Female pirates

Women may have been discouraged along the way, but we never gave up. Women are fighters. As a female athlete, I will always be grateful to Title IX. I would not be able to participate in high school athletics if Title IX was not passed. Women would still be overlooked, still be told to have two roles in life (which was to clean and take care of children) and still be stuck in a hole. We are going to make big things happen to each and every one of us. We are going to be the Women who make a…

In 1814 the Seneca Falls Declaration of sentiments was created. The document helped with the women's suffrage movement. The document was true and some of it was related to documents written by a man. For example, many man used a the quote “all men are created equal” but they didn't read in-depth to find out the true meaning. The quote is saying that all men and women are created equally. Women were never apart of elective franchise because men thought they were dumb. The document was also…

Unfair: not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality or justice. The definition of unfair is a perfect explanation of East Jordan High School’s dress code. The school made a new rule this year saying that students are not allowed to wear leggings or yoga pants unless their butt was covered. That rule started a lot of drama in the school, especially with the girls. That rule is what started the feud with the dress code. The dress code needs to read over and enforced more…

Schylar Hardin Paper 2 The Insatiable Desire of a Woman In Kim Addonizio’s “What Do Women Want?” she uses the mind of a women to exhibit the societal expectations and constraints of many women. Through the use of repetition, sentence structure, and a sarcastic tone, Addonizio is able to reveal what women truly want: to not be characterized and streamlined by others. The constant repetition of “I want” reflects a trait of desire and of lacking personal fulfillment with others and situations that…

The College of Pontiffs contained a predominately male group of priests, including the Pontifex Maximus, and the only female priestesshood, the Vestal Virgins (Adkins 276). The Vestal’s acceptance into the College of Pontiffs was an honor denoting their importance as integral to Rome’s religious festivals and sacrifice. Vestals were responsible for making the mola salsa…

In the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan, the culture is being represented by Jing-Mei and her mother. Evidence supporting this is the conflict going on between her and her mother in the story is around her culture, and how her mother wants her to grow up. This can include moment in the story including when her mother wanted her to work constantly on things she doesn’t have interest in, or when she started doing her piano lessons with Mr. Chang. Although the conflict shows her mother trying to do…

ideal by crafting his poetry from a desire for an unideal lady. Unlike Garcilaso’s lady, Juana is given a name, however her common Spanish name, added to the fact that she is a washerwoman, seeks to parody the convention further and here ‘idealized female beauty is subverted through the glorification of a more commonplace feminine object.’ However, while Lope claims that he is different to other poets in presenting an honest portrayal of his lady, he is concerned with his personal identity too.…

method to increase school attendance of girls. For example, in Africa girls reuse old rags during their periods and will often stay home to avoid embarrassment from leaks and stains. If girls have access to pads, tampons, and toilets during school female attendance will increase. One example of this provided by Half the Sky, is of an organization called FemCare. This organization makes tampons and pads and started its own project by building toilets in schools and providing free pads to girls in…

The Islamic revolution changed Iran’s society and bases law on the literal of the Quran (Muslim’s holy book). In fact, for almost four decades, men have been more powerful than women. “Power distance refers to the degree to which the culture believes that institutional and organizational power should be distributed unequally and the decisions of the power holders should be challenged or accepted” (p. 106). Women lost their rights, and they became the marginalized segment of society. In…

Madame du Chatelet’s valiance exemplifies the irrational patriarchy that led to the subordination of women and the prohibition of their opportunity to education. By emulating excellence and advocating for women’s education, Chatelet reveals the intentions of men to dominate women throughout history. The reasons she states to support her argument trigger the inequality that cannot be justified in any way. She first mentions that there is absolutely no reason that women should not be able to…