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    Assignment1: Discuss the importance of female characters in ‘Snow Falling on Cedars‚’ and ‘The Crucible.’ Compare the ways in which they are presented. In both‚ the novel‚ ‘Snow Falling On Cedars‚’ and the play of ‘The Crucible‚’ the strength of the female characters is detailed by their portrayals throughout the text‚ highlighting their importance to the narrative of their respective literature. When we are first introduced to Abigail‚ we learn that she has been raised by her uncle‚ Parris

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    Female Circumcision Essay

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    Female circumcision is a common practice in parts of Africa‚ this is done to African girls at a very young age because it is suppose to assure everyone that every girl who gets mutilated will remain a virgin until the day she marries. This is also suppose to assure everyone that when a girl marries she will not cheat on her husband and will be a good wife. This violates womens rights on so many levels‚ it is dangerous‚ it is unfair‚ it is just torture. This ritual can have so many complications during

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    References: Barimani‚ A.‚ Sina‚ F.S.‚ Niaz-Azari‚ K.‚ & Makerani‚ K. (2009). Comparing and examining the amount of aggression between the athletic and non-athletic students. World Applied Sciences Journal ‚ 6 (4)‚ 460-463. Benjamin‚ A.J.‚ Bettencourt‚ B.A.‚ & Talley‚ A. (2006). Personality and aggressive behavior under provoking and

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    In the past‚ television is a luxurious item to a number of families; however‚ it gradually becomes popular nowadays because it does not cost an arm and a leg any more as before‚ so most of the homes have already accessed to it. According to scientists‚ watching TV has nothing benefit for people‚ particularly for children. They also assert that watching too much TV often does have negative effects on youngsters. The first effect is children turn to be lazier in view of watching TV exceedingly. For

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    Female Terrorist Essay

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    Our stereotype terrorist is often male‚ age between 18 – 35 years old. The majority of those who commit acts of terrorism are men. However‚ recent notice has been given to women as actors in terrorist attacks. Female terrorist have been involved in a number of incidents. Women have been involved in a wide range of tasks in support of terrorist activity so the concept of the female terrorist is not a new one. A motivational factor that seems to be clear is the intention for fame and acknowledgement

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    Ever since women have been able to vote‚ there have been more rights for women everywhere in America. Somehow in construction working‚ women get lower paid than men. Should they be paid the same as men? The working area is the same‚ so why is it that women have lower payments because of their gender? This should be a new rule‚ for women have the same exact rights as men. Everyone is working the same‚ so why not? Finally‚ this can reduce women strikes. Working class women internalize their own oppression

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    and complying individuals. That is of no exception when it comes to the female characters in the tragedy “Hamlet”. Both Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s lover‚ are portrayed so subdued that throughout the play they can be seen as minor characters up until the end when their characters blossomed and their voices ignited. Despite the importance of women in the play “Hamlet”‚ Shakespeare presents female characters as weak‚ submissive individuals who are subservient to men. Ophelia‚ a

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    Young Mr. McCaffery English period 7/8 29 January 2013 Why are homosexuals not bound by typical male/female gender roles? The other day while I was shopping in the mall‚ I saw a very flamboyant gay couple. Being myself‚ I was perplexed‚ because a few days before in my English class‚ we were discussing gender roles‚ and how they are very separated. Usually the men have their own roles‚ as do the females‚ but what I saw at the mall that day was something totally different. Obviously it’s very different

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    proposition of the ‘male gaze’ has been applied to feminist studies of the media. “One thing I really envy about men‚ ’ a friend once said to me‚ ’is the right to look ’ (Dyer 1982) Johnathan Schroeder posited ‘...to gaze implies more than to look at- it signifies psychological relationship of power‚ in which the gazer is superior to the object of the gaze.(Schroeder‚ 1998)’ Keeping this in mind‚ in Laura Mulvey’s article ‘Visual pleasure and narrative cinema’‚ she proposes that the male gaze is paramount

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    The Ascent of African American Females and the Decline of African American Males Introduction Throughout the history of the United States‚ African Americans have been discriminated against in all areas of life including academics. African Americans are still lagging behind their white counterparts in various academic achievement areas. In Oakland High School‚ only 40.8% of graduating African Americans have completed their UC/CSU requirements. It is a telltale sign that something is wrong. Moreover

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