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Feminist stories
“The woman’s blink rate tells him she’s
nervous: almost once per second, four times the normal count. Jack knows a
touch of nerves can help soften up a client, especially in the clinic’s private
waiting cubicles, but if he overdoes it she may fear opening her wallet. And
that must be avoided at all costs.”
“Feminism's association with activism is one reason
people shy away from it, says Deborah L. Rhode in this excerpt from "What
Women Want." A history of negative media coverage has also fueled this
aversion. … Public opinion polls over the last two decades underscore the
problem. Taken together, they reveal a striking ambivalence.”
Feminist plays
The
Devil’s Gateway by Sarah Daniels
“Second
floor flat in Bethnal Green, and the world is looming large over the lives of
Betty and her neighbours. If it's not Social Services, then it's Social
Security; if not's unemployment, then it's the bomb. Betty and her old friend
Enid, who is trapped in an abusive marriage, are mirrored across town by Enid's
daughter Linda, and Linda's lover Fiona, while Betty's daughter Carol tries and
fails to duck in and around the whims of her bullying husband.
And
all the while on Greenham Common, women are taking action. Against the bomb;
and against the patriarchal system that would drop it. We're used, Daniels
writes, to seeing men go off to war but we should get used to women going off
for peace.
The
Devil's Gateway was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs,
London, in 1983.”
Cloud
Nine by Caryl Churchill
“Churchill’s
wickedly comic and compassionate study of sexual politics glimpses the
relationships of a family and their lovers, with an interval of twenty-five
years of their lives, and around a hundred years of history.
Highlighting
the parallels of sexual and colonial oppression, the first act is set in a
British colony in Africa in Victorian times. Clive is the traditional colonial
patriarch, proud of his perfectly domesticated wife and black servant (‘played
by a man’ and ‘played by a white’ respectively), and striving conscientiously
to ensure his son and daughter play with gender appropriate toys. But furtive
adultery and secret homosexuality threaten to subvert the moral order of the
household.
The
second act finds some of the same characters living in 1979, twenty-five years
older and played by different actors, finding new liberations in bisexuality
and polyamory, but finding new anxieties about gender and fulfilment. The
intricacies of these relationships and the play’s doubling create a complex and
moving account of the multiplicity of individual sexualities.
Cloud
Nine was first performed in 1979 at the Dartington College of Arts, before
touring and transferring to London.”
Testimonies of feminism
Cameron
Russel explains her struggle become the model she is today. The model agency
wanted a woman for the media when she was merely a teenager. She reaches out to
the girls that want to be like her and explains that models in magazines are
modified by technology which wrongly provides a fake image that they idolize.
Courtney
Martin had been raised by two feminists and activists. She had grew up in the
era of technological advances which meant that approaches became more related
to media and electronic devices. Surely she explains that no matter the
differences in our lifestyles being an activist is doable and applauded.
Leymah
Gbowee exposes the difficult life young girls may suffer in third world countries.
She encourages everyone to help unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of
girls to the benefit on themselves and the rest of the world. Their education is
the key to the happenings of a positive community.
Feminist songs
This
song talks about the way women are portrayed in country songs lately. Maddie
& Tae feel they do not receive the respect they used to as part of our
society. Their attire affects how men perceive them when it should not be of
importance. The singers present how stereotypical comments on how women look
will not be tolerated. They are criticizing the patriarchal image which needs
to be ruptured to its core.
Colbie
Caillat sings about women’s empowerment in being simple and natural regardless
of what society dictates. It starts with comments on how women do these
modifications to satisfy what others expect from them outside their natural
state. She asks women to not “try so hard” and if they like themselves when
they’re alone, implicitly reminding them that it is what matters.
Christina
Aguilera raps about social injustice between men and women’s standards. She
mentions how it is unfair for women to not have an opinion on the double
standards of the views of both men and women. Aguilera dedicates this song to
women around the world who are going through those struggles and urging them to
not be held down.
Short composition (NEW)
Feminism
In Post Modern times, feminism is known to attack the male population of society intending to provide more power to the female population. The reality of the topic is that it pursues equality for both genders. Nowadays, the idea of women being able to wear whichever type of clothing they prefer is a right to express themselves regardless of what society's ideals on gender roles are. Without a feminist movement, women and men would be deprived of a fair establishment of equal relationships in diverse social and economic sectors.
Suffrage was an important point in women’s lives due to the liberty it provided to the both literate and illiterate. This movement gained force when they noticed it was for the better of society’s development and enrichment. Mothers, spouses, and their entire families became exposed to a closer stage of equality between men and women. In our days, this movement for equal rights still stands strong. We must teach society not only the convenience of actual equity but of the right that is being withheld from women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7-gDMOe4s
In Post Modern times, feminism is known to attack the male population of society intending to provide more power to the female population. The reality of the topic is that it pursues equality for both genders. Nowadays, the idea of women being able to wear whichever type of clothing they prefer is a right to express themselves regardless of what society's ideals on gender roles are. Without a feminist movement, women and men would be deprived of a fair establishment of equal relationships in diverse social and economic sectors.
Suffrage was an important point in women’s lives due to the liberty it provided to the both literate and illiterate. This movement gained force when they noticed it was for the better of society’s development and enrichment. Mothers, spouses, and their entire families became exposed to a closer stage of equality between men and women. In our days, this movement for equal rights still stands strong. We must teach society not only the convenience of actual equity but of the right that is being withheld from women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7-gDMOe4s
Draft of expository essay about impostor
There is no doubt that
feminism important in our Post Modern Era.
Matt Robertson is young tv
host who supports Christian ideals and topics like the relevance of feminism.
As a Christian, he supports ideals that provide an equal status for both women
and men in our society with the help of these specific beliefs. Patriarchy is
not the guide he wishes to promote. He finds himself connecting feminist points
of view and human rights for our people.
Robertson has been
internationally known for charisma on the topics of human rights and equality
between men and women. He has popularized religions as advocates of the
feminist movement. He has appropriately fostered freedom of speech and the
liberal Christian ideas of a better society hand in hand with feminism. Matt
Robertson has even prized the companies for their development on equality. He
understands human rights should be respected regardless of the different ideals
they have from one another.
This way, he demonstrates
his respect of ideals that are substantial to the society and are implicit in
his Christian beliefs. He has never dishonored the feminist movement. He has
not undermined the relevance it has in our society and has funded organizations
regarding that ideal. Matt Robertson separates the purposes of feminist from
ill intentions and links them to Christian beliefs for people to acknowledge its
importance.
Finally, he sustains the
idea of women and men being equal in social, economic and political aspects and
our need for a suited change for better living standards. He understands it is
a necessity because of what his Christ taught and the commandments implicitly
teach. With this euphoric personality, he provides an innovative view to all
those in our society. Robertson includes social, economic and gender roles for
the commonwealth this way reinforcing his spiritual way of living and the uprising
equality.
In conclusive, Matt
Robertson encourages people to revolutionize to extent and let equality between
genders in our society prospers relying on Christian beliefs.
Feminist videos
Emma Watson’s UN
speech reaches out to male advocates to support equality. She speaks of the need of feminism around the
world for women and men to not be judged for being less submissive or less
aggressive. Watson understands that freedom will come when we are seen in a
spectrum and not opposing sides of characteristics. With powerful words, she
invites us to become part of this revolutionary movement.
Comedian
Katie Goodman points out celebrity comments that seem to be either against feminism
or that they do not identify with it at all. She clarifies in sing song that
they have not realized that they are part of the movement and negating the
name. Goodman brings common events from our history shedding light on politic
and economic injustices directed towards women.
Marina
debunks myths about feminism in a sarcastic comedic tone. She explains typical
thoughts uneducated people understand to be true about the topic. This Youtuber
explains the fallacy in the ideas of hating men and women, how feminists look,
feminists who wear make-up, cat-calling, and other topics in a passive
aggressive manner.
Feminist articles
When
seven year old Charlotte complained of there being too little “girl people” in
her toys, Nayla Ziadeh decides to elaborate on the situation all girls have
been going through with pink fluff and dolls. She exposes how female role
models stay in occupations that do not need physical strength or are separated
for their gender and not their achievements. Even so, she explains that there
should be more “girl people” and not just super heroines for us to look up to.
Hanna
Thomas explains how some feminist are guides by the same ideals of the
suffragettes in their times. Women unite for a cause that searches for the good
of both sexes. They use important dates from the suffrage movement as key
points to not only commemorate their relevance but to make an alliance among
women.
Feminism
is not merely for educated women who have no children and are leaders of crowds
and providers of powerful speeches. Annika Spalding mentions how she felt
insecure that she was not portraying the feminism her colleagues wrote or spoke
about. She wondered if feminism was reaching other audiences like women who
lack resources or do not know the English language but live in the states. Spalding
understand it should reach any and all levels of our society regardless of
their advancements.
Composition (NEW)
United Nations Entity for
Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Activists aim to have women
participate in all aspects of life. They set global standards to achieve gender
equality. The organization works with governments and civil society to design
laws, policies, programs and services needed to implement these standards. Their
desire is to improve resources and accountability on gender equality in various
countries. This way it will make gender equality the central for development
planning.
The agency reaches out to
increase women's leadership and participation regardless of the area. It
educates on the ending of violence against women, therefore ending the circle
of violence in the family ambiance as well. It tries to engage women in all
aspects of peace and security processes. This would include an array of people
helping out the cause with no distinction of gender and sex.
Presentation of my character
Have you found yourself wondering what feminism really is?
Never fear! I, a young Christian tv host with equality between men and women as my base value, will help clarify doubts about this revolutionary movement.
I am a young, not so tall, white skinned tv host, with dark brown hair, and glasses. My purpose is to educate you for you to continue to do the same for this generation.
Never fear! I, a young Christian tv host with equality between men and women as my base value, will help clarify doubts about this revolutionary movement.
I am a young, not so tall, white skinned tv host, with dark brown hair, and glasses. My purpose is to educate you for you to continue to do the same for this generation.
Letter
Paloma Martínez Estrada
paloma.martinez@upr.edu
787-235-7254
February 4th, 2015
Dr. Carmen González
carmen.gonzalez2@upr.edu
Greeting, professor;
My name is Paloma Martínez
Estrada and I was assigned to write a letter to someone influential. You were
my first choice. My chosen topic is "Feminism in our Post Modern
Era". There is relevance where this topic surfaces various key points in
our decade's changing status. Feminism is the most powerful equality movement
we've been challenged to defend. It includes equality between females and males
in the social roles, the unification of disabled people with people who don't
have disabilities, and the acceptance, respect and tolerance of genders
recently afloat.
My skills in conveying a
message easy to relate to are proficient, I have good diction and I am
understanding towards my colleagues. This topic is important because its goal
aims for a common wealth and greater surroundings.
This is a respectful request
for you to inform students or acquaintances about a few of the ideals in the
feminist movement developing around the world. It is better to provide the
commentary when the time arises or to provide an input in a conversations about
the possibilities about the intentions of a person who calls himself or herself
a feminist.
Thank you for your time.
Farewell,
Paloma Martínez Estrada
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Girlfight
Feminism
- Outfit comments related to gender roles/expression
- Punch in the ring - apology
- Misconception of feminism
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