Indigo Girls

In the year 1967 16 year old Susan Eloise Hinton wrote the cutting edge book the Outsiders. During this time female authors would be looked down upon which is why Susan used the name S.E HInton, which are her initials. The book tells us about the unpleasant relationship between the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are westside's elite and privileged, they would always get away with illegal actions and they have always gotten what they wanted, but there is something most of them don’t feel loved…

They might have the paparazzi chasing them when they step outside, but at home, these celeb moms are busy chasing their little ones. We might associate them with an army of nannies, but they are pretty hands on too. In fact, much to everyone’s surprise, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently disclosed that she had refused to hire a nanny for her tiny tot Aaradhya. This glamour mom took the task of changing her baby’s nappies, feeding her and putting her to sleep on herself. The actor garnered a…

Amélie (2001) is a French romantic comic fantasy film directed and co-written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. This whimsical film narrates the story of a young introvert woman named “Amélie Poulain”, who decides to intervene and improve the lives of the people around her, while battling with her own seclusion. The story revolves around the protagonist, Amélie who was the only child of two quirky parents. Amélie’s father, Raphael was depicted as a reticent ex-army doctor who misdiagnosed Amélie with…

Children who have difficult childhoods often distance themselves from society’s expectations. Throughout the novel, In Search of April Raintree by Beautrice Mosionier, there are many occurrences where April shows she is challenging society’s set expectations in a positive way. April Raintree is a young metis woman who is trying to receive a job in a racist society who discriminates against her background. April does whatever she needs to do to get a source of income. She is her only way of…

Media Essay Assignment “How Media Represents Women” 2. According to the videos shown, women are degraded, dehumanized, and marginalized. Do you agree with this statement? How and why do you agree with this statement? As a woman, are you think that you are degraded, dehumanized, and marginalized? This is a serious problem because most of the women face this problem. Some of the men will think that women are not enough powerful and weak. This can be considered as a type of sexism.…

A Haunted High School Chaffey High School traces its root back to 1882 when George Chaffey,along with his brother William purchase land the empty and isolated park,Jazzy was always frightened because she could hear footsteps getting closer and closer each time.After the footsteps stop,she hears someone breathing right behind her and when Jazzy turns around nothing was behind her,a swing moving by itself.So Jazzy decides to call Trevor so he come with her so she wouldn't get scared alone in…

ADVERSTISEMENT ANALYSIS The advertisement, for Cannery Row, shows three children playing with each other with a ball near them. The background of the advertisement is situated in very tranquil marine environment. There is a translucent picture of a woman with a cup of coffee relaxing while she watches over her children with a sense of content and delight. There are two text boxes one placed on top right corner, which says “Cannery Row. Stay here. Play here.” and one at the bottom of the…

cheerleaders embody "conventional femininity" by using their voice and bodies to support their teams. This is one aspect that the movie gets right. In the film, there is a huge emphasis on the bodies of the girls on the team. Messages about the effects of body shaming are shown throughout the movie. Girls starving themselves and, in some cases, becoming anorexic to look good in their uniform and avoid the scrutiny of their fellow teammates is extremely common in cheerleading. I, myself, can…

The dress worn for the ball has symbolic significance. Alka wears the costume of Rani Janshi though not brave like her. Dolly wears the mujra dress of a prostitute expresses her keen desire to love and to be loved outside marriage.The dance costume decided for the crippled Daksha is also symbolically significant. In the words of Krati, The old beggar woman who appears in the play under the tarpaulin time and again has a symbolic meaning. First time she appears, at the reference of the name of…

For millennia, human societies have mostly been patriarchal. Men have always been in dominant leadership roles where they have all of the power. Women, on the contrary, have been typically portrayed in literature as they would be in normal society: subordinate and weak. This is no different in 17th century England; however, The Tempest contradicts this. William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest in the early 1600s when this cultural stigma was present. The Tempest is a play about a former Duke, named…