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    Due 3/8/13 The "Special" Woman: Law and Order SVU and its Depiction of the New Self-Actualization of Women Women have been on the prowl for their path to success for a handful of decades since the "second wave" feminist movement began in the 1960’s. While some continue to lead submissive and traditional lives due to circumstance‚ the progression of female television characters did not cease. They continued to portray modern-day women‚ like Mariska Hargitay’s character Detective Olivia Benson

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    the countries when it came to filling teaching occupations‚ little did these men know‚ the women were using teaching as a way to have their voice heard and to show self-confidence. Cummins‚ Amy. “An Honor to Be a Teacher”: Antebellum Literary Depictions of School women.” Women’s Studies (2009): 799-817. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 April 2016. This article is a great reference for why women would and did become teachers. Author‚ Amy Cummins a professor at Fort Hayes State

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    Explore the ways in which Oscar Wilde presents the concept of Duality in ‘A Picture of Dorian Gray’ Throughout Wilde’s gothic novel ‘A Picture of Dorian Gray’ it is apparent that juxtaposition is used as a device to highlight the prevalent themes within the novel. The reoccurrence of comparisons highlights the transformations arising within the narrative; however I believe Wilde uses these comparisons to slowly reveal Dorian’s true character as the comparison become increasingly abrasive as the

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the authors also use their characters to represent the corruption within the ideals of both colonialism and Victorian hedonism. In Heart of Darkness‚ Kurtz is the ideal colonialist; he gives the impression of maintaining honorable intensions while also being "of value" to the Belgian trading company by bringing in the most ivory. Kurtz has the good intentions of colonizing the Congolese natives‚ but he is ultimately corrupted by power and greed. Dorian Gray‚ the main character

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    or the architects‚ there is a great gender gap‚ and due to these gaps‚ some women do not acquire the acknowledgement that is rightfully theirs. As one of the finest architects‚ designers‚ and artist of the 20th century‚ Eileen Gray was and still has not been given any attention as a serious designer/architect‚ unlike her counter parts‚ Le Corbusier‚ De Stijl‚ Mies van der Rohe‚ or Frank Lloyd Wright. Eileen Gray spent most of her designing life in France and was influenced greatly by a veriety

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    undivided attention of every eligible man on the east coast. What is it about these people that make them crave the unattainable? What is it about Dexter and Jake that leave them at the mercy of women who could not be "won in the kinetic sense" (Fitzgerald)? There are many similarities between the women and men in Fitzgerald’s "Winter Dreams" and Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. Both Judy and Brett are very loud and forward; they are certain to make their presence known in a crowd and neither has

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    Analysation of Dorian in Chapter 4 Chapter four of “The picture of Dorian Gray” shows us an important development within Dorian’s personality and how he has taken in Lord Wotton’s idea and implemented them into his own life. Throughout the first three chapters‚ Lord Wotton has been focussed on the most‚ yet in chapter four Dorian seems to be ‘taking over the novel’ as this chapter focuses upon him and his Sybil Vane. We see Dorian develop and become his own character‚ driving the plot by acting

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    The Depiction of Lesbianism in the Media Name Women and Gender Studies The depictions of lesbians throughout the TV industry and other forms of media is often used to increase ratings‚ sexually titillate men and for entertainment purposes. The problem the culture encounters is the stereotypes are widely agreed upon and thought to be right. Many media outlets have made the distinction that attractive women kissing equal to ratings. For example‚ the kiss

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    Analysis: Film Depictions of Robin Hood The legend of Robin Hood has been around for centuries and has been featured in countless movies such as The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Robin Hood and his Merry Men would steal from the rich and give to the poor labeling him as an outlaw. Although he stole‚ he was more like a knight in his ways of protecting women‚ defending the weak and granting mercy to his enemies. Robin hood was always chivalrous and protected women no matter what. In the film he

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    Gray Code This is a variable weighted code and is cyclic. This means that it is arranged so that every transition from one value to the next value involves only one bit change. The gray code is sometimes referred to as reflected binary‚ because the first eight values compare with those of the last 8 values‚ but in reverse order. The gray code is often used in mechanical applications such as shaft Decimal Binary Gray encoders. Modulo 2 Arithmetic 0 0000 0000 This is binary addition with

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