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    Misogyny Misogyny is the systematic hatred of women. Misogynistic portrayals in literature tend to present female characters as physically‚ mentally‚ emotionally‚ or morally deficient. The Great Gatsby has three major female characters: Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker‚ and Myrtle Wilson‚ all of whom display moral corruption and have a negative impact on the male characters of the novel. Although the male characters in the novel are depicted as complex individuals with varying degrees of morality

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    especially women‚ should act and appear. In everything from advertising‚ television programming‚ newspapers and magazines‚ to comic books‚ popular music‚ film and video games the media sets unrealistic standards for women. These unrealistic depictions of the role that women must play‚ and the image that women must have in order to be accepted are drastically affecting societies views and the self-worth of women worldwide. In all forms of media‚ women are grossly misrepresented. Women are most

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    The Portrayal of Women in Hamlet In Western society‚ women are part of a very prosperous age‚ where they are seen as equals to men; however‚ this is not the case in Shakespeare’s time. The issues and gender roles forced upon women during England’s Elizabethan era are highlighted by Shakespeare in many of his plays. In Shakespeare’s‚ Hamlet‚ the women in the play are powerless‚ which can be seen through their lack of control over their sexuality‚ their lack of voice and their lack of independence

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    The Portrayal of Women in Twelfth Night The women in Shakespear’s play: Twelfth Night‚ are all depicted as having power‚ comedic and being very emotional. All of the female characters are given power‚ whether it be over each other‚ men or their servants. The woman with the power over the greatest number of people is Olivia‚ she has numerous servants and doesn’t hesitate to give them orders‚ which can be seen in (1.5.287) when she orders Malvolio to "run after that peevish messenger" and in

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    In The Agamemnon women are portrayed as strong and powerful. Clytaemestra rules Argos which she calls ’my city’ while her husband Agamemnon is away at Troy‚ and the Chorus of Argive Elders show her ’reverence’. She manages to persuade Agamemnon to ’give way’ and walk on the tapestry she spreads out for him showing she has power over him and in the end her ’strength of heart’ leads to her being able to ’strike’ Agamemnon down and kill him. Cassandra also is shown to be strong‚ but in a different

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    Eng3UO 6th March 2014 Portrayal of Women in Othello Women are one of the powerful aspects of the society. They also are unit of our society and are equally important as man. As‚ per conception of the people women are created as a companion for men or vice-versa. Women plays the role like mother‚ sister‚ daughter‚ wife with a great responsibilities. Years back in the 15‚ 16 century women were more behind than men‚ the society was male dominating and the main purpose of women was to serve their men

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    Cricket and Glamour

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    Glamorization of Cricket Cricket has been way too glamorized in India since the time it started. Cricketers are almost omnipresent. On TV – either playing or in the news for their controversies with the coach. Or in the papers for their new hairstyle. Or in the posters for being brand ambassadors. Or on the radio for their marriage band or banquet. Cricket covers more than half of the national news. If you ask a kid today the national game of our country‚ it wouldn’t come as a surprise if he replies

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    Glamour: An Exciting Allure

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    Glamour It’s an exciting allure‚ high-fashion good looks and a magical spell. By: Tracy Baker BUS. Marketing Glamour Glamour is defined as an exciting allure: an irresistible alluring quality that somebody or something possesses by more exciting‚ romantic‚ or fashionable than ordinary people or things. It’s no wonder why the company Condé Nast Publications decided to use the word glamour as the title for one of their many magazines. In the Condé Nast website

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    How are women portrayed in media? Imagine a world without women. There would be no life at all. Planet Earth would be an empty place. There would be no such thing as a human being. We should feel lucky that women exist. Without women‚ there would be no future. However‚ why are women being degraded in society? Why is the media coming up with the “perfect woman”? Many women detest the fact that women have to deal with gender inequality every single day and are being stereotyped. Women are being stereotyped

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    Introduction I choose to study the magazine Glamour of December 2011. I decide this for few reasons. First of all‚ I take the handbag edition because I read magazine in bus or when I wait at the university for the most part‚ so it is better to have the most convenient edition to carry with me all the time. I use to read Glamour in France‚ and I like this magazine because it talks about social problem and not just make-up or clothes‚ even if I like reading articles about it. For example this one

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