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    concept in stride. Due to different upbringings, along with different environmental influences, it allows for a range of perspectives. “Girl” by Alexander Chee, a reflection piece on Chee’s experience with femininity, along with the Slam Poetry video “Pretty” by Katie Makkai about her experience with being physically desirable due to pressures with societal norms, bring to the surface the experiences women…

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    Gender And Self Identity

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    What is gender? Is it the state of being either a male or female? Or is it an issue of self-identity and where we fall in the social circles of humanity. Men and woman have been placed as counterparts in examples throughout history whether it be Adam and Eve or Zeus and Athena. The initial differences between man and woman and the respective attitudes towards both can be traced back as far as humanity itself and the primal urge and desperation for reproduction. This ancient drive to ensure the…

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    Vivienne Representation

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    Although it is a societal belief that the fairytale princess is an outdated representation of modern women, Marshall utilises elements of the fairytale in order to portray Vivienne as a strong-willed and independent woman, yet also emotional and indecisicve – traits that are often stamped on the women of today’s society. In the film, Vivienne tells Edward, “I want the fairytale”. Yet Edward interprets this as a plea to be rescued by his wealth and prestige. It is through this misunderstanding…

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    society has for them. In my short story a girl will be telling her story based on the American society and how through media the american’s image of a stereotypical american woman influenced her since she was a little girl and the consequences she faced because she believed what society had as the image of the perfect woman. The learning outcome I want to focus on is: Analyze how audience and purpose affect…

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    least the sane ones) deem unfair. The reasons for why it’s unfair vastly outweigh the reasons for why it is fair. It’s unfair because rich men are treated better than everyone else, slavery was pretty bad, and the lower classes were treated awfully as well. There are many examples of these subjects which are pretty unfair in the eyes of the modern man, and also the people back then I'm sure. The first subject that will be mentioned is the relationship between men and women in this society. As…

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    Mrs Potato Head Analysis

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    nose, and lip to create different kind of faces. In her song, Mrs. Potato Head is a symbolism of the woman who made an appearance as the main character in the music video. She is a young woman who was suggested to get a facelift by her husband in order to look pretty and young. Melanie is comparing how the toy, Mrs. Potato Head, gets her entire face ripped out to be more beautiful with the woman who is about to go through the plastic procedure. Melanie uses similes to show the gruesome and…

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    Dominist Analysis Women

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    themselves in the process and begin to fall apart. The very popular, yet unique, song “Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce gives the typical gender roles to females. Nonetheless, Beyonce contradicts her common self-powering and very feminist lyrics; this song shows the struggles most women go through at some point throughout their life. Women are often expected to be beautiful and look perfect. The song is based on young woman constantly being put down for not being…

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    Esther Monologue

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    Hello this is Esther, I just want to set the record straight with everyone. I am not just a pretty face. I am a strong independent woman. I am not just a body. I have a mind to. A lot of people think that just because I’m pretty, I am stupid. That is not true. I am a caring compassionate woman. I think for myself and I have good ideas. I feel like Mordechai doesn’t really cares about who I am on the inside. For example, he only thinks of me for my beauty, like the time when my parents died…

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    to something they've shared that I don't agree with but I am going to now,.. This response bears nothing on our friendship or a stab at your opinions. But let me start off by saying that this is an unfair and opinionated article. It's basically a woman degrading other women and putting them into a one fits all category because we didn't march or support it. I am one of those women who posted the shared status, I am one of the women she belittled in her blog post. "And you sit on your pedestal, a…

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    Beauty Is Pain Winning best song and video with a social message at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards; Beyoncé, Sia and Ammo wrote the song called “Pretty Hurts”. Exposing the truth about how our society creates pressure among women to achieve the idea of a “perfect body.” The song was written in 2013 and released in June next year. They focus on the extremely high standards young women face to fulfill the stereotype society has created for them, regardless of how their self-esteem is being…

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