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    Media Images of Women What do advertisements tell us about women? It tells us that looks are important. It shows a timeline of how this world has evolved since the beginning of times. The media has encircled us with the image of what feminine beauty should look like and what others need to do to get it. Throughout the years‚ there have been images of women portrayed in newspapers‚ magazines‚ television‚ and movies. Women are seen as thin‚ chubby‚ good‚ witches‚ evil‚ and of course sexy. These

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    Change for women in the 1920’s ~Lifestyles -1926 the flappers come about‚ these ladies where a new era to the fashion world they began wearing dresses and inch above the knees‚ skin colored silk stockings‚ and sleek pumps. -Acting in public took a turn as well; women began smoking and drinking more often. They also began to talk about sex more openly and began to dance in public in a regular basis. Tango‚ fox trot‚ shimmy. -This behavior then became media worthy and once it escaped to media

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    In the 1920s women being to show their place in society not only as housewives but as a self conserved women. This new era of women was a bold new look for women as they only relied on themselves to get their jobs done. Makeup During the era there was an increased use of make up and it was fashionable to perform the rites of makeup in public. Instead of disappearing to the powder room women got out their engraved compact and applied lipstick and powder in sight of a whole restaurant or nightclub

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    amendment was passed‚ women became more confident‚ stopped feeling like property‚ and realized that they could do more than just being a homemaker. Since men had left to go fight in the second World War‚ women needed to take over the work force. As the men began to return back to the states‚ some women refused to give up their current job. This resulted in women making up 23.6% of the American labor force. This jump primarily included single women‚ as only 10% of married women worked outside the home

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    “The 1920s saw the development of a distinct‚ lively youth culture and of a society that was much more youth-oriented than ever before.” (“A Changing Society”) This change was the result of women having more opportunities in their lives to become more independent and stray from their former lives of being stuck as a wife whom only cleaned and took care of the kids. During the 1920s and 30s‚ women were able to get better jobs‚ and change their lifestyle in order to become more independent‚ however

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    There were times when women were seen as people who take care of household chores and bear children. They were not allowed to participate in politics‚ military‚ official jobs; the status of women has changed over time. Many women are responsible for this change in the society where women are treated equal to men these days. One of such community is the Mexican women during the 1920s. Many of these women leaders were responsible for bringing the other women out of their homes to accompany men in all

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    Since the beginning of time women have been fighting for equal rights to men. In the year 2013 their still fighting‚ why is this happening? In the next few minutes I’m going to convince you that they should have equal rights and why. In the past women have had the minority of legal rights‚ being unable to vote or cast political views. They were inferior to men and considered to be objects. In the 18th and 19th century women were simply meant to raise their children and do chores around the house

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    News and Politics In the 1920’s The five years (1920-1925) chosen are exciting. There were presidents elected‚ one dying in office‚ baseball was still the national pastime‚ a major political scandal‚ and there were new inventions everywhere! Although all of the events can be listed in chronological order and described as news‚ the 1920’s had many exciting firsts. In telling about them‚ it seems to be better not to put them in any order. That makes them more interesting. That makes

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    big changes happen for women in the 1920’s. What intrigues me the most is women would try to over power men and get a death sentence for what the believed in. These women who spoke up changed us as women today; we have more rights and power. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that al men and women are created equally.” (Civil Rights in America) Women’s Rights began in the 19th century when women reformers demanded the right to vote and the same legal rights as men; women would stand up and fight

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    for news‚ in any form‚ to be a true reflection of reality‚ due to the many factors involved in the production of news. Human error‚ human interest and the fallacies of management all conspire to blur the line between truth and fiction. Potter (1998) stated that news is not something that happens; instead‚ news is what gets presented. We almost never see news events as they happen. Instead‚ we are shown the medias manufactured construction of the events. This essay aims to determine what news is‚

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