Yi 1 Gene Ruffini English 1031 29 September 2012 Media Images of Women: Final Draft Images of females are everywhere. Women and their body sell everything from food to cars. Women’s magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds‚ they’ll have it all; the perfect marriage‚ perfect life‚ great sex‚ and a rewarding career. Modern day advertising consists of young‚ thin‚ and tall women in order to catch the viewer’s eye. Research suggests that media advertising
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The things that make me smile are my friends‚ my family‚ different types of music‚ sports‚ reading books‚ and just being me. Fun group projects make me smile. The sports that I like to play are volleyball and tennis and I also like to dance and they make me excited to do. I am very competitive but I don’t let it get in the way of having fun. The ideas and things that ignite my mind are sometimes ordinary things we do in class or something funny that happened at lunch. For example‚ I like to write
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‘Why men and women still can’t have it all?’‚ a question battling the gender odds in many aspects and a question that is yet to be discussed. In her 2012 article‚ "Why Women Still Can’t Have It All?"‚ Anne- Marie Slaughter a successful career-oriented woman discusses her struggle in being away from her family while working in Washington and the reasons behind women not having it all. After she left her job as the Director of Policy Planning at the State Department‚ she returned home with the desire
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immoral‚ half of women married by 19‚ only whores had premarital sex How did college contribute to the emergence of women in the Beat movement? What did women study in college? What was the societal goal for sending women to college? • MrS degree – liberal arts (art‚ literature‚ religion‚ philosophy) • Societal goals: o Want women to be cultured‚ but stay at home o Want women to be creative‚ but use that for home/children How did the male icons of the Beat Generation relate to women? In what ways was
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Having emerged victorious from World War II‚ the United States faced new obstacles to safeguard the nation from communist threats. New polices‚ ideals‚ and regressions of progress defined the years after the war‚ as observed in the film Mona Lisa Smile. The film‚ taking place in a women’s college during 1953‚ adequately portrays the issues stemming from World War II (Mona Lisa). Connections can be inferred between the film and the speeches read on the issues of birth control‚ potential life opportunities
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Did women play a major role in The Great Gatsby? The role women played in The Great Gatsby consisted of them being wives and mistresses to many men. The women in the novel did not stay loyal to their men‚ which is much like today’s society. Although‚ Daisy did stay loyal to Tom‚ until Gatsby persuaded her with his riches and fine English dresses. But‚ on the contrary‚ Myrtle was disloyal from the start and showed no loyalty to her husband. In the beginning of the story Daisy remained
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“A Pair of Tickets” The short story “A pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan is really an interesting story to read. This short story is about June‚ a Chinese girl who travels to China with her father after the death of her mother. June was struggling with herself identity‚ but traveling to China and meting her twin sisters make her realize how much she was missing on her culture. I have experienced many things in life that are identical to this story. June was struggling with her identity because she looks
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My response is on “Mother Tongue” which is the story of Amy Tan’s successful mother and her struggles with societies views on different dialects of English. The main idea of this story is that society may take a somewhat offensive stance on accents and dialects and assume many things. I agree with this idea for the pure fact that‚ yes people do judge people based on certain things‚ that is just how animals work. Is it unhealthy to stereotype people? Of course. Is it natural of humanity? Undoubtedly
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Not My Dream In the story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan‚ we are shown the struggles of a young girl Jing-Mei. Her struggle is that of a young girl growing up and trying to find her own sense of identity. Her troubles are compounded by her mother‚ who convinces her that she can become someone important. Because of her mother’s constant overbearing behavior‚ Jing-Mei does everything she can to annoy and displease her mother even to the point of being a failure. This fight to find her own identity against
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Representation of women in the media: specifically objectification and the male gaze Whether you’re at the movies‚ watching television‚ or reading a magazine‚ you’re constantly being bombarded with carefully constructed images and representations in virtually everything you see. Set pieces designed to catch your eye‚ witty slogans‚ engaging dialogue‚ different and specific representations of each gender. Yes‚ within different media forms‚ there is a stark contrast in the portrayals of men and women. For example
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