I’m taking a womens studies course, and it’s extra credit to read a book relevant to the course and write a summary about it. What are some good short fiction books, or poetry about womens studies??? Thanks.
Any book by Simone Beauvoir and Betty Friedan are good fiction books about Feminism since they have a good mix of lies (99%) and fact (1%).
I’m not trolling or trying to start a fight, but for those of you who believe in parts of the bible but not all of it, what makes you think any of it is true? Even when I was religious, I couldn’t believe in hell. My reasoning is that if god loves me more than I could ever possibly love my daughter, then there’s no way he could ever send me to eternal torment. Nothing in the world could my daughter do, to make me send her to ETERNAL torment, I couldn’t even do that to my worst enemy. If you’re willing to pick and choose what parts of the bible you disagree with (slavery,no womens rights,no divorce, homosexual marriage, etc) aren’t you just creating your own moral standards just like atheists? I have no issue with people having faith unless it infringes on other peoples lives (Westboro baptist church, religion mixing with politics, suicide bombers, etc) but I just don’t understand how someone can choose to believe that parts of the bible are fiction, but some of it is still fact… Even when I was religious I was more of a deist than anything due to the fact I had no way of knowing which religion was actually the right one, ("what if the Jews are right?’ "What if the Amish are the only ones doing it right?") Truly sorry if I offend anyone, just trying to wrap my head around this…
And what makes you think that you’re "doing enough" for lack of a better term? Do you believe that very strict religious are going overboard (Amish and such), what makes you think so?(again, not trying to sound rude)
Sir offendsalot: No I will never go back to religion, I studied religions too much for far too long to personally believe that any of it is believable. Everyones different though.
Mabe: (not trying to sound rude) You believe that all the earths animals were within a couple of days walking distance of Noahs ark? Or that women shouldn’t be allowed to speak in church? or that you shouldn’t wear clothing made of more than one material?
Sasi: I appriciatethat your trying to save me but, i had some severe emotional trauma as a child from my fear of hell, I would never put my child through that. I will forever be atheist/agnostic but i do appreciate the sentiment.
You have not yet given your life for your daughter, have you? I’m sure you would, if you had to. That is the nature of true love - to give oneself on behalf of the other.
God so loved this world that he gave his one and only Son, so that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. That’s the assurance Jesus gave us in John’s gospel, chapter 3 verse 16. Because Jesus willingly died for us, and he was perfect, he paid the price of our sin and enabled us to be forgiven by God. Only those who remain unforgiven will go to hell. So, do you see that God so loves us that he did everything necessary to prevent everyone going to hell? Nobody needs to end up in hell! That’s the good news! Because I love you (even though I’ve never met you) I share this good news with you. If you love your daughter, you would share with her all that was good for her to know.
Start with your standing before God and then tackle the rest of your questions. Get yourself right with God, and the rest will fall into place. Nobody can do anywhere near enough to please God. Yet God is pleased to have done it all for us, on our behalf, through what Christ did. Focus on Christ. Turn to him and you will be set free in Christ, for all eternity.
07
Jun
What genre do you query as if you fit in 3 different ones with one story?
Posted by: admin / Category: Womens FictionI have been sending out queries for my manuscript to agents and publishers and they all want me to write what genre I am aiming for. But it fits in chick lit, womens fiction and fiction-genral lit. So I haven’t been writting one at all. I have just been making sure to send it to people who except all three. Is it important to write what genre or is it ok not to-as long as I send a SASE with my query letter?
I am filling some out right now and I just saved some to my draft so I could edit them after your responses. Thank you for your answers!
You have to mention the genre of your novel so the person you’re querying knows the work is right for them (hopefully they’ll have gotten the genre from your hook, but maybe not). I think you should choose between chick lit and women’s fiction, seeing as I have no idea what fiction-general lit is. Do you mean genre fiction or something?
Chick lit is a subgenre of women’s fiction, so if you just say chick lit it should be enough.
06
Mar
Is most female erotica based on female narcissism?
Posted by: admin / Category: Womens FictionHere is an example of a paragraph from a female erotic fiction book:
"Dancing like a wild thing, totally in the zone, caressing the air with the curves of my body, my eyes are closed and I am dancing with myself and for myself as I feel source energy flood through me in that glorious way that comes when I dance - power, sexuality, beauty, confidence, magnetism, fill me. I am irresistable! "
So this quote: “women’s sexual desire is narcissistic — it is dominated by the yearnings of “self-love,” by the wish to be the object of erotic admiration and sexual need, more than finding the male body arousing in itself." is it true? I have read quite a lot of erotic fiction for women & it points out that, so is it really true?
Also, I did a poll talking about womens narcissistic & bisexual tendencies: http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/471483/results, so does this have merit in what its saying, and are most women turned on narcissistically?
Do people really buy that shit?
Okay, sorry for the title, but it seems to work better than mine was?
Of course the other questions were easier. Here goes:
Hello!
I’m having a little trouble settling on a topic for a paper I have to write. I’ve just began my research, so I want to settle this before I get too far. Its for a Comparative Literature course, at 200 level focused on Women and World literature.
The essay needs to be comparative in nature, and 10 pages.
The topic I’m leaning towards is how fiction and memoirs offer a more impactful view due to how personal it is, so you can see through the character’s eyes, leading to better understanding by readers far removed of events that actually go on.
It applies to the situations in the novels we’ve read, involving women in slavery, in India, and in Iran where many norms are hard to really grasp for those in the Western world, especially when read from a textbook.
I’m torn. I don’t know if this is really all that creative. Or if its too common sense. Can it really be an impactful essay?
Opinions?
Also, I’m tossing around ideas like saying that fiction should be included in history, which is a more… controversial statement, perhaps more creative. I need to tie this in particularly to the womens rights in the novel. Perhaps how men will perceive it differently through fiction than textbook?
Also, if you have any good resources, please let me know!
Thank you!!
I should be more specific. This isn’t my thesis, by any stretch at all. Its just the idea that I want to take my thesis out of. It’s a starting block, at best.
In particular I’m comparing the portrayal of the struggle for women’s rights in the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison and the novel Tamarind Mem by Anita Badami. I’ll also be including a couple short stories as primary sources.
I’m just wondering if saying that using a personal view to connect readers to history is more effective than using a classic textbook is too common sense, too broad.
I always lose marks on essays for lack of creativity. Is this a creative topic? Would this interest you?
Also, I know impactful is substandard English. It would never end up in a final draft. I’m an English major. I may have trouble finding a topic, but I’m not illiterate. Just somewhat lazy with my language on Y!A.
Suggestion #1. Get rid of the word "impactful." It’s not a word. Use important, meaningful, powerful, moving, evocative, whatever, but expect points to be deducted if you use "impactful."
It’s supposed to be a comparison. What are you comparing? Memoir to biography? Memoir to fiction. Memoir fiction to regular fiction? Shouldn’t you be comparing one piece of literature to another?
What happens when America’s favorite TV dating expert finds out on national television that her husband is cheating? Fifteen Minutes of Shame, a wickedly funny romantic comedy that will delight fans of Sophie Kinsella, Emily Giffin, Jane Green and Jennifer Weiner, from bestselling author (and real-life TV dating expert) Lisa Daily. “A dream of a read” - USA Weekend’s Dennie Hughes. ISBN number: 978-0-452-28913-0 http://www.lisadaily.com/html/trailer.html genre(s) : fiction, women’s fiction, chick lit, comic fiction
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11
Sep
‘Betrayal’ - Jon Foreman / Fiction Family (Live Acoustic)
Posted by: admin / Category: Womens Fiction
I saw Switchfoot’s concert in Toronto on February 28th, 2007 and met the band after the show. I happened to bring my acoustic guitar along for the trip, and Jon Foreman (lead singer) acquiesced to my request to play a few songs on it.
As a side note, the whole band ended up signing the guitar.
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I don’t remember much about that night
I’m pretty sure it rained the day I died
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You and I were always closet friends
It’s women that make enemies of men
A pretty face, a pretty face,
A pretty face would one day do me in
Her eyes were like the winter when she goes
Holding secrets only winter knows
And winter knows, winter knows
Winter’s seen the wolves in women’s clothes
She came to me in middle afternoon
We held each other close the whole night through
And love was blind, love was blind
I never saw her let you in the room
Someone always wins
And then they write a book
I sing my defense
Fingering a different crook
A gun shot was the only word you said
And all of my defenses came out red
Love was red, love was red
She left with you
You left me lying dead
So I watched her as you put me in the dirt
She had my wallet tucked inside her skirt
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Janet Elaine Smith visits the women whose name’s and challenges are synonymous with the poem of the Day’s of the Week Children
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“It’s Sex and the City meets Alias.” THE FIDELITY FILES, the national bestselling novel by Jessica Brody, follows the life of a beautiful young woman who makes a living as an undercover “fidelity inspector,” hired by suspicious wives and girlfriends to test the loyalty of men. www.TheFidelityFiles.com ISBN# 978-0312375461 Genres: Commercial Fiction, Commercial Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Romance
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