post-feminism and masculinity is certainly something which is highly discussed in today’s society. The controversial term postfeminism is used in a number of analytically distinct ways‚ variously referring to an epistemological shift marking a discontinuation with earlier feminist thought‚ a historical juncture occurring after the ‘height’ of second wave feminism‚ or a ‘backlash’ against feminism (Gill 249)‚ whereas the outcome of this notion inevitably leads to an emergence of new masculinities. Fox’s situation
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Calvin Labendia Professor Owens SOC-230-001 17 October 2014 Analyzing Boyhood‚ Organized Sports‚ and the Construction of Masculinities The article written by Michael Messner explores what are some true contributing factors that prepare a young boy in male-hood leading up to masculinity. He analyzes how creating the male masculine identity for a young boy can be a result of participating in organized sports. He conducted his research starting out with interviewing 30 male athletes who mostly played
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Deeds are a lot more important than words. The little saying ‘easier said than done’ proves that point. A lot of the characters in The Iliad say a lot of things‚ just to say them. Only a few actually go about their words. They usually are bluffing throughout their speeches that they give or conversations they have with other humans or gods. Achilles bluffed through a lot of his words. In Book 1‚ he tried playing it cool by helping Chryses get his daughter back from Agamemnon. “Just how‚ Agamemnon
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How the Values of Today Compare with Those in the Iliad Comparing the values of the characters in The Iliad to current society is a difficult task. Today‚ American society is a melting pot of many cultures and races. Each person donates a small amount to the overall values of the society. There may be stark differences in the meaning of pride or honor between cultures‚ and this differs from those seen in Homer’s epic. It is a rare quality that someone sees death as an honor today‚ but the story
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Choosing Fate: Achilles and Astyanax In Homer’ Iliad‚ Achilles makes the choices that produce his death. However‚ the audience discovers that Achilles‚ according to the Fates prophecy‚ is destined to die either young with or old without kleos. Achilles chooses to die young on the battlefield of Troy‚ earning eternal kleos but later regretting his decision of an early death. In the original myth‚ Accepting His Fate: The Odyssey of Astyanax by Halley Angel‚ the main hero‚ Astyanax‚ parallels the great
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society and others. Masculinity is defined as "the quality or condition of being masculine." Male psyche is best defined as "to put into the right psychological frame of mind." [dictionary.com] Three stories that show masculinity and male psyche are‚ "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven" by Sherman Alexie‚ "The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing" by Raymond Carver‚ and "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. In sociology‚ Janet Saltzman Chafetz comprised of seven areas of masculinity. Those areas are:
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List of possible subjects on the final exam Achilles- Achilles was a powerful hero in Homer’s Iliad‚ and undoubtedly the greatest warrior on the battlefield at Troy. In his youth‚ he had been a pupil of Chiron. When Achilles was just an infant‚ his mother immersed him in the river Styx‚ which separates the land of the living from the land of the dead‚ to confer on him immortality‚ and to make him invincible in battle. But when doing this‚ she committed a grave error. Through her
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ENGL 2301.04 10 September 2013 Achilles Vs. Agamemnon In Homer’s‚ The Iliad‚ Book 1‚ “The Rage of Achilles‚” one of the main concepts presented is the idea that the gods desire honor and glory. It is very evident that both Achilles and Agamemnon are in competition for more power and dominance. This idea is demonstrated primarily through the two prize women‚ Briseis and Chryseis‚ daughter of Chrsyses. While the Trojan war was going on‚ both Achilles and Agamemnon had a fight amongst themselves
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The Iliad verses Troy I n the movie it’s stated that Agamemnon brought the kings together for this war‚ which really isn’t true. Helen had many powerful suitors and her father was too afraid to pick one of them for her husband in fear of offending the others. Odysseus convinced him to make a contract with the other suitors that made them promise that should anything happen to Helen‚ the other kings would assist in getting her back. When Paris kidnapped Helen from Menelaus‚ they were bound to
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Discuss Miller’s presentation of masculinity in A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller wrote this play in 1955. He has written many other plays including All My Sons‚ which was a success at Broadway. Miller was born in 1915‚ in New York City‚ but both his parent had emigrated to the US. This play revolves around emigration‚ so Miller has had a lot of personal experience. This play is based in the late 1940’s‚ just after the Second World War‚ when many people were emigrating to the US‚ looking
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