Feminist Lens: A Perspective - The Awakening Kristin Miller South University Online Feminist Lens: A Perspective - The Awakening During the late nineteenth century‚ a woman’s place in society was confined to the reverence of her children and constant submission to her husband. The Awakening‚ by Kate Chopin is a novel about Edna Pontellier whose life was embraced through the frustrations and triumphs as she attempts to cope with the strict cultural demands in which she was confined. This essay
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Black Orpheus was an interesting film; it was worth the watch‚ even with its somewhat tragic ending. Being that it is a modern adaptation of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice‚ I knew what to expect. However‚ that did not take too much away from the movie; it had me captivated right from the beginning to the very end. The music played a large part in this captivation‚ and so did the characters. If I had seen the movie without prior knowledge of the Greek legend it was adapted from‚ I would
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Samuel Okorie 27 October 2010 Philosophy 110 bell hooks’ notion and definition of feminism In this paper‚ I will examine and expand on the meaning of feminism as put forth by bell hooks in her book “Feminism is for everybody: Passionate Politics” and her argument that the definition of feminism and the primary goal of the feminist movement is one and the same: that feminism is a movement to “end sexism‚ sexist exploitation and oppression” of all women. This is not a critical analysis of the entire
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Emily Dickinson‚ the Feminist Author Emily Dickinson is recognized as one of the greatest American poets. Emily was born to a very prominent family on December 10‚ 1830. After she had finished her schooling‚ Dickinson embarked on a lifelong course of reading. Her calling as a poet began in her teen years. She came into her own style as an artist in a short period of time. This time in her life was intense and filled with creativity. This resulted in her composing‚ revising‚ and saving hundreds
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would seem‚ is not sexless: he is a man‚ a father‚ and infected too” (Woolf‚ 1938). Feminist Virginia Woolf declares this bold statement to express how science is sexist; gender bias by which women’s interests‚ insight‚ or perspective are disvalued and ostracized. Over the decades‚ there has been an outburst of the feminist writing on the philosophical development in literature and history. A majority of the feminist writings harshly criticize the philosophical traditions‚ which include topics of epistemology
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Whenever we hear the tale of Frankenstein‚ our natural instinct is to demonize the creature himself. We’ve heard of his heinous acts and known of his unnatural upbringing; yet‚ we never question the origins of his trivial motives. To our knowledge‚ this “mutation of alchemy” is inherently evil and nothing short of the story’s main antagonist. However‚ I believe Mary Shelley‚ the mastermind behind this novel‚ reveals different intentions beyond the book’s face value. Not only does Shelley present
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People are mistaken to believe the feminist theory is only about women and has the ultimate goal of overpowering men and become the supreme sex. However‚ feminist theory in actuality is about bringing attention to society in such a manner that shows what brings oppression‚ injustice‚ and inequality into the world. It’s the main goal is to have justice as well as equality in the world. Feminist theory consists of four major theories. They all work together to show how different systems of power that
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Feminist critics invented the word “gynocritics‚” which was “developed shoulder-to-shoulder with the Female Aesthetic‚ attempted to resolve some of these problems‚ by agreeing that women’s literature lay as the central concern for feminist criticism‚ but rejected the concept of an essential female identity and style” (Showalter 1981‚ 185). In other words‚ critics have started to accept and admire feminist literature. On the other hand‚ readers have also started perceive feminist literature
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(5) draw a conclusion. Like many other theories‚ the feminist theory‚ or gender-based theory asks who is committing the crime? Although the title of the theory is all-inclusive‚ the research conducted for feminist theory mainly focused on previous observations done on the treatment of females within the criminal justice system‚ the analysis of police reports‚ and the focus of other theories that excluded
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McAlpine‚ Mhairi; “Prostitution: an expression of patriarchal oppression”; Scottich Socialist Party Women’s Network‚ October 2006; www.scottishsocialistparty.org/pdfs/pamphlet1_1_final.pdf Vedder‚ Julie; “International Feminist”; www.answers.com Weisberg‚ D. Kelly ; “Application of Feminist Legal Theory to Women’s lives”; (Wadsworth‚ Thomson‚ Essentials of Sociology 2004) Ministry of Industry‚ Employment and Communications; “Prostitution and Trafficking in Women” (January 2004); www.sweden.gov.se “Is
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