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    Land of Liberty, or Contradictions? Bullying is a serious and complicated problem that happens within a specific social construct that is influenced by certain types of media, like fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty. Such social constructs can involve concepts such as gender norms. According to Yerby, Baron, and Lee, “Gender roles are a perceived set of behavioral norms usually associated with males and females in a given social group or system” (1). In addition to there being a couple of…

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    Eventually, this changed. In the early 80’s, the ads began to focus on making women confident and happy. Instead of focusing on a man’s happiness, the ads began to focus directly on the women. These ads have transitioned from attracting men to focusing on self-confidence and women’s empowerment. The text of a Hilton hosiery ad produced in the 1950’s does not directly state anything about pleasing a man, but it is heavily implied. The text states, “They’re different because…

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    with participation trophies. Sure, it's nice to get a trophies, that says good job you did your best, but participation trophies can lose their meaning. In life people don't get a award for just showing up. Participation trophies can raise a kids self confidence, they can give kids a wrong message. There are other ways to award kids. In life people don't get a award for just showing up. ''You don’t just get a A+ for showing up for class. Kids can do really nothing, and get a…

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    Lev” by Aaron Posner and “The Sculptor” by Scott McCloud, we can see how that is true. Asher Lev and David Smith both succeed in their art goals, but Asher’s views on accomplishing them are more optimistic than David’s in terms of his recognition and self confidence. Firstly, Asher and David both find success in their art goals, but Asher has a further optimistic view point on his recognition than David does about his. Asher does not wish or try hard to make his art seen by the public. His…

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    throughout the book she bites her lips and nails to the point of pain and even sometimes until she bleeds. At one point in the story, she even says, “I pull my lower lip all the way in between my teeth. If I try hard enough, maybe I can gobble my whole self this way”. This is consistent with nervous habits some posttraumatic stress patients experience when they do not speak to anyone regarding the trauma they experienced. There is recent research to suggest that speaking about trauma can…

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    The Washington Ice Dogs is an organization that gives young people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to play ice hockey. Not only does it give them the opportunity to play ice hockey, but the opportunity to learn skills that can help carry them through their lives. Run by volunteers, the Washington Ice Dogs need the support of others to help anchor the organization and allow them to make a difference in lives of these young players. With sacrifice, compassion, and dedication, lives…

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    impact that the lack of motherhood has on children. He narrows his focus to the African American family and how “ deformed motherhood” has played a pivotal role in self reflecting process of young girls in society. Mr. Babamiri finds a unique way to connect the lack of a mother's love and nurturance to the battle the racial inequality and self esteem. Navid Babamiri is an English Professor, in the College of Persian Literature and foreign language, at Islamic Azad University in Tabriz Iran.…

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    you remember what those pressures did to you? Most likely you do. In William Zissner’s essay, “College Essays”, he recalls the pressures he had witnessed, as he was Master at Yale University. Those pressures included: economic, parental, peer, and self-induced. Zissner wants students to realize there is no straight and narrow pathway to a good career and job and that its okay if bumps in the road occur. The essay may have been written in the late 1970’s, but the essay is still applicable to…

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    Wolff's Argument Analysis

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    Wolff defines autonomy as self-legislating and believes that it is human nature to acknowledge responsibility and to achieve autonomy whenever possible. He states that “The autonomous man, insofar as he is autonomous, is not subject to the will of another” (The Conflict between…

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    Unpretty Analysis

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    The purpose of the song was to convey a message about beauty not only on the outside but on the inside as well. The target audience is females however, the ongoing issue could pertain to many people. The artist helps the listeners to imagine their self in someone else shoes who does not feel beautiful even if they were told they were. Some females have a lot of insecurities about what they look like, or believe they are not pretty and often make changes to feel accepted. The song also…

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