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Boys vs. Girls; Girls and Boys, 2008.
This paper provides a literary analysis of Alice Munro's novel "Found Boat" and focuses on the dilemma raised regarding boys versus girls.
1,212 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Munro's short story is about two young preteen girls, Eva and Carol, and their quest to be noticed by the uninterested boys. The writer discusses that Munro effectively manipulates the obscure rules of pre-teenagers to create the dilemma where Eva and Carol try to attract the other boys' attention using a boat they found.Through Munro's excellent understanding of the preteen rational, the author creates a dilemma for the young Eve and Carol to search the attention they seek, and in turn expresses the reality of such a fragile time period as the preteen years. The writer maintains that it is important that authors like Munro reminds readers of a time with simple rules so people can escape back to that certain time through the artistry of their fictional works.
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"It is commonly understood that society abides by a strict unwritten law, and through the various stages of life those rules change drastically. For example, as children: the rules state that a boy and a girl are mutual and utter enemies, but as the children enter the preteen marker, the rules seem to change completely. Eventually, both sexes find themselves fascinated with one another. Yet, by the mandate of puberty, this change does not happen simultaneously, it is the female that goes through these mind and body changes first, and as a result a young preteen girl might start finding interest in the opposite sex but not get the same interest back. Author Alice Munro surely understands this concept and uses it as a palette to paint her short story, "The Found Boat"."
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Behavioral Differences Of Boys And Girls, 2002.
Review of the article "The Other Difference Between Boys and Girls" and its premise that social equality of the sexes can only be achieved through recognition of gender differences.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Richard M Restak in his article "The Other Difference Between Boys and Girls" examines some of those stereotypes and demonstrates that differences in behavioral performance of boys and girls are determined by brain functioning. He intends to reverse conventional wisdom about discrimination based on sex, and pursues his analysis with the assumption that "social equality for men and women really depends on recognizing these differences in brain behavior"
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"Boys and Girls", 2007.
Illustrates gender expectations of boys and girls through this short story by Alice Munro.
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 39.95
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Using the short story, "Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro, this essay explains the finer points of the societal gender expectations of boys and girls in the past. Many examples are used with quotations from the story to illustrate these points. Laird, the boy in the story, was favored over the girl to complete simple tasks on the farm. The expectations were that Laird do all of the outdoor work and that the girl should stay inside to cook and clean. In the end, a disaster ruins the girl's hopes of ever working outside of the house.
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"The girl had begun to accept her role on the farm as a passive female, which was expected of her at the time. She lost her sense of rebellion and with it her dreams and goals in life. Her actual dreams started to change. At first, she dreamed about rescuing others, now she dreams about being rescued. The girl has a sense of helplessness right now. No matter what she does, she will not have the chance to be herself. The horse, Flora parallels her story as well. Flora was a horse that was rebellious and untamed, which was much like the protagonist."
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A Woman?s Place in ?Boys and Girls?, 2004.
A review of Alice Munro?s ?Boys and Girls?.
1,764 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper examines how the narrator in ?Boys and Girls? by Alice Munro begins the story thinking of herself as free: free to do and be whatever she wants. Over the course of the story, however, she realizes that freedom is an illusion and that she will be required to acknowledge and accept society?s gender roles whether she resists or not. It looks at how, like Flora, the horse, she yearns to be free and fights against the inevitable, but how, in the end, her fate is sealed, just like Flora?s. It shows how Munro is making a point about the nature of our selves and how, although society pushes us in certain directions, we cannot deny the truth of who we essentially are; girls and boys, or men and women, are not the same, and there is no point in pretending we are.
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"The ultimate change in the narrator begins when she watches the farm hand Henry shoot Mack, one of the horses she has grown to love. She watches this with the same eyes that have witnessed foxes being skinned all her life, but inside, she feels differently about Mack?s death. She cannot help but notice the horror of his death and it affects her, although she doesn?t realize it until later. When it is Flora?s turn to be killed, the girl is struck by Flora?s free spirit: ?It was exciting to see her running, whinnying, going up on her hind legs, prancing and threatening like a horse in a Western movie, an unbroken ranch horse, though she was just an old driver, an old sorrel mare? (p. 771). Here, Flora is free, resisting the confines of her assigned role, breaking free of the chains that hold her."
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?The Yellow Wall-Paper? and ?Boys and Girls?, 2002.
A look at the use of color in ?The Yellow Wall-Paper? by Charlotte Gilman and ?Boys and Girls? by Alice Munro.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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Color can be a powerful force in our everyday lives. It can enhance experiences positively or negatively and often trigger memories from the past. Charlotte Gilman and Alice Munro demonstrate the power that color can have on our lives through two characters who are effected by the colors they are surrounded by in their immediate world. This paper examines the use of color in ?The Yellow Wall-Paper? by Gilman and ?Boys and Girls? by Munro and also compares and contrasts how each author proves the importance of color in our lives.
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"In ?The Yellow Wall-Paper,? Charlotte Perkins Gilman demonstrates how color can have a negative effect on a person who is already in a depressed state. What is interesting about this story is that the offensive color is yellow. It is also interesting to note the room in which most of the story takes place was at one time a child?s nursery. Gilman is able to create a dramatic tension by associating a color often associated with happiness and cheer with one woman?s mental instability. In addition, the tension is further increased with the information that the room was a previously child?s room. Munro, on the other hand, uses color to trigger memories, which adds life to her story."
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Social Roles of Boys and Girls, 2001.
Examines differentiation between the two genders formed by role of popular culture. Adverse effects on boys & girls of cultural stereotyping.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"In our contemporary landscape, violence masquerading as the display of machismo and the relentless pursuit of beauty are celebrated. American boys and girls are constantly bombarded by a barrage of images that pressure them to fit into cultural stereotypes. While boys are mesmerized by the cold steel of modern weaponry in the gun culture, girls are dazzled by the vast array of fashion, beauty products, diet programs and plastic surgeries. The bottom line is that boys are judged by what they do and girls by how they look. This fundamental characteristic ultimately defines the crucial differentiation between the two genders and their social roles.
According to the typical masculine stereotype, men are not allowed to display their weak emotions, such as sadness and fear. Consequently, with the passage of time, the long-term.."
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"Boys and Girls", 2002.
A look at the two worlds of Alice Munro's "Boys and Girls".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper is a brief examination of setting in the title story. It looks at how the narrator shifts from an external/outside world to an internal/inside world. She shifts between the two as she grows up over the course of the story.
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Boys vs. Girls, 2003.
A look at the role gender plays in children's literature.
1,204 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper shows the difference between older and modern children's literature by comparing the relationship gender plays in each. Historically girls were portrayed as passive and succeed only due to the actions of others, as in "Snow White", and boys succeed because of their mischievous behaviour, as in "Jack and the Beanstalk". More recent children's literature reverses this role by making girls capable of being more active, as diplayed by the protagonist of "The Paper Bag Princess", although boys have remained reliant on mischief, as in "Haroun and the Sea of Stories."
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"As is true in society, gender affects how certain characters deal with the obstacles inherent in both life and in children?s literature. Bruno Bettelheim argues that ?the message that fairy tales get across to the child?[is] that a struggle against severe difficulties in life?is an intrinsic part of human existence but that if one does not shy away, but steadfastly meets unexpected and often unjust hardships, one masters all obstacles and at the end emerges victorious? (381). What Bettelheim does not acknowledge is that historically, in much of children?s literature girls do not succeed based on their own actions and boys often emerge on top by behaving in a devious manner. This is particularly true of fairy tales. In more recent literature those positions are not necessarily true; girls have become dominant through action, although boys have continued to rely on mischief."
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Brain Differences in Boys and Girls, 2004.
An insight into the study of brain differences in males and females.
942 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines how the obvious biological differences between men and women have inspired a search for corresponding mental differences. It looks at how much of the oppression suffered by women in the traditionally patriarchal world of business and society has been blamed on the preconceived notion that women were somehow not as good as men in certain areas and how the rise of feminism negated all such difference. It analyzes, through a literature review, how recent research has brought to light new information regarding definite biological differences in the brains of girls and boys and how the true effect of these differences on behavior appears to be the issue of current debate.
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"Further revealing studies are cited by Cathy Young (1999). According to research, much overlap exists in studies conducted to determine behavioral differences between boys and girls. Three out of 10 boys for example exhibited behavior that correlated well with the behavior of five out of 10 girls. Such findings are not sufficiently conclusive to substantiate the theory that brain differences make a substantial difference in behavior. Young holds that gender differences should thus not be viewed in the extreme, but rather, as mentioned above, as a guideline for optimally educating boys and girls."
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The Differences Between Girls and Boys, 2002.
An overview of traditional and non-traditional gender role development in children and how society forms these roles..
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will seek to understand traditional and non-traditional gender role development. By seeking the norms in boy-girl roles in society, we can see how Erickson helps us understand how society forms gender roles on a child.
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?Boys Will be Boys?, 2002.
A review of the book ?Boys Will be Boys? by Myriam Miedzian which discusses the issues of gender in American society.
1,490 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 49.95
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This paper examines the book ?Boys Will be Boys? by Myriam Miedzian which discusses why boys in contemporary America society turn to violence so often. It looks at how Miedzian finds that what we call male behavior is accepted in society as the norm, as if males were violent by nature and so had to act out certain rituals as part of their genetic heritage. It examines how, although Miedzian believes that males are born with a certain predisposition toward violent behavior, external factors such as better parenting and education do have an effect. It compares the views of Miedzian to that of other biological theorists on the evolution of traits in mankind.
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"The author finds that this all derives from a view that males are born with a certain predisposition toward violent behavior. As a group, males are more prone to violent behavior, but those who actually exhibit violent behavior seem to be suffering form one or more disabilities, such as learning disabilities, brain injury at birth, maternal alcoholism, and so on. Some see a domineering mother as a cause of violent behavior in the next generation, but the author believes the absentee father is another cause, whether that father be physically absent or merely uninvolved in the raising of his children. Many also believe that males make poor child-nurturers and that if they did involve themselves more in the raising of children, those children would come out much worse off than they do at present. The author argues with this conclusion as well."
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"Boys will be Boys", 2005.
This paper analyzes Myriam Miedzian's book "Boys will be Boys" about male violence in modern society.
1,177 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that the fundamental premise of Myriam Miedzian's "Boys will be Boys" is that violence in society can be drastically reduced, both in terms of war and crime, if society is willing to tear down the traditional archetypes of masculinity. The author points out that one of the most common lines of attack that Miedzian takes into consideration is the notion that somehow the male is biologically inclined to be violent, which stems from the argument put forth by a number of socio-biologists. The paper concludes that proposals for changing this archetype are likely to be insufficient in ultimately shifting the perspective held by society because market forces are likely to continue advertising and supporting the male as a figure of action for the simple reason that it is profitable.
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"The second powerful argument that Miedzian is forced to grapple with deals with the theories of political realism. Specifically, the idea that violent and aggressive males are advantageous to society because of foreign struggles and wars. Still, she classifies this premise as false and writes, "The 'real men' who run our country are handicapped by the values of the masculine mystique to make rational foreign policy decisions. . . . The masculine mystique teaches men to be tough, to repress empathy, and not to let moral concerns weigh to heavily when the goal is winning." Overall, she believes that these traits are harmful on a large scale and inevitable lead to unnecessary conflict."
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Boys Will Be Boys, 2001.
Examines issues of gender in U.S. Connection between male behavior & violence.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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" In the book Boys Will Be Boys, Myriam Miedzian examines issues of gender in American society, specifically with an eye to analyzing why boys in America turn to violence so often in contemporary society. The subtitle is "Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence," suggesting that the book will show ways of altering the usual connection seen between being male and being violent.
The author finds that what we call male behavior is accepted in society as the norm, as if males were violent by nature and so had to act out certain rituals as part of their genetic heritage. The differences between the genders were..."
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Underachieving Boys, 2002.
This paper discusses the problem of underachievement of boys, in contrast to girls, and suggests changes in the way boys are taught.
1,720 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, $ 55.95
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This paper reviews the literature to understand the possible contribution of the unique psychosomatic predisposition of boys and its relation to the underachievement. The author believes that there is a clear urgency to analyze and restructure the educational methodologies to suit the special requirements of boys. The paper suggests replacing the dependency on didactic methods with more active participation of the students, which is more productive for boys as well as girls; use of computers and complementing textbook material with graphical presentations and shorter periods.
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Introduction
The Problem
Literature review
Father?s Role
Solutions
Conclusion
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"A British research program conducted by the Oxford University stresses that active participation by the father has a significant effect on the boy?s educational performance. This 40-year-old study monitored the progress of the volunteering students at different periods of time from 7,11, 16, 23 up to 33 (years). The students were graded according to the level of participation of the fathers in their educational pursuits. The research data indicated that students who had the active participation and support of their fathers were the most successful in their educational as well as their social lives. The ?British market research bureau? survey indicted that only 12% of fathers participate actively in their child?s education. According to Mr. Ann Buchanan, one of the chief researchers in the Oxford project, opines, "The early years are critical. More needs to be done to involve fathers and help them understand they have an important role. School parent meetings need to become more father-friendly and health visitors and hospitals need to talk to fathers.? "
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Women on Girls, 2002.
A comparison of two short stories by female authors on the subject of teenage girls: ?Girl? by Jamaica Kincaid and ?Boys and Girls? by Alice Munro.
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, $ 41.95
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This paper examines Jamaica Kincaid?s short story ?Girl? to ?Boys and Girls? by Alice Munro. Both are stories about the coming of age of teenage girls and the rules enforced on them by society. The paper explores gender roles and mother-daughter relationships.
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"The title of the story, "Girl", is an essential part of the work itself. The title provides several ideas. First, the title represents the age of the daughter. She is not a woman, not yet on her own, but a girl, still reliant on another, still with much to learn. Second, the title symbolizes the mother's awareness of her daughter. She does not deem her a woman or a young lady, but a naive girl in need of steady instruction and supervision. A third idea of the title is that it represents the daughter's struggle to find her own rising identity in the shadow of her mother and the shadow of the identity her mother wants her to take on. She is not named in the story, nor is her place defined; she is not "daughter", "sister", "mother", or "wife", but "girl"."
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