Hey everybody! My name is Marina. I have a blog with my english class and on my blog, I have written opinions, facts, stories, etc. Enjoy!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008


Hello world. Time for another intellectual, yet interesting post. I believe in feminism. In today's world, feminism is important to many other women as well; however, it is not as big an issue as it was in the late 1900's. The article that I read stated that many of the battles for women's rights that they were fighting for, have already been won (Is Feminism Dead?, 2000). But the real question is do women get treated equally even though those battles have been won? The answer or should I say answers would be yes and no. Women do get treated equally in some cases, such as when it comes to jobs. An example of that would be one of the candidates in the upcoming presidential election, Hilary Clinton; she has this amazing job in which many men and women would love to have. However, when it comes to cleaning and cooking, all of a sudden we have to throw the apron on. This is a reason why many women were fighting for equality. Who says women have to be the ones to do everything around the house? There are many women in the world who are great role models for young girls and women. One great role model would be Avril Lavigne. She is one of the few celebrities who you never hear about in the daily tabloids. She keeps her personal life to herself, unlike many other people such as Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Avril also worked hard to get where she is today. She worked amazingly hard and today she is happily married and has a great career. I think that Lady Macbeth is a good role model because she is a strong person and stands for what she thinks is right. She also influences people more than other women would especially in that time period.

1 comment:

Amanda said...

I really liked your blog post this week Marina! :)

I thought you stayed right on topic and got to all of the key points of the original assignment. I thought that Avril Lavigne was a unique person to choose as your positive role model because most people probably wouldn't think of her. (so, good job!) And I agree that she is a good role model too. Avril is one of the few celebrities that doesn't have her face on the cover of every magazine or in every tv headline. Very nice post!