A 43-year-old woman pretends to be 30 years old and marries a younger man who doesn’t know her true age. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: SUZY (43) has been unlucky in love. She’s never truly gotten over her boyfriend from college. Now she works in a candy lab and volunteers at an animal shelter. VALENTINO (23) works in marketing‚ but isn’t able to commit to NANCY (23)‚ a former girlfriend. He prefers a more mature woman. Suzy decides to put her profile on a dating website‚ but lies about her age. She claims
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I stood on the tips of my toes as I reached frantically for the stained bag placed atop my parents’ bathroom sink. With a grunt and a huge jump‚ the bag flew in the air towards me as I plopped on my bottom. My parents were out of sight; my dad was at work and my mom was busy taking care of my two autistic brothers. I did not mind the solitude‚ especially when I peered into the bag of wonders that sat at my feet. I dashed to my own bathroom counter‚ bag in hand‚ and poured out its contents. I stared
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I believe that many teenagers are self-conscious and aren’t confident enough that they think they’re not capable to do something or aren’t strong enough. In The Hunger Games‚ the characters‚ the setting‚ and the climax really proved that teenagers are capable and really can do anything. “Soon I will be home. Page 350.” In that quote Katniss and Peeta fought through all the hard times and were able to make it. I believe that the setting in the book proved that teenagers can be strong by just where
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From a sociological standpoint‚ gender affects virtually all faucets of society in one form or another. Music is no exception. Music as an art form has many aspects‚ from pitch and rhythm‚ to cultural significance. Perceptions of gender and different gender roles are represented heavily in the media‚ and in today’s social climate‚ this is being actively observed like never before. Unfortunately‚ potentially harmful stereotypes associated with gender are equally as present within the media‚ specifically
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the most influential factor has to be gender. Gender‚ traditionally‚ is being categories only to male and female. People tend to identify male as a person that has a male sexual organ and vice versa for female. Usually‚ male is more masculine‚ strong‚ work and tends to stay out of home more; while female is more feminine‚ weak‚ taking care of the home and taking care of children and stay home more often than male. In the past there is a huge amount of stereotype towards both sexes. People usually are
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How Frank Survived Poverty is something that many of us will never have to face. I never could have survived growing up the way Frank McCourt did with the constant dampness of things‚ an alcoholic father‚ religion shoved down my throat and family members dying left and right. It makes you wonder how he and his family did it. Was it that he was happy with what he had or was it more than that? Frank may not have had many materialistic items or a very good father but he did many things that helped
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In the movie Aliens ‚ we see various patterns found in society. We see the gender role stereotype competitions and the motherly instinct to go to death to save a little girl. We also come across the conditioning that we have been taught for centuries ¾ that women are weak and should leave the big jobs to men. The director uses the military as a microcosm of our world. Each character plays an important role found in society. As we see each character slowly fall to pieces‚ we begin to distinguish what
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For fans that don’t know‚ there are two different kinds of Lara Croft fans. Those who think she is sexy‚ and those who think she is sexy. OK‚ so there is one type of Lara Croft fan because it is almost a fact that Lara Croft is one of the most attractive video game characters of all-time. Lara Croft‚ whether or not the makers of Tomb Raider wanted it or not‚ has become an ultimate sex symbol for video gaming. LARA CROFT IS ONE OF A KIND There are not many video game female protagonists that are
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The first theme displayed in the play is Gender. Gender is a social idea that creates roles and expectations based on people being either male or female. An example of gender is shown through the technique of characterisation. A significant character by the name of Wilba is characterised by the writer through dialogue and stage directions. He is seen as the
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Toys and Gender Stereotypes By: Ashley M. Austin Teacher: Mrs. Phyllis Lembke Class: PSYC-C148 Human Sexual Behavior Date: February 24‚ 2011 There are hundreds of thousands of toys sold in stores all over the world that are geared towards a particular sex. Many toys are an extension of popular television shows on Cartoon Network and other stations that air animated and other live-action programming targeted for children. When watching a primetime channel on television‚ you can rarely
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