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I am a feminist to a certain extent and I want to advocate for females. I say I am a feminist to an extent because I am not a hard core activist, but I do believe women deserve the same rights, acknowledgment, and pay as males. I saw this quote that referred to women losing their uniqueness because we were not made to do everything a man can do, but to do what men can’t do, and it was an upsetting picture. I do not understand why there is even an inequality issue till this day because the…

reassures: “Another man was already cured: being near harmed him:/ he couldn’t bear any meeting with his mistress.” Furthermore, Wikihow and The Huffington Post suggest to stay away from social media since it may lead to stalking your ex. While Ovid claims that it is ok and sometimes beneficial to sleep around with other people, the Huffington Post advises to avoid rebound sex as much as possible: “Don’t rely on rebound sex. It will merely be a distraction and end up making you feel bad about…

According to the Huffington Post, “It can also be argued that celebrity obsession is merely escapism. In fact, these are the things that professionals, including doctors, lawyers, politicians and judges, sheepishly tell me: “I watch the Kardashians to decompress.”” We see here that…

subgroup came together to establish their own punk rock movement in the suburbs. The suburban punk rock subgroup was focused on the style and behavior concentrated around the punk movement but did not rely on the subversive, violent action of the city post-punk subgroup. Also, as opposed to the previous punk subgroups in the city by making statements about highly commercialized roles, the nuclear family, and consumerism (MacLeod, 99). These values, a lack of group criteria, and the media outlets…

Thomas Cole was one among many pioneers of the Hudson River School of art, an aesthetic movement that took place alongside the American Romantic period. This movement sought to highlight the beauty of natural landscapes through paintings and to accentuate the beauty of nature over industrial and societal progress. However, ancient ruins were of interest to Cole, and many of his European counterparts viewed America’s lack of ruins as a fault. As a result, Cole created the series of paintings, The…

Post impressionism was an era of art that took place after impressionism. Post impressionism began in the early 1880s as a response to the previous era of art, known as impressionism. The post impressionism movement was caused by young artists and critics who wanted art pieces to have more focus on the subject matter of the piece, resulting in many artists placing more emphasis on the subject. Various art styles were created in this era, such as pointillism, a technique involving the use of dots…

Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills have been at the centre of Post Modernist and Post-Structuralist discourse since the 1980s. This paper will address the arguments made by Rosalind Krauss, Judith Williamson, Laura Mulvey and Jui-Ch’i Liu surrounding these film stills. The work at hand consists of a series of black and white photographs where Sherman plays the role of the director and the agent to construct an image and mise en scène that has an uncanny resemblance to 1950s snapshots of…

“Sexism goes so deep that at first it’s hard to see; you just think it’s reality”. This quotation by author/activist, Alix Kates Shulman thoroughly sums up the entirety of this paper. Shulman is basically saying that nowadays, many people do not notice the existence of sexism in society today because it is such a huge part of many things that are integral in our lives; such as television, music, magazines, the workplace, and politics. Though not everyone notices this form of sexism because to…

I’ve heard of a new form of yoga called aerial yoga which allows one to perform poses while suspended in the air in a soft, fabric hammock attached to the ceiling. An interesting article, titled We Tried It: AntiGravity Aerial Yoga, about Huffington Post writer Carolyn Gregoire’s first aerial yoga experience, really helped to explain more…

Janelle Monae has been taking steps toward becoming one of the most influential recording artists of our time. Monae's video "Q.U.E.E.N." from her second album titled The Electric lady exemplifies her influence on the society where you can be judged for your appearance. This video was a statement declaring her happiness with who she is despite the judgment from others in a society where your image, your cultural values, and what is viewed as acceptable and appropriate behavior is looked down…