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A Discussion on Showgirls and Present Day Gender Role Construction (615 words, 2 pages)

Subject Showgirls and Present day Gender Role Construction Showgirls is a definite backlash to the typical woman's role in society. It is very interesting to me that a movie with this message is set in a normally deviant setting, when it is trying to portray the strength of a woman. ... Read More

An Examination of the Novel, Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown (509 words, 1 pages)

Rubyfruit Jungle is an amazing novel about a girl, named Molly, who I see as breaking free from societal norms with no shame. I think Molly sets a terrific example for people today. As I read, I felt exhilarated by the sense of freedom and shamelessness that was within Molly. ... Read More

The Issue of Self-Esteem in the Teenage Years in the United States (1088 words, 2 pages)

How far will Americans go? Skinny, blonde and beautiful are just some images that haunt women everyday. No matter who a person is, they are affected by body image. Men and women, young and old, all have their own images of the body. It is scary to think that body ... Read More

The Life Experiences of the Author Portrayed through the Protagonist in My Oedipus Complex, a Short Story by Frank O’Connor (1067 words, 2 pages)

According to Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, the phrase "Oedipus complex" is defined as "the positive libidinal feelings that a child develops toward the parent of the opposite sex and that when unresolved are conceived as a source of adult personality disorder." The title of this story is said to ... Read More

The Linguistic Differences Between Men and Women in You Just Don’t Understand, a Book by Deborah Tannen (1660 words, 3 pages)

Tannens (1990) book, You Just Dont Understand, explains heterogeneous facts about men and womens communication styles. Tannen says once these gender differences are sorted out, men and women can recognize and understand how to confront real conflicts, rather than fighting styles. When men and women learn to accept the opposite ... Read More

The Effects and Influence of Divorce on Children (2155 words, 9 pages)

There little Joey lying on his bed in a puddle of tears with his pillow drawn tightly around his ears, so he wouldnt hear his parents yelling and screaming in the next room. Finally the yelling stopped. He went to see what had happened, and thats when he found out ... Read More

A Reflection on What Makes Our Reality (682 words, 1 pages)

A Contemplative Essay What is Reality? I believe we each perceive things differently, and the combination of all our perceptions creates how we view the world, creates our reality. Im not going to pretend to know what reality is, but I know what I think it is, and what I ... Read More

A Psychological Analysis of American Beauty, a Movie by Sam Mendes (999 words, 4 pages)

American Beauty depicts modern dysfunctional families that appear to be happy on the outside, while on the inside they have tremendous deep-rooted problems. The movie begins to show many Freudian psychotic traits when unhappy Lester Burnham loses his job and begins a stereotypical male mid-life crisis by buying a red ... Read More

The Development of Stereotyping During the Pre-Adolescence of Individuals (1779 words, 3 pages)

Running Head Stereotyping Developed During Pre-Adolescence Stereotyping Developed During Adolescence is Based on Social Interactions Among Specific Age Groups and Their Perceived Affiliation Abstract Young children's attitudes toward cross-gender typed toys were measured in this experiment. Due to the fact that, children are receptive to societal pressures at a young ... Read More

A Paper on Multiple Personality Disorder (1308 words, 2 pages)

Multiple Personality Disorder More than two million cases can be found altogether in psychological and psychiatric records of multiple personality disorder also called dissociative identity disorder. It is often thought that multiple personality disorder is a trick, a bizarre form of "play-acting" that is committed by manipulative, attention-seeking individuals. It ... Read More

Different Ways to Effectively Treat Anxiety Disorders (1352 words, 2 pages)

The Most Effective Treatment For Anxiety Disorders Anxiety disorders are becoming a widespread epidemic in America. Each year we spend more than 46 billion dollars, nearly one third of our total mental health bill, treating the almost 20 million Americans affected by anxiety disorders. With these staggering numbers, it is ... Read More

Effects of Television of a Child’s Mind and Behavior (3054 words, 11 pages)

Introduction Do children learn from television? Are some children more drawn to television than others? Do infants and toddlers pay attention to and understand television? Which type of television programming are most effective with children? Do the behavior in television shows provide a model for the behavior of a child? ... Read More

Deciphering Alfred’s Masterpiece: A Review of Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Rear Window (1436 words, 2 pages)

Deciphering Alfreds Masterpiece Bede Jarrett once said that "the mysterious is always attractive. People will follow a veil." In the specified sequence of Alfred Hitchcocks Rear Window, narrative form is integral to the film in order to construct a further understanding and create a mysterious tension in the mind of ... Read More

John Grey’s View about the Relationship between Man and Woman (408 words, 1 pages)

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus,written by John Grey, brings up the idea that men and women are from separate planets and speak different languages. He explains that men and women are so different they often misinterpret what the other means to say. A MartianVenusian phrase translator is ... Read More

An Analysis of Physical Activity (647 words, 2 pages)

NAME SEX 1.HOW MANY HOURS OF PHYICAL ACTIVITY DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN ON AVERAGE PER WEEK? fnof0-2 fnof2-5 fnof6-8 fnof9-12 fnof12 2.WHAT SORT OF ACTIVITY WOULD YOU CLASSIFY IT MAINLY AS? fnofTeam Sport (Basketball, Netball, Soccer etc.) fnofIndividual Sport (Rock climbing, Swimming etc.) fnofCardiovascular Activity (Sit-Ups, Push-ups, going to the ... Read More

An Analysis of Reality (678 words, 1 pages)

I believe we each perceive things differently, and the combination of all our perceptions creates how we view the world, creates our reality. Im not going to pretend to know what reality is, but I know what I think it is, and what I think it should be. Reality should ... Read More

Gay Couples Should Be Allowed to Marry (1222 words, 4 pages)

Gay marriage goes all the way back to Greek times. Sappho was a Greek lyric poet born on the island of Lesbos, Who wrote hymns to other women. Human rights go all the way back to when women were trying to gain the right to vote or even hold a ... Read More

Coping With Rejection and Making A Man Out Of Me (898 words, 3 pages)

We all look for acceptance and comfort when coping with rejection. One may go through so much dealing with challenges for being "different" or anything that deviates from the hereto-normative and the difficulties it comes along with. Being criticized, judged and not accepted may not come easily, we all want ... Read More

The Theme of Feminism and Gender in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (2379 words, 8 pages)

In Mary Shelleys Frankenstein many aspects relate to gender criticism, feminist criticism and queer theory. These are the types of criticism that explain the novel the best. Feminist and gender are both big because the author is a female and in the time that the novel was written, female authors ... Read More

Why Dating Is Risky and at the Same Time Rewarding (694 words, 2 pages)

Finding true love and interacting with the opposite sex is an extremely difficult task. However, my dating experience has been mainly positive. In todays society, its extremely difficult to date let alone find a guy that treats a girl like a young lady. I had the pleasure of meeting some ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013