1. INTRODUCTION This research proposal has been written to show how a study into the effects of Vitamin D on pregnant women may be undertaken. This would be better as “This is important as it has recently been suggested that the recommended dosage of 10 micrograms of Vitamin D may be incorrect (NHS, 2013). This shall be considered by undertaking an empirical study into whether […]

Africa is facing a devastating crisis with respect to the AIDS epidemic, currently accounting for over 70% of the world’s HIV-positive population. There are, of course, many factors that drive the explosive transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, but in the tangled web that is the epidemic in Africa, many of these issues share a common thread. The oppression of women in Africa can be […]

Throughout time, literature has shown to depict a changing culture as women roles in society develop. The progression of women’s role from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fences by August Wilson, and Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen demonstrate the change of the housewife driven culture to a feminist awakening. These changes range from the roaring twenties to the sixties. During this time period, […]

In the character of Jane Eyre, Victorian-era women found a relatable everywoman who has been viewed by some as an emblem of early feminist characterizations. An orphaned and self-sufficient woman, moving forward in her life alone, first by abandonment and then by choice, she finds love in Mr. Rochester. However, in a disturbing turn of events she finds he is already married to a mad […]

Wonder woman is one of the greatest superheroes of all time. She was conceived as a symbol of loving femininity that would dominate the male instincts towards war and destruction; she does this through empowerment. Wonder Woman acts as a very condensed version of Charles Moulton, the creator of Wonder Woman, theories on gender and the urges of men and woman. Although misrepresenting his own […]