Female pirates

Who is Nefertiti? Some might say she is the loving wife of Akhenaten, whereas some might say she was the most ambitious, person hungry for power. The historical novel, Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth by Egyptian author, Naguib Mahfouz, takes place in ancient Egypt during the time when Akhenaten holds the throne. Throughout the historic novel, Nefertiti behaves in a hypocritical manner with her action contradicting her words constantly. Evidence is presented showing how she deceivingly married…

This passages touches on the theme of power and dominance. It also sheds some light on female sexuality. Carmilla although seemingly human is not. Because of this she is able to draw people in and deceive them. This is exactly what she had done with Laura. Carmilla has enough strength to over power Laura if she wanted to, but instead she choices to not only befriend her, but to form a strong relationship. The question is why? Why does Carmilla take the time to get close to Laura. Mainly it’s for…

taking on an appearance of a boy in order to portray a woman can act as skillfully as men. Moreover, during her experience, she encountered an instance where she required stitches; despite the agony that paralleled her experience, she displays her and females'…

Sisters The final category of women, Marie introduces is “sisters.” These women are introduced in Marie’s concluding lay, “Eliduc.” A curious inclusion, “Eliduc” is the most female centric of all of Marie’s lays and the one in which she develops her characters the most. In “Eliduc,” Marie constructs a love triangle between her characters, Eliduc, Guildeluec, and Guilladun. Initially, the lay comes across as a story of impeding bigamy and violence however the story takes a curious turn as they…

Like Chinese American students, Lee realized the different between school and her home. It began from the different of her culture and the way she was brought up. She didn’t know the Chinese heritage would play any role in her future as much as other students. This is easy for her to become an American and fit with American culture in here. Epidemically (2) outer layer of the skin Squirm (3) distress, embarrassment Haphazard (4) random, by chance Tandem (7) bicycle with two seats Read to…

Other films that focused on the gaze, sexual objectification and active women are Sex and the city, Magic Mike and The Blue Lagoon. Freud in his Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality argues that the gaze is a “function of desire,” one that successively creates desire in the gazer (Zolfagharkhani and Ramezani, 2012 p2). Furthermore, Zolfagharkhani and Ramezani defined gaze as remarkable and distinctive position among human’s senses from the old times. They also stated that “vision is not…

In Britain’s past society, the social issues of this time period can be examined in “The Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, and other selections. Britain had a growing urban population that brought with it squalid situations and ill-treatment of women and children. In this time period, it was overcrowded, filthy, and replete with violations of civil rights. Dickens and the other authors were able to bring attention to the social problems of past England. The social issues are depicted the ills…

In the episode called “Game changer”, Haley’s father is explaining that an IPad can be used as a library, as a movie theater or as a music store all rolled into one. Haley’s sister tells her that a library is a place where people get books and Haley responds by saying that a movie theater is a place where people go on dates. What Alex is implying is that her sister is too stupid to know what a library is. On the other hand, Haley’s response implies that she has been on many dates because she is…

This poem “Invisible Soldier” by Sarge Lintecum is about a lady soldier that has come back from fighting for her country and doesn’t feel the appreciation according to the speaker. I think what this poem is trying to get across is that to never forget the people that served for our country. The speaker is this poem really supports the lady soldier as she thinks that the soldier should not be “invisible” any more. We know that she deserves to be remembered because in this poem the speaker states…

privileged as well as what it truly means in doing gender. With a strong sense of the demands of what society puts on females, and even a glimpse of the males role, through Ken. The song starts out with Ken picking up Barbie, and having her get into his car, an act what is still considered to be appropriate in many upper class cultures, where the man is suppose to pick up the female when going out. Some may say that Barbie has come a long way when it comes to diversity, however, many will…