in terms of cinema. She argues that the place of black women in the politics of the gaze is subjugated‚ by their

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    of empowering vs. disempowering. This analysis will discuss and bring into question how these powerful gender dynamics should be understood as spectators and participants. Through the use of the Gaze‚ I will be analyzing how females are actually empowered by changing the traditional structure of the gaze‚ and the ways we make meaning.

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    Beauty As a little girl people knew they are beautiful. They are proud of my dark-skin‚ long legs‚ and short hair. Never giving a second thought about the standards on appearances‚ children are as blissful as they come. As they grew up and figured out what society found beautiful‚ they start to feel less and less apart of that mold. Soon many realized that they are not alone‚ as there are many other kids who do not fit into the category of beautiful. To society they are just ordinary girls. As people

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