THE ROLE OF THE WOMAN IN THE RENAISSANCE “Two of far nobler shape‚ erect and tall; Godlike erect! With native honour clad in naked majesty‚ seemed lords of all; and worthly seemed; for in their looks divine the image of their glorious Maker shone‚ truth‚ wisdom‚ sanctitude‚ severe and pure‚ whence true authority in men: though both not equal‚ as their sex not equal seemed; for contemplation he and valour formed; for softness she and sweet attractive grace; he for God only‚ she for God in him.”
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character. She related to Socrates the theory of love that he described to the partygoers at Agathon’s banquet‚ a celebration of Agathon’s victory at the competition of Dionysis in Athens and of Eros. Before we search for the idea of why Diotima is a woman‚ we should first discuss a little about her. We know that‚ if she were an actual person‚ she would have been born around 470 BCE and died around 410 BCE. She might have been a priestess from Mantinea. Now if she was a real priestess or poet is uncertain
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a woman in the 1900s. 100 years ago‚ females were known as the weaker gender but more virtuous and were not allowed to do anything unless they had a husband. They didn’t have any rights‚ authority‚ or opinion about ANYTHING! It was illegal for women to do a lot of things‚ and here we are 100 years later‚ we can do whatever we want‚ when we want‚ however we want without anyone’s permission. To sum things up‚ a woman is
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In the essay‚ “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Marìa”‚ Judith Ortiz Cofer explained that “[a]t Puerto Rican festivities‚ neither the music nor the colors we wore could be too loud”(252). Many different cultures have many different ways of dressing. For example‚ in Pakistan
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have not been learned and therefore are not manipulated. In the movie Victor Victoria‚ nonverbal cues are used to emphasize the gender of characters. There are certain nonverbal cues that accentuates a woman. One example from the movie is Victoria’s long hair. Long hair in the 1930’s was how a woman was identified. Toddy cuts Victoria’s long hair to create the illusion that she is man. Along with a woman’s long hair‚ their breast were also a symbol of womanhood. Victoria is asked to wrap her breast
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enjoyment of her friend‚ but‚ a wild woman‚ kept rollicking company” Kingston continues‚ “Imagining her free with sex doesn’t fit‚ though. I don’t know any woman like that‚ or men either (8).” This story and her portrayal of the events that led to her aunt’s suicide were the beginning of Kingston’s path to ending the silence and discovering her own identity. Kingston recognizes the injustice that her aunt‚ who she named the No Name Woman‚ received. Being a woman‚ she would have been blamed for the
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11‚ my aunt passed away. My older sister and I had to become a kind of mother and father to my baby sisters because my mom and dad were hysterical and a little irrational. We had to prepare meals‚ change diapers‚ and make bottles. It was really hard on us and I can relate to the story. In “Too Soon a Woman” Dorothy M. Johnson‚ Mary becomes a full time mother and has to watch over three kids by herself with no food and not much water. While facing the hunger‚ she has to look for food. She finds a mushroom
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There are four major agents of socialization in the life of many people today. Those major agents are family‚ school‚ peers‚ and mass media. There are also two other agents called religion and workplace. Many people today live on the guidelines of these elements. Family is one of the most important agents of socialization. Having a family gives a person certain needs such love and nurture. Seeing that certain needs are made helps a child social‚ physical‚ and emotional growth for the society
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When people say they are looking at something through a feminist criticism lens‚ it means they are looking at the movie or book to try and find parts that speak on women and their position in the world. Throughout Pygmalion‚ Pretty Woman‚ and My Fair Lady‚ there are multiple messages that can be understood about women and their role in society. Pygmalion‚ an old Greek myth‚ has the least to say about women‚ but there is still something to be learned. When the story says the women are prostitutes
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useful today. That is why I can stand on my feet today and say I am so proud of the kind of woman I am today‚ and not only being grateful but there are so many things I know I can do today that so many ladies out there cannot do‚ so therefore I just can’t thank my mum enough. One of the reasons why I said my mum was the most influential person was because she influenced on how to become a good woman and how to do all the basic things. How to cook for myself‚ how to do laundry‚ clean
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