His Girl Friday

stronger sex and girls as the weaker sex? Why are certain everyday household activities deemed unmanly or manly? We are hurting our children by forcing societal gender roles upon them by telling/showing them what to wear, what toys to play with and even what emotions they can and cannot show. It was between 1900 and 1930 that children’s fashion started to change. Boys fashion took on a more grown up male appearance and things that were once neutral like flowers and pink became known as a girls…

which society considers beautiful. It is deductive by all types of marketing that beauty equals colored eye, skinny body, and flawless skin. Since a young age, girls try to acquire those qualities, in the absence of these, low self-stem and depression are regularly common. Most movies, TV shows and magazines portray that physically attractive girls and guys are known as beautiful, desirable and popular; on the other side those individuals who don’t meet society’s standards of “beauty” are teased…

Hospital, I am able to provide a similar sense of comfort and understanding. As I once reassured Abby while silver screen gangsters fired fake bullets, I recently held the hand of an elderly man with declining memory as he waited, scared and lonely, for his missing caregiver to return. This philosophy is one of the things that led to me to develop an interest in osteopathy. After meeting my current mentor, Dr. Julian Uselman, a DO practicing family medicine in Silverton, OR, we have…

Aztecs, and so on, who all had traditional ceremonies when girls turned a specific age depending on the tribe itself. After this ceremony they would begin training for what their place was to be in the tribe and to be available for marriage. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico they adopted this tradition for the age of fifteen. In fact, the word quince in Quinceañera means fifteen in Spanish. The Spaniards made this tradition for girls to transition into womanhood, sharing the…

the girl who gave up her voice for a man she had only seen once, and Belle the girl who stayed with her abusive partner out of fear. Disney has created films that represent woman as weak, male dependant, and uneducated. Being a woman in society you should be strong, independent, and intelligent three things that according to Disney films aren 't relevant in the life if a female. Disney’s target audience appeals to the ages of four to eleven. This is the age where young people, especially girls…

Catherine Tran Writ 340 Professor Murray Aborted Girls, Wanted Brides Cultural preference for boys in parts of India results in some of the largest imbalances between males and females in the world. This leads to sex-selective abortions and infanticide of girls, while boys are prized because they are believed to mature as leaders of the world and household, as they pass on the family name and traditions. This perpetuates the ongoing role of patriarchy and the customary belief that men are…

Schille predominately utilizes organic shapes. The dominant subject, or figure of this composition is the little girl staring at ‘you’. In the background, lies what it seems to be a very bright orange wall. The girl sitting on the ground and the chair, lack detail in comparison to the little girl. The little girl’s outfit, accessories, and most importantly her eyes are more defined. The other girl lacks facial features, is hard to see the object she is holding. The colors used by Schille…

Boys: True Hero, Mobile Squad Dune buggy. Girls: My Little Pony Box Beauty Set. 3. Boys: This toy is intended to grab the attention of a young boy because it has all dark colors and a military theme, which represents toughness/aggressiveness. Not to mention, the action figure is a male and not a women. Girls: This toy is intended to grab the attention of a young girl because the packing is bright pink and purple with pictures of flowers and ponies. 4…

focus more on the subject instead of the actual presentation of the video. However, there was slow-motion to make it more dramatic while the girls were doing things that are not usually shown when people refer to the phrase “like a girl”. The background music was calm; this was because it was only playing while the slow-motion was…

A natural observation was made involving a family discussing where to eat lunch. Each individual played an intricate role in the exchange, either with his or her direct, or lack of, interactions with the other members of the family. I will apply the systems theory of family to the observation and discuss the concept of power, and how certain sources of power were drawn upon during the exchange. The observation took place at a busy mall on a Saturday at 11:39 am until 12:03 pm after all parties…