Rational expectations

that he allegedly took Angela Vicario’s virginity. However, subtleties within the text call for an analysis of greater implications. The use of floral imagery within the text depicts the unrealistic expectations of purity put on woman while weapon imagery reflects the ironic double standard of expectations of purity on men. Overall, both strands of imagery throughout the text suggest that society’s value of honor over…

causes a lack of intrinsic motivation (Great Schools). They are not driven to excel in order to learn more, but to perform well enough to receive a reward. Good grades in school should not really be a true achievement, but should be more of an expectation. In addition, this deters performance in the long run (Flannery). Students will eventually…

misbehave. Teachers have unrealistic expectations for what they expect children to do while they…

In Marge Piercy’s narrative poem, “Barbie Doll”, the story of a young girl is told from the viewpoint of an outside speaker watching her grow up around the norms of society and ultimately ends her life because of it. Throughout each stanza, a new important piece of information is expressed to the readers to contribute to both the theme and tone of the poem. Piercy is able to cultivate the idea that inward beauty is not valued in today’s society, and that artificial perfection can only be…

The short story “The Summer my Grandmother Was Supposed to Die” by Mordecai Richler illustrates the overwhelming, unjust pressure imposed on women in the 1950s. The media pushes an impossible, unrealistic body in today’s modern society which is hotly debated; however, in the 1950s, women were expected to be more than a perfect body. They were expected to be a perfect wife who takes care of an inordinate amount of work at home and does not express herself. The short story centres around the…

Margie Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” and Lucille Clifton’s “homage to my hips” both critique body shaming in society. Piercy offers an example of how a female is body shamed and the negative effects body shaming takes mentally and physically. However, Clifton displays an example of empowerment and the acceptance of a non-traditional body standard. Which of these two works provides a better critique of body shaming? The answer is that Margie Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” offers a better model than Clifton’s…

exclude you from that title. It is well known that in American culture the beauty standard is set to a ridiculously high expectation. One that most women will never be able to accomplish without some sort of unnatural modification. And what is it that society continues to do? Social media, advertisements even the television programs we watch continue to push these expectations on young women rather than prevent the escalation of these standards. While our culture takes these messages and…

matter of days, even hours. Their customers had created the very calamity they feared would happen. Merton (2016) cites this as one example of how inaccurate expectations (in this case, a self-fulfilling prophecy) created devastating consequences. Expectations can aid or hinder one’s ability to navigate circumstances and relationships. Expectations are…

who saw dolls with a healthier body shape (Swinson). The media also affects not only children, but also teens negatively. False body image has an absolute negative effect on teens, especially teenage girls. Causing low self-esteem, unrealistic expectations, and unhealthy actions. Numerous of studies have linked…

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