The Perfect Mate

Most people in today’s society consider goals to mean the fastest way to make a lot of money. But, in reality goals should be for what you're passionate about, what your mind and heart thrive for, whether that be the best college or the perfect job. A goal is something you want out of life, the mark you want to leave on the planet after your time has passed. My goals include to get my bachelor of science in nursing, so I can make a difference in the lives of others, as others have done for me. I…

In the United States of America, there is a society which consists of two main (supported/normalized) genders, man and woman; and in America, there is competition between man and woman because of gender. This is a common trend among many other societies and it harms both women and men because the society sets up norms for each gender to follow. These ‘gender norms’ as defined by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center are, “a set of “rules” or ideas us the way women and men “should” look.…

dowries have been banned in India, people still do it. The marriage system in the U.S is very different from India. For starters, the man either looks for his mate or the woman looks for their mate. The parents almost have some, but not much power when marriage is an idea. The parents never go looking out for the "perfect" mate. None of the family gives a dowry. Instead a they give a gift to the couple to get them started.The gifts are never given to the family, the…

by the insecurities inspired by society’s generalized idea of “perfect”. Don’t believe me? Let me prove it through this essay. Body image is defined in Merriam Webster’s Medical Dictionary as “a subjective picture of one’s own physical appearance established both by self-observation and by noting the reactions of others.” Going by this definition it would appear to me that its all in ones head, influenced by the idea of a “perfect body.” But where would one get this idea? It’s hard to believe…

Grant Voth provides details about the Tale of Genji. The Tale of Genji is a Japanese literary work written by Murasaki Shikibu during the Heian period. It is considered as the first novel written in the world. The Tale of Genji focuses on Genji, who is the son of an emperor and demoted to a commoner after he was born. The reason why Genji’s father demoted his son to a commoner was in order to protect him. Genji’s father (i.e., the emperor) had many wives, who are constantly competing with…

when they first became popular, it was the place to meet people or just hang out and use their free Wi-Fi. Looking over the advertisement, a picture of a well recognizable Starbucks cup that states, “If your coffee is not perfect, we’ll make it over. If it is still not perfect, make sure you’re in a Starbucks.” At the bottom…

find this description as a picture of our society nowadays. In a world where power and money are the drivers for a better life and where the physical appearance is what matter the most, its difficult to go back to our roots and not get lost in this “perfect” model that the society presents. We are dominated by what commercials, fashion, famous people, trend and social media show. What is wrong or right should be defined by…

the three examples of Matthew who is lazy, a boring dorm-mate with perfect parents, and a woman that used bad parents as an excuse to skip college; I also know a friend that is lazy, a boring girl, and a family member that used life as an excuse for quitting college. Matthew, the author’s example, used his father’s comment of his personality as a way to live life. Furthermore, His…

While reading this article, I knew the Nazis were a group of scientist, but for them to experiment on humans to find a perfect human offspring, it is just pure evil the way they handle their experiment. I just did not realized that the concept of having the “the white, blonde hair, and blue eyes human” were actually created by the United States. The idea came mostly in California…

their young ones life. In the story of Dintiy Moore 's "Sons of Mr.Green Jeans," we get his point of view of fatherhood and what a perfect dad might look like by giving points through the alphabet. There are points supporting the good and bad sides of fatherhood in both human and animal relationships. Another point of view we see is the author’s views as the perfect father, which his life is not the best as you think. In the point of animals, Dinty shows us how fathers play a more significant…