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    Commercial Signifiers

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    slogan, “THE TATTOOED DESERVE TO DIE IF THEY HAVE LUNG CANCER”, the image, which is of the big, heavily tattooed scary looking man, and the written text. The three main discourses in this advertisement are multicultural, gender and medical discourses. One of the main signifiers in this advertisement is the image. The denotation is of a large, muscled, angry Mexican looking man who is heavily tattooed.

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    “Right. I’ll go with ye and assume guarding her immediately.” After a short jog, they made it to the Royal Fortress. Veerah asked no questions; she simply kissed Taran just before her bolted her into the chamber. Arlen remained inside with her, and two warriors stood outside. Taran told the men they were to defend the queen until their dying breath, and he ran off to his position on the wooden ramparts. Bili was already there. “They’re positioned in the woods.” Bili stared at small fires dotting

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    How would you like it if you were continuously told what to do ever since you were a little kid and you were bullied and made fun of because of something you like doing and are passionate about while growing up? It wouldn’t be pleasant, would it? Even getting older and becoming an adult and it’s still happening, it’s not nice, is it? How would you like it if you were earning 20% less than men for the exact same job? Good morning Ms Lewis and students, today I’ll be talking to you about how there

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    influenced today 's’ generations by changing their perspectives of masculinity. Masculinity is becoming an ongoing debate on what it means to be masculine. Masculine traits are defined as having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man. These qualities include being strong, rugged, dominant, and powerful. Social platforms and media have defined masculinity over the years to standardize the ideal male body type, appearance, social norms,

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    and early 1900s, cheerleading was an elite male activity for privileged men (Adams & Bettis, 2003). The activity represented masculinity and athleticism. According to the editors The Nation , being a cheerleader was one of the most valuable titles a man can have in college, it was as valuable as being a quarterback on the football teams. Towards the late 1920s and early 1930s, women started to participate in cheer (Adams & Bettis, 2003). Although women started to participate in cheerleading it was

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    From the beginning of modern western history, gender norms have been set in stone. The concept of predator and prey have been pushed onto both male and female. Julia Serano, author of “Why Nice Guys Finish Last” reveals the concepts to you. What many people think is nature or normal has actually been set up for you to think this. You can challenge this idea set up by the patriarchy. Through strategies such as improved education and help from influential people, a difference can be made. This will

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    cool posture or the Uncle Tome model. Steadily, in all five dramas of Wilson, the chief character is male and the hunt for personality turn out to be sex explicit for him in spite of general character. It can be stated that an act or presentation of a man is the basic thing which can style or rupture the ethics and values of its

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    intellect of ‘wen’. Since the cultural revolution, China places emphasis on the ‘Wen’, immediately becoming the ideal construction of men, as they are more aware of their values and how they are presented to the world. Unlike Ancient China, where the ideal man was a warrior, Chinese entrepreneurs, male of high intellect who is conscious of the Chinese way of living and has strong desire to lead the world’s economy, serves as the modern definition of masculinity. Despite this expectation, although China continues

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    From the day we are born we are categorized either a male or female. From that day onward society molds, and shapes us into what it means to be a man or women. Aaron Devor’s “Becoming Members of society: Learning The Social Meanings of Gender” discusses the formation of gender roles. Devor talks about how quickly children develop, and placed into their gender group.He also discusses about the gender role behaviors and attitudes . In Jamaica Kincaid’s ,”Girl”, Kincaid focussed on her relationship

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    Being bilingual consist of two cultures and two languages, it builds into self identity. Spanish and English in America is seen as an advantage, and in Mexico it is seen as unique and educated. Due to past experience as a child and now as a young adult, I have seen both the disadvantages and advantages of being bilingual in the United States. Bilingual children in America are usually children of Mexican immigrants who learn no perfect Spanish, what they know is taught by their (most likely) uneducated

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