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    Contemporary Hero’s Quest STAR WARS Oatis D. Henry HUM/105 April 28‚ 2015 Dr. SIGRID KOEPKE-FRUEND Heroes Struggle Luke Must learn the ways of the Jedi Fight and defeat Lord Vader and his master Leia Bring freedom to the republic and the rest of the galaxy. Han and Chewy Break away from fighting for themselves. Villains Darth Vader Strong‚ Cruel‚ Relentless Physically tries to stop the Heroes. Darth Sideus Manipulative‚ controlling‚ scheming‚ powerful Attempts to stop/corrupt the Heroes through

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    Looking through the spirited‚ happy songs‚ the plot is about a women who literally becomes a mute to make herself more available to a random man. Disney have more recently taken a step in the right direction to cease giving the female protagonists damsel in distress type roles. Although they’re not quite there yet‚ Frozen has unquestionably aided the gender politics within the franchise to become a lot more equal amongst the characters. Two of the Most Popular Disney Feminist

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    Discuss how Fitzgerald presents Gatsby’s infatuation with Daisy and how his love for her becomes obsessive. Fitzgerald presents Gatsby’s infatuation and obsessive love with Daisy in a clear and upfront way‚ as if he isn’t trying to hide it. Daisy‚ who is partially based on Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda‚ is a beautiful young woman from Louisville‚ Kentucky. She is Nick’s cousin and the object of Gatsby’s love. She was extremely popular among the military officers stationed near her home‚ including Jay

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    YouTube and WorldStarHipHop‚ I couldn’t help but think back to the 2008 Vogue cover featuring Lebron James and model Gisele Bundchen. The cover‚ criticized as being racially insensitive‚ showed Lebron James “roaring” while holding the graceful ‘damsel-in-distress’ Gisele. Obviously‚ the cover’s similarities to the popular ‘King Kong’ visuals were more than coincidental. This time however‚ LeBron was replaced with Richard Sherman‚ and Gisele with Andrews. This juxtaposition perfectly exemplifies society’s

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    Critical Thinking: Family Court Injustices to Men Personally‚ I was outraged while reading this article but not surprised by the contents. Unfortunately‚ a few of my male friends and family members have been victims of the injustices of the family court system. Their experiences do not compare to the ridiculous events that the poor men in this article endured however‚ their circumstances were notably awful. Women have had to fight for equal opportunities in the workplace and in general life

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    Hard Times Essay When one thinks of a “fairy tale” story they think of the themes and characterization of any common “fairy tale” such as; good vs. evil‚ hero/heroin vs. evil villain‚ good triumphs evil and love conquers all‚ these are some of the obvious themes of any ”fairy tale” story. Many stories contain a “fairy tale” base or components. The novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens has been termed a “fairy tale” for the industrial revolution. Hard Times resembles a “fairy tale” story by expressing

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    those little men?” (9-10). It’s interesting that Snow White’s ‘prince’ is actually the dwarf Bashful‚ “who still won’t admit it” (3). He seems to be very timid‚ so she has to take the initiative to make them closer. Instead of being the typical damsel-in-distress or helpless-princess archetype‚ Snow White is more clever and resolute than her original tale; it promotes strength for females. On the other hand‚ the audience is distressed

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    My research topic is focusing on the link between Disney princesses and the established gender roles among them. My research question states: From the early 2000’s to the 2010’s in the United States‚ what is the correlation between Disney princesses and gender roles‚ and how does this presumed interrelationship affect the social development of adolescent girls. My target room is adolescent girls I strongly believe this age group is the most effected by the influence of Disney princesses. I chose

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    Mar and Jack Twist’ in a small town where homosexuality was seen as a sin. Ennis’ character represents the masculine hero of the western with his large frame‚ deep voice and rugged looks. The love interest in Western texts is usually a female damsel in distress that needs saving from the daring hero who saves not only her but also the town. Lee switched up this impression by having Jack as Ennis’ lover and his character is influenced by beliefs is attached with femineity. Jack is portrayed as the seducer

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    invisible‚ more magical aids. His success will be due entirely to these. Perseus‚ now having almost as much power as a god‚ chops off Medusa’s head and puts it in his wallet. As most heroes do‚ Perseus now flees. On his way back he encounters a damsel in distress

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