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    hot subject for so many women. I wanted to choose it because I have very strong opinions on the matter. But then I was told it was overdone and I had to choose another topic. So I was thinking what could I choose that was relatable to women in the same way abortion was. Something that affects all women young and old that could help to educate me and make me a better advocate for voicing the opinions of so many other women like me. I started to think about who speaks to women these days. Who tells them

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    African American women. Additionally‚ there have also been many unknown “paving the way” accomplishments by African American women such as Linda Adams Hoyle‚ the first African American woman to graduate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in 1968. Also‚ Jackie Blackwell‚ Linda Turner‚ and Marguerite Scott were three of the First African American women to graduate from Virginia Tech‚ in 1970‚ after Linda Hoyle. In those decades it was difficult going to school for women in general‚ but

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    Today‚ Mass Media is notoriously known to project a negative influence on teens and society. It manipulates several aspects of our lives including‚ but not limited to‚ the choices we make about our overall physical appearance‚ how we perceive beauty‚ healthy decisions we make regarding drug and alcohol use‚ engaging in premarital sex‚ and our peer and social interactions. We emulate what the media portrays as acceptable and desirable‚ though it goes against the norms and values put forth from society

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    6/13/13 The Positive and Negative Effects of Media A community of people who love to write The easiest domain name (Note the .ORG) - Absolutely Free! ALL Categories HEALTH EDUCATION FINANCE TECH Home | Submit Articles | Login WOMEN ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL NEW MEMBERS: • Sign-up • FAQ MEMBERS: • Submit Articles • Login CATEGORIES: • C areers • Education • Entertainment • Finance • Food • Health • Issues • Men • Nature • Others • Pets • Politics • Relationships • Religion • Sales-Marketing

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    Berger’s Portrayal of Male versus Female Nudity and it’s relation to Modern Society In the book Ways of Seeing‚ chapter 3 by John Berger‚ Berger outlines his portrayal of the differences between men and women and the manner in which they are culturally represented by analyzing nude depictions of woman in the European artistic tradition through paintings. The paintings overtime have demonstrated that men have more power over women as they are the main spectators of the paintings‚ and the women are

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    Stacey Bugg Ms. McIntosh ENG 105 4/30/2014 Sexualization of Women in the Media Although many believe the media ’s portrayal of women is healthy and perfectly normal‚ this could not be farther from the truth. Pictures with scantily clad‚ airbrushed‚ "perfect" bodies are being displayed on magazines‚ billboards‚ and on television leaving little to the imagination. What happened to the phrase "modest is hottest"? What happened to good‚ wholesome television commercials that you could watch

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    How women and moms use social media and mobile today… Credits: Gerd Altmann / pixelio.de Are men still the drivers of trends? How do women approach the Social Web‚ and the new mobile technology? Is the realm of gadgets still a mens’ business? Interestingly enough‚ a recent study from Women at NBCU found that women are the main drivers of tech trends‚ particularly on social networks. But there are more studies to obey… Some findings of a recent study from Women at NBCU show that women are

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    PROGRESSIVE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN The quintessential femme fatale of film noir uses her sexual attractiveness and ruthless cunning to manipulate men in order to gain power‚ independence‚ money‚ or all three at once. She rejects the conventional roles of devoted wife and loving mother that mainstream society prescribes for women‚ and in the end her transgression of social norms leads to her own destruction and the destruction of the men who are attracted to her. Film noir’s portrayal of the femme

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    increases the gap between media images of women intended to portray beauty ideals and the reality of most women’s appearance.” Engeln-Maddox explored college women’s ideas regarding their physical appearance and opportunities in life. She asked her participants to write a description of this culture’s ideal woman according to the media and then reflect on how different their lives would be if they looked like this woman. I thought this was a nice exercise for young women in college. In fact‚ this

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    Women of color have been subjected to discrimination and marginalization for centuries. Even in today’s society it is still a huge issue and is still a social problem that is looking to be resolved completely. However‚ society still tends to overlook the revolving around why the lack of positive representation of women of color in the media has negatives effects on people. One of the reasons is because the lack of positive representation of women of color gives younger girls who of color absolutely

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