Self-Made Men

It is well known that girls’ self-esteem can be extremely fragile, especially during puberty. The Always #LikeAGirl commercial points out that “like a girl” is used as an insult in our society and how it brings girls down. The Always #LikeAGirl successfully encourages young girls that being a girl is nothing to be ashamed of, and that they should have confidence in themselves. The commercial starts off with a woman on a set asking the various people to do actions “like a girl”. Then they…

I read an article called Creating Socially Fit Heroes and Reducing the Incidence of Bullying in Elementary Physical Education by Jeanne Wenos, Trick, Teri & Jacqueline. The article is about bullying and how it has been a major issue in schools. Bullying is defined as aggression that is purposeful in nature and directed toward and individual with lesser power. Aggression includes everything from teasing, hitting, shoving, kicking and verbal attacks. You can also be bullying someone if you…

life threatening actions. The negative effects of Body Images include that it lowers people’s self esteem, involves dangerous treatments, and leads to future medical disorders. Body Image has been known to lower a person’s self-esteem. Society has made people feel they need to look a certain way in order to be attractive. Those who differ from the certain look tend to look down on themselves. Low self-esteem most…

through just their titles. One theme that is pervasive in Latin American literature is the lack of individuality. A lack of individuality often causes stress and unease, resulting in some level of conflict. Latin American authors use person versus self, person versus person, and person versus society conflicts to develop their theme of lack of individuality. The most common type of conflict…

different salaries? There are some women that are deceitfully underpaid, possessing fewer power positions in comparison to men within the workforce. The objective reality of this troubling condition originates directly from the paychecks. It is a statistical fact that women acquire only 79% of men's average annual earnings (1). Accordingly, the number of high power positions that men obtain over women is another example of objectivism within this social problem. The subjective reality of this…

society. A little girl named Anona was the subject for this social experiment. In the first try, Anona was dressed nicely and was approached by people, wanting to help her. Aside from putting on decent clothes, she changed into another attire that made her face and clothes full of filth. She wandered around, noticing if some person would help her but no one even showed concern nor come near her. The same scenarios were conducted again but performed in a different place, in a restaurant. Whether…

By 1754, the colonies in America were not sovereign, as they did not have an independent economic system, political system, or a sufficient security system. Individual colonies each exhibited many aspects of sovereignty, but were not completely self-sufficient, and as a whole the colonies did not have a common goal in mind, meaning they were not united. Colonies such as Massachusetts were close to being sovereign while colonies such as Virginia were more tied to England. However, no single…

Lee Hirsch is the documentary filmmaker of the film Bully. He was born in Long Island in New York, and he graduated from Putney School in Vermont, Hampshire College and the New York Film Academy. Hirsch inspiration for making and directing this film was that he was tormented when he was twelve years old.Hirsch is respectable on the grounds that he is extraordinary pioneer who carries warmth and realness alongside the force of his narrative's essential message,lets into movement a genuine…

individuals with low self-esteem can achieve contentment by gaining a sense of self-worth. The main characters, Ethan Hawley, from The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck, and Charles Gaunt, from The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe, both attain different levels of contentment during their journey to acquire a positive self-image. The protagonists recognize the causes of their low self-esteem, face obstacles, and achieve pleasure through their gain of self-worth. To attain a sense of…

Creation begins compare himself to their standards as he call himself a “poor wretch...who had never beheld aught beautiful before”(110). This is one of the first instances where the Creation’s further experience with humans begins to affect his own self awareness and how he views himself. The Creation begins to feel a fondness towards the cottagers as he describes them as “fair creatures” with “gentle manners” that “smiled with such kindness and affection”(113). The Creation continues to see…