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    Diamond Campbell Mrs. Macpherson Period 7 2/22/14 Feminism in the scarlet letter Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of political‚ social‚ and economic equality to men. In Nathaniel hawthorns The Scarlet letter Hester Prynne is the main example of feminism. Hester Prynne is a good example of feminism because she did not go for the usual role of women during her time. She became a independent and strong women by following her own rules‚ living by her own choices and being

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    do away with stereotyping so as to develop there selves and be to the same standards more or less as the white woman. Feminism is ordained among the black women not due to gender but because of color. Freeman notes that colored women are not just handicapped on the basis of their gender but are more mocked because of their race. Clenora Hudson-Weems explores the plight of feminism to all women with African descent that is categorically focused on the African culture that mainstreams the black feminist

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    Brie Adelstein Honors English Mr. McNulty 2 November 2016 Feminism in Twelfth Night Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night drastically changed the way people viewed men and women in the Elizabethan age. For decades‚ women have been perceived as “emotional (irrational)‚ weak‚ nurturing‚ and submissive” while men have been viewed as “rational‚ strong‚ protective‚ and decisive” (Feminist 84). In contrast‚ Viola‚ Lady Olivia‚ and Maria are powerful characters in the play who challenge the era’s scientific

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    In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the question of whether feminism is supported or not is taken into account. This novel was written during the same period as the women’s rights movements. Hawthorne emits a new truth that evokes the revolution that supports feminism. Through isolation‚ Hester Prynne learned to rely on herself. Hawthorne used Hester Prynne as an example that women‚ as well as men‚ can be strong and independent. Hester Prynne was a woman that was able

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    are and blames women for not being careful around them. Paglia’s thesis was‚ "Rape is an outrage that cannot be tolerated in civilized society. Yet feminism‚ which has waged a crusade for rape to be taken more seriously‚ has put young women in danger by hiding the truth about sex from them." (Page 540) Her argument here is that because feminism is hiding the truth about sex from women‚ it is putting them in a sexual danger. Paglia is trying to inform women about the dangers of mixed signals

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    her essay‚ "What is third wave feminism?" Begins her description of third wave feminism by pointing out the theoretical problems in second wave feminism. Third wave feminism does this by firstly‚ "providing a foreground for personal narratives that showcase intersection and multiple perspectives. Secondly‚ third wave feminism focuses on multivocality and action. Lastly‚ the ideology of third wave feminism tries to embody inclusion" (Snyder‚ 2008). Third wave feminism has been considered hard to define

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    Western European Baroque Era and today’s society In today’s world modern art has been a big factor in the society today‚ whether or not we know it looking at Western European Baroque Era‚ naming some of the best Baroque artist such as Bernini and Caravaggio‚ they used great illustrations such as drama‚ motion and even feeling in the work they presented. It showed life in the time and the effort they put forward. Most of all it showed the truth and the reality in what they work on. Comparing today’s

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    FEMINISM AND JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES Introduction By the early nineties advancement of the feminist theory had proposed a complete rejection of Judeo-Christian male-female roles‚ relationships‚ social structures‚ and concepts of God. The shifting and redefinition of responsibilities of once defined roles contributed to skewed and distorted ideas of biblical male-female roles. Consequently‚ in some fashion‚ all men and women today are by-products of the feminist movement. These

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    There is no one true definition of feminism. Feminism has many aspects‚ perspectives‚ and opinions. Many women get shamed on for being a feminist‚ through the eyes of other men. In today’s society‚ it is hard to overall describe every aspect of feminism because it is so much more than rights for woman. Though one definition that could overall describe feminism is one who believes in equal rights for woman and is able to protect herself and has the courage to do so. Throughout the novel The Scarlet

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    Gervanna Stephens Instructor – Mrs. Lucinda Peart ENGL331 – Literary Criticism 6 December 2011 Feminism and its function in a critical reading of the short stories The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the poem “Poem in Praise of Menstruation” by Lucille Clifton. The Feminist movement began as an attempt to underscore the despotism of the patriarchal society that is reflected exceedingly in literature and permit women to be established as

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