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Tomlinson gives many examples of different metaphors that describe the same task of revising a paper. She backs up the amount of variety and complexity in each metaphor when she argues, “Since metaphorical expressions about composing that are common in the culture are part of such socially distributed information, it is likely that they too influence our conceptions and our behaviors as writers” (Tomlinson 59). Tomlinson argues the exact point that she is trying to get across to readers. Not…

Sisterhood is Powerful is an anthology “conceived, written, edited, copy-edited, proofread, designed, and illustrated by women” (Morgan, XV) in 1970. The introduction, written by Robin Morgan, discusses the difficulties that were faced while writing this book and why this book was being written. She explains that “five personal relationships were severed, two couples were divorced and one separated, one woman was forced to withdraw her article, by the man she lived with; another’s husband kept…

shift within the character. In addition, Mama Luna is never described as beautiful. Since the narrator feels she isn't as good looking as her sisters with her “bull hands,” it is important she has a shaping role model who doesn't fit that standard mold of beauty either (321). By radiating solicitude, the narrator’s Abuelita instilled the values of respect and tenderness within the narrator. Mama Luna acts as the moon to the narrator, providing a light in the vast…

The notion of a sex/gender binary has not been historically around for a relatively long time. In fact, the belief that only males and females should exist in society was not a relevant topic until the late eighteenth century. The Age of Enlightenment paved way for sex dichotomy and was succinctly explained by Harold Garfinkel’s Studies in Ethnomethodology written in 1967. In this seminal text, he creates a summary of the laws of gender that the sex/gender binary heavily relies upon. These laws…

develop methods to eliminate communication conflict throughout the workplace and also promote effective communication to each member throughout the group. The use of interpersonal communication skills throughout a group is a crucial attribute that molds an individual into an effective leader, and without those skills the group’s effectiveness would plummet. The first interpersonal…

they will not succeed anything. How can you accomplish anything in life if you cannot even achieve being a man? The rise of metal health issues are given rise due the men feeling inferior, unable to fit the mold of a perfect man. Yet for anyone who believes that they manage to fit this mold, they are only putting a show on for the rest of society, hiding their true self in fear of judgment and…

world do we live in that the discrimination of women leads them to desperately look for ways to assert themselves into this broken society? The movie Mulan is a great picture of how gender issues get in the way of letting people break away from the mold and become the person that they were meant to be. The movie, Mulan, brings up gender stereotypes, identity through gender, and gender inequality. Mulan is based on an ancient Chinese legend. There was even harsher discrimination of women then…

cross the river and leave the forest that he could not see himself, but is marked on a map. Because he does not exit the wilderness before the middle of summer, where his main source of food, potatoes, depletes, he resorts to eating potato seeds with mold growing on them, which causes his death. Ann and Christopher share some similarities, such as their resourcefulness, but their personalities are very…

Born into poverty and into a world of oppression, a world where one was judged by the color of their skin, and denied freedom in their own land – this was the world author Mark Mathabane illustrates in his autobiographical book, Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth’s Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa. From a very young age, Johannes, who later became known as Mark, lived through a harsh, unjust society ruled under the apartheid law in South Africa governed by the minority whites. He…

In the Greek system, active members of the chapter are noted as the foreground who help to influence and mold conceptions of self-identity in new and impressionable members and establish the groundwork for a life of prestige and elitism in their campus community. The search for identity is one of the most challenging issues that a college student will face. Often, the difficulty to precisely define individual identity is due to the fluidity and many multi-layered facets of identity. Personal…