Gender and Sex

Mary Johnson 987 Widget Street Miami Florida 33111 11 April 2018 The Editor New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Dear Sir/Madam Re: Rape on College Campuses Rape incidents on college campuses have increased dramatically for the last few decades. However, little has been done regarding the growing epidemic. Most of the victims are females who have suffered both physical and psychological torture following rape incidents. This has also seen most of them dropping out of school or even registering low academic performance due to the depressive state that they have been subjected to. The general population worsens the situation as they shift the blame to the girls rather than...

A Reflective Interpretation of the Yellow Wallpaper Student’s Name: Institutional Affiliation: Journal Entry of the Yellow Wallpaper The Yellow Wallpaper is a classic representation of male dominance, female submission, and oppression against gender atypical at the beginning of the 20th century. The protagonist is a woman suffering from a nervous disorder and the husband John subjugates her inside an isolated country house. Put to bed due to the mental disorder; the woman is relegated to an isolated room located on the third floor. Here, the husband denies the freedom for intellectual stimulation since she cannot read and write. As readers, it is easy to notice the condensing attitude of John...

Student’s Name Course Instructor Course Title Date A woman’s place in the society Kate Chopin “The Story of an Hour” is a story of a woman by the name Mrs. Mallard who is imprisoned by her conscience, marriage and the society. However, through the reported death of her husband, she experiences true freedom after many days of struggle (Chopin, 16). In the story, the purported death of Mr. Mallard led to a short freedom to the wife. Mrs. Mallard had been a slave to the husband and society for a long time and when she received information that the husband is dead a lot of things changed. She was now free and this made her celebrate with a lot of joy. However,...