There were many inspirational women during the 1950’s but the one woman that struck me the most was the beautiful Marilyn Monroe. If I ever had the opportunity to travel back in time to be someone else, I would choose to be her. She was an inspiration to young girls everywhere because she was so comfortable in her skin. She also took her talents to the top and became a mega star. Regardless if it’s 2012 or 1950, young girls struggle with self-confidence issues.
“Dumb Blondes” Are all blondes, “dumb blonds”? For many years, women with blonde hair have been considered as sexy, attractive, and very desirable to men. But also on the other hand most blonde women are stereotyped as, “Dumb Blonds.” They are referred to the type of woman that uses her looks instead of her knowledge to attract men. Some celebrities use the “dumb blonde” stereotype professionally to attract attention to themselves. This creates a stir in the eye of the general public as well as the media.
This film not only displays how the world expects teenage girls to act, but also how difficult it is for teenage girls to resist acting this way. Mean Girls is a perfect example of how girls, want to be like the plastics. You have the Queen Bee throughout the movie and every normal girl wishing and wanting to be like her. She’s like the Barbie, everyone wish they could
Marlene worked in sales and Richard went off to the army, which their divorce shortly followed. Richard did not keep in contact and Marlene worked a lot leaving Luna and Mark as latch key children to raise themselves. Marlene, several years after her separation from Richard started to date a man named Ron and Luna (age 4) did not like him because she knew he was not her father. Ron on occasion would drink, smoke, have affairs, and was abusive verbally, emotionally, and physically to Marlene, and sometimes to Mark, and Luna. Luna grew up feeling that she did not belong to this family and that she was adopted.
Janet had since been released and had re-offended after a period of only a few months. Upon release, Janet was homeless with no support, and stayed with friends who use drugs and drank daily. She attended meetings for a time, but not regularly, and soon stopped going altogether. Janet was in a high-risk atmosphere upon release which made it difficult for her to maintain a crime and drug-free lifestyle, thus resulting in her incarceration
Cher and her friends spent all their time shopping, doing makeovers and chasing after guys. One scene of the movie showed Cher sending flowers to herself and dressing "in her cutest outfits" in an attempt to impress a crush. Cher was ditzy, superficial, and, to make things worse, she was a lousy driver. This was a very popular movie, and a television series was later based on it. Many girls watched this movie and emulated Cher, not realizing that they were buying in to this
Quinterrace Blackmon Mrs. Johnnie Hargrove English 203 31 October 2011 Helen of Troy: The Manipulated Beauty Throughout the history of Greece and Rome there were important historical women who played roles in their society. The Greek poet Homer and Roman poet Virgil created alluring epic poems, both involving the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Troy. Helen is the face that launched a thousand ships. At the time of the Trojan War she was the most beautiful woman in the world. There is some question as to whether she is the most beautiful woman of all time.
Daphne had been written up and reported several times for having to leave the job to get to her kids for whatever reasons. Being recognized for the positive was something she lacked in her 17 years of licensure. Along with negative recognition and false accusations, Daphne began to feel unappreciated for her day to day work. To top all the disadvantages, Daphne lost the lead nursing position due to having to be out of work several times due to breast cancer
She is the iconic womanly figure of what woman strive to be and she embodies the vision of earthly love. Modern day marketing companies use her name on products, in an effort to project an air of seduction, beauty and allure. In relation to Landau’s book, I personally asked plenty of my male friends for statistical research off course, asking what they think the best feature of a woman is. Not surprisingly, most men stated that one of the best features of a woman are
You just really ought to manage your mistakes and flip your failures in a more positive way. Although you have not always heard or read some of the notable success stories of certain people as much as knowing about their successes, it was failure that spurred successful people to strive for the best! You already know how Abraham Lincoln succeeded in life! The record label of pop singer Lady Gaga dropped her after only three months. When she knew about it, she wept so hard that she cannot utter a single word!