Articles for tag: Androgyny, Jane Eyre

Karla News

Gender Roles in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

Expectations are a part of daily life. One’s age, race, religion, physical appearance, speech, dress, hair color-all are factors by which, welcomed or not, people are labeled with certain expectations by other members of society. With nothing more than a glance, a young person might be labeled abrasive, an old person unkind, a person with ...

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Parenting Roles: Can Fathers Be Mothers?

Psychologist Louise B. Silverstein and sociologist David Popenoe come head to head over whether or not Fathers can “Mother.” There has been active debate about parenting roles and responsibilities for decades tackling all sorts of questions. Such as: what does it mean to be a responsible parent? Is one sex naturally better at parenting than ...

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Tori Amos- “Spark” Music Video Significance

I know many say that music videos are not meant to be analyzed, and I agree, which is why I used the word “significance” in my title. Simply put, music videos are a way for artists to express themselves, and if they put out a really good video, it will leave fans puzzled, allowing them ...

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Top Ten Songs of U2

Since this is my favorite band, the decisions as to what to place where were difficult, and took some time. Readers may howl at certain songs omitted, but I think they will nonetheless find this to be a reasonable top ten. And so, in reverse order: Ten: Beautiful Day – This was U2’s first hit ...

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Top Ten Songs by David Bowie

Longevity is definitely the name of the game for this ancient, yet ultimately hip rock/glam musician. David Bowie is the definitive chameleon in terms of musical and personal style. What he did for androgyny, no one following him could duplicate. An icon from the 1960’s, David Bowie has done about as much work behind the ...