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    Ethics‚ itself‚ is not morals as many may think. It is the study of moral principles. Then to what extent does ethical judgements limit arts and natural sciences? I believe ethical judgement should limit arts and natural sciences when it has negative impacts on something or someone else. To what extent does ethics limit arts? An artist named Marco Evaristti created an art piece called Helena & El Pescador in a museum for his exposition. Evaristti put several goldfishes in blenders‚ which were then

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    The Golden Age or Elizabethan Era. The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603) was a time of cruel punishments‚ riveting people‚ such as Arabella Stuart‚ and fashion statements. Crimes in the Elizabethan Era were not taken lightly‚ and the punishment was usually meant to teach the public a lesson. Common crimes such as theft‚ adultery‚ forgers‚ and fraud could result in a death sentence. Even stealing bird eggs out of a bird nest could result in death (Elizabethan Crime). The Elizabethan government soon made

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    The media often uses images of men and women in stereotypical roles in print and non-print texts. This is quite common because society has been taught to accept groups of people with certain characteristics‚ especially females. They are often stereotyped by their roles in society and their image. Stereotypical women are commonly used in feature films like Legally Blonde and print texts to exploit maternal role models and sex symbols. The media uses persuasive techniques such as layout‚ camera angles

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    Women and Gender Studies encourages women to redefine themselves as political actors in the world and focuses on the power of agency within each individual. Feminism is practice and theory. As a course‚ Women and Gender Studies allows for its students to discuss usually inaccessible debates regarding feminist theory. It critically reflects on the roles individuals have in creating change and the process to which change occurs. It focuses on the vital relationship between context‚ power‚ and agency

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    The Realm of Women in Literature "So it is naturally with the male and the female; the one is superior‚ the other inferior; the one governs‚ the other is governed; and the same rule must necessarily hold good with respect to all mankind." This quote‚ spoken by the famous Aristotle‚ proves to be timeless. The words express knowledge concerning gender that proves to be centuries ahead of its time. Aristotle however‚ may not have even realized the amount of truth expressed in these few‚ simple words

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    The Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan Era is named after one of the greatest Queens of England - Queen Elizabeth. It was known as the Renaissance age. The Elizabethan era was an important and one of the most fascinating periods. In the history of England many developments‚ inventions and new ideas were introduced during the Elizabethan era. The Elizabethan Era is not only famous for the Virgin Queen but also for the era itself - Great Explorers‚ such as Sir Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh

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    The most alien concepts of the Elizabethan era was that‚ regardless of their wealth‚ Elizabethans were not allowed to wear what clothes they liked. Their clothing and items of apparel were dictated by the Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws which governed the style and materials worn. The Elizabethan Sumptuary Clothing Laws were used to control behaviour and to ensure that a specific class structure was maintained. English Sumptuary Laws governing the clothing that Elizabethans wore were well known by all of

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    Whereas the sex of an individual is a biological phenomenon‚ gender is a social construct‚ defined by societal norms that attribute different roles and values to men and women. Moreover‚ these sex-specific roles‚ rights‚ and obligations are not just different‚ they also tend to be unequal (Kishor‚ 1999). Unequal gender relations -- existing to varying degrees in most if not all countries of the world-- feed directly into the status accorded to women and girls in society. Women’s status is a term that

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    so were told or rather yet shown. This perception of a dominate brute male‚ with his submissive shiela by his side is the typical representation displayed within mainstream Australian films. Although this view on gender roles outside of the big screen is not the case. Australian women are stepping out into the world in 6 inch heels ready to destroy the marriage obsessed‚ uneducated and husband orientated image illustrated in these such films. House wives are taking on a new status removing barriers

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    assigned according to sex‚ and coincide with traditional gender roles. The male employees do the physical labor and take leadership positions while female employees interact with customers and hand out refreshments. This policy becomes particularly problematic during the christmas tree season‚ when only the male employees are given the opportunity to cut trees and make tips

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