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David Cameron tried to put down then shadow Treasury secretary Angela Eagle at prime minister’s questions and gave sexist comments on other things. They are sexist because they attack women illogically.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi often gave sexist remarks on things, such as when he said to Rosy Bindi, the president of the Democratic party, on live television that she was “more beautiful than intelligent” – itself a sarcastic comment, given he had attacked Bindi’s looks before. This is sexist because by saying that Bindi is “more beautiful than intelligent” he thought that Bindi was not clever enough.

South African opposition leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko, was criticised during a budget debate by two ANC MPs, with one, John Jeffrey, saying “while the Honourable Mazibuko may be a person of substantial weight, her stature is questionable”. She also often had sexist remarks on her appearance. This is sexist because it is her as a person that should matter, not what she wears.

Cecile Duflot, the French housing minister, endured wolf-whistles as she delivered a speech in the national assembly last year. The wolf-whistles had been said to be “in tribute” to her because of what she wore. But we know this is sexist because what a woman wears should not be an important matter; instead, her words should.

When Louise Mensch resigns her Corby seat and said the difficulty of maintaining a family life was her reason, her husband suggested she had also been worried about losing her seat and gave sexist words. Although the words were said to be a joke, they were viewed sexist by a lot of people.

Rosy Senanayake, member of Sri Lanka’s opposition United National party, had once been involved in the Miss World pageant. In a meeting, when asking a question to transport minister Kumara Welgama, she was remained that she had been a beauty queen. She thought this was sexist because at that time she was no longer a beauty queen, but instead a  UN Goodwill ambassador.

Rightwing daughter of one of South Korea’s dictators Park Geun-hye had to endure many sexist comments in the run-up to the election last year, including from her own party. They include a person comment on how she was incapable of leading because she “had not experienced the reality”. Her decision not to have children was also criticised. These are definitely sexist; a woman (or anyone) should not be underestimated and told what they have to do (regarding personal life decisions).

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera defined the difference between a politician and a “lady” as: “when a politician says yes, he means maybe, when he says maybe, he means no, and if he says no, he’s not a politician. When a lady says no, she means maybe, when she says maybe, she means yes, and if she says yes, she’s not a lady.” This statement offended a lot of women including women’s minister Carolina Schmidt because it was sexist in a way that it was judgemental towards women.

Hillary Clinton has received a lot of sexist remarks. Newspapers, for example, gave much attention to her cleavage, clothes and hair instead of what she does and says. This is obviously sexist because Clinton is supposed to be seen equal to the other presidential candidates.

Julia Gillard has received a lot of sexist attacks, including those towards her decision not to have any child. This is known as the “Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail”. This is definitely sexist because a woman’s personal life should not have anything to do with her professional one. Her personal choices should never be a “weapon” to attack her.

1950 was the era in which gangs of boys existed. The boys were typical – they liked fights, blonds, and for some unfathomable reason, school. What about the physical appearances? Some had an elfish face, with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears a lynx. Others had white hair and no haircut nor hair oil.

It was common that boys had been arrested at the early age. Most boys were tough, cold, and mean. Even though there were many different gangs, there was no rivalry. There were fights, but the fights were not meant for any special purpose. The boys just liked to fight.

In conclusion, the boys in the 1950’s were rebel and liked to go for kicks. They were also grouped in gangs.

The conclusion of this whole Malala story in terms of cultural, social, and tradition-breaking is very much gender-related. The story starts with the situation in which Malala was born – the society did not completely agree to Malala’s birth. They thought it would be better if a boy was born instead. This was quite impactful to Malala, but Malala’s father would not let his daughter be in despair. The name Malala itself was taken from Malalai Maiwand, the greatest heroine in Afghanistan. Malalai was killed in a war after defeating a very tough group of British army.

Every time Malala had a visitor, her father would tell the Malalai story over and over again. He did not care a bit about how the society perceived Malala’s birth. Instead, he wanted Malala to have a voice and become a influential figure in Pakistan. He was very certain that the society started to accept Malala’s birth.

In conclusion, Malala’s birth was a bit “out of the box” in a way that some part of the society celebrated the birth instead of commiserated it. This was in every way contrary to the accepted general view in the society. This also in some way  showed how people in a society must have had differences.

I learnt about gender limitation and expectation, on May 2nd. First of all, we described about 3 photos and discuss what are the photos telling. Secondly, we worked with pairs and talk about the limitation and expectation we have. I have the limitation and expectation from my mother and my farther. They ask me to be quiet and calm. Also, when I was younger I have to do ballet. In this class I knew that boys have similar limitation and expectation, but girls do not have limitation and expectation form their parents.

Konnichiwa! My name is Honoka. I am 16 years old and I was born in Tokyo, Japan. In my family, there are five members: my mother, my father, my sister, me and my dog. I am the older sister in my family; however, this does not mean that I have an extra role in the family. I live in Kemang, South Jakarta. I am currently living in Indonesia because of my father’s job. I go to the Australian Independent School (AIS) and I am in the 11th grade. Let me tell you a bit more about myself.

First of all, I have dark brown eyes and dark brown hair. I have small eyes and fair skin. I have a mole under my right eye. I have bruises near my mole. I wear glasses everyday, because I cannot see things without glasses. My positive attribute is that my hair is soft and shiny. Meanwhile, my negative attributes are my small eyes because I want to have bigger eyes.

Secondly, at school, I do Math, English, Physics, Art, Film and Japanese. I like Art class. I really love to draw Japanese manga style. I also like Ms. Jeanie. However, the other lessons give me headaches because they are very difficult. I do Volleyball, Green Team and Rockband for my CCA. I am good at art and I am afraid of Physics.

Lastly, I like drawing and reading books. I also like reptiles, hedgehogs and dogs. I have a dog but not the others. I wish one day I could have one. I dislike insects, especially butterflies. I value my family and my friends because they are really important to me to make my life safe and fun.

In conclusion, all the things that I have done in my life and my culture as a Japanese, such as doing polite gestures when talking to people, have made my identity.They change a bit as I get older because I learn new things everyday.

I am FROM

In the previous English class, Ms. Sam told me and the other students that values are beliefs, principles and ideas we feel strongly about. Everyone has his or her own values. The things that I value the most are doing something special for my family, feeling safe in my community and finding work that I really like. I value the three things because of several reasons.

First of all,  I value doing something special for my family because I like my family very much. My family has done many nice things for me; therefore, I think it is important for me to give back. However, I could not win this option in the auction.

Secondly, I value feeling safe in my community because a safe environment would make me feel comfortable. Another thing is that there should be less crime in a peaceful community. I think my parents would value this, too.

Lastly, finding work that I really like is also important for me. This is because I can enjoy working hard; thus, working days would feel like holidays. Sadly, I failed to win this in the auction.

I was surprised that many of my friends were bidding for traveling around the world, even one boy bid at the maximum price. This is because I like to stay in my country very much as I am the type of person that does not see the importance of traveling around the world. In the auction, boys and girls were different in some ways; for instance, there were more boys bidding for the ‘being physically strong or muscular’ option.  I think this is because boys like sports more than girls do. From the process itself, I have learnt that everyone has different values. They also see the importances of different values in different ways.