In the article An Ambivalent Alliance: Hostile and Benevolent Sexism as Complementary Justifications for Gender Inequality, Peter Glick and Susan T. Fiske stated that polar characterizations of women still exist in today’s society. Hostile sexism (antagonistic views) are aimed towards women who challenge the power men have (i.e. through seduction, feminist ideology, ambition). Benevolent sexism ...
The beautiful flowering dogwood tree will probably always be one of the most well loved trees in America. There are several varieties of the dogwood tree and even more plants in the same Cornaceae family. The classic and popular dogwood tree that is native to eastern parts of North America is the Cornus florida. Spring ...
Existentialism, the philosophy that life is meaningless if one fails to find their own purpose, is not one that is widely seen in film. American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes, is a film that revolves around the theme of existentialism. Lester Burnham, the main character, a sad, troubled 42 year old man, married to a ...
Looks like the Oscar hosting duties will go to Billy Crystal. Now that we know that Eddie Murphy is officially out and the eight time host will be taking the stage again, it’s now time to focus on the upcoming Oscar telecast. Nominations Announcement The nominations announcement is January 24, 2012 and the broadcast is ...
Lester Burnham, aged forty-two years, underage love fascination named Angela Hayes. Humbert Humber, estimated age forty-five years, underage love fixation named Dolores Haze. The two male figures named above are from American Beauty and Lolita respectively. They are both the main characters throughout their respective genre’s, and both project what they think is the apex ...