Women's writing in English

Sexism and misogyny in Theater There are plenty of women who produce, direct, design sets and act in theatrical productions, however they did not always have these opportunities. “Women’s parts were played by men until the late 1700’s. When women did get the chance to perform in the United States, actresses were often seen as fallen or disgraced women because respectable women were not supposed to engage in public activity” (Matthews, 315). Examples of sexism in theatric productions include,…

government. They used a set of beliefs called liberalism which had developed during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment period. These new views of life were influenced by the English political philosopher John Locke. Although there were other philosophers who shared the idea of individual rights it was Locke’s writings that established our rights in America. He believed that individual right’s included life, liberty, and property. Locke insisted, “that the government was originally…

was Euripides’s Cyclops. This play was a humorous, gory, crude, and somewhat childish, which I believe made it easy to follow the story line. An example of the crudeness in the play is all the satyrs are wearing phalluses. I also think this type of writing appeals to modern society as people now tend to enjoy movies, TV shows, etc. of this nature. Another reason for the ease of understanding plays is because the large amount of dialog between characters. Dialog has a great way of painting a…

To what extent were women actively involved in religious reforms during the sixteenth century? The Reformation was a period of overwhelming and extreme religious change throughout Europe in the sixteenth century. Although the major influences within the period of change were male, the Reformation also promoted a new standard for the roles of women in society, and through this, influenced the ways in which women shaped their identity as devout people. Despite the fact that women were actively…

Women of the late 1800’s A short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a story about a depressed woman with a small baby. “The story has strong Gothic elements and a clear feminist message concerning the infantilizing and construction of women within marriage” (Sceats, Sarah). Women were believed to have their place at home and nowhere else. Women have been fighting for the right of gender equality for a long time. In many ways, they have had their voices heard, and have been granted some…

to live in. She advocated for prisoners and the mentally ill because many people disregarded them and thought them to be incurable people who could not be helped (Colman). Dix’s crusade began when she was asked to teach a Sunday school class at a women’s prison in Massachusetts. While there, she witnessed the horrible conditions in the prison. She visited the lower level where the “dungeon cells” were located and where most of the mentally ill…

The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver’s debut novel, was written while she was pregnant with her first child. The novel was published 1988, soon after the second wave of feminism, and shortly before the third wave. The Bean Trees follows the journey of Taylor Greer, as she leaves her hometown in Kentucky and travels across the country in her push start Volkswagen, to escape the traditions of Kentucky – such as teenage pregnancy, getting married at a young age, and frittering away her life. She is…

Women are still seen as less than men, and are represented less than men in both films and literature. For example, of the works of literature students in the tenth grade honors English class are required to read in the first semester, only two of them have females that have large roles in the stories. In War of the Worlds, women were mentioned but did not take any big parts in the story. Most of the other works of literature that…

between Hobbes and Locke, which have similar and opposing thoughts towards human nature, society, and the government, and Bentham and Mill, as that of utilitarianism and its impact on society and government. The Origin of Thomas Hobbes Hobbes was an English philosopher, born on April 5, 1588, in Westport, England. He attended Oxford University, and was interested in mathematics and philosophy. In 1651, Hobbes wrote his best-known work, Leviathan, which was inspired by political events…

“Now let’s get it all in perspective”. This lyric from “Made You Look” by Nas, one of the greatest rappers of all-time, perfectly defines what I have learned about hip-hop this semester. This course has provided me with a new meaning as to what hip-hop really was like, how the whole movement got started, and what the lifestyle really consisted of. Through listening to song recordings, going through in-depth lyrical analyses, thoroughly reading book chapters, and attending and listening to Dr.…