How Media Portray Gender Stereotypes: Introduction Do you ever wonder why Tide and Vanish commercials always display women doing the laundry and cleaning bathrooms instead of men? Or why Range Rover commercials typecast men as adventure lovers and always include a group of male friends driving the cars instead of women?...
When Flannery O’Connor was once asked to name her life’s key influences, she stated, “being a writer, a Southerner and a Catholic”. It is important to take these influences into account for the analysis of O’Connor’s fiction. The elements of fiction of this writer have been described as Christian tragicomedy....
Exhibitions play an imperative role in modern museum circles as sometimes they are the only opportunity for connoisseurs to see works of art that are usually displayed in other countries. Another function of contemporary exhibitions is to collect the pieces devoted to a similar theme or done by one artist...
It is believed that active civil society guarantees democracy and ensures the stability of the political system. The Weimar Republic is a prominent example of political freedom in the interwar Europe. Its structure and form of government incorporate all of the values of a democratic society. At the same time,...
One of the most famous art periods is Renaissance Art, which swept the world between 1400 and 1600. Various groups influenced the works of art in this period and these include wealthy families, courts, church, government and individuals. Due to the fact that center of cultural Europe in those times...
Introduction “The Chinese nation has never overstepped the limits required by its natural growth, and at no time has it used military force to expand.” This is a statement that sounds wildly inaccurate even for an individual with little knowledge of Chinese history. In the past, military force was practically...
Quiet Odyssey is the autobiography of Mary Paik Lee, a Korean woman who had a hard life. In the early 1900’s, she immigrated to the United States. Lee’s family represented a part of a small group of immigrants who left the country after the Japanese invasion. The book of Mary...
The stereotypical features of each society find their realization in all the phenomena of that society. Some forms of such realization may be more direct and conscious than others, but in fact, all the elements of a single culture reflect the same particular list of ideas and cultural patterns. As...
Introduction In addition to the financial crisis of 2008, the U.S. business and families felt the inadequacy of the healthcare delivery system and continue to suffer from its shortcomings nowadays. The current healthcare system, models, and initiatives should not focus and rely on the government, but the market. The current...
In today’s society, a college degree is believed to be an entrance ticket to a well-paid and prestigious job because many companies require a bachelor’s degree as a pre-requisite. However, higher education remains a controversial topic because the post-recession economy does not provide all college graduates with high-paid jobs. In...
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” – these are the words of one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of America, Theodore Roosevelt. He followed this idea and used all the possibilities that he had available to make his country a better place....
Considering the war of terror, one basically means the fight against international terrorism. Currently, “international terrorism” is a politically correct euphemism for Islamic terrorism. Thus, the Middle East is emphasized in this case. This region is in the state of constant internal conflict, external pressure, as well as the political...
An increase of the level of the sea is known to be one of the most significant and long-lasting results of climate alteration, specifically global warming. The whole world’s attention is focused on high forecasted rates of possible future increase of the sea level. It is extremely essential to mention...
Introduction The American literature of the twenty-century has been causing a lot of discussions about themes and techniques. This study is aimed to carry out a brief literature review to establish and provide definitions for themes and literature techniques of such authors as Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellows Jack Kerouac, Toni...
Introduction John Fitzgerald Kennedy became an important political figure admired by generations of Americans. He was elected as the 35th President during the Cold War; therefore, he had to deal with big problems and crises. Kennedy created a new political doctrine that influenced his decisions and foreign policy. Even though...
Up to the 19th century, people recognized poverty as a crime of sorts. Special prisons existed for those people who were debtors to other people or even to the state in forms of fines and defaulting to pay taxes. Not only was this move seen to be barbaric but also...
