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    they are not only part of the plays as simple participants‚ but as characters that have a lot else to perform as their own ideals‚ objections and personalities become part of his works. Women have always been present in films as their beauty; the stereotypes they face and the wreck of their own existence have been a main concern for film directors since the beginning of the movie industry. In the play Henry V‚ Katherine is seen fraternizing with the enemy‚ time in which she learns the language of the

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    Prompt: How do the chrysanthemums as well as other symbols throughout the short story show women’s role in society? A Potential for Equality            Humans‚ just as flowers‚ cannot fully live without sunlight. They cannot develop without nourishment‚ and most of all they cannot flourish if not carefully tended to. Just as the Chrysanthemums fight to stay strong and meaningful in the short story‚ “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck‚ the main character‚ Emily‚ tries to do the same. Both the

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    be. The Disney Princesses Franchise is one of the most successful and recognizable in the world however‚ these cartoons come with consequences. In what ways do the Disney princesses affect or young‚ impressionable girls? From negative gender stereotypes to lack of diversity‚ subliminally these Princesses can cause quite a few problems. One should be aware of just what exactly these young girls are being exposed to. Today The Walt Disney Company is a world rebound Multibillionaire

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    In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums”‚ a gardener named Elisa Allen plants chrysanthemums. In the story‚ she was busy planting her prized flower‚ when she encountered a man who talked her into giving him some of her chrysanthemum seeds. Once the man left‚ she gained a sense of freedom.. Her mysterious transformation was triggered by her conversing with the salesman and giving him her chrysanthemum seeds. In this story‚ there is immense symbolism behind the chrysanthemums she planted‚ the gardening

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    Julia Keller December 16‚ 2012 Period 2 The two short stories‚ The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck and Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway are similar in many ways‚ and are also different in several ways. Though the settings and plots vary‚ both are sufficient in capturing the importance of women. To begin‚ both stories take place in the early twentieth century‚ around 1930. The work of Hemingway takes place in Spain near the river Ebro‚ and Steinbeck’s takes place

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    ENC1102- 9:30 Final Essay May 6‚ 2013 Choice 1: Similarity between “The Chrysanthemums” and “Death of a Salesman” In these two stories there isn’t much similarity except how old they both are and the theme‚ individual worth. By definition Individual worth is the sense of one’s own value or worth as a human being. Unfortunately in both of these stories they have very little individual worth. In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” Elisa is probably the smartest character in the story but gets little

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    In the play M. Butterfly‚ David Henry Hwang portrays examples of how the practice of Orientalism and race and gender stereotypes in western culture functioned in the relationship between Gallimard and Song and he subverts these stereotypes towards the end of the play. It is apparent that Hwang is showing us how Song played up to the exploited image of Oriental women as demure and submissive and used Gallimard’s exotic and imperialistic view of the East to trick Gallimard for Song’s own needs.

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    Discuss the similarities in and differences between the representation of women in My Brilliant Career (a post-1970 Australian film that places its narrative in an historical or period setting) and Jindabyne (a post-1970 Australian film that places its narrative in a contemporary setting) 2500 words. Both protagonists in My Brilliant Career (1979) directed by Gillian Armstrong and Jindabyne (2006)‚ directed by Ray Lawrence are portrayed as more robust and moral than the men around them and thus

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    What are stereotypes? According to the book Social Psychology‚ a stereotype is a set of Characteristics attributed to all members of some specified group or social category. Within the past few decades‚ women and men both have contributed their efforts to reduce stereotypes of both men and women. The effort has made many changes overtime. However some types of current media does influence and teach its viewers the stereotypes of gender that people have been trying to decrease. I have seen

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    philosophy‚ and religion. Both‚ “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Odour of Chrysanthemums” by D.H. Lawerence are short stories that can be criticized using a Marxist approach‚ these stories show how class effects and influences characters decisions while alienating them from all classes. A Marxist approach would reveal that economic status is a primary element in both “A Rose for Emily” and “Odour of Chrysanthemums”. In “A Rose for Emily”‚ Emily’s class‚ her subsequent fall from affluence‚ and

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