janell hobson and r. dianne bartlow Introduction Representin’: Women‚ Hip-Hop‚ and Popular Music As coeditors of this special issue of Meridians‚ we set out to provide a forum to enrich‚ challenge‚ and expand the present discourse regarding the representation of women in contemporary popular music‚ and particularly in hip-hop. This issue’s three organizing themes—“Hip-Hop (and) Feminism”; “Sight and Sound”; and “Rage against the Machine”—address the debates and intergenerational tensions regarding
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Michael Prather 12/4/08 Essay #2 The Objectification of Women in “On the Road” A Feminist Criticism In On the Road there is an ever-present objectification of women. As a result‚ the woman loses her human qualities and can be compared to an inanimate object. There are several ways in which this objectification takes form in the novel. It is achieved through the act of gazing at women. The woman can also be used as a means to achieve something else‚ in this case sensual pleasure. Since the culture
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Shodh‚ Samiksha aur Mulyankan (International Research Journal)—ISSN-0974-2832 Vol. II‚ Issue-9-10 (Oct.-Nov.-2009) 13 Women Entrepreneurship In India (Problems‚ Solutions & Future Prospects of Development) Research Paper—Commerce & Management Entrepreneurship Meaning:-The origin of the basic word “Entrepreneurship” is from a French word “Entreprendre”‚ where it cradled and originally meant to designate an organizer of certain musical or other entertainments. The Oxford English Dictionary
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Article Summary This article examines the issue of women’s rights in Islam by introducing Islam and women’s rights in several different Muslim countries‚ such as Egypt‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Pakistan and Indonesia. - The women in Islam are often viewed as a poor one‚ having to do whatever her husband‚ brother or father commands her to do. - This view is usually based on things picked up from what westerners see in the papers or on TV. - Not all Islamic countries follow the Qur’an and Ahadith
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Throughout the years‚ women have fought for their rights and to be as equal as men. In fact‚ even today‚ women are still fighting for their rights and gender equality. In addition‚ it is either fighting for equality‚ discrimination‚ sexism‚ or having an equivalent pay they have been “promised.” Since the 1800’s it was common that women would not have to work‚ but rather stay at home and be a house wife. They were mostly considered second-class citizens‚ and did not have the right to do anything‚
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A study on woman and philanthropy In India for South Asian Women ’s Fund by Murray Culshaw Consulting June 2006 What is philanthropy? Philanthropy is the voluntary act of donating money or goods or providing some other support to a charitable cause usually over an extended period of time. In a more fundamental sense‚ philanthropy may encompass any activity which is intended to enhance the common good or improve human well being. Someone who is well known for practicing philanthropy
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Sisson March 19‚ 2010 Professions of Women Throughout the history of women we have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. In earlier centuries wifehood and motherhood was regarded to be the women ’s most significant profession. Women prided themselves on how well they worked around there house and who was able to make sure there husbands were content with the work they did at home. Finding a voice somewhere along the way women have made quite a reputation for themselves.
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‘Romantic comedy is undeserving of its reputation for being ‘un-feminist’‚ since it holds a critical light up to romantic bargaining‚ the sexual economy and shifting cultural standards’. Discuss this statement in relation to two post-1990 Hollywood romantic comedies. The aim of this essay is to discuss why romantic comedy is undeserving of its reputation for being ‘un-feminist’. This statement will be discussed by close analysis of two post-1990 Hollywood romantic comedies such as Something’s
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Working Women Today‚ the term "family" is difficult to define. All families are unique‚ and they can range anywhere from single parent families to extended families. Most importantly though‚ it is in the family where the next generation is being built. Parents must provide security and support for their children‚ and they need to be prepared for the challenges of balancing work and family in today’s society. In traditional families‚ there was a mother‚ a father and their resulting children. The father
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Final Project In psychology there have been many schools of thought. The main ones to have emerged are structuralism‚ functionalism‚ behaviorism‚ Gestalt psychology and psychoanalysis. Some of these have withstood the test of time‚ and are still in use today in modern psychology‚ while others have laid the foundation of modern psychology. Wilhelm Wundt is the founder of psychology as a formal academic discipline (Schultz‚ 2011‚ p. 66) Because of his ideas and the worked that he did in experimental
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