Objectification of Women by the Media Essay -- Feminism Feminist Women

Objectification of Women by the Media      Ã‚  Ã‚     The objectification of women is commonly used to refer to the presentation of women in the media as an object. Women's bodies are routinely used as objects to sell various products. In certain pictures women are presented as being vulnerable and easily overpowered especially in ads were they have on revealing clothing and take on submissive roles. These images are found in music videos as well, where the focus is only a particular body part. Lyrics to some songs promote this objectification as well.    "In many magazine advertisements women are often viewed as objects rather than human beings. Instead of focusing on the woman as a whole, many ads will just focus on one part of her body" (Objectification of Women).Often the focus is on a leg, a neck, a headless torso, etc. One Guess Eyewear ad has a man's head resting on a woman's torso. While her breasts are visible, her head is not. Skyy Vodka continually uses women's legs in their advertisements. One ad for Lily of France which spans the bottom of two pages not only focuses on a headless torso, but compares the breasts to speakers. Women's bodies are used as desirable objects to attract attention to the product. This is occurring in increasingly ridiculous ways. An ad for Visa found in several teen magazines shows only a woman's stomach. A naked woman with her face tucked away holds a Palm Pilot. The text reads, "Simply Palm". About-Face (an organization which combats negative and distorted images of women) features commenta ry on that particular ad. "Simply gratuitous use of naked female body to sell high-end electronic gizmo to gullible (mostly male) public.   Esquire magazine featured on its Febuary 2001 cover, a naked Ital... ...phy Ignites the Self-Destructive Pursuit of Perfection." Student Advantage. 1998 Bonzo, Amanda. "Objectification of women stems from media images." Pennsylvania: Collegian Inc. 2001. Dittrich, E. A. "Sociocultural factors that influence body image satisfaction in women. "(Doctoral   Dissertation, California Institute of Integral Studies, 1997.) Dissertation Abstracts International.   1997 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Vol. 75, No. 1, 269-284 Mtv News Now: "When Sex Goes Pop: Not That Innocent" Viacom International. Inc. 2000. Avner, Judith A. New York Governor's Task Force on Sexual Harassment Sexual. "Harassment:   Building a Consensus for Change." 1993 Objectification of Women. "Sexual Objectification of Women" PsychoHeresy Awareness Letter, V7N2, March-April 1999 Zarchikov, Rebecca, "Show Me, Don't Tell Me."   

Of Mice and Men: Euthanasia

Death is one of the things humans have to understand in order to be able to live through life. Being born, growing up, learning to survive, and earning a living, these are all the milestones into becoming a statistic. Like dying, mercy is a fortunate circumstance that a person has in any situation towards a variety of offenders. Some say that mercy is a blessing resulting from a divine favor. In the story, â€Å"Of Mice and Men† by John Steinbeck, Lennie was euthanized by George, Lennie’s caretaker/ friend.I believe that George, as a friend, only killed Lennie in grand admiration of Lennie’s already ill-fated continuance, like Candy’s dog. In the world of â€Å"Of Mice and Men†, Candy’s dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Quotes from Carlson, a ranch-hand, reveals this saying, â€Å"†Whyn't you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? †, â€Å"I can smell t hat dog a mile away. †, â€Å"Got no teeth, damn near blind, can't eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can't chew nothing else†, and â€Å"He’s all stiff with rheumatism.He ain’t no good to you, Candy. An’ he ain’t no good to himself. † After this scene, Candy finally lets Carlson euthanize his dog. Both Lennie and Candy's dog would suffer if they lived. Candy's dog relates to the reason why Lennie was killed by George. Candy’s dog wasn't in good health and Lennie killed Curly's wife and would be in trouble with the law. Although Carlson promises to kill the dog painlessly, his insistence that the old animal must die supports a cruel natural law that the strong will dispose of the weak.Afterwards, Candy has regrets about the ordeal, and wishes he would have killed the dog himself instead. Like how Candy’s dog was euthanized, Lennie also was. He was killed with far greater compassion though. George loves his friend Lennie, whom he has looked after faithfully, and he doesn't want Lennie to die horribly. He euthanized him out of love, therefore he is justified. Since Lennie unwittingly killed Curley's wife, George knows that there is no way to save him now. Even if they do escape, Lennie will never be safe because he doesn't know how to avoid getting into trouble.Furthermore, if Curley gets his hands on Lennie, he will make his revenge be slow, terrifying, and painful. Therefore, George knows that the only way to protect Lennie is to shoot him. Lennie’s puppy is one of several symbols that also represent the victory of the strong over the weak. Lennie kills the puppy accidentally, as he has killed many mice before, by virtue of his failure to recognize his own strength. When Curley's wife screamed, he didn't know how to make her stop, except by force. Evidence supports that George must save his friend by mercifully killing him.†Of Mice and Men† reflects upon many situations of mercy in man y varieties. In this manner George is a divine favor over Lennie’s life bestowed upon him by Aunt Clara. As Lennie’s blessing, George had the god given right to distribute mercy upon his â€Å"other-half† in unfortunate circumstances. For this reason, Carlson and Curley represent the harsh conditions of a distinctly real world, a world in which the weak will always be vanquished by the strong and in which the rare, delicate bond between friends is not appropriately mourned because it is not understood. Of Mice and Men: Euthanasia Death is one of the things humans have to understand in order to be able to live through life. Being born, growing up, learning to survive, and earning a living, these are all the milestones into becoming a statistic. Like dying, mercy is a fortunate circumstance that a person has in any situation towards a variety of offenders. Some say that mercy is a blessing resulting from a divine favor. In the story, â€Å"Of Mice and Men† by John Steinbeck, Lennie was euthanized by George, Lennie’s caretaker/ friend.I believe that George, as a friend, only killed Lennie in grand admiration of Lennie’s already ill-fated continuance, like Candy’s dog. In the world of â€Å"Of Mice and Men†, Candy’s dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. Quotes from Carlson, a ranch-hand, reveals this saying, â€Å"†Whyn't you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up? †, â€Å"I can smell t hat dog a mile away. †, â€Å"Got no teeth, damn near blind, can't eat. Candy feeds him milk. He can't chew nothing else†, and â€Å"He’s all stiff with rheumatism.He ain’t no good to you, Candy. An’ he ain’t no good to himself. † After this scene, Candy finally lets Carlson euthanize his dog. Both Lennie and Candy's dog would suffer if they lived. Candy's dog relates to the reason why Lennie was killed by George. Candy’s dog wasn't in good health and Lennie killed Curly's wife and would be in trouble with the law. Although Carlson promises to kill the dog painlessly, his insistence that the old animal must die supports a cruel natural law that the strong will dispose of the weak.Afterwards, Candy has regrets about the ordeal, and wishes he would have killed the dog himself instead. Like how Candy’s dog was euthanized, Lennie also was. He was killed with far greater compassion though. George loves his friend Lennie, whom he has looked after faithfully, and he doesn't want Lennie to die horribly. He euthanized him out of love, therefore he is justified. Since Lennie unwittingly killed Curley's wife, George knows that there is no way to save him now. Even if they do escape, Lennie will never be safe because he doesn't know how to avoid getting into trouble.Furthermore, if Curley gets his hands on Lennie, he will make his revenge be slow, terrifying, and painful. Therefore, George knows that the only way to protect Lennie is to shoot him. Lennie’s puppy is one of several symbols that also represent the victory of the strong over the weak. Lennie kills the puppy accidentally, as he has killed many mice before, by virtue of his failure to recognize his own strength. When Curley's wife screamed, he didn't know how to make her stop, except by force. Evidence supports that George must save his friend by mercifully killing him.†Of Mice and Men† reflects upon many situations of mercy in man y varieties. In this manner George is a divine favor over Lennie’s life bestowed upon him by Aunt Clara. As Lennie’s blessing, George had the god given right to distribute mercy upon his â€Å"other-half† in unfortunate circumstances. For this reason, Carlson and Curley represent the harsh conditions of a distinctly real world, a world in which the weak will always be vanquished by the strong and in which the rare, delicate bond between friends is not appropriately mourned because it is not understood.

Sarbanes Oxley Act Of 2002 - 1410 Words

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also known as the SOX Act, is enacted on July 30, 2002 by Congress as a result of some major accounting frauds such as Enron and WorldCom. The main objective of this act is to recover the investors’ trust in the stock market, and to prevent and detect corporate accounting fraud. I will discuss the background of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and why it became necessary in the first section of this paper. The second section will be the act’s regulations for the management, external auditors, and companies, mainly publicly-traded companies, and the cost and benefits of the act. The last section will be the discussion of the quality of financial reporting since SOX and the effectiveness of SOX provisions to prevent†¦show more content†¦Following these series of failures, SOX was enacted to restore investor’s confidence which was rattled and to prevent accounting frauds in the future with improved corporate governance and accountability which all public companies must comply. SOX was named after Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael G. Oxley, who were the main drafters of the Act. It was approved by the House of Representatives and signed into law by the President George W. Bush on July 30, 2003. Lack of ethics and integrity seem to be the key factors that caused accounting fraud. SOX revised the framework for the public accounting and auditing profession, provided guidance for better corporate governance and created regulations to define how public companies are to comply with the law. Although many have questioned whether SOX is actually effective to prevent frauds like Enron and WorldCom in future, it is considered to be the most extensive legislation related to publicly- traded companies and external independent auditors since the 1930s. President Bush called it â€Å"the most far reaching reforms of American Business Practices since the time of Franklin Roosevelt† (BUMILLER, 2002). The purpos e of this paper is to determine whether or not Sarbanes Oxley’s regulations will be effective in preventing another financial statement fraud like Enron and WorldCom. Enron Enron was formed in July 1985 by the merger of InterNorth and Houston Natural