This essay got an A- in a first year gender studies course The Sex ’ and Gender ’ Distinction For centuries‚ women have been subject to having their competence scrutinised‚ their mental processes challenged‚ their abilities questioned in western civilisation. In this essay‚ I will begin by giving some historical perspective to the scrutiny of women as it is important to know how it came to be that women have been seen as lower status when compared to men‚ eg. the weaker ’ sex. Then discussion
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In a time when women’s education was not a prominent focus of society‚ Mary Wollstonecraft wrote The Vindication of the Rights of Women to discuss the significance in girls obtaining a more rightly education in order to prosper as a society. Mary Wollstonecraft focused her writing on calling attention to the disparity between the image presented of women by society with that of the truth of women and their capabilities. Wollstonecraft believed that every person‚ no matter their age‚ gender or social
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"SHAKESPEARE’S COMPARISON OF SONNETS 9 AND 14 AND THE PLAY MACBETH TO SHOW NATURAL VS. UNNATURAL AND LIGHT VS. DARKNESS" Two of the most memorable themes that apply well when in context of Macbeth are‚ "Natural vs. Unnatural." and "Light vs. Darkness." these themes are declare during the play Macbeth and Shakespeare’s sonnets‚ which could have meant many things‚ In relation to the play and sonnets. This meaning is known to be in the play and the two sonnets in a complex way. Certainly‚ the situation
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more. The nonphysical factors include the amount of money earned by the population‚ the interaction and support the town offers‚ and other social determinants. This is a broader definition of community than offered by the documentary‚ Unnatural Causes. Unnatural Causes does not explicitly define “community” but shows through many examples that a community is one’s immediate surroundings‚ predominantly the group of people by which someone is surrounded. From watching the videos‚ a community to
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In Dorothy L. Sayers novel‚ Unnatural Death‚ she delves in to the murder mystery of a terminal cancer patient‚ Agatha Dawson. Using her female murderess‚ Mary Whittaker‚ she analyzes the social perceptions of women and murder. Mary Whittaker described to be a “very nice‚ well-educated‚ capable girl…self-reliant‚” (Sayers‚ 7) in the end turns out to be a killer of 3 three people. Her environment‚ descriptions‚ and story portrays her as a woman who is able to take on a man’s role and commit a murder
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Mary Wollstonecraft‚ a well-known 18th century philosopher‚ scholar‚ women’s rights activist‚ educator‚ and journalist was born on April 27‚ 1759 in London‚ England. The beginning of her life was influenced immensely by her abusive father who spent the family’s fortune on unsuccessful ventures in farming as well as the sudden death of her mother in 1780. From this‚ Mary was determined to make a living on her own‚ and set off for with her sister and best friend to establish a school in Newington Green
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Wollstonecraft: Make Women Free Wollstonecraft purpose for writing this passage is to stress to women that they need to start standing up for themselves. Wollstonecraft advice for women is to “strengthen the female mind by enlarging it‚ and there will be an end to blind obedience…” (Fiero 301) to get the rights that they deserve. “Let men take their choice‚ man and woman were made for each other‚ though not to become one being; and if they will not improve women‚ they will deprave them” (Fiero
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In Wollstonecraft opposition to Rousseau she is arguing Once women are given the proper amount of education they will then be able to acquire and achieve that same amount of political equality as a man. Although she argues this she believes that a women’s priority aside from being involved is to be a mother and wife. Women deserve social equality with men and should be given the education necessary to achieve it. (Zeitlin‚ 2001. P.40) Rousseau argues that women are not naturally born to be that same
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English 101 7/10/07 Option One In this day and age‚ people are always looking for scapegoats to blame when a horrific crime happen in our society. Sometimes‚ creators of violent films are labeled as malefactor for their art work because people argue it entices violence and they should be held accountable when an individual imitates their violent art work. However‚ I think the film makers should not be held liable for possible consequences of their films because they are exercising their constitutional
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this‚ Peter Singer wrote an article to criticize the legitimacy of the treatment. His essay‚ “The ’unnatural’ Ashley treatment can be right for profoundly disabled children‚” was meant to criticize the integrity of the treatment. His particular concern was the feelings of the children towards the treatment. Children subjected to this treatment are not able to make independent decisions as the society regards their thoughts and opinions as immature. As such‚ their caregivers would make such important
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