Judith Butler questions the notion that certain gendered behaviors are a result of learning the performance of gender behavior‚ that which is associated with masculinity and femininity. She argues that it is a social construction that is only true to the extent of it being performed. Gender as defined in Undoing Gender is a “practice of improvisation within a scene of constraint‚” which is within a social context. The stylization of the body‚ gestures‚ movements and enactments create these
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An essay on war Let us commence a journey into the much travelled topic of war. I find my self constantly drawn back to the subject of war. Though war is a favourite topic of discussion amongst monarchs‚ presidents and dictators‚ spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. It is estimated that that war is thought about eight times every day by the upper echelons of progressive service sector organisations‚ who just don’t like that sort of thing. Hold onto
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The story of me. It was the great year of 2000 and that was the year one of the coolest guys I know was born‚ yours truly Timothy Blalock. I was born in 2000 at the saint tammany hospital. It was march 29-2000‚ it was a cold day and my mom and dad were driving to the hospital. When they got to the hospital my mom was rushed to the E.R to give birth to me. When she gave birth to me I wasn’t crying so the doctor started to whip me to get me to cry‚ but after three tries I still wouldn’t cry.
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The Codes of a Man In the novel Jude the Obscure there are some controversial issues of that time period are being displayed. The first of which is masculinity and how that applied to certain people of different classes and genders. The masculinity of men in that time period was defined by several things‚ namely‚ a man’s control of the house hold‚ and the ability to think and act rationally rather than emotionally. Jude’s character gets dissected in this book and we really get a glimpse into his
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The themes include fluidity of identities‚ the decline of tradition‚ the knowing construction of identity‚ the idea of ’role models’‚ masculinity in (possible) crisis‚ ’girl power’‚ popular feminism‚ diversity of sexualities‚ gender trouble‚ media power‚ contradictions and change. Each of these themes is briefly discussed below. Fluidity of identities and the decline of tradition We have seen various ways in which popular ideas about the self in society have changed‚ so that identity is today
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Which techniques have been used by the writers of the texts to influence your attitude to and understanding of the ideas of power? In Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin‚ and Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner the idea of power in masculinity and the powerless of femineity is contrasted. Women in both texts are shown to have very little power as they are punished when they challenge the traditional roles they are expected to abide shown through dialogue and epistolary. Men are seen to be
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My identity and the definition of masculinity I have been taught are expressed in my gender performance in a variety of ways‚ including the way I treat my secondary sex characteristics such as body and facial
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Masculinities in colonial Kenya. The subject of masculinity or masculinities is the one that has drawn attention to gender scholars around the world. Through interactions with Robert Morel’s writings about Gender and Masculinity‚ I have come to understand that masculinities differ depending in the context which they are in. This essay will analyse how and why did the production of masculinities change among the Maasai as a result of colonisation in Kenya. Many factors including environmental change
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Macbeth stayed strong throughout the last part of the play. He went out fighting‚ which is considered a masculine quality. People of this time period thought that dying in battle was a heroic thing to do. After analyzing the idea of masculinity in this play‚ it is clear what Shakespeare thought. In order to be considered a man you had to be very brave and willing to fight. Being a soldier and fighting for your country was a very noble thing to do. Not only did you have to be okay with killing in
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Case Assignment In this Case‚ your task is to: 1. Define the methods used by Timothy McVeigh to conduct his attacks‚ the results of the bombing‚ his motivation(s)‚ and how he was able to conduct his attack against the Murrah Federal Building without detection by the FBI or other domestic law enforcement organization. 2. Briefly discuss‚ using your critical thinking‚ which DHS agencies are most directly responsible for ensuring such an attack does not occur in the future and what capabilities these
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