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    Williams 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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    Jackson pollock was one of the most influential and well known American painter‚ also known to be the founder of the famous art style called drip painting. Pollock has a tough childhood hood‚ where his father abandoned the family when he was 9 years old and had to go through upbringing‚ but appreciated nature as he grew up. He was addicted to alcohol which became the reason for his poverty and had to stay with his brother to get himself together. Pollock had a hard time adapting a specific art

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    In today society the masculinity and femininity of society have played a great role on how people interact and get along. But in today society‚ the borderline between these two topics isn’t separated as they used to be. In the 1800’s with many new advances were coming along‚ with the expansion of the U.S. men usually tended to crops and farm life while women took care of children‚ and the house. Shifting over into the 1900’s these two remained very similar. Men would usually go to work but this

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    The Violin explores the dark historical ties between masculinity and femininity in Mexico’s dirty war. By highlighting the necessity to have both men and women working together masculinity and femininity are able to take new powerful forms that are not only challenged by each other but also by the state. In the opening scene of the movie the man we assume to be Genaro is being tortured by counter insurgents. While Genero has his hands tied behind his back the Counter insurgent extends his pistol

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    to say that the representation of women and femininity has had limited development over the last 25 years… or would it be more accurate to say that these representations have dramatically changed? Has stereotyping become less accurate and more common or has the Romantic Comedy genre developed its representations to break female stereotypes? This investigation aims to explore these questions and‚ ultimately‚ to evaluate if the representation of femininity has developed over the last 25 years. Also

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    assess the connection between painting and music‚ and how the works of both Jackson Pollock and John Cage could be specifically intertwined. Lastly‚ the author will express his impressions on the article that was read. In order to understand how the works of two very different men‚ Jackson Pollock and John Cage‚ are related‚ it is first important to understand the individual life and drive of each man. Jackson Pollock was an abstract impressionist artist. In his works‚ he tried to invoke emotion in

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    My frustration grew during the course of the narrative and reached its pinnacle during the trial. However‚ one common source of frustration was brought upon by the societal views expressed towards Scout on the state of her femininity. Countless times throughout the book‚ Scout is chastised by the women in her community and especially by her Aunt Alexandra for her unladylike behavior. In one particularly problematic episode‚ she is told to wear dresses instead of pants‚ to play

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    How is the idea of femininity explored in The Yellow Wallpaper and Of Mice and Men? Throughout Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men the idea of femininity is mainly explored through protagonists who don’t fit the expected roles of the time. The respective authors provide the readers with an understanding of how women were labelled as crazy or troublesome through the symbolism of colour in both texts. The futility of the women’s dreams and that their

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    “By God‚ if wommen hadde writen stories as clerkes han (have) withinne hire (their) oratories (chapels) they would han (have) writen of men moore wikkednesse than al (all) the mark of Adam (men) may redresse” (693-696). This quote from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath’s Prologue from the Canterbury Tales highlights the Wife’s displeasure towards the general stigmatization of women during the 14th and 15th Centuries. More importantly‚ it represents the Wife’s significance as a hero in this story

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    creative skills or how one expresses themselves and their true feelings. Art produced at the present point in time is called contemporary art‚ which is also known art modern art. Edouard Manet was considered to be the beginning of modern art and James Pollock was considered to be the end. These two artists do differ with their works of art but they are both great artists. Edouard Manet was a French painter whose work inspired the impressionist style. He also refused to place a label on his own work. Edouard

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