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    The Courageous woman

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    The Courageous Woman         As a woman leader‚ Elizabeth Blackwell strived to become someone in life.  She influenced mothers‚ children‚ wives‚ and sisters and showed them how strength could lead them to their dreams.   Her family and friends discouraged her‚ but she kept going in her own direction.  They told her how impossible it would be to become a woman doctor and she asked them why she should not be a doctor.   They had no reasons to tell her‚ but even if they had one‚ it was not useful‚

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    Pretty Woman

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    Pretty Woman. The quintessential romance Pretty Woman (1990) staring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is essentially a modern day fairy tale where the underprivileged young woman meets her handsome prince and lives happily ever after. The film resonates the same narrative formula as classic fable Cinderella‚ in that the film’s protagonist Vivian (Roberts) plays a prostitute who is bought for a week by wealthy businessman Edward (Gere) for everything but the standard reason‚ sex. Pretty Woman contains

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    Woman to Child

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    WOMAN TO CHILD: The poem ‘Woman to child’ written by Judith Wright‚ is a strong‚ compassionate and highly significant piece of Writing; this is evident in its close reference to the stages of pregnancy‚ in creating new life. This poem displays the connection and the emotions regarding pregnancy between the mother and the child in each of the four stanzas written. There are many shifts in the tone through out each stanza. In the first stanza‚ when Judith writes “You who were darkness warmed

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    Weeping Woman

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    Denise Levertov’s acclaimed poem ‘Weeping Woman’‚ accentuates the horrors of war‚ how the deeds of war do not discriminate. Through an array of literary techniques she captivates her readers‚ and provides an replication of the overwhelming flow of thoughts the faceless woman is experiencing‚ in the end Denise Levertov provides a strong definition‚ and portrays the conceptual idea of “The deeds of war do not discriminate”. Poet Denise Levertov‚ further enhances the notion of ‘The toll of war does

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    Woman on Top

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    Film Review: Woman on Top The film Woman on Top‚ staring Penelope Cruz‚ is a romantic comedy that’s entire plot is built around food. From the start of the film‚ to the climax‚ to the end‚ food plays a major roll in every characters life. The film reinforces societies idea that food has turned into entertainment‚ and it is also become sexualized. There are many articles published as well that concede with societies idea of food today revealed in the movie. The idea as food used only for consumption

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    The Fallen Woman

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    The ’Fallen Woman’ A Familiar Feature of Victorian Writing Victorian social conventions placed the female inside the male domain‚ a domestically cultivated flower rather than a wild one‚ uncontrollable and free to roam. Woman was idealised: the angel in the house‚ the wife complementing her husband‚ the helpmate of man. Social conditions offered the Victorian woman little in occupation so her aim in life was to secure a husband‚ succumbing to the political propaganda. As Foster states: Because

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    Woman with a Shroud

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     21‚  2012     History  of  Costume  1                               FINAL  PAPER:  History  of  Costume  1      “The  Shroud  of  a  Woman  Wearing  a  Fringed  Tunic”                               Eva  Tolkin     December  21‚  2012     History  of  Costume  1       In

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    Woman Studies

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    Marc Magas WMST 231-04 Dr. Wilkinson 2-21-11 Formal Essay One I watched the movie Valentines Day directed by Garry Marshall made in the year 2010. The movie has many popular actors/actresses such as Jessica Biel‚ Jessica Alba‚ Bradley Cooper‚ Patrick Dempsey‚ Jamie Foxx‚ Anne Hathaway‚ Ashton Kutcher‚ Queen Latifah‚ Taylor Swift‚ and George Lopez. The movie takes place in Los Angeles‚ California and follows about twelve different people from the beginning of the day until midnight of Valentines

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    Epitome of a Woman

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    Epitome of an Woman Maya Angelou has been an inspiration not only to me‚ but to women all around the world. Her colorful works of art aspire me to be all I can be; from” I know why a cage bird sings” to “Phenomenal Woman.” This particular piece spoke to me because of I think of that special person in my life every time I stubble across it. This poem speaks of a woman whom is phenomenal one. This story speaks of the beautiful magohany woman who gave me life. Growing up you have to find yourself

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    Minoan Woman

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    mouth‚ and a visible high arched eyebrow. “Greek artist utilized the elements of perspective‚ foreshortening‚ line drawing and light and shade to create lifelike images in paint.” By contrast‚ and like the Egyptians‚ oversized eyes adorn the Minoan Woman. Similarities between Egyptian and Minoan painting configuration are highlighted in the arrangement of

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