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    H.G. Wells’ representation of the future of human nature and culture in The Time Machine is based on an understanding of natural selection. The time traveler’s conclusion on humanity is that in the future humans‚ including their physical‚ mental‚ and social/economic structure will have all degenerate. This is demonstrated in the book through the characteristics of the Eolis‚ and Morlocks‚ and their society‚ this is connected with Darwin’s natural selection because the characteristics of the Eolis

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    “Analysis of Why Are Female and Male Language Different?” “Boys will be boys” (Tannen 193) is a statement is said quite frequently. Boys can sometimes be more outspoken in any kind of group setting‚ whereas girls are more than likely to keep their opinion to themselves. In How Male and Female Students Use Language differently‚ written by Deborah Tannen‚ we are giving a look into how because boys and girls behave differently there is a reflection of that in the classrooms. Through an experiment in

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    Male Dominated

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    Male Dominated Society Abstract This essay is about two short stories which are “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway. Both are so different but very alike at the same time‚ the stories use symbolism and imagery to express their true feelings. They both struggle with feminism and individualism‚ while living in an era where it was a male dominated society. “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses symbolism and imagery

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    The Male Gaze

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    Lester encapsulates the stereotypical gaze of Male > Female gaze. Lester suffers from what appears to be a mid-life crisis and fantasizing about Angela . On the other hand‚ Ricky adopts a voyeuristic gaze when he films those around him (i.e. Jane‚ Lester). However‚ the gaze is not held predominantly by the male viewer. For example‚ Jane turns the camera around back on Ricky. He doesn’t mind because he already feels free‚ though

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    Do males and females have different abilities when estimating size? Abstract: This survey is to research for men and women different abilities of estimating size. The measurements were taken from a group of 20 males and females with similar ages. My hypothesis was that women’s ability of estimating objects is better than men‚ and the result of the experiment confirmed my hypothesis‚ although not all women estimated better than men. I will keep the same attitude to avoid visual error. It will help

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    The practice of female foeticide is in direct violation of both the international convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) of 1979 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)‚ 1989. The CEDAW is considered to be equivalent to an international bill of rights for women‚ defining what constitutes discrimination and providing an agenda for action. Non-registration of medical facilities‚ the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques‚ communication of

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    The hypothesis is male can estimating size more exactly than female when they see the things far away from them. The result of the test supports the hypothesis. The problems that I faced are: people cannot stand at their place all the time during the test‚ the height of each people is different‚ and people cannot stay with the object with the same line. These problems caused my data error in the beginning of the experiment.This experiment is going to talk about “Do the people estimating size of the

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    Porn and males

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    two-thirds of men say they masturbate compared to 40% of women (Sine). Not only are men more sexual‚ they are more violent. The U.S. Department of Justice conducted a survey in 2007 and found that 75.6% of all violent crimes were committed by males compared to 20.1% of females (Strickland). Because men are more sexual‚ they are likely to watch more porn. The more porn men watch‚ the more likely they are to view women as objects. Because the porn industry glorifies hardcore sex‚ a man watching a woman being

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    Male Gaze

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    “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” by constructing the concept of a male gaze. Mulvey summarizes the notion of the male gaze as a heterosexual male actively objectifying a passive female recipient. She effectively limits females to being the object of the male gaze and heterosexual males to controlling the gaze‚ stating‚ “According to the principles of the ruling ideology and the psychical structures that back it up‚ the male figure cannot bear the burden of sexual objectification” (Mulvey 838)

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    to control population and the low value associated with females in these societies historically and culturally‚ both China and India are now facing a serious gender imbalance. Female infanticide and sex-selective abortion are responsible for this gender imbalance. The two atrocious practices have led to problems such as elevated rates in female kidnapping and slave trade‚ as well as forced marriages. This paper will focus on the roots of female infanticide and sex-selective abortions as well as the

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