Denise Clark Pope, a distinguished writer, conducted a study on the modern student and the behaviors they feel will help them succeed. She published her findings in a book titled Doing School. In Doing School, she follows five students at Faircrest High School. Pope analyzes their behaviors and why they do them.…
Pop culture 's mythology theory, discovered by a Frenchman named Roland Barthes, appears in many forms of media today. An example of this would be The Legend of Zelda, in which Link must rescue the land of Hyrule similar to how many Greek heroes had to save the world. People use mythology theory every day and don 't even realize it. From naming their dog Zeus after the Greek god of lightning to watching the anime Hetalia to understand history and cultures better. One movie that uses this theory is the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.…
Review of Hope’s Boy Priscilla Hope Bridge attempted to raise her child the best she could with what she had and what she knew. Unfortunately, what she had and what she knew was not enough. Her son, Andy, was four years when he first left her to live with his grandmother. He was around five-and-a-half years when he was returned to her and seven when he said his final goodbye.…
Gender inequality in the workplace is prevalent now and has been for hundreds of years even with the presence of laws and policies that forbid it. Kristen Schilt the author of “Just One of the Guys?” targets how natural difference schemas shape today’s workplace and reinforce gender inequality. She does so by using both open and stealth transmens’ experiences in the workplace to provide examples of how natural difference schemas are prevalent and hard to undo. Schilt also highlights how race, height, sex, and masculinity can benefit or hurt one's place in work world. Before understanding how natural difference schemas shape the workplace, fully understanding what a natural difference schema is necessary.…
Rough Copy Prabhsimar Kalra The short story ‘The Boy Nobody Could Handle’ is a moralistic tale written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The story revolves around the ideology of nurturing that has influence over our present attitude and behaviour.…
Taking place post-World War II, John’s Okada’s No-no Boy draws on tensions that the dominant white culture feels due to an influx of non-white peoples to the United States. He uses these tensions to create a narrative of the painstaking experience of acclimating oneself to a culture quite different from his or her own. The journey to assimilation is portrayed uniquely by Okada as he writes his character in ways different from other writers of whom are portraying Asian Americans at this time. In an article, written by Mr. Stan Yogi, ‘You had to be One or the Other: Oppositions and Reconciliation in John Okada’s…
Released on July 1, 1991, the single Mind Playing Tricks On Me by the Geto Boys delved into the mental stress of gangsta and drug addict lifestyles, and addressed how one reaffirmed their existence. During this period, the group consisted of Willie D, Scarface, and Bushwick Bill. They acknowledged their issues, such as coping, vulnerability, and reasons for living. Through this song, one is able to deduce that the lyrics and beat complement one another, and the first few verses set the tone of the entire track. Although there was a tendency for intoxication and profanity during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Geto Boys hit Mind Playing Tricks On Me is a classic hip hop song that inspired generations of rappers in suit, is not one solely about drugs, and vocally illustrated hardships that were not commonly spoken of during that time.…
American society is founded on the ideal that America is a place of refuge for all those who seek a place to express themselves freely as individuals as protected by the Bill of Rights. Many people would assume that these would create a society that either tolerates or accepts multiple diverging cultures, ideas, and religions. However, the majority of news reports from FOX and CNN would enjoy every opportunity to emphasize on the fractures and dysfunctions of our society where some Americans worry more about their perceptions of the actions of other Americans and the impact they have the society on both the macro and micro scales instead of laying aside their personal judgments to seek understanding where the other person is coming from and…
Unlike the last song, this particular tune is attributed to the rappers life partner and actually attempts to send a positive message. The homophobic verses in this song were most likely unconscious and unintentional. Despite the fact, certain messages within can continue to be offensive towards those within already marginalized and minority groups, such as gays and lesbians. Towards the end of the song, Method Man raps, “Be on another level of planning, of understanding/ The bond between man and woman, and child/ The highest elevation, cuz we above.”…
Hinton never uses the word "outsider" in her novel, yet it's the title of the book. Maybe she left it open for us to ponder. Write an essay in which you explain what she may have meant by The Outsiders. Be sure to define what you mean by an outsider, and then explain who you think Ms. Hinton was referencing when she titled her book.…
Jessica Dennehy Keisling 1B This essay's goal is to analyze the argument in the academic article Dude by Scott F. Kiesling, where Kiesling argues that a specific form, in this case being the word “dude” holds various functions and represents different ideologies that are discussed at length. I will do this by explaining what the form is and how the form is used, and then explaining the link between form and function, the ideology of the word, as well as the claims Kiesling makes, all while supplying the different forms of evidence Kiesling gave for his argument. Additionally I will supply contextual information, such as important terms Kiesling uses…
"Hip-hop is not the problem. Our reality is the problem of the situation,” This is said by Kendrick Lamar in response to a criticism statement about To Pimp A Butterfly and hip-hop in general. On March 15 of 2015 Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp A Butterfly. This album is a record that stands musically and lyrically. The album is depth and it takes thorough listening to grasp what Lamar is saying.…
The article “Dude” that I was asked to present to the class was written by Scott Fabius Kiesling, an American sociolinguist, whose interest in the field of language and gender prompted him to investigate the functions and meanings of the word ‘dude’ in American cultural discourses. The first thing I discussed in my presentation was the goals that Scott Kiesling pursued in his paper, namely find out “the patterns of use for dude, its functions and meaning in interactions”, the reasons of its rise in use in 1980s and “how language is socially meaningful”. Then I briefly stated the methodological framework, including various data sources, which Kiesling utilisied in his research. Both were discussed in detail during the whole presentation.…
What are Real Friends? Real Friends is a song recorded by Hip Hop artist Kanye West featuring Ty Dolla $ign from his eighth studio album. It gives the listener an insight on what West believes a real friend is and if he considers himself a real friend. West lets the listeners know that both parties take part in the rocky friendships and how both of there attitudes got in the way of there friendships.…
Ancient Greece has been heralded as one of the remarkable foundations for global culture. From advances in art and architecture, Greek culture has permeated virtually all of the western world, specifically from the Classical period on. The Kritios Boy represents the beginnings of the quintessential Classical Greek statuary, and will serve as an innovative gateway into the expansive and influential Classical Greek tradition. Through a distinct shift in the representation of the human body and its subsequent development in sculpture, the Kritios Boy emulates Greek ideals of harmony and order, and will influence the development of the Classical style.…