Glenn Sacks

More important than a person’s identity, is what a person identifies as. The difference between these two is that identities are constantly being assigned and replaced throughout our life by society and biology, while identifying is a process independent to each individual. Individuals have little control over the process of being labeled and defined by others in ways that sometimes do not reflect their inner self. However, through identification, individuals are able to decide which and to what…

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be trapped inside your own body? Or to have an IQ of 68? These fantasies were realities for Leonard Lowe and Charlie Gordon. Charlie is a 37 year-old man with an IQ of 68 who dreams of being smart. He is picked for an operation to become smart and goes through with it, but who knows if it will work? Leonard Lowe was put into a catatonic state at age 11 because of a disease called encephalitis. He is discovered by Dr. Sayer who puts him on the L-Dopa…

The witch smiles her sweet grin. “Wonderful!” She rises from her chair and grabs a spherical green object from a nearby shelf. She sets it on the table with a thump. “Is that a crystal ball?” Will asks. The sound of his voice sends my heart into a downward spiral. Heat rises up my spine. Whatever is in the air in this place, it’s making my emotions go haywire. The crystal ball suddenly sparks into a cloud of green, producing sparkles within it. The woman laughs at the sight. “So much attraction!…

English 1102. My very first class, an 8 AM, as a University of Georgia student. I had many feelings going into this class. I am not a morning person, so would I dread waking up in the mornings to go to class? I never felt my writing was perfect, so would I flunk my first college English class? I was used to high school classes, so would I transition into college smoothly? Little did I know, as soon as I sat down in my tiny college desk, I was about to be relieved. My teacher, Gale, changed my…

The book begins with a modernist architect, Le Corbusier, visiting New York City. Le Corbusier marveled both the city and the musical culture of African-Americans. He believed, “jazz is an event representing the forces of today” (p. 3). The forces of today are the industrialization and mass production of American society. He even goes on to state that American society is a “machine for living” (p. 3). Le Corbusier believed jazz reflected and contained chaotic yet continuous rhythmic flow that…

e honest, how do you think of yourself in the community? (Toxic, friendly, etc.):I speak my mind. I don't like to word what I have to say differently unless 100% needed to. Most of the time I am pretty chill with my friends. I'm not usually toxic unless it is 100% needed. Why would you like to apply for Centile?:I love to help people, and spend a lot of time with my faction and people who ask for it giving them information they need to be successful on the server. Helping is what I love to do…

Glenn T. Seaborg was born in Ishpeming, Sweden in 1912, into a family known publically as being intelligent. However, in 1922, the family moved to California in order to expand their opportunities. In high school, he had no interest in science. However, a science class was required for graduation. A teacher named Dwight Logan Reid is given credit for his interest in the field. Due to his family’s finances, the nearby University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) was his only option; due to its…

Callin’ a Lady?”, she sheds light on the expectations given to women within our society and how women are expected to act. While Glenn Sacks explains the joyful rewards he has found by becoming a full-time caretaker of his children in an essay titled, “Stay At Home Dads.” Within these essays, both genders are downgraded for going against what society sees as normal. Glenn Sacks, a former educator and now writer, wrote his essay to explain the trails he and other stay-at-home-dads have come…

In the essays “Stay-at-Home Dads: A Practical Solution to the Career Woman’s Dilemma” by Glenn Sacks and “I Want A Wife” by Judy Brady, both a male and a female express their opinions on gender family issues and how it affects their lives. Glenn Sacks, is a columnist and a radio talk show host who focuses primarily on men’s and father issues. In the essay Sacks specifically voices his opinion on why and how the SAHD is beneficial to the family environment. Judy Brady wrote an essay, “I want a…

in the workplace, it is not because they are equal to men, rather because the husband is either unable to work, or unable to fully provide for his family. This makes the woman’s place in the workplace see more of an extension of her home duties. Sacks expresses his similar experience with the blunt statement, “Working women…complain that men in the workplace don’t take them as seriously as they take men.” Many argue that there are facts and statistics to show that women are paid the same as…