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    Print.) Myrtle is bought with his intimidation because she associates this with masculinity‚ and this starts the rift between Myrtle Wilson and George Wilson. She becomes so lost in Tom and his money that she forgets what social class she is in‚ and she tries to claw her way to the top. “‘I told that boy about the ice.’ Myrtle raised her

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    Representation of Age Representation refers to the construction in any media (especially mass media) of aspects of ‘reality’ that can either mirror or subvert societal expectations. They are often based on negative stereotypes allowing the audience to feel secure and familiar. By definition‚ all media texts are re-presentations of reality. They are intentionally composed‚ lit‚ written‚ framed‚ cropped‚ captioned‚ branded‚ targeted and censored by their producers‚ they are entirely artificial versions

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    transgender is hard within itself‚ but going through the transition in today’s society does not make being transgender any easier for the many individuals experiencing this life change. There are options one may choose while being transgender. Some choose to go through surgical procedures‚ some take testosterone to enhance their masculinity‚ and some choose not to make any of these changes at all but still identify as transgender. Schilt discusses in chapter two that the process of testosterone can take

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    In Russell Banks’s “Lobster Night‚” violence wrongly interpreted as masculinity drives the cowardly and weak-minded into a state of delusion. People associate unrelenting strength‚ fearlessness‚ and boldness with the idea of manliness‚ fabricating an inaccurate representation of the male figure - as if all men ever want to do revolves around displaying their masculine nature. While this truthfully may be the case at times‚ it easily misconstrues the notion of an honorable man‚ influencing the naïve

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    take form‚ the idea of representation started to shift towards one where the demands of citizens came to be known. Today‚ representatives are seen as people whom citizens’ trust in speaking on their behalf. However‚ the two types of representation may have an effect on which representative constituents elect. The two types of representation‚ agency and descriptive‚ help define how constituents ensure that their interests are displayed in Congress. Even with agency representation being the majority type

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    How do the production practices appeal to the target audience in ‘This is England’? The target audience of ‘This Is England” is aimed perhaps at the working class‚ most likely teenagers‚ because the working class can relate to this film‚ because of the setting and story line‚ and because most of the cast are teens/young adults‚ it enables teenagers to relate to the film a lot. The production practices are‚ in my opinion basic‚ because the set is pre-fabricated in residential areas of Nottingham

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    W.J.T. Mitchell examines literature and representation as a whole. We must examine the term homo symbolicum‚ which gave us (humans) the ability to stand apart from any other creature. "From childhood men have an instinct ability for representation‚ and in this respect‚ man differs from other animals that he is far more imitative and learns his first lesson by representing things" (11). Humans have created a system of reading‚ writing‚ expression of memories‚ thoughts‚ or ideas on paper‚ which also

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    Discuss the representation of women in the patriarchal world of Othello Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ represents women as victims of the patriarchal society in which they live. Early modern England‚ founded on Christian theology‚ viewed women‚ daughters of Eve‚ as sexual temptresses who needed to be ruled over by men in order to have their innate tendency of lasciviousness restrained (Marriot 10). Consequently‚ social expectations were placed on women to be chaste‚ silent and gentle in demeanor

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    Representation in the Media In present day media‚ there are numerous stereotypes of people that can be found‚ such as the popular jock or the dumb cheerleader. These stereotypes are displayed on television shows and others forms of media to add humour and make the shows more relatable to the viewer since many schools have such stereotypes. Many forms of media use social stereotypes as a way to provide the audience with a quick common understanding of the characters‚ so they base the stereotypes

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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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