Madonna

that made Take that the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls used dance-pop as a musical base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist stance that was equal parts Madonna, post-riot alternative rock feminism, and a co-opting of the good-times-all-the-time stance of England's new lad culture. Their proud, all-girl image and catchy dance-pop appealed to younger listeners, while their colorful, sexy personalities…

In the essay “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power”, from the Sister Outsider (a book of essays and speeches), Audre Lorde (feminist writer) re-interprets the use of the word ‘erotic’ and highlights the importance that it has in empowering women; living within a male dominated world. By directing her analysis towards women, Lorde is able to build a commonality amongst herself and the audience. Furthermore, by stating including her personal identity and experience with eroticism, she can…

Let me start by saying that when I first read this article I thought that Ariel Levy was crazy. Her point of view was completely opposite from mine. The way she expressed of everything females have accomplished in the past 80 years was wrong comparing it to my ideas. I didn’t like the way she refer to female’s has chauvinist pigs; women who have objectified other women and themselves. But after doing some research of my own and comparing it to my own life experiences, I started to see her point…

The Renaissance Man was a universal man. He knew a little about everything, instead of knowing a lot about one thing. This man would be able to carry on a conversation about anything. He should also have a knowledge about Latin and Greek. These men were artists, writers, inventors, and more. Leonardo da Vinci and Jan Van Eyck are prime examples of a Renaissance Man, even though they came from two different areas of the Renaissance period. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April fifteenth of the…

Despite Hugh Hefner’s belief and early support of equality for women, Playboy has been constantly denounced as exploitive of women and their bodies. Are the centerfolds exploitive? Do they lead to casual misogyny? A 1993 study by researchers at The University of Western Ontario examined centerfold models in four hundred thirty issues of Playboy from 1953 to 1990. How explicit are the centerfolds? Playmates were only photographed with genitalia partially visible in six percent of all centerfold…

think the girl ‘s religious illusions. All of a sudden, when the girl addressed to the boy, he was too embarrassed to answer. Talking about Araby, she said that she wanted to go to a bazaar but she could not due to church retreat. She was not the Madonna for the boy but a normal person who wanted to have what she wants. But the boy took this moment as one of divine revelation, and promised her that he would get her something…

Misrepresentation is defined as “the action or offense of giving a false or misleading account of the nature of something”. The documentary, Miss Representation, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom addresses this as definition as it applies to the media and politics for women. The documentary tackles the topic of the media’s representation of women and the consequent socialization into traditional gender roles. Not only are traditional gender messages that are perpetuated by the media pervasive, powerful,…

Miniature sized madonnas of their era gracefully parade down the stage as their names are called, covered in full glam from head to toe in extensions galore. The authenticity of these young girls wears thin as their costumes exhibit a mature look while their bodies have yet a long way to develop. As pure and glamourous the art of pageantry might seem, behind the curtains lie a different show. Karen Kataline, President of The Center for Leadership Communication and author of award-winning…

“Princess of Pop”. Rolling Stone wrote: "Britney Spears carries on the classic archetype of the rock & roll teen queen, the dungaree doll, the angel baby who just has to make a scene." A few of her biggest influences in her music, and style were, Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Whitney Houston. She did very similar songs as her biggest influences. Throughout her singing career she has stuck to the same two genres, pop, and pop-dance. Even though her only instrument is her vocals. Her voice has a…

Facts about Donatello Have you ever wondered how life would be if there would be no art, well, here’s some fun facts I bet you didn’t know about Donatello. He was a sculptor from Florence and he studied classical sculpture he inspired a lot of other artists such as Michelangelo and he also had several assistants, his best known works were mostly statues in a circle. But he developed a new, shallow type of work that had a large architectural relief. Also “Donatello was the son of Niccolo DI…