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    Decameron: A Feminist or Misogynist text? Giovanni Boccaccio is one of the leading Italian writers in the 1300s and has been considered as the father of Italian writing style through his composition of one hundred novelle. The Decameron continuously pictures women not as the objects of discussion but as the active producers and interpreters of their actions. Women are portrayed as they are or as they should be; they are shown to be as aggressive as men are while at the same time they can be submissive

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    The Wife of Bath Feminist

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    The Wife of Bath: Medieval Feminist Christiana Adeshewo The University of Texas Arlington Introduction The wife of bath character in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is a strong‚ boisterous woman who is not afraid to direct anyone willing to listen on womanhood‚ marriage-hood‚ the way things are and ought to be. She stood strong and confident in her experiences in life and felt that all of her life’s dealings taught her valuable lessons. Some could call her a feminist. The wife of bath may very

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    Feminist Lens In Macbeth

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    A Feminist Lens in MacBeth MacBeth written by Shakespeare can be viewed through a feminist lens. Lady MacBeth and the witches are very strong important characters in MacBeth. When Shakespeare wrote this‚ feminism wasn’t a huge important aspect at the time‚ but he wrote it based on what he thought of women. Witches are often thought to be evil or mean‚ and Lady MacBeth was portrayed as a character who was very strong and could easily manipulate other people. Lady MacBeth is a strong person when

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    According to radical feminist scholar Catharine MacKinnon (1989)‚ consent is simply lacking around the existence of rape. In numerous instances‚ women’s sexual consent has been understood intently and expansively; and the simplicity of the absence revolving around resistance or refusal. Thus‚ feminists have critiqued this approach which regards unconscious women as consenting (MacKinnon‚ 1989: p. 340; Archard‚ 1998: p. 85). It is often assumed that the appearance of a woman‚ location‚ status‚ attire

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    death was directly caused by criminal conduct (Cps.gov.uk‚ 2014). The following essay will be focusing on both positivist and feminist views of victims and to be more specific‚ the victims of rape. The criminal act of rape is defined as forced penetration of the mouth‚ vagina or anus by a penis with no consent (Sexual Offences Act‚ 2003)‚ meaning that‚ by law‚ only men can rape. Positivism is an approach that dates back to the nineteenth century‚ and which focuses on biological‚ psychological and

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    Fat Is a Feminist Issue

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    13 September 2012 Fat Is A Feminist Issue Overeating & Obesity Obesity and overeating is a topic that is ongoing within the United States‚ and in many lives of woman today. Fifty percent of woman that live in this country alone are estimated to be overweight. Individuals of our society are always looking for new diets‚ dietary plans‚ supplements‚ and or advice. Every woman would love to be considered physically fit‚ and beautiful in the eyes of others‚ but this within itself is a challenge. Everyone

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    Did She Just Say That?: Men’s Fears of Determined Feminists in the 19th and 20th Century In the 19th and early 2oth century‚ women in The United States were considered as the inferior gender to men. Men believed women were not intellectually strong enough to keep up with society’s discussions and political disputes. Females during this time period were forced to stay home and be “Mother Women”‚ rather than freely work or act as they wished (Chopin 16-17). In the mid 19th century women found the

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    years it has been one of the most discussed topics in mainstream media. Born out of the second wave of the Women’s Movement‚ feminist perspectives in criminology have matured considerably yet‚ like many concepts that are considered radical‚ continue to face hostile responses on every societal level‚ especially when it comes to policy implementations. (Chesney-Lind‚ 2006) Feminist perspectives in criminology are a unique in a way most other criminological perspectives are not: 1.) they are not just hypothetical

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    How Is Othello A Feminist

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    Reading it as a feminist‚ the reader is allowed to judge the different status of women in the Elizabethan society. Elizabethan or shakespeare’s society which was built upon Renaissance beliefs‚ say that women were meant to marry. In Othello women were seen as an act of possession

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    The Chrysanthemum: A Feminist Perspective Rebecca Pietron South University Online In John Steinbeck’s story The Chrysanthemum‚ the story is about a strong and intelligent woman who enjoys working in her garden. The main character in the story is Elisa Allen‚ who works in her garden everyday and she plants beautiful chrysanthemum’s every year. Elisa’s garden is protected by a wire fence that keeps cattle‚ dogs‚ and chickens away. (Steinbeck‚ 1938 Pg 376) Her husband is very pleased with her

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