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"Once Were Warriors", 2006.
This paper explores the issues of domestic abuse, poverty and violence which are vividly portrayed in director Lee Tamahori's film "Once Were Warriors."
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper examines the vicious cycle of poverty, crime and domestic abuse in director Lee Tamahori's film "Once Were Warriors" which is set in New Zealand. The writer of this paper focuses on the film's main character Jack, a surprisingly complex character which is a tribute to the director who avoided the temptation to make him completely unsympathetic. Jack the patriarch is an abusive man with a penchant for alcohol, parties and using his fists whenever he can, even on his own wife. This paper details and analyzes the film's plot as well as Tamahori's witty use of symbolism which is displayed at the end of the film when layers of illusion are peeled away.
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"Jack is a surprisingly complex character, a tribute to the writer and director who avoided the temptation to make him a completely unsympathetic character from the beginning. At first, we see Jack as a relatively nice guy, working his fish shop job and doing it well. There is an undertone of darkness even here, though, when Jack gets into a bump-and-stare conflict with a clumsy passer by. His anger here was easily provoked, but since nothing came of it, we can still believe that he is a generally good person."
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Gender Talk, 2006.
A discussion about the different ways in which men and women communicate verbally.
3,230 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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The paper explains the differences in the way men and women express the same idea. It gives examples of how men and women often misunderstand each other in the workplace because of these differences. The paper describes how people fall into certain rituals when trying to communicate. The writer then gives advice for people of each gender to follow in order to aid improved communication in the workplace. In conclusion, the writer suggests that flexibility is important, as is understanding what the rituals are which cause misunderstandings in conversations.
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"Many of the conversational rituals common among women are designed to make others feel comfortable and this often involves the speaker taking a one-down role herself. Tannen notes that this is usually a ritual the other person is expected to match. Besides the danger of provoking peer resentment (or related to it) is the different ways women and men are inclined to certain types of talking. Letting others know about what you have done is almost always labeled boating by women and boasting is something most women have learned early on to avoid. In contrast, says Tannen, many men assume they have to let others know what they've done in order to get the recognition they deserve."
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Stress Behavior at Work, 2006.
An overview of a questionnaire designed to determine the relationship between age and gender in respect to individual stress management strategies.
2,572 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper presents a discussion and analysis of a questionnaire survey designed to compare and contrast age and gender in relationship to the types of stress and the individual's stress management techniques. The paper explains that the ultimate goal of conducting such a survey was to find ways and means of reducing work-place stress.
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Abstract
Preliminary Problems Encountered
The Construct of the Study
Survey Results
The Age Gender Relational Report
Additional Findings
Conclusions
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"These preliminary issues settled work on the information-gathering vehicle was commenced. Here too the issue of anonymity became quite important. In this preliminary phase it was found that each outlet or store - as a result of a very small potential employee pool upon which to draw - presented us with a wide variety where ages and genders were concerned. After assembling a database of the age and gender along with location in the three geographical regions was completed the list of candidate outlets or stores was placed upon the table for interactive discussion between our practice and the client's Human Resources Director."
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John Ford's Film "The Searchers", 2005.
This paper discusses the masculine hero of the American West as presented in John Ford's classic film "The Searchers".
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that the John Ford classic western "The Searchers" focuses on the relationships and motivations of Ethan Edwards, played by John Wayne known for his super-masculine characters, and Martin, a young, part-Cherokee man, who is accompanying Ethan. The author points out that this relationship between surrogate father and son shaped the young man's view of what manhood truly encompasses. The paper stress that the use of this relationship in the film allows the trait of masculinity to be witnessed through its early development and permits the viewer to decide the positive and negative aspects of masculinity's eventual, albeit extreme, culmination.
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"Eventually, Ethan comes to fully surpass his brother Aaron as patriarch of the household. The family comes to see him as the protector, or "man of the house." When a posse arrives hunting for what appear to be cattle rustlers, Ethan forbids his brother to go along, shouldering the responsibility himself. As he leaves, Aaron's wife embraces Ethan, for which she receives a kiss on the forehead. At this instance they undeniably appear to be man and wife. Later, when the family senses danger of an attack, Ben, the young man of the house, says, "I wish Uncle Ethan was here," despite the fact his father is present and holding a gun. By the traditional ideals of masculinity, being the head of a household is a cornerstone of being considered a man, so Ethan's usurping of his brother's position suggests his natural prowess at playing the masculine role."
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Women?s Appearance, 2006.
Examines women's obsession for dieting, looks and cosmetics.
710 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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In Western culture, there is often more emphasis placed on a woman's appearance than on a man's. This phenomenon is visible on all levels of society - from private concerns to public behavior. The paper argues that it would seem that in recent decades women have begun to reject this cultural value, claiming that it dehumanizes and objectifies women, making them aesthetic objects rather than living, complex beings. The paper argues, however, that the growth of the cosmetics, dieting and plastic surgery industries might prove that now, more than ever, women - more than men - are concerned with looking good.
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"Five times more women than men are dieting in America today. Dieting has become such a fad that perceptions of obesity have come to affect more than just the obese. A Chapel Hill study found that differences in body fat among teenage girls had strong implications for dating, with fatter girls getting fewer dates and showing lower levels of self-esteem than thinner girls. Interestingly, girls with below average body fat were at a significant advantage - they were twice as likely to find a date than their more rounded counterparts."
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Gender Bias in Computer and Video Games, 2006.
This paper analyzes the gender bias in the computer game industry from software designers to users.
2,611 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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The writer of this paper examines the various studies that claim the content of computer games are determined by the interests of men rather than women and proves that a gender bias in the PC game industry exists. This paper also discusses the lack of female computer programmers in the industry and the steps being taken to remedy the situation including direct marketing aimed at women.
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"One step that some companies are taking is simply directing more marketing at girls and women. According to the esteemed advertising journal, Billboard, in the early part of the previous decade, Sega Corporation instituted a special "girls task force," which was comprised of female executives. Additionally, Viacom New Media executive vice president Michele DiLorenzo began and remained a vocal industry proponent of gender-neutral titles."
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Homosexuality in 18th Century China, 2005.
This paper examines the creative literature of early China and eighteenth century China to understand homosexuality in these cultures.
2,020 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper explains that there is an extensive literature collection from an early Chinese period about homosexual love in private affairs. The author cites writers Li Yu, Shen Defu, Bian er chai and other sources, whose works describe many details of the lives of homosexual couples and relate that homosexuality was held in high fashion. The paper reports that the word for a homosexual, translated form the Chinese, is "favorite"; some other words, which became known for homosexual love were "male wind" and "linked jade disks".
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"The ideal of the ration self, during the late Ming dynasty, was
attempting to know the qing, or sentiment and yu, or sexual desire in the Neo-Confucian concept; and qing was not accepted as an authentic form of self-expression important to life and moral. In literature, qing was intentionally hidden by sentiment from corrupting sexuality. Intermingling the qing and yu interpretively assigned morality to the allegedly pornographic text of the late Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty and transferred desire into the bodies of the text and into the readers themselves, as some scholars have written. It is interesting to note that these supposedly pornographic texts were filled with sentiment as they were with sexual context."
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Issues of Selected Sexuality, 2005.
This paper discusses various issue of selected sexuality which are affected by cultural values, including gender identification, contraception and government policies.
2,655 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper explains that, although for generations women have been preforming birth control and effective ways of abortion; the practice of abortion has given rise to various social, moral, political and legal issues because abortion is the fulcrum of a much broader ideological struggle in which the very meanings of the family, the state, motherhood and young women's sexuality are contested. The author points out that, though it seems quaint, many individuals today have adopted the idea of celibacy or virginity, the natural method for achieving youth and longevity. The paper relates that rape still is prevalent because of the overcompensating benefits of male reproductive in human evolution history, which has not been eliminated by natural biological selection: women are suffering the consequence of all these atrocities.
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Introduction
Paid Maternity Leave and Other Job Protections for Working Parents
Use of Contraceptives
Abortion
Sex Education in Public Schools
Transvestites
Sexual Behaviors Prohibited by your Religion
Virginity or Celibacy
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Date Rape or Marital Rape
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"It has been noticed that transvestites who openly reveal their longings and desire, usually have their partner to either completely reject them or to accept them completely. But more often than not, the relationship usually ends. Transvestites feel that cross-dressing does not really affect anyone in any manner. But this is not true as the thought itself is very narcissistic and the entire idea of transvestism is a self-centered behavior. A transvestite at times gets to involved in cross-dressing that the social aspects of the relationship does not really matter to them. They seem to spend a lot of time, energy and money to boost their later ego. Initially, the partner of transvestite will usually find himself derelict that ultimately leads to antipathy and problems in the relationship. It is also common fact that some transvestites actually like to indulge in sex while they are cross-dressed."
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The Sexual Revolution & the Gay Community, 2006.
An analysis of the sexual revolution of the 1960s and its failure to address the needs and rights of the gay community.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper studies the sexual revolution of the 1960s, which laid the groundwork for changes that were to influence fundamental ideas about intimate behavior in the late 20th century. Yet, while delivering the message of "sexual freedom," the Revolution failed to address specifically homosexual concerns, and thus failed to include a whole portion of the sexually active population of America. The author also studies the simultaneous political organizing of the gay and lesbian communities in America and Australia. The paper conclude that the rights of gays and lesbians were not protected until the 1970s, when laws began to change.
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"The organizations had their roots in the 1950s, when Senator Joseph McCarthy carried out the most famous modern witch-hunt in America. McCarthy strove to persecute homosexuals since many of the gay civil rights' founders were formerly Communist radicals - notably Harry Hay, who was a Communist Party leader of 20 years and who made the first call for a gay civil rights movement in 1948. [Heidendry, 103] In response to the climate of persecution, in 1950 Hay founded the "Mattachine Society" in Los Angeles, and in 1953 W. Dorr Legg founded "One, Inc." Both these groups were determined to "aid in the social integration and rehabilitation of the sexual variant" - fancy parlance for making homosexuality acceptable in the eyes of most Americans. [ibid, 103] In 1955, the first lesbian activist group, "the Daughters of Bilitis," was founded in San Francisco by Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. [ibid., 105] The FBI harassed all three groups and accused them of being communist fronts, while the Post Office was barred from circulating the literature of "One, Inc." by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. [ibid., 104]"
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Incest, 2005.
This paper discusses the universal taboo of incest.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that, although the definitions of incest vary among societies, sexual intercourse is almost universally prohibited between members of the nuclear family who are not spouses and, in most cultures, the prohibition is extend to include grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. The most prevalent type of incest is adult-male to child. The author points out that sexual intercourse between adults and their young appears to be rare across the entire zoological kingdom except for human beings. The paper relates that the incest taboo (1) is a mechanism for avoiding inbreeding and genetic abnormalities, (2) is a prevention of sexual rivalry within the family, (3) lessens role confusion within the family and, (4) most importantly, recognizes the complex emotional bonds and power relationships within a family.
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"One of the interesting characteristics of humankind is a prolonged childhood. The time span between birth and adolescence is well more than a decade. An explanation for the extended infertility is the complexity of the social environment that man builds for himself favors a slow development which allows for sufficient mastery of society's intricacies. Accordingly, the lack of early sexual experiences to which a developing child is exposed may generate reproductive problems when the child reaches adulthood."
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Texts on Gender Compared, 2006.
Examines and compares texts by Susan Glaspell ("A Jury of Her Peers") and Malcolm Gladwell ("Listening to Khakis").
938 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers" and Malcolm Gladwell's "Listening to Khakis" both deal with how men and women process information differently. The paper shows that Glaspell's story-written in 1917-focuses on the woman's perspective regarding a murder case, while Gladwell's 1997 article looks at how a man processes information through an examination of advertising.
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"Men find the details of the house quite meaningless because they cannot see how the details would aid them in their search to understand the motive of Mrs. Wright. The women eventually take the clues, the birdcage, irregular quilting, personal knowledge of Mr. Wright, and discover the motive Mrs. Wright had for killing her husband. The men could not see those clues."
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Identity and Sexuality, 2006.
This paper examines how sexual identity helps to define one's identity regardless of sexual orientation.
1,765 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The writer of this paper explores how one's sexual identity begins to develop at an early age but may differ greatly depending on gender and culture. This paper also explores the role the social environment plays in the development of a sexual identity. This paper also discusses the term sexual orientation which presumes a person aligns themselves with certain categorical labels such as heterosexual, homosexual or lesbian.
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"Sexual identity varies so greatly from person to person and depends on so many factors and circumstances. Some people may not know their sexual identity for man years, largely due to social pressures and fears. It is important for people to understand that sexual identity does not have to remain aligned to any sexual preference for all their lives."
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Pornography and the Internet, 2006.
This paper is an argumentative perspective on the controversial issue of censoring pornography on the internet.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper discusses the government's attempt to censor pornographic material on the internet which the writer feels would infringe on the freedom of expression. This paper also includes a brief but detailed history of the internet. This paper examines the various bills the U.S. government is trying to pass to prevent misuse of the Net. The writer of this paper also discusses the installation of censoring software as an alternative solution to government censorship.
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"The Internet can also be compared to a church. In many ways the Internet is like a church: it has its council of elders, every member has an opinion about how things should work, and they can either take part or not. It's the choice of the user. The Internet has no president, chief operating officer, or Pope. The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's, but that's a different issue; there is no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole."
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Sexual Harassment, 2006.
This paper examines the increase in sexual harassment cases that occur in the workplace.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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The paper explores why sexual harassment has become an increasing concern for large and small employers alike. The writer explains that due to uncertainty about the factual and finite definition of sexual harassment, legal forces are attempting to put together a rule of standards, to which the various government agencies would sign off. This has not yet happened, fraught as it is with all sorts of gender as well as political overtones.
Topics covered in this paper include:
What Sexual Harassment Is, and What It Is Not?
The Mine Field Employers Must Navigate
Some Harassment Statistics
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"There are two types of sexual harassment "'Quid-pro quo' and 'hostile environment'" Quid-pro-quo, which is Latin for "this for that" is, simply put, a trade. For example, the trade may involve an employer making sex a prerequisite for getting something in the workplace. For example "sleep with me and you'll get the job...or raise..." This is the old "casting couch syndrome. There is also a negative quid-pro-quo: "sleep with me or you're fired!"
Hostile environment harassment is a situation in which the employer (or a supervisor or co-worker) does or says things that make the victim uncomfortable, because of his or her sex. The fact that same-sex harassment is now as much a harassment crime as male-female sexual hostility and harassment is a sign of our times."
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Gender and Communications, 2006.
This essay discusses the matter of gender and communication in intimate situations, from the writer's personal point of view.
3,836 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 105.95
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The writer examines in personal details her views and opinions on gender and communication. The writer explores family relationships as well as the marked differences in intimate communications between friends and family members and the ins and outs of communicating via the internet. The writer of this paper finds that in researching this particular topic, nearly all gender communications bibliographic information was found to be issue specific, resulting in the writer using her own personal experiences as a main source of reference.
Topics covered in this paper include:
Introduction and Thesis
Communications Within the Family Background and Family Structure
Areas of Communications Between Genders
The Mechanics of Intimate Gender Communications
Intimate Communications and Friendship
The Internet Trap
Conclusions on Intimate Communication
Bibliography
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"Another area where both genders get into difficulties on the Internet using the World Wide Web are in the "romance or love or lifestyles" sections of many of the major search engines. Here they can categorize themselves as to whatever it is they are looking for and through instant messaging, e-mail or chat-rooms can actually converse with a party on the other end ostensibly searching for the same as you. Be very wary of what information one gives if the urge is overwhelming to use this form of communication for intimacy.
There have been rapes; murders, serial killings and stalking of every manner one can imagine connected with these areas."
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