Commentary: “My butt is big…” The text is an advertisement‚ by the Nike Corporation‚ that endorses women’s sporting products. The tenor consists of an assertive‚ satisfied and self-assured woman whom boasts confidently of her own “butt”. Consequently‚ the mode of the text can be both spoken and written‚ as the voice of the woman speaks colloquially‚ using everyday language. At first glance‚ readers may identify the emphasis on the words “my butt is big”‚ as the words are enlarged and bolded
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decorating the horse carriage that was taking me to church. As I stepped outside of my great-grandmothers house cameras were Then I and my family headed to the church. Where they held a reception for me and I thanked god for making me the young women that I was. Then we took more pictures with family and friends‚ and walked across the city announcing the event with loud music following. Then arrived in one of the most beautiful buildings where my reception was being held and stood outside until
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Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women. However‚ almost 25 years later‚ 1 in 3 women still experience physical or sexual violence‚ mostly by an intimate partner. This is just a small part of the inequality towards women. Today‚ including western countries‚ women experience poorer education‚ lower health and inequality (UN Women‚ 2016). Sexual and physical abuse is just the tip of the iceberg. It is estimated that 35% of women have experienced either sexual or physical abuse‚ but
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domestic violence against women must be terminated for social change to occur. According to Canada’s Women Foundation‚ on any given night in Canada‚ 3‚491 women and their 2‚724 children sleep in shelters to escape abuse. Domestic Violence physically‚ mentally‚ sexually‚ and emotionally harms women. Women experiencing domestic violence acquire sexually transmitted diseases‚ chronic genital or pelvic pain‚ bruising or tearing of the vagina or anus (CITE). In addition‚ Women also obtains Physical Health
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media in preventing violence against women Media old and new has always strived towards the goal of betterment of society and in this endeavor it has strengthened various social movements that have gripped the society from time to time by extensive reporting. Issues such as corruption‚ inequality‚ rights of the underprivileged etc have always been championed by it. Today media finds itself at the spearhead of the movement fighting for the rights of women and gender equality. Media in general
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Paleolithic & Neolithic We often hear of the "Stone Age" known to as one diverse period in ancient history. We see that the Stone Age is actually made up of two distinct sub-periods called Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) and Neolithic (New Stone Age). A good way to describe the Neolithic period is by first examining how it differed from the Paleolithic period. The Neolithic Era was a time marked by important changes in the way humankind lived. The earlier Paleolithic Era was characterized by an unreliable
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only a hit in the media world‚ but a hit to the hearts of many women across the nation. In this commercial Always attempts to reach out and inform Americans of the damage caused to a female’s confidence when they do finally hit that age in their lives where insecurities begin to exist. Positively using their credibility and reputation to target a worldwide issue among woman so that it gains enough awareness to hopefully get fixed. Women working their whole lives to break society’s doubt so that they
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"Media and Body Image" Women around the world‚ from different age groups and cultures share a common problem; they are not happy with their appearances. Most images of ideal beauty imposed by various media devices make women feel that they do not meet the cultural or social standard. "Women are‚ taught to see their bodies in parts‚ and to evaluate each part separately. Breasts‚ feet‚ hips‚ waistline‚ neck‚ eyes‚ nose‚ complexion‚ hair‚ and so on-each in turn is submitted to an anxious‚ fretful
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treatment of women‚ their solution to this problem is to “rewrite the rules” (AlwaysBrand). This vague statement gives no clear course of action to uplift girl’s self-esteem and demonstrates how ineffective the Always commercial is in being a pro-feminist ad. Is it even plausible to think the Always ad can actually be effective in changing the negative stigmas of women? These negative outlooks society has on women are not illegal; there is no law that claims people must empower women. The problem
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Men are from Mars‚ women are from Venus. We’ve all heard the saying‚ but what does it mean? We are different‚ that goes without saying. As evidenced in Raymond Carver’s "So Much Water‚ So Close to Home"‚ men and women differ on many key issues of morality‚ perception‚ and judgment. The two do have something in common‚ believe it or not‚ and that is the expectation of the opposite gender to communicate‚ think‚ and react in the exact way they do. Hence‚ frustration. Not with themselves‚ God forbid
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