PLAINTIFF BURKE’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION OF DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, Deborah Burke, is opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Burke asks that the Court deny the motion because her Complaint satisfies the standard set by Rule 8(a)(2) and the two prong test. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662-79(2009); Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544-63 (2007). Further, the conduct was sufficiently…
Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don’t Understand, believes that women and men differ in the focus/driving force behind their communication. According to Tannen, men focus is on avoiding failure and social status, while women focus on achieving personal connection and avoiding social isolation. Tannen listed some descriptions of the differences between men and women communication. Some examples of the descriptions are: women desire intimacy in conversation, men desire to give information while…
Deborah Tannen is a linguist who researched the mother-daughter relationship. Tannen researched this topic by interviewing individuals and reading about the subject. She gathered all of her research, and wrote a piece named “Oh, Mom. Oh, Honey: Why Do You Have to Say That?” The purpose of her article was to introduce her findings to a general audience, so people could understand how they apply to their everyday lives. Tannen used a lot of dialog from the interviews she conducted in the essay.…
How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently” was written by Deborah Tannen to inform people of the difference of male and female student in the classroom. She elaborates on this points and explains that other characteristics can come into play to prove her thesis wrong. This critical analysis will explain how, and why she wrote to a certain audience Deborah Tannen wrote this article assuming that everyone who reads this have been in a common classroom or in classes now. In the thesis…
Girls are faster than boys and girls are smarter than boys. These are stereotypes that lead us to the conclusion that females and males interact differently. “How Male and Females Students Use Language Differently”, by Deborah Tannen, was a very diverse topic. Deborah argued that males and females have different ways of interacting and communicating with people. Tannen explained the difference and the way the different genders reacted to different classroom settings. Males and females have…
“Confronting Without Offending: Positive and Practical Steps to Resolving Conflict,”, is a book written by Deborah Smith Pegues (2009), used to describe in detail how confrontation and conflict can be dealt with through biblical principles and effective communication. The author Pegues, believes that confrontation is Godly and mandated by the Lord. Pegues breaks the book into five parts including Confrontation: The Bridge to Harmony, Biblical Confrontation and Conflict Management, Strategies for…
individuals struggle with communication when it comes to the opposite sex. Despite one believing he/she is handling a conversation with grace, numerous times the other communicator feels he/she has been wronged. In her book, You Just Don’t Understand, Deborah Tannen explores why some conversations can be hurtful instead of helpful. While some may question her claims, Tannen’s book gives many examples from personal experiences, other’s experiences, and acclaimed research that supports her…
In Deborah's Tannen’s essay Agonism in the Academy: Surviving the Argument Culture, Tannen asserts her belief that in order to create educational in depth debates, scholars must be able to converse with others, and build off of their peers ideas rather than denounce them. Tannen first declares this concept when she revisits a moment in her life when she attended an unsatisfying reading group. In this reading group, the scholars among her turned to the faults of the focus book’s genre, rather…
One of the biggest strains of the war was the constant shortage of supplies and well trained men. Throughout the Revolution, American troops were suffering with a shortage of clothes, boots, food and proper equipment (Countryman). This was largely due to the blockades and the British involvement in places such as St. Eustatius, a neutral Dutch trading island, where they confiscated everything they could from everyone they felt like, friends and foes alike (Lecture). Along with the blockade,…
role in cultures throughout the world. Throughout history, women have challenged the inequality they have face and have addressed equality. Although what these theorists have said is not one-hundred percent true this is the majority. Article 1: Deborah Tannen’s You Just Don’t Understand— Asymmetries: Women and Men Talking At Cross- purposes. This article talks about the differences between men and women. In regards to troubles, women have a tendency to take on the issues a man has because she…