“Women are like teabags. You don’t know how strong they are until you put them in hot water” – Eleanor Roosevelt
According to the Oxford dictionary, a women is defined as a wife, a female human being and even a sweetheart. Despite, the dictionary giving us the obvious definition, one thing it misses is the whole stereotype that has been placed on women throughout the years. The stereotype of not being unable to be independent, the stereotype of being a housewife, the stereotype of not being an intellectual and the stereotype of being the male’s sidekick.
In reference to the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt was a women who married to former US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This marriage enabled her to gain the title of first lady during the 1930’s -1960’s. In the beginning of husband’s presidency Eleanor didn’t play much influence, for she just stood on the sides and did smalls project yet after her husband passed, a new path was set for Eleanor. This path allowed her to embrace, take on and expand on projects that interested her – among these projects was fighting for human rights. This backstory of Eleanor Roosevelt …show more content…
In reference to the movie Mulan, we all know it begins with a girl who tries her hardest to honour her Chinese family by trying to find a husband yet no matter how hard she tries her attempts seem to cause disaster however when the Chinese army comes in search to recruit ex-soldiers to fight Shan Yu, Mulan fathers falls part of the list. Due to the father being disabled, Mulan leaves home to take his place as a way to protect her father. Now, if that story is not an example of honour than what is? The story of Mulan created a strong depiction of women, this depiction that women will go to any lengths to save the ones they love even if that means losing their
According to the Oxford dictionary, a women is defined as a wife, a female human being and even a sweetheart. Despite, the dictionary giving us the obvious definition, one thing it misses is the whole stereotype that has been placed on women throughout the years. The stereotype of not being unable to be independent, the stereotype of being a housewife, the stereotype of not being an intellectual and the stereotype of being the male’s sidekick.
In reference to the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt was a women who married to former US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This marriage enabled her to gain the title of first lady during the 1930’s -1960’s. In the beginning of husband’s presidency Eleanor didn’t play much influence, for she just stood on the sides and did smalls project yet after her husband passed, a new path was set for Eleanor. This path allowed her to embrace, take on and expand on projects that interested her – among these projects was fighting for human rights. This backstory of Eleanor Roosevelt …show more content…
In reference to the movie Mulan, we all know it begins with a girl who tries her hardest to honour her Chinese family by trying to find a husband yet no matter how hard she tries her attempts seem to cause disaster however when the Chinese army comes in search to recruit ex-soldiers to fight Shan Yu, Mulan fathers falls part of the list. Due to the father being disabled, Mulan leaves home to take his place as a way to protect her father. Now, if that story is not an example of honour than what is? The story of Mulan created a strong depiction of women, this depiction that women will go to any lengths to save the ones they love even if that means losing their