1983

The short story, “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler was first published in Seventeen in the year of 1983, and it explores the tough relationship between a troubled teen and adults. This story was influenced by the song "Baba O’Riley” by The Who which has a similar theme of struggling teenagers. Although studies have demonstrated that authoritarian or permissive parenting style can contribute to adolescent problems, Donny, Tyler’s protagonist, struggles because adults in his life fail to provide…

The primary object of feminist analysis is to objectively observe a particular phenomenon of female interactions to define the true function and/or existence of the object of study. Analysis provides a critical reflection on different theories and ideologies that may or may not be valid in the objective relationships between women in society. For instance, Chandra Mohanty (1988) has chosen to critically analyze the so-called hegemony of global feminist movements, which are often divided by the…

not hard to mistakenly self-diagnose someone, or yourself. (Crandon 1983:165) It plays a great role on the cultural surroundings since susto is often accompanied by fear or getting frightened, it is even easier for someone to think that they possess this syndrome. (Rubel 1964:271) Tibbet argues that “neither organic problems, psychosocial stress, nor psychological variables could possibly account for all cases of susto.” (Crandon 1983:154) In the Bolivian village that Dr. Libbet Crandon studied,…

When a person possesses certain characteristics that are noticeably different from what is considered the norm, they possess a stigma. These certain characteristics are highly salient and take over a person’s entire identity, making it difficult for others to see them as anything other than the stigma. It becomes difficult for the stigmatized person to accomplish their goals as their audience is preoccupied with the person’s stigma. In order to overcome the stigma surrounding their positions,…

them (Moraga 1983, 28). This is not an uncommon practice amongst society. Most individuals choose to hide any signs of their lower-economic status. It seems that Moraga and her mother choose to do the same and Moraga did not see…

me as a writer. Fowler (1983) suggests that one should, “anticipate, your audience’s response”, “organize for the creative reader”, and “use cues to guide your reader” (Fowler, 1983, pp.1-2). The first tip, “analyze your audience”, appears to be the natural starting point for determining, the gap in knowledge between one’s assessment of where they think an audience is, versus where they need to be in order to fully comprehend the argument being presented (Fowler, 1983, p.1). This also means…

the location where Ash Wednesday took place in 1983 and at another location where and uncontrolled fire took place in 1995. The survey looks at the recovery time of ground and canopy cover since the fires took place. After a controlled burn in the location of Ash Wednesday in 2012, another survey in 2015 shows the recovery once again of this site. By comparing these results with the 1995 bushfire site…

organisations. The selection of the strategy imposed is determined by who the communicator wishes to converse with. Cheney (1983, p.145) argues that “it is crucial to recognise central features of the communication environment if we are going to understand how well contemporary organisations are behaving today”. The Identification communication strategy was transcribed by Cheney (1983) who used it as a script to help organisations identify organisational communication and processes towards…

‘Poverty’ it is about people being unable to meet their basic human needs. Most often this is due to lack of opportunity in a society marked by oppression and injustice which has led to disempowerment (Merriam-Webster, 2013). ‘Inequality’ is the condition of being unequal; lack of equality, social or economic disparity. This essay will elaborate on the five dimensions of how professionals’ universal, reductionist and standardized views of poverty differ from those of the poor themselves. It…

pennies, while making a copper solution. RAW MATERIALS: Two plastic cups Clover Valley 5% concentrated white vinegar Soap An iron nail Sandpaper 1 teaspoon measure About 40 - 50 cm of thin thread Table salt 42 dull pennies pre-1983 and 8 dull pennies post-1983 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: Always think about safety first. Keep a…