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    Female Oppression and Capitalim With the protestant work ethic and faith in capitalism that we experience in society‚ it is no longer questioned that a person can advance socially as well as economically according to their skills and the output that is placed on developing these skills. As children we are taught that when we grow up we can be doctors‚ lawyers and even prime ministers; however‚ the myth that there are no barriers or social factors that of these barriers is the notion of gender

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    Young Female Athletes

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    existing pressures of today’s society. Unfortunately‚ female athletes often succumb to these pressures and take drastic measures to supposedly look and perform their best. Young people need to know that they dont need to alter themselves to be the best. Action needs to be taken to put young female athletes on the path to realization and healthy lifestyles. Research has been done to prove the excessive amounts of pressure and its effects on female athletes. The National Eating Disorders Association

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    Male and Female Communication: Differences Worth Noting REVIEWED JUL 12‚ 2013 SUMMARY Women want intimacy in conversation‚ to feel connected to others. Men want to give information while remaining independent of the other party. Male or female‚ we all have the same basic human need to be understood by others‚ to communicate. One trait that can greatly influence the way we communicate is our sex. We may not agree with every theory of the differences between male and female communication‚ but we do

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    Female Reproductive System

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    Female Reproductive System The reproductive system or genital system is a system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction. Many non-living substances such as fluids‚ hormones‚ and pheromones are also important accessories to the reproductive system. Unlike most organ systems‚ the sexes of differentiated species often have significant differences. These differences allow for a combination of genetic material between two individuals‚ which allows for the possibility

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    Female Figure Analysis

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    history the woman figure has been depicted in many ways. One of the most prominent way in which the female figure is seen is as a reference to fertility. Another much more appealing aspect of femininity is its use to represent ferocious deities. This essay will examine the different ways in which the female figure has been depicted by examining four pieces of art. The four pieces I will focus on will be: Female figurine found at Dolni.‚ Innana/Ishtar with Lions and Owls‚ The Gorgon‚ Medusa‚ from the west

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    Despite being produced almost ninety years apart‚ Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ and Attwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ present similarly disturbing depictions of female entrapment. To what extent do you agree with this statement? The narrative voice of both Jane and Offred demonstrate the feeling of female entrapment in both texts. This is demonstrated through the setting of both the novels‚ as Jane is trapped in a room‚ which she did not want to stay in: ‘I wanted the one downstairs that

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    Female Genital Mutilation

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    Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the cutting of part or all of the female genitalia‚ the skin is then sewn together leaving a small hole the size of a pencil for urine and menstrual blood. This dangerous procedure is practiced mostly in 30 countries in Africa‚ also some parts of Indonesia and Malaysia (Gilbert). These culture groups believe that Female Genital Mutilation will purify the girls‚ keeping them from having sexual intercourse before marriage. Functionalism can best be used to describe

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    In constituting nature as female -- "I pursued nature to her hiding places" (49) -- Victor Frankenstein participates in a gendered construction of the universe whose negative ramifications are everywhere apparent in the novel. The uninhibited scientific penetration and technological exploitation of female nature is only one dimension of a patriarchal encoding of the female as passive and possessable‚ the willing receptacle of male desire. The destruction of the female implicit in Frankenstein’s usurpation

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    presents us with three very different character depictions of a particular group of three females. The characters represent three distinct sorts of women: Antigone‚ the strong willed hero; Ismene‚ the feeble sister of Antigone; and Eurydice‚ spouse of Creon. Each of these characters’ identities‚ ways of life‚ and decisions straightforwardly influences the character’s mortality. By breaking down the female characters‚ it can be seen that the individuals who die‚ Antigone and Eurydice‚ share certain

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    The Female Body Ideal through Media How do you feel about yourself when you look in the mirror? Dissatisfied?... This research paper is about the problems women have to face with their body and how they look like because of the ideal the media gives them. For me‚ it is really important to talk about this problem because it definitely has to change. A recent article in the Daily News said‚ that 87% out of 2000 girls are unhappy with their body. Only 19% of the teenagers were actually overweighed‚

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