She created the site in an effort to create accessible feminist media criticism. In 2011, Sarkeesian partnered with Bitch magazine to create the video series Tropes vs. Women. The series examined common tropes in the depiction of women in media with a particular focus on science fiction. The series comprises six videos dedicated to tropes such as the Manic Pixie Dream
Words: 1675 - Pages: 7
“Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign. If you haven’t already done so, please stow your carry-on luggage underneath the seat in front of you or in an overhead bin. Please take your seat and fasten your seat belt. And also make sure your seat back and folding trays are in their full upright position. If you are seated next to an emergency exit, please read carefully the special instructions card located by your seat. If you do not wish to perform the functions
Words: 1455 - Pages: 6
JACOBS Anything? COP Nothing. Jacobs spots something between a crack in the marble floor so, he kneels keeping his flashlight on it, waving a police officer over. COP Found something Danny? JACOBS Give me some gloves. The cop hands Jacobs a pair of plastic gloves as he takes them without turning around. He snaps them on, reaching down, pulling out a medium sized book wrapped in brown leather. He studies the cover, then opens it seeing Arabic writing on the pages. COP What is it? JACOBS I'm not sure
Words: 1588 - Pages: 7
1937 OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck Copyright John Steinbeck, 1937. Copyright renewed by John Steinbeck, 1965. Published by arrangement with Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc. ONE A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the
Words: 29829 - Pages: 120
This paper aims to make an analysis of the short story entitled, “The Vendetta”, written by Guy de Maupassant. “Vendetta”, which means “revenge” in the English language, is the core of this short story, and the concept from which the main character depends upon in order to survive. The story revolved around the revenge of the Widow Saverini because of the death of her son Antoine Saverini. Antoine was killed by a man named, Nicolas Ravolati, who was the object of revenge of Antoine’s mother. The
Words: 1999 - Pages: 8
of his time, and unusually aware of issues such as sexism that penetrated 20th Century America. Male characters, including Candy and George, have no moral value for her whatsoever: “I think Curley’s married a tart.”… “Don’t you even look at that bitch. I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse that her”. Men in the novel are deeply intimidated by her, and avoid her at every cost. This is exaggerated by the fact she is the only female character- it would be interesting
Words: 1667 - Pages: 7
Lindsey M. Burns Ms. Helen MacDonnel English IB 1, Higher Level 10 October 2013 Duddy as an Anti-Hero In his novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler portrays the character of Duddy as an anti-hero. Richler develops Duddy in this way through close relationships with other characters and family members. Various negative traits of Duddy were shown in his business career as well. Mordecai Richler developed the character of Duddy as an anti-hero to highlight complexity in individual
Words: 1673 - Pages: 7
Pamela Bone, an American author, once said, “I’m not afraid of being dead. I’m just afraid of what you have to go through to get there”. Pamela Bone is a pro-euthanasia activist in addition to being an author. She like many others who support euthanasia ended her life by using drugs to allow her to have a peaceful, euthanasia death. Pamela was experiencing pain and prolonged suffering as a result of a brain tumor. Pamela ‘s death is quite similar to Lennie’s in Of Mice and Men. Like Pamela, Lennie
Words: 1711 - Pages: 7
Analysis of ”Indian Camp” by Ernest Hemingway, Oktober 24, 2011 Analysis of “Indian Camp” by Ernest Hemingway ”Indian camp” is a short story by Ernest Hemingway written in 1921. It’s about the young boy Nick who accompanies his father, who is a doctor, to an Indian camp where an Indian woman has been in labour for a few days. His uncle George is also going with them to the camp but in another boat. They arrive at the camp where Nick’s father is going help the woman have her baby. The woman
Words: 1833 - Pages: 8
A wall of text is something that is frowned upon in most, actually virtually all Internet societies, including forums, chat boards, and Uncyclopedia. You should not make walls of text because it can get you banned anywhere unless it is a place that encourages walls of text. I highly doubt any place does support something so irritating and annoying, but anything can exist, but not really because unless you are in heaven then that can happen. But no one actually knows that was just a hypothesis, a
Words: 1892 - Pages: 8
