The Trojan Women

fact continuing the tradition and shaming her aunt. Kingston breaks free from the male controlled culture giving voice to Chinese customs by telling her aunt’s tale. She recounts a male denominated society where men are celebrated and women are subservient. “Women in the old China did not choose. Some man had commanded her to lie with him and be his secret evil. . . . She obeyed him; she always did as she was told” (309). “No Name Woman” originally starts off as a tale about a young girl’s aunt…

to start the “Like a Girl” Campaign. They said they want to “inspire, empower, and educate girls”. They want to change the saying “like a girl” to a positive meaning. They also talk about how 19% of women perceived “like a girl” as a positive meaning, whereas 6 months after their first video 76% of women thought of “like a girl” in a positive way. They talk about how they want more than just awareness to the subject, they want a solution. Always is partnering up with psychologist so they can…

towards young women that shows them they can do anything. In their commercial “#likeagirl - Unstoppable”, Always uses a mix of emotional appeal and rationale throughout the video to convey the message to the audience that girls are unstoppable. Always, clearly, is directing this commercial towards younger women of all races and cultures because all biologically born women will begin puberty soon or have started puberty. This would be the age range from eleven to twenty years old in women. It…

I never knew before how strong.” (9) While sitting in the wagon conversing with her husband, Elisa realizes just how strong of a woman she is. She is strong due to the fact that although her life is not like the women of her time, she still is able to hold her head high. After stating to her husband that she is strong, Elisa turned her face away from him and began to cry. She cries because her life did not turn out the way she wanted to be and she realizes that…

Introduction Strong is the New Skinny There’s this supposition in society that every woman wants and needs to be beautiful in order to be successful in life. In addition to society, there is an abundance of multi-billion dollar companies devoted to selling women products designed to “fix” them into look a certain way. These companies come into our lives with advertisements directed towards fashion, celebrity gossip, and now, makeup. I got excited when I saw MAC’s makeup advertisement entitled…

Dr. Q Honors English 17/3/23 The Fundamental Actress of The Importance of Being Earnest- Dame Judi Dench “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a British comedy written by Oscar Wilde, which was transposed into a movie by the director Oliver Parker in 2002. Lady Augusta Bracknell is a dominant character which has a profound impact in both play and movie; her role is essential. She symbolizes the stereotypical upper-class woman during the Victorian Age. She is the tool through which Oscar…

In ‘An Unknown Girl’, Moniza Alvi uses the occasion of the speaker in the poem, who’s persumingly Alvi herself, getting her hands hennaed at an Indian Bazaar to explore the feelings that she has about her cultural identity. She seems torn between her western upbringing and a longing for her native continent. Much of the imagery in the poem, comes through her use of metaphors and symbolism which convey the richness of the Indian culture and her feelings about it. The act of hennaing the hands is…

The focus is on the TWO daughters (Thando and Mandisa), which are very different in style, color and attitude. However Mandisa is hoping by all means to try and change Thando to reach her level. Thando is Sipho's daughter, she is a teacher, and works at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings as the interpreter. She is very loving and caring especially to her father, she said "Let me get you a glass of water"(Kani,2002:39) and she made it clear to her boyfriend (Mpho) that "It's full…

circles. A girl after her maturity is getting married and goes to live with her husband. She is beard children; remain in the kitchen, and implicitly obey her partner. Kamala Markandaya works on the lower middle class women. She portrays the poor conditions of these sacrificing women. She boldly asserts that these helpless victims of nature and men need economic independence education and mental experience before they get married. She wants this…

The role of women in society has changed drastically over the centuries. Women went from being subordinate to their husbands to having the right to not only live their lives freely but have minds of their own. In the stories “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The story of an Hour” both authors use a historical setting to show the place that women had in society. Both authors suggest that a women can feel trapped in her marriage and lose her sense of self. In the story the “Yellow Wallpaper” the…