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The Truth About Perfection
Who doesn’t want to be perceived as attractive? I, like many girls, have conformed to the pursuit of perfection. Girls want to be attractive. However, it is imperative that girls recognize what real...
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War on Women in the Media, Politics, and Military
Throughout this trimester in my high school feminism course we have explored the ways in which women are neglected and omitted from our society. We have realized and analyzed the ways in which this...
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Women’s Worth(lessness) in the Media
A woman’s worth is based on her looks. This is a statement that the media subconsciously and consciously feeds to our brains. In the eyes of society, a pretty woman is a more valuable woman. From...
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How Media Literacy Has Changed My Point of View
I have always loved reading magazines. I loved the fashion, the make-up, and laughing about sex tips with my friends. Since I began taking this high school feminism class, however, I have begun to look...
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Facing Hard Truths About the Representation of Women in the Media
Every time I am writing for my high school feminism course, it seems that there’s something else that I find out about, not only about myself but about everything around me that cracks the view I...
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The Veiled Cycle Of Violence
For those reading this post, please be prepared for truths that are bone-chilling, intense, and catalysts for one of the most important epiphanies you need to have, especially now more than ever. There...
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Ms. Magazine & Miss Representation vs. Mainstream Media: A Battle for the...
Whenever I think of magazines, I always think of the ones that are lying around my house. Vogue, Page Six, Lucky, and Sports Illustrated. I always thought that magazines were strictly about fashion...
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Women: “The Oppressed Majority” and the Effects of the Media
In our time, the thing that holds the most power all over the world is the media. No one lives through one day, where they haven’t had some connection to the Internet, television, newspaper, billboards...
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Discovering My Feminist Toolbox
I need feminism because I cannot accept how prevalent injustice has become. (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). I need feminism because I cannot accept how prevalent injustice has become in our society. I...
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I Need Feminism Because I Want to End Cycles of Oppression
“I need feminism because I’m tired of seeing women ‘miss-represented.’”(Photo credit: Rehana Hirji) I need feminism because I want to end cycles of oppression. I use the word “cycles” instead of...
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