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    Ivonne Marie Quinones English Comp I Essay 2 April 19‚ 2013 The True Story of History History is the story of our past‚ our family‚ and who we are. I believe history is identity because it is what makes us who we are. We all have a different stories but we all have something in common. History almost never has a happy ending‚ but it could have a better out come over time. There are memories of pain‚ suffering‚ hard work‚ and discrimination that are based in our life. I am Latin American

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    5. What is meant by ’masculinity in crisis ’ in recent debates about men and masculinity? Use a specific example from media or popular culture (for instance‚ media coverage of the Bulldogs scandal) to support your argument. You should draw on Whitehead ’s argument in your answer. The concept of ’masculinity in crisis ’ has been put forth in recent debates regarding men and their masculinity. Critical analysis of men and thus of the gender of masculinity arose in the 1970s with the beginning of

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    Masculinity/ Femininity Dimension in the Last Samurai According to Hofstede‚ Masculinity/ Femininity dimension explains Masculinity: The way the samurais in the movie were portrait are in fact extremely accurate to those that existed in the 18th century. From as young as seven or eight years of age‚ boys we turned from kids into killing samurais. In one of the scene’s of the movie‚ we see two young boys learning to fight with wooden sticks. Although so young‚ their skills were already better

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    saying‚ “Rogers Hornsby was my manager‚ and he called me a talking pile of pigshit. And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play the game. And did I cry?” (A League of Their Own). That line of the movie shows a perfect example of just one of the masculine identities males construct in organized sports. By portraying what a “real” man should be like‚ males put on a “mask” (‘Tough Guise’) to hide their humanity. According to the ideal male they should be‚”… powerful‚

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    Dawn Frost SW 241 In the movie See You in September‚ Lindsey was seeing a counselor for therapy to try to understand why she always has a hard time committing to a relationship. She felt so confused but was starting to see a pattern in her previous actions that might help her recognize what her real problem is. At the end of the session her counselor explained that she was leaving for a month so the next appointment would have to be in September. Mentally‚ Lindsey started to freak out and lose

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    Masculinity and manhood is a running theme Macbeth. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare challenges the traditional gender roles during that time period by having the female counterparts act superior among the men. Generally‚ men had the power and control over the women; however Macbeth reverses the traditional power division through Lady Macbeth and the witches although it maintains distinction by solidifying the powers men possess. Women during this time were submissive‚ uneducated‚ and had no say

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    father Unoka had loved. One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness.” (13) Chapter 2 Thematic Idea: Masculinity versus Femininity Situation: The

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    nothing to prove his masculinity and serve his country. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is guided by how people perceive stereotypical masculinity‚ and how you must act as a male. In Macbeth common masculine traits such as violence and selflessness are used to manipulate in order to feeds ones ambitious to gain ultimate power. Firstly‚ masculinity and hyper masculine qualities such as violence are shown as inherently powerful and admirable qualities. For the example‚ when Lady Macbeth says

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    X (2007) Masculinity and Femininity: Do Sex‚ Race‚ and Social Class Matter? Brianne Nillissen and Caitlin Young Faculty Sponsor: Betsy L. Morgan‚ Department of Psychology ABSTRACT Little empirical research explores the intersections of sex‚ race‚ and social class. In the current study‚ we expected to find that participants would rate Black men highest in masculinity and White women highest in femininity‚ and working class males would be seen to have higher levels of masculinity and middle/upper

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