Sexist, or What Lord of the Flies Called for? There is something unusual about Lord of the Flies that is glaringly obvious. Why are there no girls? Was this simply due to the author’s choice?…
Essay 1 Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s essay “Well Behaved Women” is a reflection on how she believes her slogan “Well behaved women seldom make history” became so popular within a community of individuals, all of which believe the slogan relates to them. To utilize the meaning of this slogan, many companies, bloggers and artists have created media using the slogan, one of which will be discussed within this analysis of Ulrich’s viewpoint on the issues of her slogan. The image that will be discussed in depth is a picture of two young women attempting to enter a restricted area, as indicated by the “Do Not Enter” sign on the fence, by one hoisting the other up over the fence. These young women seem to be very happy with what they are doing; judging…
Emily Skidmore in her excerpt Constructing the “Good Transexual” Christine Jorgensen Whiteness and Heteronormativity in the Mid-Twentieth-Century Press published by Feminist Studies 37 covers the role that race, class, as well as heteronormative behavior play in the public perception of trans individuals. In her work, Skidmore utilizes many different stories of transgender females including one of the most iconic figures of transexuality in America, Christine Jorgensen. Throughout the passage she references Jorgensen as the model of a “good transexual” and how her acceptance for the most part had to do with her alignment with heteronormativity as well as her race and social status. To further prove her point she utilizes the stories of transwomen…
Despite the great distance of time, the experience of teenage girls will have some similar elements like: falling in love, school, and figuring out who you are. In Anzia Yezeirska’s Bread Givers, Sara Smolinsky is from a family of immigrants in the early 20th century and she wants to break away from the traditional values of her father to become a part of American society. In Larry Colton’s Counting Coup, Colton follows the Hardin High School’s Lady Bulldogs girls’ basketball team, especially their star player Sharon LaForge, in the Crow Indian Reservation and how basketball is contributes to Indian culture. Sara and Sharon are both young girls trying to pursue their passion and growing up being a part of a minority. Their stories show how society and factors in US history has changed in the treatment of minorities and women.…
Today in society many of us tend to do whatever it takes to fit in and keep our true selves locked in. In the memoir entitled The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls experiences a lot of obstacles due to the frequent moving. She often faces trouble with making new friends and having others to fully understand her. At some point one tends to get tired of others not understanding so they hide their past along with their true personality just to fit in. In my cousins experience she once faced the same thing.…
Shelly had struggled to become the number one sports reporter for the school newspaper. She had proved that she could write a better story than anyone else who wanted the position. She showed better interview skills than anyone else did. She knew more about every sport in which Prellis High competed. She knew more about the school’s sports history.…
While reading Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s, essay, Delusions of Grandeur, It became clear that there is in fact an awful truth which takes place within the United States today. Throughout the essay Gates accurately depicts the truth that young African American students are being drawn towards success in sports, rather than success in school. The essay emphasizes that African American students are not the only group that needs to be aware of this issue, but all Americans as well. Although Gates has made strong points in his essay about African Americans attraction to professional sports, he is lacking in supportive text and a few key sources to really give his essay the persuasive strength it needs.…
I grew up surrounded by women, but with women who were enclosed in the mentalities of a male-dominated society. We spun on the axis of sexism. We walked the grounds of bias opinions. We got caught up in the silent winds of voices unheard and cloudless skies of faces unseen. Now fast-forward twenty years, my niece is growing up surrounded by women.…
Candace Nicole Parker is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. She went to Tennessee college. Parker believes, “You have to take the good and the bad. There are everyday challenges, but it is an ongoing fight to gain the respect women’s athletics deserves. But if you go out and are confident and prove yourself, you gain respect.”…
Sports are a core component to our American society. The United States takes such pride in sport events such as the Olympics which represent us as a nation in our level of sports. A truly inspirational story reflecting how much an individual cares about his sport would be the story of athlete Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine who competed in the 1972 Olympics for middle and long distance track sports. Steve Prefontaine held the truly American spirit of never giving up no matter what the odds may be and that if you keep up with sheer determination you can aim for the goals that you set for yourself. He inspired so many kids by always giving them time to help motivate them which keeps the American sports interest in them.…
NYU Shushanna Guy Jan-25-2016 Writing Workshop 2 Questions: “Documents”-Charles D’ambrosio When Charles D’ambrosio, asked his father about events from the past why do you feel that the father became so defensive? Why had he written off what Charles said as fictional? 2.…
In the film, A League of Their Own, women in the time period are called upon and given the role to entertain the rest of America by playing the traditionally male sport or baseball. This film puts women in a powerful place for the 1940s. They are taking over men’s jobs: at home, in the work place and now in the entertainment industry. America finally has established the need for women in society now that they are out of men’s shadows. Although the need for women is greatly recognized in the film, this film also highlights the gender roles women are stuck in in day-to-day life and more importantly the roles they are stuck in when it comes to leadership.…
With the end of slavery, newly freed African Americans established brand-new identities for themselves. From behaviors that were considered respectable for the time, to rejecting all social norms, each black person sought to define him or herself in a way of his or her choosing. Black women, in particular, took on a range of identifications. How each woman choose to define herself, and the reasons behind her definition varied. Black Women who belonged to clubs, such as the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, presented themselves in a way that would reflect African Americans at their best.…
The book, Unequal City: Race, School, and The Perceptions of Injustice by Carla Shedd and published by Russell Sage Foundation is a study about how race and inequality plays a large role in adolescents perceptions of life. Shedd describes adolescent’s perceptions of themselves and their environment through their participation in Chicago’s Education system. Interviewing students across four urban high schools in Chicago. She lays out the difficulties their geographical terrain and area of opportunity.…
Short stories have a way of telling multiple stories within a shorter story and it’s truly evident in the short story “Orientation” by Daniel Orozco. Edgar Allen Poe had a formula for a a great short story and this tale meets every criteria. It’s a tale of a new employee going through orientation at his job and as he’s following his boss around and receiving instructions, he also receives a few secrets. Orozco pulls the readers in with the idea that this will be a routine orientation when in fact it’s far from the usual. He begins with “Those are the offices and those are the cubicles.”…