Written response to “Merchants of Cool” Honors Language and Composition Mrs. Hyatt Respond to one of these prompts in a thoughtful typed one to two pages. If you would like full credit: I am looking for clarity and depth of thought‚ analysis‚ clear and concise composition‚ organization and focus‚ and a use of rhetorical strategies to help support your ideas. Due: ______________ 25 points • Does the restrictive structure of MTV‚ which limits exposure to a small percentage of
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For many years in history women played very smalls roles in society socially‚ economically and politically. And because of this history many authors and screen play writers reflect on the role of women during their time. The role of women in William Shakespeare play Hamlet‚ shows women to rely on the men‚ Shows that the women were dominated and inferior to the men. Queen Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother whose husband dies and a few months later she remarries her husband’s brother‚ and as expected hamlet
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THE MERCHANTS OF COOL 1) Is the "mook" (the stereotypically crude‚ adolescent male) real‚ or just a media construction? How about the "midriff" (the girl as sex symbol)? Do you know any "mooks" or "midriffs"? Do you think you or your friends are influenced by the MTV standard of "cool"? If so‚ how? Are there ways to be "cool" without copying media? How do the "mook" and "midriff" stereotypes relate to the corporate interests of the media outlets that perpetuate them (in other words‚ why these
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Alex Zillion 2-10-10 Barris English 1 Venice Venice Italy is most widely known for its Canals‚ but what most people forget about are the renaissance artwork on the side of the canals or the Carnival held near the Canals among other things. Venice has been the center of attention for a long time and some of those events are in this document. The Carnival of Venice is yearly occurrences were people are allowed to wear a mask and cloak. Three day before the Carnival Venetians start to dance around
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Joseph Stasiak B2 Troyer Research Paper Roles of Women in Cultures and Myths Throughout history men have always been shown to be the dominate force in any one culture and are always the ones being praised for their great actions and accomplishments‚ but what we do not see is that women also played key roles in making a society function. In many cultures women were to stay at home‚ cook dinner‚ tend to the farms‚ etc. while the men went off to fight in wars or raid other villages. The men
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The role of women in the United States has been an evolution. The early 1800’s was a time where the role of men and women were clearly defined. Harriet Martineau who visited America during this time period noted that many Americans believed “that there are virtues that are peculiarly masculine and others that are peculiarly feminine. From westward expansion to the industrial revolution women have played a key role and at times were not as valued as their male counterparts. The suffragist movement
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but one religion that has really caught me‚ is Judaism. There are many interesting facts about the Jewish community‚ religion‚ and such. However‚ I’m going to just talk about Jewish women and the roles they play in the Jewish community. In traditional Judaism‚ women are for the most part seen as separate but equal. Women ’s obligations and responsibilities are different from men ’s‚ but no less important. As a matter of fact‚ women’s responsibilities‚ in some ways‚ are considered more important.
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Role of women in Elizabethan society. The Role of Elizabethan Women - Education - The Commoners The Elizabethan women who were commoners would not have attended school or received any formal type of education. Elizabethan women would have had to learn how to govern a household and become skilled in all housewifely duties. Her education would have been purely of the domestic nature in preparation for the only real career option for a girl - marriage! Single Elizabethan
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of the Ancient Mediterranean by Charles Freeman portrayed the women as deprived‚ controlled‚ or treated as property. These observations present only a small view into the lives of these women solely because recorded information is lacking regarding their roles (Freeman). However‚ from my perspective‚ the women appear to have equally suffered from emotional strain but to varying degrees. Together‚ Athenian women along with Roman women were dependent upon each another for their survival in each of
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Soc Sci 180 Role of Women in Forest Management Increasingly‚ the role of indigenous peoples in forest management and conservation had been recognized on the international level. Even if forest management and conservation had been an indigenous practice since time immemorial‚ recognition of indigenous peoples roles started only three or four decades ago. However‚ indigenous peoples as protectors of the environment are taken as a whole disregarding the contribution of roles and differences as
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