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    compare and contrast the ancient japan Nobles and ancient japan Samurai . I am going to tell you how their same and different in many ways. I got my information from World History Medieval to Early Modern Times. The nobles and samurai had many similarities . One similarities is they are on the social level.Another similarity is that they both practiced Zen . My last similarity is that they both were fighters. The nobles and samurai had the same social level . They got to tell other social levels

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    What Is Masculinity?

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    "Parents are often baffled by why boys work so hard at being boys‚ "says Michael Thompson. Understanding the measures of masculinity and endeavoring to fulfill them is a bit of every kid’s childhood. Most young fellows find the "tests of" masculinity disturbing and hard to pass. Additionally‚ a couple of young fellows find this technique especially horrifying in light of the way that they feel they don’t have the right capacities and leisure activities to be successful at being a child. Numerous

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    Masculinity Hypothesis

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    When it comes to crime‚ special consideration is given to those who we feel deserve it. For instance‚ when children and women commit a crime‚ they are given more leniency compared to men. We as a society tend to view men‚ women and children differently in various aspects of life such as intelligence‚ strength‚ ability‚ etc. Women and children have always been considered innocent individuals so we tend to be more forgiving and considerate. “This is known as the Chivalry Hypothesis‚ which states that

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    Okonkwo's Masculinity

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    Things Fall Apart Okonkwo’s self-destruction was caused by his drive for masculinity . Okonkwo’s fear of being a failure caused Okonkwo to hide behind a veneer of anger and aggression. Okonkwo’s masculinity was all he had and was the factor that controlled his behavior. He was often consumed in his actions of masculinity that seemed to know no limits. Also‚ a crucial flaw was his inability to accept change in tradition. He was not able to change with the values of both societies and the changing

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    A New Construction of Masculinity Boys and young men learn early on that being a real man means you have to put on this tough guy persona. This persona’s manifestation are hyper-masculinity or machismo‚ independence‚ isolation‚ territorialism‚ inability to show emotions‚ inability to initiate emotional ties with other men‚ inability to recognize their need for community and sharing (Heath‚ 2003). In contrast with the construct of masculinity in classical Greek literatures where male-male relationships

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    Rural Masculinity

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    Ben Nelson English 1000 10-30-12 Rural Masculinity Since the beginning of time boys have looked up to men as their role models. The men these boys look up to have shown the masculine qualities that are needed to encompass the guy code. Many Americans like the qualities that make up the rural masculinity or a “country boy”. These country boys encompass many good qualities that make them popular. The stereotypical country boy is white 10-60‚ and usually is in the lower-middle class (blue

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    Masculinity In Macbeth

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    shape meaning and understanding. Shakespeare’s play Macbeth still resonates strongly with modern day audiences due to the use of themes and devices that are still relevant to today’s society. Corruption and the connection between violence and masculinity are the main ideologies faced by the main characters. The existence of ‘destiny’‚ superstitions and supernatural beings are often questioned in today’s society. Guilt is also a major theme which drives Macbeth to the point of insanity and his wife

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    For example‚ back in the day’s where women were seen as the person who would take care of the home and the kids‚ leaving the men to do the work only. In Greer’s work “Masculinity” she proclaims that women are being mistreated and even at a young age girls are treated different from boys. She goes about saying how mothers pay closer attention to their young boys (Greer 5). Giving them love and attention‚ the boy grows up

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    the Japanese army is unprepared even though that had a huge advantage over the samurai as far as technology goes. The samurai used bow and arrows‚ swords‚ spears‚ and rode on horseback. They wore traditional dress such as large metal armor and ornate headpieces. The Japanese army wore modern outfits and fired their arms in synchronized lines. The samurai reigned victorious. It was considered an honor among the samurai to die in battle while fighting for what they believed in. They practiced a form

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    Crisis of Masculinity

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    The Crisis of Masculinity To treat Lichtenstein paintings as high art‚ his defenders emphasized that his works transformed their sources‚ not simply copied and enlarged their comic-book sources in which the artist alered it. The stylistic differences‚ formal transformations‚ as evindences of an individual signiture. It meant‚ the L. assumed a critical stance against comics‚ against consumer culture. To distinghuish L’s paintings from their comic book sources‚ was to defend the artist creator

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