Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem Gloria Marie Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political and social activist who accomplished many things throughout her lifetime. Gloria became nationally recognized for her leadership in the “second-wave feminist movement” during the late 60s and early 70s. She began her career for New York magazine as a columnist before becoming a founder of Ms. magazine, a publication dedicated to women’s rights and concerns. Over the course of her life, Steinem…

In the essay titled “Erotica and Pornography” by Gloria Steinem, the author starts out by pointing out that humans, selfly proclaimed lords over the animal kingdom, are the only animals that have the mental capacity to separate ideas. Steinem says “ for human alone, sexuality can be and often is primarily way of bonding, of giving and receiving pleasure, bridging differentness, discovering sameness, and communicating emotion” (p.1). The author explains at the beginning of her essay how sex…

centuries, women have had to fight for their rights. From fighting for the right to vote to fighting for equal pay, women have found themselves in a constant battle for gender equality. What do women like Susan B. Anthony, Juliette Gordon Low, and Gloria Steinem have in common? All of these women saw a problem, and had the confidence and character to stand up and say “no more inequality!” They did not let the opinion of what others thought of them affect them and their decision to make the world…

Anna Monson, Sam Blankenship, and Mattie Rametta Horror Story Henry was a small child who had just turned the age of nine. He lived with his grandpa who was seventy-three. Henry’s grandpa didn’t pay much attention to Henry, he had dementia and other mental diseases so he didn’t know much about taking care of Henry. From the age of five Henry had to learn how to care for himself. Henry was very intelligent, he had to learn how to cook food for himself, wash his clothes, and take care of other…

Courageous Black Women ofBrewster Place and Their Lives “The Women of Brewster Places” focuses on seven women who struggle to balance their emotional lives but are interconnected in some way as they are all residence of the Brewster place. The author Gloria Nayolar gives a combination of dual cultures of African American women migrating from the Southern to the northern part of the United States of America. Brewster place is a community. How the women of Brewster place presented each other as a…

Joe Gillis: A Character Study Joe Gillis is one of the most interesting characters to ever grace the silver screen, and a character that is still studied to this day. While Gloria Swanson’s historic performance of Norma Desmond garners more attention and praise, I would make the argument that William Holden’s portrayal of Joe Gillis is just as intriguing. Billy Wilder created a character that I have never been so unsure of, he is one of the great examples of the anti-hero. He’s not a great guy,…

Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard” and Judy Grahn’s “I Have Come to Claim Marilyn Monroe’s Body” both detail how the intense Hollywood cult of celebrity can lead to dizzying heights of fame, transforming ordinary people into worldwide stars with legions of adoring fans and admirers. Such fame and notoriety, however, does not come without a cost. Both Norma and Marilyn, Hollywood stars of these respective narratives, came to see the fame that once dominated their lives devolve into a destructive…

1. The movie Sunset Boulevard follows a writer, a man named Joe who comes across an old mansion while trying to hide his car which is about to be reclaimed because he is unable to pay his bills. Desperate for a job, he starts to read the script of the old Hollywood star that lives in the mansion, Norma Desmond. Norma was once one of the biggest silent film stars in Hollywood, but once talking pictures got popular and she got older, there was less demand for her work, and she has spent the last…

debate in the Philippines then and now. In this paper, you will see how the English language adapted in the educational system of the Philippines and how the mother tongue language sporadically spread in the Philippines. In 2003, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) signed the Executive Order No. 20, which aims to strengthen the use of the English language “to maintain and improve their competitive edge in emerging and fast-growing local and international industries, particularly in…

In an attempt to give body meaning, Irigaray refuses to accept the binary of the sexed body. Patriarchy views the male and female body within a constant framework. Time-periods, cultures, and traditions shape the body with different representations. Irigaray wants the body removed from its normative constraints of patriarchy. This paper consists of Irigaray’s theory while also comparing and contrasting it to other theorists including Bartky, Anzaldua, and Daly. Luce Irigaray is a well-known…