WMNST 100 Dana Cuomo This past week an event called “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” was held at Penn State in order to raise awareness for sexual violence against women. This event is not only important for the sake of sexual violence awareness but also to help men see things from a women’s perspective. Many important issues such as assault and violence can be resolved if only people chose to look at things from the opposite person’s point of view. The same can be applied to global feminism. Women in
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How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) is an American sitcom on CBS that follows Ted Mosby’s trials and errors in the search of true love. He’s accompanied on his journey by his small group of friends as they navigate their late twenties and early thirties as working professionals in New York City. The show aired from September 19‚ 2005 through March 31‚ 2014‚ and is now available on Netflix‚ as well as other digital streaming platforms. HIMYM is famous for its progressive portrayal and support of gay rights
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War‚ death‚ and misogyny is what runs rampant in the world of Game of Thrones. Identity in this show changes over time and leads to different attributions and attitudes. Identity is who we are‚ what made us become‚ well‚ us. It is whom we were raised with‚ the culture we learned‚ the customs we followed‚ the roles that were imposed on us. All of the little things in life‚ no matter how miniscule‚ helped shape our identity. In the show Game of Thrones‚ written by George R.R Martin‚ there is a character
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The Hip Hop industry has presented women in several ways‚ both derogatory and powerful. Women have been hyper sexualized through their roles in the counterparts’ music. The misogyny and oppression of woman was repeated throughout music but in the process giving woman the boost to come out as their own acts in the subculture. Female rappers such as Queen Latifah‚ MC Lyte‚ Lil’ Kim‚ Salt N Pepa‚ and Missy Elliot were some very popular artists ranging from the 80s-90s empowering woman and freely expressing
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“In a play concerned with good and evil‚ with deceit and honesty‚ Desdemona is the refined‚ uncomplicated embodiment of goodness and purity.” Does this statement resonate with your own interpretation of Othello? The play‚ Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare is most definitely a play that is concerned with good and evil‚ and Desdemona does reflect the good in the play and remains the victim throughout. Throughout the play the reader is presented with a battle between the deceitful forces of
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Complex political perpetrators: reflections on Dominic Ongwen. This article is about one of the most brutal rebel organizations of the world‚ the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The author focuses on one particular case‚ Dominic Ongwen (Baines‚ 2009). When Ongwen was around ten years old‚ he was abducted by the LRA. He became a well trained and killing child soldier. Together with the hole army of LRA‚ Ongwen was forced to fight against the Government of Uganda (Baines‚ 2009).
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A lack of perspective on any subject matter often muddles one’s understanding and sense of sympathy in regards to the conditions and personal experiences of others. Without this exposure‚ it makes it more difficult to remain educated on the issues some people may not have to face‚ which can lead to the disenfranchisement of these voices. However‚ even when someone is unable to directly relate to what is being said to them‚ the capacity to listen remains‚ allowing the other party to ponder how and
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Ashley Buffton Mr. Borthwick AP Literature 18/2/14 A Farewell to Sexism and The Female Also Rises Ernest Hemingway has a reputation of being a complete misogynist. People have analyzed his books‚ specifically A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises‚ and attacked him for being sexist towards the main female roles‚ Catherine Barkley and Lady Brett Ashley. Other analysts argue that Catherine and Brett are strong female lead roles. Through these two characters‚ Hemingway disproves the misogynist
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2010 | R52 Down with the Men Generally speaking‚ our world is founded on patriarchal principles and ideologies. Christian readings in the Bible generally center on a society where the man is the head of the family and society. Even today‚ misogyny and discrimination for women is present‚ although many movements and changes have occurred during the past decades. Literature has been an aspect of culture that has been bombarded with new ideas in relation to feministic ideas. Like Water for Chocolate
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‘The Christian Tradition has never regarded women with respect.’ Discuss. Broadly speaking‚ the Christian Tradition can be seen to be the heritage of Christian teaching and thought. Starting initially with the Old and New Testaments in the Bible‚ this then extends to St Augustus of Hippo Martin Luther and up to some more Conservative Christian thought today. In some ways the Christian Tradition does teach women with respect. However‚ the issue always remains as to the extent of this respect and
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