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“freaks of nature” by society because of their lack of adherence to one gender binary. Gender is a concept that has been perpetuated for centuries in which it has distorted one’s opinion of social norms. One who views Jennifer Miller, who has a natural beard and a high pitched voice, is confronted with the social construction ideologies of how “beauty, sexuality, gender identity, and erotism,” are all intersected through gender role. (McDonald, 50) Because it is normative to remove facial hair,…

course, tell and asking Mya that it’s important and that she should tell him what they represent. Eva was one of the people who verbally agreed with Mya. Eva told Mr. Degroot that beards represent social class. Mr. Degroot full out ignores her and goes on a rant and the summed-up version of this rant is basically that beards represent social class. Eva was right and he didn’t want to admit it. Mr. Degroot blames a lot of things on the war, like his hearing for example. I’m not sure he can…

they are manly. The play starts with three witches. A few scenes later (Act one, scene 3) Banquo can’t seem to tell if the weird sisters are male or female due to their beards. Notable notes says, “...the beards add a supernatural feel to the Witches’ personas, since it is not the norm for women to sport beards. Also, the beards blur the sex of the witches, adding to their ambiguity in the play: Are the witches good or evil? Are they telling the truth or not?” This is a good way to explain the…

marry her off to a very wealthy man, no matter how horrible. When a wealthy man that Catherine calls Shaggy Beard wants her hand in marriage, Lord Rollo negotiates with one of Shaggy Bear’s messengers. The messenger tells Lord Rollo that he must pay a large dowry of land and animals to Shaggy Beard, but Lord Rollo does not want to pay very much because he is having Catherine marry Shaggy Beard to advance his own economic status. This storyline aligns with the arrangement of marriages in the…

how we can get folks into school where they don't have to worry about student loans, and don't graduate with thousands and thousands of dollars in debt," said Anne Sandel, executive director of surface warfare for the U.S. Department of Defense.” (Beard). Many students can thrive in the scientific field, but high tuition costs at ma U.S colleges prevent them from doing…

In Jo Ann Beards, “Bonanza”, there are certain elements that contribute the development of her essay. She uses both direct and indirect characterization, as well as figurative language to help develop this essay. First, the direct characterization of Ralph happens at the very beginning of the story. Ralph marries the Grandmother after the Grandfather dies, and the family does not approve. The narrator describes Ralph as always being grumpy and never smiling. He also forbids the main…

The National Hockey League postseason is one of the most exciting sporting periods in the world with people from all over North America and Europe taking part in the action. For the fans, it is a time for them to come together and support their team as they try and win the sixteen games necessary to hoist what many call the hardest trophy is major sports to win. For the players and team organization, it is a chance for them to make a statement of their ability and prove that hard work and…

fairytales are more relevant than the others. This is exemplified in the in depth look at two fairy tales written by the same author. That author is Charles Perrault. Perrault infamously re-wrote his own version of Cinderella and wrote the tale of Blue beard. Cinderella is known all around the globe; from what she wears to what she says, Bluebeard on the other hand is a story that is vague to the typical fairytale reader. The readers being children under fourteen who drive the industry so…

In both Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the characters were put in a situation where they were exposed to a different setting than where they came from and it interfered with their identity. Changez had trouble finding aspects from his home, Pakistan to keep with him in his new country, America. The sisters struggled to balance characteristics from Dominican Republic and America because of the huge difference in the…

In William Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing he has over twenty characters, but one stands out more than others. William Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing mainly revolves around the character Beatrice. In act 1 Beatrice is in a flirty conflict with a young lord of Padua by the name of Benedick and the conflict continues on into act 2 as Beatrice and Benedick dance together. Then in act 3, Hero Beatrice’s cousin has a plan to make Beatrice realize Benedick loves her and Benedick comforts…