Title role

Brinton Beard Ms. Maggert English III Honors 20 December 2016 The Wage Gap Myth Seventy seven cents to a man’s dollar is an often cited and well known statistic. President Obama campaigned on it in 2012 saying, “women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair- it hurts families.” Throughout most of human history women have been treated as a lower class. But in modern times, especially in the United States women have risen up to take their place of…

were not treated fairly and was only given jobs that were considered feminine. In the workforce women were denied job that was considered not fit for women such as flight attendants, and jobs at phone companies, and more. Since the creation of Title VII and the Equal Employment Opportunity commission (EEOC) which was used to fight for women right, and complaints women began filing as soon as the commission was established. One of the complaints was from flight attendants who felt as though…

The Power of men In the Libyan Society The novel In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar tells a story about a nine-year old boy, Suleiman, living within a male dominated society. The author uses various aspects of Libyan society and the gender roles within them to represent what it meant to be a man. Suleiman witnesses the power difference between male and females in a totalitarian society, and through his observations; Suleiman craves the same power. The way Suleiman perceives the male figures…

As ideas and concepts of gender and their roles begin to spread among communities so does our self-awareness. This self-awareness ignites a deeper sense to dissect the pre-determined behavior passed on by society, religion, and tradition. Gender behavior are continuously changing with the times. The evolution of the arts has been the fuel that has challenged gender behavior. Literature specifically has played an important role in the development of gender behavior. Many writers contest…

was taken to court. In the article Inequality of Sport: Women the author explains that even though women were assumed by law to be equal with men, they weren’t represented as equal in sports. In 1972 the Office of Civil Rights enforced an amendment Title IX that protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities (Hanson). Even though the society enforced this amendment stating the equal rights for men and women, things did not immediately shift toward gender…

authors have written about issues that he or her faces or issues that we face as a whole. Gender roles has been a fairly widespread topic by authors in these poems and the authors try to portray the message of society expecting women to do everything in the house. Authors like Linda Pastan, Janice Mirikitani, and May Swenson have written poems to convey their message about the stereotypes of gender roles. In Linda Pastan’s, “Marks”, we see how a woman that is a…

d'Este to further explain on how these two women portray their roles. However, both roles are very different from each other, yet explain or showcase why a woman should not be considered less. This is talking about the role of gender during both the times. To further add, I believe that both the male and female should be viewed as…

These flyers for Rhonda Patterson’s speech about sex trafficking can be seen all over campus, and target all students and faculty in order to spread awareness of sex slavery. This is an extremely visually appealing and emotionally effective document, eliciting feelings of urgency and sympathy. This document’s success is largely attributable to the exemplary use of gestalts. The faces in the corners of the pages are fantastic examples of the Gestalt principle of proximity at work. The parts of…

The title of of this class, Modern American Families, is an interesting one that can be discussed in various ways. The choice to watch films from several different eras was enjoyable. I elected to write a paper on the films we viewed in class and the themes they brought forth regarding “Modern American Families”. The two themes that I feel were most prevalent and important were courtship and marriage along with domesticity and gender roles. These are general topics, but I will dig deeper into…

astonishingly unethical in the real world. Atwood uses this class system as a way to criticize the stereotypical gender role of women in a society. All three of the major classes in the dystopia, or the Republic of Gilead, were constructed by…