The Sisterhood

A Separation Asghar Farhadi's A Separation provides commentary on the current political and social situation surrounding Iran through the exploration of a middle-class couple's divorce and the conflicts that proceed as a result. There are many separations within the film, notably a separation of men and women. The dominance of men is presented within the first scene between Simin and Hader. Simin's request for a divorce and guardianship over her daughter is met with resistance, as Nader is the…

throughout the late nineteenth and throughout the twentieth century has ignored this crucial relevance of race in our cultural definition of gender. White feminists would continue to “theorize white womanhood as if all women were white,” (Lugones, 13). A sisterhood was presumed amongst white feminists because they did not understand themselves in intersectional terms; they understood the experience of woman in terms of their white identity, and they never considered that other women could have…

class,since we can end up in any one of these classes at any point of our life.” when asked if she was poor class she answered by “had I been in the lower class, I most definitely wouldn 't be attending college” and if upper class “if i were of an upper class, yes i would still pursue college but instead of worrying how to pay college and everything else in my daily life, I would probably be traveling the world and having everything handed to me.” moreover now if she was of a different…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, the two main characters, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, are in a “star-crossed” relationship. They have all of the characteristics of this type of relationship: a passionate love for each other that is not accepted by society. The love that is not accepted by society results in their downfalls. In this situation, Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale experience a downfall throughout the story, but they learn how to resolve the conflict in their daily…

The word “love ”appears one hundred and thirty-one times in the one hundred and forty-eight pages of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s novel Herland. On almost every page, descriptions of familial intimacy and compassion are presented, in theory, in metaphor, and in daily practice. However, the male protagonists discovering Gilman’s utopia are adamant that real love is absent from Herland, one remarking that “[the women] hadn 't even the faintest idea of love--sex-love, that is.” (Gilman 91) The three…

Reflection on Visiting an Uncomfortable Place I used to feel uncomfortable in any place of worship other than mosques for two main reasons. First, I grew up in an Islamic country where building houses of worship other than mosques is not allowed for religious reasons. Second, I chose to go to a Sikh temple because in my community, there is a common stereotype that Sikhs do not get along with Muslims. Growing up with this idea, made me presume that there are barriers between us, so I can not get…

(EME) will serve to reinforce the mission and values of Northern Arizona University by engaging students and encouraging them to make an impact in the community. It focuses on seven, defined core educational values known as our Pillars of Education: Sisterhood Leadership Intellectual Development Well-Being…

were portrayed as the protectors of their daughters due to the fact that many times they would give their portion of food to their daughter in order to insure their child’s survival. As the author Person mentions, “…the discussions of motherhood or sisterhood between women in camps, … often led to what could be perceived as a glorification of the motif of womanly strength in the face of persecution”…

“O heaven! that one might read the book of fate, and see the revolution of the times.” -William Shakespeare. While Friar Laurence broke no law in marrying Romeo and Juliet without parental consent, some would question if he was right minded. Friar Laurence, best thought to marry these two households to bring peace. If marriage was suppose to bring these families together and happy, then why keep it a secret? Friar Laurence might’ve thought he was doing the best for these two families, when in…

What do 85 percent of Fortune 500 executives, the first female astronaut, and the first female senator all have in common? All of these people were members of a Greek organization during their time in college. As the fall semester at American University enters the home stretch with finals looming and new schedules being created, students are preparing for a new start when the spring semester rolls around. Unlike most colleges and universities, American University enforces a rule that only allows…