merely to reproduce‚ to execute her domestic duties well and to submit incontestably to the authority of the men. In essence the Greeks valued their women almost as little as a common slave was valued. These values and traits associated with femininity in ancient Grecian societies are demonstrated throughout Sophocles mythical account of a woman of Thebes named Anigone. He however recognized that these beliefs about women were not representative of how women of ancient Greece were and thus highlighted
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construct a particular feminine space‚ representing models for adoration‚ inspiring young girls’ fantasies‚ providing legitimization for various modes of rites of passage into the world of femininity. What then defines being a young female today‚ à la Spice Girls? What are the characteristics and signs of femininity they choose to portray? What range of gender relationships do they provide for young girls growing up in today’s confusing world of "feminisms"? It is to these questions that the following
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Faye Explore the representation of women in Macbeth‚ taking into consideration Gothic conventions and critical theories. Shakespeare uses gender roles to drive the plot in Macbeth; Lady Macbeth uses her sexuality to convince Macbeth to killing Duncan by questioning his masculinity. “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man; And to be more than what you were‚ you would Be so much more the man.” Lady Macbeth is shown as an strong willed character willing to have “plucked my nipple from [her child’s]
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Shimeng Zhao ! 14-12-4 ! ! Do you feel that our ideals of femininity and masculinity are learned or natural? Why? Give specific examples ! Femininity and masculinity or one’s gender identity refers to the degree to which persons see themselves as masculine or feminine given what it means to be a man or woman in society. Femininity and masculinity are rooted in the social rather than the biological. Societal members decide what being male or female means‚ and males will generally respond by
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The Role and Representation of Women: How they are Expressed Through Fashion Fashion‚ style and trends have always been a hugely important part of women’s lives‚ being a major creative outlet for women throughout the ages. But these trends are much more than just picking out something to wear each day from a cupboard of clothes: fashion is a way of expressing the role of women in society and how important and independent they are‚ and although style changes appear to be rapid and trivial‚ there
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FABRIC WEAVES AND ITS REPRESENTATION Dr. Shashikant Shashikant Borkar Professor‚ Textile Manufactures Department VJTI‚ VJTI‚ H. R. Mahajani Marg‚ Matunga‚ Mumbai – 400 019 Topics Covered • • • • • Interlacement of warp & weft and its representation on point paper. Design‚ draft and peg-plan Representation of Design‚ Draft‚ peg plan and denting on point paper. Simple weaves-plain‚ twill and sateen/satin. Ornamentation and derivatives of plain weave‚ rib and cord structures‚ derivatives of twill
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The Miss Representation video was sending a message about how media plays a big role in the sexually objectifying woman. The video provides a lot of information including statistics and interviews of women themselves and men stating facts and their opinion of the discussion. The video has a very informative and serious tone to it‚ the background music was very settling and calm then it would switch to a very fast beat making that piece a little more dramatic. There are many different forms of media
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In the trailer of Miss Representation educated people‚ professional people explained the women situation and status in the untied state of America is in these days‚ and since when it was like that and till when it will keep on going. The trailer summarizes the story in almost eight and half minutes‚ describing women’s role in the society. From my perspective I think Katie Couric (Anchor/ CBS evening news) said the main massage of this trailer at the end of the movie where she said‚ “ it depends on
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Being different is not easy. Humans have an amazing way of making those who are unconventional feel ostracized and unwanted. Being cruel is easy when you don’t understand who or what you are being cruel to. Gabriel Garcia Marquez takes a seemingly nonsensical story and uses it to speak volumes about human acceptance to those who are different. II. There are three central characters in this story. Pelayo‚ Father Gonzaga‚ and the angle or the old man. Pelayo and Elisenda are new parents who have
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This film discusses the past and present views of figurative representation in Islamic art. There are a collection of artifacts that are examined throughout in which show the shift made. This documentary questions why the rules have changed and what forms are considered acceptable in Islamic art. There is a muslim pilgrimage known as‚ the Hajj in Islamic culture. Those who travel to Mecca are imitating the travels of Muhammad‚ the prophet‚ who did so in 631 CE. This is an important part of the
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