How Men Are

Germany, but father and mother had assured my brothers and I that he would not come for us. I placed my yamaka atop my head and opened the door for father. I was quiet for I was in the presence of God. Rabbi Goldstein was huddled in a corner with other men. “Daniel, Aaron, please,” he motioned for us to join “I’ve just received the news, they are coming. Our worship is cancelled, you must go, lock your doors and pray.” Father pushed me out of the synagogue hastily. I simply could not register…

Until recent times, women have been oppressed in a patriarchal society, leading many women to be unhappy or even go mad. Women were only allowed to do as much as their husbands, or even other men in society, deemed acceptable for them. This foreboding oppression and lack of control is the case in both The Yellow Wallpaper and A Rose for Emily. Both women become unhinged after they cannot handle the rules of society that must be followed. In both The Yellow Wallpaper and A Rose for Emily, the…

I sat down on the dusty ground, finally resting my feet. I needed a momentary escape from the labor, and the boys who make my life hell. My papa says that’s not a word that respectful young men use, but how can I be respectful at a time like this? They shove me in dirt, spit on me, and kick me in my sides. I still have the bruises from the last time they beat on me. Black and blue, just like you hear in the stories. There was a spot in the distance coming closer. First a spot, then a blob,…

every day. There appears to be a trend that companies constantly use in order to get consumers to buy their product. Jean Kilbourne states in her "Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt" states that, "Men conquer and women ensnare, always with the essential aid of product" (Kilbourne, 445). Advertisements portray men as superior in order to gain consumers. It isn 't a surprise to see an advertisement where misogyny is being encouraged to lure consumers in buying their product. This misogynistic…

The topic of gender discrimination has lingered as an open wound for decades in cultures across the world. There are countries and societies where women are considered lesser beings. Their opinions disregarded, others claim their bodies and voicing their opinions is often considered outrageous. While these injustices seem foreign and unimaginable in the United States, we have our own plethora of issues. Women aren’t treated as a whole human in dozens of countries and America, unfortunately,…

A coward is a man who fails at attaining courage to do something. The difference between a coward and a brave man is the overthinking of things. The coward is a selfish man who thinks twice unlike the brave man. Men fear what they lack knowledge over, and the brave think they know the obstacle they face. Wilson, Margot, and the lions all support the unmanliness of Macomber coming from his cowardice in "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway. Robert Wilson portrays an…

Greed is something you want or need to have, like power, food, wealth, but soon or later your greed will lead you to your death. Greed has been around inside humans for many years even till these days. Greed is powerful enough to make a person do horrible things and things that they’re obsessed with, that it will make you kill a king to become king. Macbeth could have been a good and loyal soldier but his greed took over and he was so obsessed of wanted to become king he killed King Duncan so he…

throughout most of his characters in his collection of five short stories. In addition Ernest J Gaines conceives that assuming responsibilities in all domain that takes place in life is manhood, an idea he defines by placing the characters of “Three men” as Munford, the old experienced man who finally decide to assume his responsibility by serving the sentences in jail. Here Gaines tries…

The Traditional Australian National Discourse The traditional Australian national discourse has the feature of masculinity which has been explored and challenged in the texts, Fly Away Peter (1999), An Elegant Young Man (2014) and The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (1994). These texts will be examined to discover the devices they use to present a counter-discourse and what commentary they have on the discourse. The feature of masculinity is a strong part of the Australian…

You are the son of the Universal ruler or the son of “The Great Khan” how are you supposed to make a name “ For Yourself ” when you already have a title attached to you? You want to be the next great Khan not the son of The Greatest Khan! So you decide to write the story of your father “In honor of his death” and while your at it you might even add in your life story and since your the author why not make it sound heroic and mighty? Lets even name it “The Secret History Of The Mongols” It’s your…