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    Typically‚ a woman’s job is to nurture‚ teach‚ and take care of domestic chores. During the 1930s and in modern times‚ there is a softness associated with femininity (Armengol 62). Such activities women would be expected to be involved in at the time would be tending to gardens‚ hosting parties‚ and cooking. All of these are done by the female characters in Lee’s novel. Jem even tells Scout‚ “ You know she’s [Aunt Alexandra] not used to girls’...’leastways‚ not girls like you. She’s trying to make

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    Femininity In Hamlet

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    When reading the play Hamlet‚ it sometimes seems that everything occurs because of a woman.  However‚ there is a problem with that assumption: the women are a little too passive to cause anything.  Certainly‚ the men’s feelings towards the women shape the events of the play‚ but that’s not exactly because of the women.  Instead‚ it’s the basic relationships between the men and women‚ the relationships of husband and wife‚ of brother and sister‚ father and daughter‚ and especially mother and son‚

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    Femininity In Othello

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    Mother‚ sister‚ daughter‚ aunt‚ and grandmother all are titles for women in people’s lives. What are their purposes in their lives? Over centuries‚ women have matriculated through the hierarchy of respect and authority societally. Through some literature‚ they can be looked at as symbols of strength. But‚ for Shakespeare‚ especially in Othello‚ women are viewed as worthless‚ gullible sex symbols. Three authors in their article state Revisiting Shakespeare and Gender‚ “For Shakespeare‚ as well as

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    He Loves Me Femininity

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    In the film‚ He Loves Me‚ He Loves Me Not‚ femininity is continuously compared and contrasted to masculinity. Though the film can‚ and is‚ considered by some as a “weepie” that is directed towards a female audience‚ both sides of the gender binary are addressed. In many ways‚ the film reconfirms what society says a female should and should not be‚ deepening the stigma of the masculine as the dominant gender. Thus‚ I believe‚ in the film‚ He Loves Me‚ He Loves Me Not‚ the four characters‚ Angelique

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    Botanical Garden

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    Botanical Garden Experience We went to Nezahat Gökyiğit botanical garden a day in a week for 4 hours. We had many kinds of experience related education of children. Firstly‚ botanical garden is attractive and mysterious area. Primary and secondary students visit the garden as a trip and observation with their class and teacher. It is possible children do activities and games. Stepping grass is free and touching soil provide students to learn with nature. There are 2 trainer‚ Sema Çevik

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    Masculinity In America

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    In Michael A. Messner’s article‚ “The Masculinity of the Governator: Muscle and Compassion in American Politics‚” Messner described how Republican candidates‚ but specifically Arnold Schwarzenegger‚ used hegemonic masculinity to influence voters. The author explains that hegemonic masculinity‚ as it pertains to politics‚ is not just about having power‚ but rather it is having power along the correct combination of identities such as class‚ race and gender‚ in order to command authority from more

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    Zen Garden

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    The ultimate place for this mediation is a Zen garden. These gardens are a Buddhist art expression that focuses on nature. However‚ the garden is almost entirely made of stone and gravel‚ with almost no plant life at all. In this essay I will discuss a brief history of the role of nature in Buddhism‚ explain why the stones and gravel in the Zen Garden are so important and describe‚ in detail‚ the finest Zen Garden example that is Ryoanji Dry Garden in Japan. I have personally visited Ryoanji three

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    Masculinity In Movies

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    Masculinity: the definition of how a real man is suppose to act. The specific traits and behaviors that are associated with masculinity have changed drastically over the decades‚ and even over just a few years. These ideas have completely flipped around‚ changing from a masculine man being kind‚ respectful to women‚ and well groomed to being messy‚ rude‚ and disrespectful. The representation of masculinity has been negatively influenced through multiple types of media by including the wrong ideas

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    Masculinity in Westerns

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    Final Exam What makes a hero a hero? In the western movies‚ The Searchers‚ High Noon‚ and Rio Bravo‚ each film portrays the issue of masculinity in three distinctive ways. In each of these movies the main character is left with defeating the bad guys. In all three of the movies‚ the main character is able to represent the traditional masculinity‚ toughness‚ and honor. In both the movies The Searchers and Rio Bravo‚ John Wayne plays the main character. Wayne at this time in America was pictured

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    conceives that Blanche and Stella show two different types of femininity in the play‚ nevertheless‚ both of them are dependent on men‚ showing that females have a sexual desire. This sexual desire has also been seen in Stanley in scene 3 when Stanley called for Stella to come‚ “Stella! Stella‚ sweetheart! Stella! Stell-lahhhhh!” (Williams 67). Thus‚ In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams juxtaposes Femininity and masculinity to reveal how women are dependent on men. Both‚ Blanche

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