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This paper examines how travesties of Brazil reproduce and reinforce gender and sexual norms of Brazilian society. According to the paper, even as they transgress them and they still reproduce the dominant ideas about men and women, masculinity and femininity. The paper also compares travesties to the berdache of native North America in order to show how sexual "others" in different cultures, even though historically and geographically distant, both reveal the culturally constructed nature of sex and gender and even emphasize it as they reproduce locally meaningful social norms.

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"This paper will examine how travesties of Brazil reproduce and reinforce gender and sexual norms of Brazilian society even as they transgress them and how they reproduce the dominant ideas about men and women, masculinity and femininity. The paper will also compare travesties to the berdache of native North America in order to show how sexual "others" in different cultures, even though historically and geographically distant, both reveal the culturally constructed nature of sex and gender and even emphasize it as they reproduce locally meaningful social norms. According to Kulick, (1998) the name travesti derives from the word..."

Tags:gender, sexualityt, transestites

Abstract
This paper examines how travesties of Brazil reproduce and reinforce gender and sexual norms of Brazilian society even as they transgress them. It takes a look at how they reflect dominant ideas about men and women, masculinity and femininity. The paper also compares travesties to the berdache of native North America in order to show how sexual "others" in different cultures, even though historically and geographically distant. The paper concludes that both reveal the culturally constructed nature of sex and gender and even emphasize it as they reflect locally meaningful social norms.

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"Travestis did not only adopt and reproduced the female image, they have also reinforced it. They are in a constant competition with Brazilian woman. This includes body shape, fashion and behavior. Thus travestis are generally better dressed, better maintained, have better lovers (Kulick, 1998). In order to feel feminine when you do not (or are not), the formula to follow is described above. Relating it only reinforces the prescribed feminine image in the eyes of observers. This application shows that it is an accepted way of being a "female". Making it something close to competition places additional weight on this socially constructed perception of a woman."

Tags:transexual, homosexual, gender

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This paper begins with a brief biographical sketch of the life of Tom Stoppard, outlining his adolescent years in Japan, his university education and his career accomplishments. The paper also explains how Stoppard's early works led to the writing of his play "Travesties" and how Stoppard would mix humor with seriousness and moral concern when he wrote. Finally, the paper examines and analyzes "Travesties", explaining the central concept and theme running throughout the play.

Outline
Thesis Statement
Tom Stoppard: The Man
The Early Works as a Background for Travesties
The Close Up Look at Travesties

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"Although there does not exist a book with the title of "Travesties," that was written by Tomas Straussler, now known as Tom Stoppard the worldwide acclaimed playwright and author, there is indeed his stage play with this title. The critically acclaimed play had its first performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company on June 10, 1974, at the Aldwych Theater in London and has played to packed houses throughout the world for several years following its debut and indeed is still performed by younger theater groups particularly in the United States on the university levels."

Tags:implications, nuances, pyrotechnics, a, walk, on, the, water, novel, rosencrantz, and, guildenstern, are, dead

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This paper shall examine, in the context of selected writings from native literature, whether there is a relationship between the role of the "Berdache" or third gender in traditional Native cultures, and the roles played by contemporary "Two-Spirited" writers.

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This paper explains that, amidst the Cold War and the killing of 11 Israeli Olympic team members by Arab terrorists, the 1972 United States Olympic basketball team took to the court in Munich, Germany, and lost ... or were the players cheated by the Soviets? Dating back to 1936, no American team had ever lost in men's basketball in Olympic play. The author describes the final game between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, which was marred by controversy. After the loss, the paper relates, the U.S. team players refused to accept their silver medals.

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"This is where the strange confusion begins. After the Soviets in-bounded the ball, the officials halted the game for the first time. The officials decided to put three seconds back onto the clock because it was believed that the Soviet Team tried to call a time-out between Collins' free throws. The officials never acknowledged the Soviet time-out at the time; nonetheless, the additional seconds was granted; the first of a few "issues" that seemed to stack against the United States."

Tags:infamy, underdogs, clock, lay-up, communist

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This essay describes the role that television plays in American Society. The essay follows television from its advent and measures the expectation of TV as a beneficial resource against the reality of what television has actually become. The paper speaks of parent responsibility in child viewing and briefly touches on censorship.

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"There have been many inventions, which have fundamentally changed the intellectual and cultural worldview of society. Television is one such invention. It is an instrument of capitalism, entertainment, and education. It infiltrates human society by reaching a large, diverse audience, and it breads down cultural barriers such as race, gender, and sexual orientation. Television educates and expands intellectual horizons while simultaneously acting as an outlet for mindless entertainment and an escape into ethereality. Television incites emotion, inspires controversy, and desensitizes the population to the harsh realities of modern life. There is no denying the enormous impact television has had on the world population since its introduction in the mid twentieth century. Television has left its imprint on the face of world culture, and responsibility demands that we survey, with a discerning eye, the long-term benefits and consequences of this mortal institution."

Tags:american, bias, capitalism, censorship, child, children, education, entertainment, ethics, government, news, obesity, society, television, travesty, violence

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The film version of Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire is a travesty of the play as written by Williams, because it has some crucially important changes that detract from the plot. This essay will discuss three important changes, and show how they detract from the original play. The film version of Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire is a travesty of the play as written by Williams, because it has some crucially important changes that detract from the plot. This essay will discuss three important changes, and show how they detract from the original play.

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Play and Film Comparison: A Streetcar Named Desire The film version of Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire is a travesty of the play as written by Williams, because it has some crucially important changes that detract from the plot. This essay will discuss three important changes, and show how they detract from the original play. The first important change occurs after Blanche DuBois arrives at the Kowalski home, the ludicrously misnamed "Elysian Fields". In the play, the upstairs neighbour, Eunice, goes to the bowling alley to call Blanche's sister, Stella. Blanche sits alone in the dark, with her shoulders hunched. She is initially blind with shock at her surroundings, but then

Tags:williams, kazan, streetcar

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This paper examines two groups of sexual deviants in two sexual-cultural contexts. According to the paper, this is to see how they reproduce and reinforce gender and sexual norms that they are transgressing. The groups studied include the travestis of Brazil and tomboi of Indonesia.

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"This paper will examine two groups of `spectacular sexual deviants' in two sexual-cultural contexts in order to examine if and how they reproduce and reinforce gender and sexual norms that they are transgressing. The two groups of spectacular sexual deviants examined in this paper are the travestis of Brazil and tomboi of Indonesia. This paper will argue that the travestis of Brazil reproduce the dominant ideas about women and femininity particularly in the area of gendered beauty and sexual relationships, although there are some notable exceptions, and that the tomboi of Indonesia, also reproduce the dominant notions of masculinity..."

Tags:tomboi, travesti, gender

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This paper examines how occasionally disobedience may be necessary to preserve one's moral integrity. For instance, if one is directed by law to kill a human being, or to commit some other sort of heinous crime it is up to the individual to decide whether obedience poses enough of a threat to his or her moral integrity that he or she cannot continue following the law or rule. It evaluates how in most cases, however, it is in the best interests of the individual to obey and to instead amend the system where necessary. It provides examples throughout history where disobeying laws had positive results such as leaders of nonviolent protest movement (e.g., Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr.) who broke laws in the strict sense. It also analyzes laws such as conscription laws which can cause a travesty of moral obligations.

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"Therefore, strictly speaking, it is extremely difficult to act against a law without violating some facet of the body of law in some way. Much of our conception of changing things by "working within the system"is based on Western governmental notions of democratic government. In many other political contexts, there may be no system to work with. For instance, in a totalitarian dictatorship, such as exists in North Korea, for instance, what room is there to change the system? The very act of attempting to change any element of the system might very well be regarded as illegal. It is arguable that this can be found in United States history as well, as with the Sedition Act mentioned above."

Tags:morality, integrity, democracy, conscription, murder