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    Women‚ which is half of the population‚ were always expected to become a housewife and not to work. They were expected to stay home and take care of the children and clean the house as well as go to different social gatherings in the neighborhood. Women were expected to always travel together or at least in the presence of another

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    Media Analysis: Rose Petal Cottage Commercial This Hasbro television commercial advertisement came out in the year of 2007 and was promoting the Rose Petal Cottage. The commercial begins with a girl-toddler swinging open the top half of the door‚ welcoming the camera shot by saying: “Come on in.” She is next seen putting on her apron‚ which will prepare her for the later activities. The plot thickens when she places her plastic muffins into the fake oven‚ puts her baby doll to sleep in the

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    Introduction Henrik Johan Ibsen was born on 20 March 1828. He was known as a major 19th century Norwegian playwright‚ theatre director and a poet. He is often referred to as “the father of realism”. A doll house was based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may

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    The Tensions faced by the Younger family A Raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a book about‚ the Youngers’‚ who are a poor African-American family. They live in a worn down apartment in the South side of Chicago. The family is going to receive a ten thousand dollar check from Mama’s husband’s life insurance. The check is an opportunity for the family to escape from poverty.Hansberry utilizes numerous tensions and conflicts to drive the plot. A Raisin in the sun is a great

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    gatekeeper. * Influencer Those family members who provide information and advice and thus influence the purchase. The housewife tells her family about the new eatery that has opened in the neighborhood and her favorable description about it influences her husband and teenaged children. * Buyer Those family members who actually buy a particular product or service. A housewife may be the person who actually buys all the foodstuffs‚ rations and toiletries‚ which

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    of them. Sometimes I wish she had introduced some of the guys to me. However ‚ being a good Muslimah‚ she stays away from doing sins. She also has a wonderful family. Her father is a successful businessman‚ while her mom is a loving and caring housewife. Her talkative 6 year old sister ‚ who has a strong resemblance to her‚ can speak English fluently. Her younger brother‚ I bet would grow up to be the most handsome boy in town. Moreover‚ her love of knowledge is the main reason why I admire her

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    Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of

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    inequality to women fighting for equality. Feminine Mystique‚ is trying to encourage the reader to what occurred during the feminist movement. How women’s rights came to a reality‚ how women believed there was only one role to have which is a typical housewife that has a husband to overpower her. Not being able to vote‚ or have any rights as an equal to men. Friedan also defines the "feminine mystique" as the sharp awareness of the expectations of women and how each woman has to fit a certain role

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    Although more women were working outside of the home‚ the primary role of women in 1950s American society was a housewife. Their key duties were to cook‚ clean and take care of their families. In addition‚ consumerism was in full swing. Marriage was promoted as the ultimate goal for women. Products were created specifically with women in mind to ease their household work load. Appliances-wash machines‚ vacuum cleaners‚ TV dinners‚ etc. Women were giving freedom of choice as well as freedom form their

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    previously children were considered adults as soon as they were physiclaly able to perform adult tasks. He noted that when industrialisation occured the value of children needing nutring care from their mothers arised‚ thus prompting the creation of the housewife role. This creation was to get women out of the work place to make space for men who had come back from fighting in the WW2. However Pollack critised him as Aries based all his theory from looking at painting‚ which is pretty crap. Feminist- creation

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