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    Examine the construction of masculinity in A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman. In both A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman there is a male figure at the head of both families who assert and express their masculinity in quite dissimilar ways. Referring to the screen adaptations of both plays‚ Stanley Kowalski is a strong‚ aggressive and forthright individual whereas Willy Loman through stature as well as speech is a bumbling‚ weak and nervous fool‚ driven by his own delusions

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    The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state

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    Masculinity in American Society and Hip-Hop Never cry or show any emotion‚ when things happen take it like man‚ do not get mad‚ get even. These along with many other rules are makeup “the Guy Code” believed to shape what masculinity in American society. “’Bros before Hoes’: The Guy Code” by Michael Kimmel discusses a set of epigrams and analyzes American masculinity. These ideals of what is takes to be a “man” are often portrayed by hip-hop artists in today’s mainstream music industry. Kimmel

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    PROGRESSIVE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN The quintessential femme fatale of film noir uses her sexual attractiveness and ruthless cunning to manipulate men in order to gain power‚ independence‚ money‚ or all three at once. She rejects the conventional roles of devoted wife and loving mother that mainstream society prescribes for women‚ and in the end her transgression of social norms leads to her own destruction and the destruction of the men who are attracted to her. Film noir’s portrayal of the femme

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    John Berger’s Portrayal of Male versus Female Nudity and it’s relation to Modern Society In the book Ways of Seeing‚ chapter 3 by John Berger‚ Berger outlines his portrayal of the differences between men and women and the manner in which they are culturally represented by analyzing nude depictions of woman in the European artistic tradition through paintings. The paintings overtime have demonstrated that men have more power over women as they are the main spectators of the paintings‚ and the

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    In 1925 Ernst Hemingway wrote “Big Two-Hearted River” a short story that depicts a young man‚ Nick Adams who has returned from World War I‚ dealing with the mental trauma caused by the war. Nick seeks to find what made him happy and normal before the war which was simplicity. The first place Nick heads to a place that brings him happiness and solace is the river. The story is filled with several symbols and objects that indicate he’s just on a routine camping trip‚ however‚ these objects are symbols

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    Hemmingway Ernest Hemingway was an American Author who’s tone and style captivated the world‚ and drew plenty of attention to him. His short stories “The End of Something” and “A Clean‚ Well Lighted Place” struck the eyes of numerous critics. These critics analyze his writing tone and style to effectively critique his work. Looking at “The End of Something” and “A Clean‚ Well Lighted Place” a reader can see the correlation between the critic’s comments‚ and Hemingway’s writing. Hemingway has a technique

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    In this passage‚ Maycomb is put across in a negative light. ‘Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town…’ The personification of the word tired emphasises the lack of enthusiasm‚ about everything‚ the people of Maycomb have. This also shows how tired and backward Maycomb is. ‘Tired’ also indicates that the town is very boring and new concepts are not welcome‚ everyone is set in their own ways‚ and no is willing to change. There is also the repetition of the word ‘old’ which gives the impression

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    The Commander stalked along the front lines‚ icy blue eyes boring into the pale faces of men who stood quaking. Not one dared look their beloved leader in the eye; not that they could anyway. The crowd of warriors shifted uneasily in their leader’s wake. Several of them glanced at a man that stood in the far right of the lines‚ he seemed to be the only brave soul who risked asking the question that so many of the others were thinking. “Sir‚ many of us see it silly‚ to fight a war for a leader we’ve

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    While Ophelia demonstrates a kind and sweet character‚ Queen Gertrude is depicted in a much different light. Shakespeare had made a developed character that has far more than one-dimensional. Aside from her role attached to the male characters in Hamlet‚ Queen Gertrude is an intelligent‚ respectable woman. Unfortunately‚ Gertrude is not always painted in the best light as her lack of awareness of her husband’s murder. Gertrude “doesn’t seem to know what’s going on around her and doesn’t know why

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