Power in High Heels

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Chelsea M. Trahan

Professor Dustin Hyman

English 101 - 062

September 18, 2014

Power in High Heels

Oxford Dictionaries defines sexuality as the capacity for sexual feelings, a person's sexual orientation or preference, sexual activity and the expression of sexual receptivity or interest. Human beings experienced their own sexuality prior to the 1800s; however it was not until the late nineteenth century when the ideas of heterosexuality and homosexuality were initially formulated. Sexuality is the result of social interactions; one's sex, class, and race, and these all play large roles in defining sexuality, whether it is to others, or simply on a personal level. The human tendency to associate males with power and females with weakness is so imbedded into society that, at times, it appears impossible to combat it. Women have every right to be equal with men and feminism is what is slowly accomplishing this.

There are many factors that help develop our sexuality; arguably one of the most important is our actual gender.

Whether I am male or female will likely have a major influence on the development of my individual sexuality. Furthermore, sexuality is an integral part of our personalities whether we are aware of it or not. For hundreds of years, women have strived to gain equality with men. Women have been held back and their opportunities were taken away from them because of the fact that they are women.

Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on, and motivated by, the experiences of women. According to Oxford Dictionaries feminism is defined as the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, and the organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests. While generally providing a critique of social relations, many proponents of feminism...