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    its perpetrators‚ and its causes; and‚ relatedly‚ an interest in its prevention‚ and in the deterrence‚ treatment‚ and punishment of offenders‚ (The Oxford Handbook of Criminology‚ 2012). Feminist criminology specifically suggests addressing crimes committed by women. According to Burgess-Proctor (2006) Feminist criminology or the development of female crimes as a mature theoretical orientation gradually became an accepted theory during the 1970s as a pioneering generation of women insisted that

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    Heartbreak House

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    I] was quite beyond most of us‚” writes George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) in the preface to his extraordinary Heartbreak House‚ one of the playwright’s most important pieces. The play is the featured work this year at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake‚ Ontario‚ celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011. Written and set immediately prior to the First World War‚ Heartbreak House is a quasi-Chekhovian dark comedy about a society on the edge of a precipice. Shaw delayed the production until the war’s

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    HOUSE BILL NO. AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION AND SECURITY FOR ONLINE GAMERS POLICY ON HACKING/SCAMMING/BANNING AND ABUSIVE ONLINE GAMES PROVIDERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Preamble: Whereas players of online game should be protected and secured upon hacking‚ scamming by co-players and unwanted banning of Game Masters without a legal basis. Also‚ preventing the administration having a poor game service. Also‚ Creating

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    already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” (Anderson‚ n.d.). According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary‚ Feminism is defined as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” Many feminist today‚ such as actress‚ Emma Watson‚ fight for equality between men and women‚ such as equal pay. Why should a woman be seen as lesser than a man? Alice Walker’s The Color Purple displays the idea of feminism through strong and inspirational female

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    Representing Ophelia: Women‚ Madness‚ and the Responsibilities of Feminist Criticism Elaine Showalter Though she is neglected in criticism‚ Ophelia is probably the most frequently illustrated and cited of Shakespeare’s heroines. Her visibility as a subject in literature‚ popular culture‚ and painting‚ from Redon who paints her drowning‚ to Bob Dylan‚ who places her on Desolation Row‚ to Cannon Mills‚ which has named a flowery sheet pattern after her‚ is in inverse relation to her invisibility in

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    This essay concerns with how and why the feminist icon Rosie the Riveter is reworked on a feminist t-shirt. The original image from a propaganda poster is recognized as an embodiment of women’s empowerment‚ which I was preciously convinced of. However‚ there are a few people criticizing it for not being the true representative of feminism. This t-shirt has reworked the image in some intriguing ways‚ backing the claim that Rosie the Riveter is not precise nor adequate in describing diverse aspects

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    Playing with it can be dangerous‚ and at times can also prove fatal to those unfortunate enough to find themselves in its path. Our next-door neighbours were lucky in that nobody was injured‚ but the same thing cannot be said about their beloved house. Although it’s been ten years now‚ I can still remember the whole thing as if it were yesterday‚ and each time‚ the thought of that terrifying episode makes my blood run cold. It was a hot stuffy summer night when it all took place. Back then air-conditioners

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    Othello Feminist Analysis

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    Finally‚ near the end of the play‚ Emilia realizes “we must think men are not gods” (3.4.144). Although she knows her correct role in society in order to be accepted‚ she has come to see the lack of equality between men and women. She understands that in order to be presented to society‚ they must put on an act for their husbands. They do not need to think of them as gods‚ but must treat them as they are. She now believes that a woman being referred to as “whore” (4.3.74) is not tolerable. When something

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    an independent woman who is trying to break the constraints of society. Chaucer has adequately sculpted the Wife of Bath as a feminist character through her prologue by acting in ways customarily reserved for men‚ by controlling her husbands instead of vice versa‚ and by being open with her sexuality. The most evident aspect of the Wife of Bath that makes her a feminist character is her many actions that are atypical for a woman who lived in the 14th century. Most women did not have occupations

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    who is one of the strongest female characters in literature. Having a female character with such strength raises the question of whether or not The Scarlet Letter is a feminist novel; by looking at what feminism is and analyzing the book itself‚ one can see that the book is more a commentary on society as a whole rather than a feminist statement. Hawthorne depicts many strong characters throughout his novel. Some‚ such as Chillingworth‚ seem to be stronger than others‚ like Dimmesdale. One character

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