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    Mary Oliver’s poetry constructs and represents the American Indians as a group disenfranchised and dispossessed of their land‚ culture and language by the authoritative and dominant discourses fabricated in Western society. Her representation of the American Indian cultural identity in her two poems‚ Learning About the Indians and Tecumseh‚ is one of lament‚ but also of celebration. On one level Oliver pays tribute to the culture of the American Indians as they had the ability to see themselves as

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    An investigation into the media representation of gender in sport. There have been many studies and investigations into the different types and intensity of the media coverage in sport involving both sexes. This investigation will look at previous studies and reports carried out by researchers to discover why different genders receive different media attention in sport‚ and to see whether this has an adverse effect on other issues such as participation. It is a clear fact that men

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    Representation of Industrialisation in Dickens’ ’Hard times’ Charles Dickens uses his fictitious town in Hard Times to represent the industrialization of England at that time or close to it. Most of this representation‚ however‚ isn’t accurately described compared the way things really were during industrialization. It is important to remember throughout this paper that not only is Hard Times a work of fiction‚ it was meant to be a satire‚ a parody of ideas and ways of thinking at the time. In most

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    Representations of women in the media today‚ when advertising a male product This Paco Rabanne advertisement is to promote the male fragrance 1 Million. They have very obviously decided to use the female model to attract the attention of their desired audience (men aged 18-30‚ when usually men are career driven‚ and open to a relationship). They have used scopophilia to do so effectively‚ they have done this by using an idealistic woman physically: thin‚ revealing dress‚ toned body

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    was unique about him was his passion for humans‚ and most importantly‚ God. He glowed brightly with God’s love. It is for these reasons that he proved to be a man of great faith and genuine compassion to the people. Steve Timmerman was the very representation of a Godly man. Steve Timmerman was

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    century. It has shaped and expressed the changing scenarios of modern India to an extent that no preceding art form could ever achieve. It has influenced the way in which people perceive various aspects of their own lives. This paper deals with the representation of female in hindi mainstream cinema. There has been an attempt to examine the relationship between women and popular Hindi cinema. While cinema in India is in itself a diverse strand of expression incorporating mainstream cinema which holds popular

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    abranches 1 john abranches Mr. hope ENG 3O1 6 June 2007 The Representation of Individuality in The Old Man and the Sea As David Banach once explained in a lecture based on the Existentialist’s view‚ “The modern conception of man is characterized‚ more than anything else‚ by individualism. Existentialism can be seen as a rigorous attempt to work out of the implications of this individualism” (Taylor 52). The Existentialist conceptions of freedom and value arise from their view of the

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    How have the composers of the poems you will be discussing constructed their representations of women? Compare and contrast the themes and values represented in your two chosen poems. 
The representation of women have changed throughout the course of history. The Ruined Maid composed by Thomas Hardy and I Am Man-made by Susan Wicks both incorporate similar values of the submissive nature of women‚ yet do not fail to integrate two very different values of female sexuality and male dominance‚ respectively

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    Saxon society thousands of years ago. In the Anglo-Saxon culture‚ the epic poem “Beowulf” was a staple in the society‚ but by analyzing contents of this poem and Anglo-Saxon cultural values‚ it can be explained exactly why this story is used as a representation of ­ culture. In order to begin‚ the story and characters of Beowulf must be analyzed. Beowulf‚ he was a great man of honor and with a pure heart. Like any brave person‚ Beowulf wanted to be known. Beowulf wanted to become famous for a great

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    perfection in everything they do. However‚ this portrayal of women can be somewhat unrealistic. Some may want the representation of the ‘Bond Girl’ to stay as it is but others may want the portrayal of the ‘Bond Girl’ to depict the modern idea of ‘girl power.’ I for one think that this representation of women is harmless‚ partly because it is only a fictional character. It is a representation to be regarded only in entertainment. In this essay‚ I am going to look at and analyse the Bond saga looking

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