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Task 1 The first wave (1830’s – early 1900’s):   Women’s fight for equal contract and property rights Often taken for granted, women in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, realized that they must first gain political power (including the right to vote) to bring about change was how to fuel the fire. Their political agenda expanded to issues concerning sexual, reproductive and economic matters. The seed was planted that women have the potential to contribute just as much if not more than men. The second wave (1960’s-1980’s):   Broadening the debate Coming off the heels of World War II, the second wave of feminism focused on the workplace, sexuality, family and reproductive rights. During a time when the United States was already trying to restructure itself, it was perceived that women had met their equality goals with the exception of the failure of the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (which has still yet to be passed). Misconceptions… This ti...

Advert Number 1 In the first part of the advert, we can see a women sat down and she is nude, which can illustrate that the advert is portraying woman bodies as objects of beauty. The use of the nude women can also emphasise that woman should not feel ashamed of who they are, they should have faith in themselves and not let men decide how they should looks, as that was the case in the older days men were patriarchal and decided a lot of things for the woman.Furthermore, the woman has makeup on, this can connote that the advert is trying to demonstrate the beauty of woman, The use of her body language and facial expression can suggest that the woman is elegant, peaceful and soft, this is stereotypical as men expect woman to be that way, they did not want them to be rough and ungentle, so, therefore, the advert is trying to portray woman in that way  for the likeness of men, to make men see the woman they want. Additionally, the content under the nude woman can emphasis lot of meani...

Summary  Structuralism is breaking the denotations you see in little parts and examine, identifying and analyzing the meaning of those parts and then fit them together, Structuralism theorists are interested in identifying and analysing the structures that underline all cultural phenomena-and not just literature. In this magazine we see Liam Hemsworth facing towards the camera with his muscles tensed, which can suggest that he is trying to portray every man as masculine and strong, which, however, can discriminate people who are not strong or build like him. The titles on the side can also suggest that this is only for people with a big build as is trying to suggest if your not strong and good build you won't break the 'sex rules'  as you will be too weak and useless to doing so. Furthermore, when the magazine uses 'be the man your dog thinks you' this can suggest that you should stand up and be a man that even your dog notices it, however, that can sug...