Abstract This paper critique the prevalence of "male bashing" in today's society as unnecessary and unwarranted. It looks at how "male bashing" has always been in some way connected to feminist movements, even in its early days and how its forms were often blatantly political and hateful.
From the Paper "After millennia of gender inequality and a mere thirty years of attempted critique, modern culture has arrived at its current phase. Unfortunately, rather than the reconciliatory phase many feminists of the 1970's most likely dreamt it would be, gender differences in 2005 are hardened by stereotypes. "Male bashing," which appeared in early feminist writings, is today a daily pop culture phenomenon. Although the rhetoric has changed from "angry statements" to "belittling jokes," the outcome is the same - women's equality is achieved at the expense of men. "
A critical review of this work arguing that the Church pursues self-defeating policy on sexual and gender issues (such as abortion, homosexuality and ordination of women).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, 1999, $ 47.95
Abstract Thomas C. Fox, in Sexuality and Catholicism, presents a simple, clear, and fair argument that the hierarchy of the Catholic Church is pursuing a self-defeating policy with respect to sexuality. Fox does not intend to merely bash the Church for its strictly conservative policy on birth control, abortion, sterilization, in vitro fertilization, homosexuality, non-traditional sexual behavior among consenting adults, and ordination of women. To the contrary, he acknowledges that the Church has much to offer the world. as in the Pope's 1995 encyclical which "reaffirms the sacredness of life," a "message the world needs desperately to hear" (4). However, the good the Church does is undermined by its counter-productive stand on sexual issues
From the Paper "Thomas C. Fox, in Sexuality and Catholicism, presents a simple, clear, and fair argument that the hierarchy of the Catholic Church is pursuing a self-defeating policy with respect to sexuality. Fox does not intend to merely bash the Church for its strictly conservative policy on birth control, abortion, sterilization, in vitro fertilization, homosexuality, non-traditional sexual behavior among consenting adults, and ordination of women. To the contrary, he acknowledges that the Church has much to offer the world. as in the Pope's 1995 encyclical which "reaffirms the sacredness of life," a "message the world needs desperately to hear" (4). However, the good the Church does is undermined by its counter-productive stand on sexual issues. Fox calls the problems of the Church in its sexual policy symptoms of an "illness" which is "woven into a Catholic ..."
A look at prejudices, myths, socioeconomic racism, role of media, passivity, Japan-bashing, student discrimination, violence, Asian resistance and institutional bigotry.
4,275 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 13 sources, 1993, $ 135.95
From the Paper "This study will examine anti-Asianism in the United States. Every source consulted for this analysis emphasizes the fact that Asian-Americans have suffered from anti-Asian prejudice of various sorts, from the subtle to the brutal. Why, then, is there so relatively little consciousness about this anti-Asianism in the United States?
Takaki writes that a major reason for this ignorance on the part of many observers is the glut of media coverage of the successes of Asian-Americans, which would seem to suggest that they could not be the victims of racism. As we read in Takaki's Strangers From A Different Shore:
Today Asian Americans are celebrated as America's "model minority." . . . The celebration of Asian-American achievements in the press has been echoed in the political realm ."
Unfortunately, gays and lesbians in America are still being harassed because of their sexual preferences. Hate crimes, or "gay bashing," has been on the rise in this country, and others, since the early 1990s. This paper will discuss the political, legal and social issues related to hate crimes against lesbians and gays, as well as gay bashing. The discussion will include an analysis of the problems created by gay bashings, and will also highlight some of the most publicized assaults and murders of gay victims which have occurred in recent years. In addition, this paper will outline some of the legislation which certain states and communities are considering in response to the rise in gay bashing incidents. Moreover, the paper will present the arguments for and against the proposed legislation. The paper will also suggest some ..."
Abstract This paper shows that "Unforgiven" is not just a western; it is a perceptive and monumental study of the corrosive effect a lifetime of violence can have on the human spirit. The paper shows that the themes of justice, feminism, gun control, revenge, reform, honor, morality and corruption are all examined in both overt and symbolic forms in the film. Despite the fact that there is plenty of gratuitous violence provided, the principal and most powerful theme of the movie is that there are more constructive ways to resolve conflict that bashing someone's brains in or gunning them down in the street.
From the Paper "Unforgiven is a compelling film in many rights, but its symbolism is one of its most masterful features. Because of its revisionist attitude towards violence, the film's portrayal of violence as an inappropriate method of conflict resolution is ironic in that the brutality is so gorily depicted. Yet the film's intent is a dogged attempt to show how violence and revenge can ruin a person's life. Still, by portraying violence in an entertaining manner, the message of the film is somewhat negated. In addition, while the film does portray many conventional elements of the western genre, it at the same time obliterates the requisite stereotypes which generally permeate these types of films."
Abstract In this article the author examines the effects of China's large manufacturing power on the USA and the rest of the world. The revaluation of the yuan is highlighted with its potential advantages and disadvantages.The author details how the Chinese government is trying to hold things together until after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.The article concludes that with its delicate balancing act on government-subsidized production, China is beginning to teeter under the strain of overcapacity and ballooning inventories.
Introduction
Surging Economy
Overheat
China Bashing Yuan Revaluation
Short-term Effects
Long-term Effects
Real Reasons
Yen and Yuan
Achilles Heel
Trade Imbalance with US
Conclusion
From the Paper "Up until recently, China was an up-to-no-good pariah and a threat to the rest of the world. Terrible things were thought to be going on behind the Bamboo Curtain or at least everything was going wrong there. With the Chinese population spinning out of control, millions were said to be starving to death while the Red Guard ran amuck. Until the 1980s, Saudi Arabia for one regarded communist China as a godless, revolutionary threat and would not sell oil to it, says Flynt Leverett of the Brooking Institution in Washington. Reflecting this worldwide attitude towards China was the admission by top American defense officials in the 1960s that the US had a "well-developed" plan then to detonate warheads over 50 Chinese urban centers. But there was no doubt even then that China the dragon country was a sleeping giant."
Abstract In the short story, The Chrysanthemums, written by John Steinbeck, the protagonist Elisa Allen dreams of doing things in a man's world. Her dreams come alive only to be bashed as she realizes a woman could never do the things a man can in her world. This paper looks at how John Steinbeck uses five elements of short stories to tell this story about a woman who dreams to be in a man's world, but she comes back to reality knowing that she is only a housewife.
