Importance of Chores Essay

Reaction Paper to “The Motherhood Manifesto” The documentary “The Motherhood Manifesto” was very informative and interesting. It addressed a wide range of topics and concerns of mothers in America. Some of the topics and concerns that the documentary addressed was the possibility of being denied a job because the women is a mom, the amount of television and the programs that children watch, or the pay inequality that single mothers face. I never realized that women were paid less than men…

We are all like clay pots composed of clay (the infinite) declares a Sruti text defining the overall principle of understanding atman or self (Rambachan 101). “In the image of God He created them; male and female” Genesis [1:27]. Whether in Hinduism or Christianity scripture clearly implies males and females are created from identical matter and that liberation emanates through equivalent means. Advaita teacher, Ramana Maharshi summarized the Bhagavadagita 5:18-19 teaching by stating “knowledge…

Alex Garland’s science-fiction film Ex Machina (2015) focuses around a female-presenting humanoid AI named Ava, her creator, the eccentric and wealthy Nathan, and Caleb, Nathan’s employee who is testing Ava’s capabilities. Due to the sexual nature of Ava and other AIs within the movie, many critics have condemned Garland for perpetuating the sexual exploitation of women. However, critics have also claimed the movie is meant to empower women and support a feminist movement. Due to the criticism…

Learning is like a highway, incorporating vast packets of information being delivered, often at high speeds, and building connections between different subject matters. With so much information racing down from the sensory register to the intermediate memory, it’s is easy for students to feel lost and confused about what they learn as most of the lesson is never properly recorded by their brains. As a peer instructor, I have found that in order to have effective learning there must be effective…

Empathy with students and the struggles they may experience in specific units of study and/or their transition to university study As a first year student the daunting experience of transitioning from high school to university is fresh in my mind. Being one of only two students to select Sydney University from my high school I can easily recall the vortex of mixed emotions I felt during O’Week. Whilst I was committed and ready for a paradigm shift, I was simultaneously dreading the uncertainty…

Caroline, despite her lack of education, and naivety relating to the big world out there, realizes importance of structure, chores, and responsibilities when it comes to her own children. In her, perhaps limited way, she educates her daughter, and other children, about things her own mother did not tell her. In telling her children “I don’t want you thinking this…

The Importance of having strong male and female figures in one’s life is often stressed, however the lack of a strong male role in Okonkwo’s life in “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe may have ultimately lead to his death. Throughout the story the reader learns that Okonkwo struggles with how to express his emotions, the struggle he faces through returning to his motherland, and losing his high status. He fights the weakness his father embodies throughout the story trying to represent the most…

for their kids or reasons such as gender inequality. Looking at a developing country such as India, over history it is seen that women were not always allowed to go to school. Instead they were forced to stay at home and learn how to do household chores such as cleaning or cooking. This was deemed to be their education while the son of the family was sent to school. This was addressed in 2009 when the Rights to Education Act (RTE) was passed. This ensured that all children between the ages of 6…

As the story unfolds, Ellen demonstrate through indirect responses that she does not understand the importance of the farmland to Paul, while Paul does not realize the hardship he brings to his family. Through the perspective of third person omniscient, the narrator explains the assumption, “it’s yourself that you’re thinking about, not the baby” (143) that…

Self-Reflection Profile Essay The following self-reflection profile essay highlights my professional and academic experiences as it relates to Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule. Gladwell presents research from neurologist Daniel Levitin that explains “that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert-in anything” (Gladwell, 2008, pg. 39). Gladwell states that “outliers in a particular field reached their lofty status through a…