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    According to a study conducted by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film‚ females comprise of only 29 percent of progratonists in the top 100 films. This evidence shows that even in 2017‚ females are discriminated against in all types of media. In “The Offshore Pirate”‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald takes a different approach. Written during the height of the women’s suffrage movement‚ Fitzgerald places a strong female character as the protagonist of his story. Ardita Farnam‚ a young 19 year

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    historical truth lurks within the Purim story. But looking at more recent history‚ it’s clear that Esther and Vashti do have a real history as feminist symbols. Both‚ in their own ways‚ refuse to go along with their husbands wishes. As early as the 19th century‚ her resistance to her husband’s wish to use her as a sex object made her icon for early feminists. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote in 1878 that Vashti’s decision was a “first stand for women’s rights” and that “we shall stand amazed that there

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    Primoratz writes that “…radical feminists typically question the very relevance of consent to the morality of sexual acts.” Rape is to be quite frank‚ the lowest and most demeaning act a man can do to a woman. Most would say that rape is physically forcing a woman to engage in a sexual act against her will. Radical feminists take a hard stance against this and believe most “normal” sex is to be included when discussing rape. Feminists argue that the very social fiber of our society in which

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    Justinian I‚ listened to her advice regarding political decisions in the empire. She essentially co-ruled with Justinian‚ aiding in the rights for women by outlining their rights and expanding upon them. In this way‚ she was somewhat like an early feminist. During her service to her country as empress‚ Theodora protected the rights of the serfs and poor. She attended to the rights of prostitutes in particular by closing brothels‚ creating safe spaces for women‚ and passing laws to prohibit forced prostitution

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    the First Amendment. Also‚ she counters the argument made by feminists that censorship of pornography is more sensible than other forms of censorship‚ by pointing out that some nude depictions are attractive to some women and offensive to others. In fact‚ she says‚ if feminists censor girlie magazines‚ they will be unintentionally aiding opponents of their own movement to censor discussion of abortion‚ rape‚ etc. She says that feminists‚ like other potential censors‚ want to use the power of the

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    Emily Dickinson‚ the Feminist Author Emily Dickinson is recognized as one of the greatest American poets. Emily was born to a very prominent family on December 10‚ 1830. After she had finished her schooling‚ Dickinson embarked on a lifelong course of reading. Her calling as a poet began in her teen years. She came into her own style as an artist in a short period of time. This time in her life was intense and filled with creativity. This resulted in her composing‚ revising‚ and saving hundreds

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    Lust effecting love in the Wife of Bath "If there were no authority on earth Except experience‚ mine‚ for what it’s worth‚ And that’s enough for me‚ all she goes to show That marriage is a misery and a Woe‚" opens Chaucer’s "Wife of Bath’s Tale." This means without God present in love on earth marriage is misery. Marriage can only be misery if there is no love and without love there is only lust. Therefore lust is a major benefactor to the outcome of the Wife of Bath. Throughout this entire

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    Women’s Embrace in the Feminist Movement Women have underwent a very long and terrible trip when trying to get freedom and rights in the world. feminism has powerfully helped many women go through this trip faster than it would have gone without any fight. Kate Chopin‚ amongst the first of the feminist society‚ incorporated feminism into her short story The Story of an Hour which helped women embrace the feminist movement by giving them a character they can relate to. The beginning of The Story

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    Conrad’s varying depiction of women in his novel Heart of Darkness provides feminist literary theory with ample opportunity to explore the overlying societal dictation of women’s gender roles and expectations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The majority of feminist theorists claim that Conrad perpetuates patriarchal ideology‚ yet there are a few that argue the novel is gendered feminine. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar claim “Conrad’s Heart of Darkness…penetrates more ironically and

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    Romeo And Juliet; Love Or Lust? Reputed to be the best love story ever written by an extensive number of resources‚ there is no doubt that Romeo and Juliet demonstrate a concise image of unconditional love. However‚ the real question is what was Shakespeare’s opinion on what true love looks like? And since Romeo and Juliet only knew each other for less than a week‚ should the reader automatically assume that they were truly in love‚ or should there be further suspicion on whether or not the love

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