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begun. It was now Thursday, and “something really terrible happened” (Chbosky 150). Charlies view of the situation at hand was that Brad ignored Patrick like always when Patrick went to talk to him. The short conversation had ended with Brad yelling “Faggot” (Chbosky 150). Laughter erupted from the table that Brad was sitting at when Patrick turned around. “He was mad as hell. I’m not kidding. He stormed up to Brad’s table and said “What did you call me?” (Chobosky 150). A fight broke out…

Grey Side of Gay Being gay and the perception of what it means has many underlying consequences upon gays in a multitude of ways. In a sense being gay has gained acceptance, but there are bound to be people that despize what it means to be gay, and it is clearly shown through how the world treats us. Gays have been ruthlessly beat, harrassed, and killed for centuries. Even in modern day society hate crimes still persist. Gays have just gotten the right all across America to marry just a year…

I think it’s about the cycle of violence. It tells us about how can a human being is capable of dehumanizing another and by doing that he reaches a level of pure violence against that person; for example the way he listed a bunch of words such as: faggot, sissy, punk, queen and queer; its an example that words can take away someone´s humanity and turns them into objects that one can easily dispose of or use to their advantage. Also he used the typical example of the highscool bully that has…

The average life expectancy of an American male is 73 years, meanwhile, it is 80 years for females. In the article “Men Still Die Before Women. Is Toxic Masculinity to Blame?” by Haider Javed Warraich and Robert Califf, the authors come to the conclusion that masculinity causes men to die earlier than women. Michael Kimmel, author of “Bros before Hos: The Guy Code”, digs even deeper into why masculinity is to blame for the shorter life expectancy of men. Kimmel also includes many anecdotes,…

I want to focus in on one specific student that every in our school has trouble with. His name is Ian. He is notorious for having behavior problems and can be extremely disruptive in class. My CT has told me that the school has asked the mother to have him tested for ADHD, his mother refuses to do so because she fears the impact medication would have on him. He struggles in all of his classes but math. He is very advanced in math, so advanced that he receives challenge problems and often helps…

CHIRON’S STORY: RACE, CLASS, LOCATION AND GENDER PERFORMANCE In the film, Moonlight, a young man deals with his dysfunctional home life and while finding himself during the "War on Drugs" era in the Southern United States, Miami, Florida. This widely acclaimed biopic, directed by Barry Jenkins, with a story by Tarell Alvin McCraney is broken into three chapters that share the narrative of Chiron tracing from childhood to adulthood. As he 's a young boy, he 's known as “Little” and when he 's…

I know you know all about highschool, right? The pep rallies, the less than mediocre lunches, the sports and drama, and of course, the dreaded social groups. We had the jocks and athletes, the popular crowd, the nerds and the band geeks, the drama kids. But me? I didn’t really belong in any group exactly. I used to do everything; drama, band, art, sports. Everyone knew me, and everyone liked me. Jackson High School was everything that was anything to me. Honestly, life was great... That is,…

Typically, masculinity in the Hip Hop world means that a man is strong, tough, has money, is in control, dominant, and is surrounded by girls; so when a man does not have any of those attributes he is referred to as a pussy, chump, and faggot. In “Hip Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes” (HHBBR) Byron Hurt digs deep into Manhood and masculinity within Hip Hop. He starts off by explaining where Hip Hop comes from, which is the ghetto. Hurt says that Hip Hop brought masculinity back after R&B because…

would blow over, it did not. Ironically, the people who harassed me were not even the original attackers. I will never forget the daily torment of trying to go to my next class, and having someone step in front of me to block my path. “You fucking faggot” he said, as his friend spit in my face. Someone else would come up behind and rip my bag open all my books would fall to the floor papers flying everywhere. The kids in the hall would turn and laugh or snicker. In class was no better, when the…

referring to Behrani as the wife beater, drives them further apart from any possible agreement. Similar scenarios take place in “The War of the Roses” as Oliver and Barbara bicker with Barbara speaking first “Dumb Bastard!” “Slut!” “Scum!” “Filth!” “Faggot!” No person uttering such langue to another would ever want to work with that same person to create a resolution. Moreover, such word choice dehumanizes the other person which in turn, devalues their evidence and reasoning in a fight. This…