Gender bender

The power that an uphill walk while pushing a stroller and writing a short story in two hours can bring to one person, Mrs. Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson wrote the short story “The Lottery” which was a story that had an unexpected ending. This story was filled with confusion that people did not enjoy reading at the time. Although the story was not what it was expected it still became one that everyone is fascinated in todays readings. “The Lottery” lacked the average fairy tell ending,…

“While they were drinking their coffee Prudencia Cotes came into the kitchen in full adolescent bloom, with a roll of old newspapers to revive the fire in the stove. “I knew what they were up to,” she told me, “and I didn’t only agree, I never would have married him if he hadn’t done what a man should do.” Before leaving the kitchen, Pablo Vicario took two sections of newspaper from her and gave one to his brother to wrap the knives in.” (García Márquez, p.63). With the above quote being a point…

Persepolis is a true story about Marjane growing up in Iran during times of war and revolution. In her book she portrays countless events she experienced while growing up during those harrowing times. However, her perspective on certain issues like gender roles, social class, and religion affected how Marjane portrayed certain events in Persepolis. This political cartoon depicts a bunk bed of the upper class at the top, the middle class in the middle, and the lower class on the bottom of the…

Rarely can you find things in life that are considered as “Impossible”. Have you ever met any children who don’t like watching cartoons? This issue is mostly impossible under normal circumstances since cartoons are just like kids; they create a world to which kids can relate to. Children like funny things that are compatible with their dreams and imaginations. Thus, cartoons can provide them with these favorite concepts more than any other activity such as playing with friends. Watching…

There are many different generations prevalent in today’s workforce. They range from traditionalists to Millennials. There are two specific generations that tend to differ greatly from each other. These two generations are the baby boomers and millennials. Baby boomers are classified as the generation post World War II born roughly between 1946 and 1964 (Reynolds). Millennials classified as the group of workers born after 1982 (Reynolds). Baby Boomers and Millennials are similar in their drive…

How can two boys with such similar lives, be so different in so many ways? How can two people who have grown up the same exact way, see the world in an opposite mindset? Well as for Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston, that is the issue. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, Johnny and Dally both have awful parents, which causes them to place little value on their lives. Contrariwise, Johnny and Dally see the world differently, leaving the impression of people seeing them in different perspectives.…

would harass her because of her gender at work and create an “abusive work environment” (Harris v. Forklift Systems). This was a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is a law that protects employees from being discriminated on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion (www.aauw.org). The president would make unwanted sexual remarks, and hint at her doing sexual favors for him, or make suggestive statements about her gender. Some of the statements…

The categorical imperative, to Immanuel Kant, is an overarching principle of acting towards others the way you would like for them to treat everybody else; a slight furtherance of the ‘Golden Rule’(Where your actions are based upon the way you would like them to treat you). The categorical imperative creates a moral basis based upon one’s understanding of their own individuality coupled with an empathetic understanding of those around them, based upon their precepts that they’ve come to…

Is it possible to judge an individual without deliberating social background? The answer is no. From the beginning of its existence, the human race relied on society. Society and its culture are at the heart of civilization, encompassing an individual, forcing him or her to conform to its norms. Thus, all figures in literature are bound to reflect traits of their societal environment. The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer is a classical example. Written during the turbulent periods…

The Name Game Hidden behind their physical names, certain character’s names have a deeper, more intelligent meaning. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, he uses symbolism to tell a story of a woman named Hester Prynne who is married to Roger Chillingworth and then later commits adultery with a man by the name of Arthur Dimmesdale. The symbols Hawthorne uses sometimes jump right out the reader, while others might stay hidden. Whether hidden or not, most of the symbols change in…