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    I have chosen the artwork Judith Decapitating Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi in 1620. The reason I chose this painting is because of the graphic nature and the history behind the painting. The painting is 6’ 6 ⅜” x 5’ 3 ¾” oil on canvas located at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence‚ Italy. The painting shows two women (Judith and her maidservant) holding down and cutting off the head of Holofernes. This is clear because of the sword that Judith is holding near his neck and the blood that is painted

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    In October of 2013‚ the brand “Casa de Menor” published an ad for the ACT Responsible Collection. ACT Responsible is an organization that was created to promote communication on social responsibilities. While‚ Casa de Menor is a European foundation that strives to protect children from violence and sexual abuse. The visual that this foundation created for ACT’s collection‚ succeeds in promoting awareness for child sexual abuse. The visual depicts a young white girl‚ probably around the age of seven

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    more rooms more were needed‚ Mama asked Papa to build more rooms for each child‚ filling up the lower level of the house. All the rooms were built before the new room with shelves and a private entrance for Papa. 2. Cofer refers to the house as “le casa de Mama” which describes the power Mama had over everyone in the house. No one in the house was allowed to touch anything in her bedroom. Mama also had a chifforobe‚ with a little golden key‚ which she never hid‚ because she had faith in God’s word

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    Analysis of the hypothetic character Judith Shakespeare in Virginia Woolf   Looking through the book shelf‚ Virginia Woolf realized that even with a willingness to get to know about women and women’s thoughts about fiction at that age‚ it would be unlikely to access the objective truth--there was simply a lack of writing on the goodness of women by men‚ neither was there enough self-reflecting materials written by women to be found. It was a time when prejudice in men’s mind was wildly active in

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    After reading “A defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson and what he had to say with his violinist analogy involving the kidney replacement. I agree with what he has to say on not only abortion itself but‚ whether or not a fetus should have the right to the women’s body. I don’t think that the fetus should be given the right to use the women’s body because what if she does not what to have a baby and ends up getting pregnant anyway. Also‚ each time a woman engages in sexual intercourse‚ she

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    recognition of her ability in the male dominated society (Brash 2014) She was first taught by her father then her father’s friend Agostino Tassi‚ who later raped Artemisa and greatly influenced her work which can be seen in the painting Judith Slaying Holofernes. Judith Slaying Holofernes is her most

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    Bartolomé de las Casas‚ The Devastation of the Indies (1565) And of all the infinite universe of humanity‚ these people are the most guileless‚ the most devoid of wickedness and duplicity‚ the most obedient and faithful to their native masters and to the Spanish Christians whom they serve. They are by nature the most humble‚ patient‚ and peaceable‚ holding no grudges‚ free from embroilments‚ neither excitable nor quarrelsome. These people are the most devoid of rancors‚ hatreds‚ or desire

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    Bartolomè de Las Casas‚ "Of the Island of Hispaniola" (1542) Identify and explain the metaphor that Las Casas uses to describe the Spaniards’ treatment of the people of Hispaniola. What does the use of this metaphor suggest about Las Casas’ attitude toward the Spaniards and the people of Hispaniola? Bartolome de Las Casas compares the native people to sheep‚ describing them as "...without malice or duplicity‚ most obedient‚ most faithful‚ the most humble‚ most patient‚ most peaceful and calm

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    Judith Beveridge is known for using a number of themes in her poems that hold strong meaning and relate to today’s society in some way such as the value of life and the inequality between men and women. She also has some reoccurring themes she likes to use such as animals and the personification of objects and animals. In her poem‚ Fox in a Tree Stump‚ the central theme dictated is man’s cruelty to animals. She depicts this theme with harsh imagery surrounding the young girl and the fox. One example

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    The theories on what the role of gender does in society are countless in number‚ but Judith Butlers is widely known for the aspect of how gender and performativity coincide with one another. In her theory she talks about how the role of gender is defined by what society wants it to be and not what a person is actually. Butler also talks about how these roles are recurring in society because of the performativity aspect of gender. These roles are what Butler wants to break away from and she goes as

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