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    Analyze a series of advertisement’s subconscious messages that perpetuate harmful racial stereotypes‚ gender roles and‚ the illusion of effortless class mobility done by anyone that create and‚ reinforce inequalities in our society. Brief Outline The first advertisement is for a garden shed in which depicts a family using it for storage of gardening tools and such. In it‚ the father is educating the son how to use a leaf blower as he rides his lawnmower while the mother takes a passive role. Advertisement

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    In the book‚ “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are two main social groups‚ the Socs and the greasers. The Socs‚ and the greasers are enemies in the town of Tulsa and often get into fights just because they are different. Socs and greasers often stereotype each other just based on one experience with one their friends. To start off‚ there are many instances of greasers stereotyping Socs but here are just a few examples. First‚ when Ponyboy was looking through Sodapop’s yearbook he stumbled upon

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    Stereotypes in Society

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    difficulties African Americans face in society. His essay is driven by emotion and resentment. He speaks on the role prejudice plays in his life and the world around him. Staples explains how throughout his life‚ others have discriminated against him because he is a tall‚ black man who works as a journalist in a predominantly white field. Clearly‚ anger fuels Staples’ writing‚ yet he maintained a calmness throughout the essay and did not point fingers. As he explains‚ he first realized how much his appearance

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    Stereotypes and Prejudice

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    Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Age |Our older generation (think |Teenagers are linked to crime‚ |The

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    Advertising and Stereotype

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    advertisements. Businesses spend heaps of money on creating advertisements to promote their products. Promoters not only create the advertise technique‚ symbolic and written codes but also stereotypes‚ which are commonly used. Stereotype is everywhere and usually majority focuses on woman. In ancient world‚ they usually stereotype woman as the person always stands behind men’s back but nowadays‚ woman often said to become stronger and successful. I have chosen an ad‚ which advertises for Maybelline lipstick

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    Stereotypes and Prejudice

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    • What are the positive aspects of stereotypes‚ if any? Most stereotypes are negative and may cause much harm but there are positive stereotypes‚ which also have a negative impact because they influence prejudice. One positive thing that can be gained from stereotypes is self-motivation. “Still other researchers have conceptualized the benefits of stereotype use in more motivational terms‚ such as self-enhancement.” (Lambart‚ 1997‚ abstract‚ Para. 2) Negative comments can sometimes be used to

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    Stereotypes In Girlhood

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    screen as well as its live performance would appreciate how the director Céline Sciamma successfully uses the teenage girls to tell a story of African French adolescent girls. The drama movie conjures up feelings of sympathy and sadness in viewers because of how the young lady characters struggle to fight the desires that come with adolescence. The characters in the drama are members of a girl gang who are portrayed as being morally decadent- shoplifting beauty accessories and lodging rooms. This is

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    Stereotypes Of Mulan

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    Women are heavily stereotyped in society and are expected to fit into society’s roles to be treated fairly. Although‚ stereotypes should not define who a person is. The character who strongly proves this is Mulan. Mulan demonstrates that a person shouldn’t be judged by their gender or stereotype‚ as she was able to become a strong and brave warrior through her disguise as a male soldier‚ which is deemed unfit for her gender. In the beginning of the movie‚ Mulan’s mum and grandmother try to teach

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    Why Do Mermaids Exist

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    dismissed as rumors; however‚ these majestical creatures do exist. Cameras have caught photos and even videos of these creatures stranded on beaches and swimming dignified through the ocean. You may argue that these images are fabricated but there are scientist who dedicate their lives and can speak surely about the existence of mermaids. Scientist who are skilled in the use of sonar. Scientists who state that mermaids are seismically sensitive. Because mermaids use sonar‚ they travel with whales which leads

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    Does Racism Still Exist

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    Does Racism Still Exist? On February 26‚ 2012 an unarmed seventeen year old‚ African American boy by the name of Treyvon Martin was fatally shot by a twenty eight year old‚ Hispanic man named George Zimmerman. After the fatal multi-racial incident‚ a lot of controversy ensued under the claims of racial discrimination. Moments later thousands of media outlets were covering this seemingly small story from Sanford‚ Florida; major publications like USA Today‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ and the New York

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