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The NFL provides Positive Motivation during a Difficult Time

The ad for the NFL featured in the 2021 Super Bowl features famous NFL coach Vince Lombardi. He is seen giving one of his most famous team speeches…

Song #19: Magic

Song #19, “Magic,” (my favorite song on the “Take Me Home” album) involves the male gaze within the lyrics, “But baby you got me moving too fast ‘Cause…

Top 20 Female Rock Songs of The 80s: “If I Could Turn Back Time” by: Cher

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter magazine, Diane Warren said Cher hated the song and she had to force her to sing it. “I held her leg down during a…

Top 20 Rock Songs of The 80s: “Keep On Loving You” by: REO Speedwagon

“This song is lead singer Kevin Cronin’s response after he found out his wife Denise had been cheating on him before they were married. Instead of leaving her,…

One Direction – I Would

For my final portfolio post I will be analyzing the lyrics of the song “I Would” from One Direction’s debut album. This song shows both stereotypical masculine and…

One Direction – Happily

The 19th song I will be analyzing the lyrics of is “Happily” by One Direction’s album Midnight Memories. These lyrics show both stereotypical masculine and feminine characteristics. The man…

S1E8: Finding Character Traits Throughout the Power Outage

Feminine: The housekeeper was checking on Mel as she thought she heard a scream. She is super caring and wants Mel to feel welcome. Some of the older…

S1E6: Analyzing Characters Accepting and Fighting Gender Roles

Feminine: Mel says she came to make sure that Jack was doing okay. This is showing sensitivity to others. Her care and concern for him truly shows. Mel…

Time Magazine: Person of the Year 2019

For 2020, Time magazine chose Greta Thunberg as their Person of the year. She became one of the most influencial environmental activist while being really young as well,…

Time Magazine: Person of the Year 2018

In 2018 Time magazine chose a group of journalists for various covers of Person of the Year. These journalists were attacked, arrested and ever killed for investigating the…

Top 20 Female Rock Songs of The 80s: “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by: Bonnie Tyler

“Bonnie Tyler is from Swansea, Wales. This was the first record by a Welsh artist to top the US chart. This entered the UK charts at #1, making…

Top 20 Rock Songs of The 80s: “Darlington County” by: Bruce Springsteen

“This is one of Springsteen’s story songs, complete with interesting working-class characters and a road trip. It tells the story of two guys who head out of New…

Grey’s Anatomy S17:E17 “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”

Reinforcing masculinity Maggie’s dad objecting to the wedding is reinforcing masculinity because he is standing up for his beliefs  Owen proposing to Teddy is reinforcing masculinity because that…

Grey’s Anatomy S17:E16 “I’m Still Standing”

Reinforcing masculinity The guy flirting with Levi is super straightforward and says what he wants, which is a masculine trait Reinforcing femininity Jo being really emotional and crying…

The Female Representation in Justin Bieber’s “Die In Your Arms”

The next Justin Bieber song I will be analyzing is “Die In Your Arms” from his Believe album which was released in the year 2012. This song provides…

The Female Representation in Justin Bieber’s “As Long As You Love Me”

The next Justin Bieber song I will be analyzing is “As Long As You Love Me” from his Believe album which was released in 2012. This song provides many examples…

Captain Marvel (2019)

For my twentieth post to this portfolio, I think this is a great movie poster to end on. Relative Size/Function Ranking Captain Marvel takes the whole size of…

Observing gender in the “Willow music video”

For this entry I am analyzing the “Willow” music video by Taylor Swift. This music video is a continuation from the video for “Cardigan” from the Folklore album….

Observing gender in the “Style” music video

For this entry I will be analyzing the “Style” music video by Taylor Swift. This video features Taylor Swift and a man. It is widely decided that this…

Soulex: Fiercely Feminine

Lex Lieberman, better known by her stage name Soulex, is Los Angeles-baced, fierce alternative-rock singer. Her song Black Sabbath is packed with femininity that goes to show how…