Tina Fey

For most Americans, High school was a special experience. Whether you were a nerd, goth, joke, skater, or something else entirety, never will it be replicated again. High school is usually where you gain long term friends, find yourself as a person, and learn complex concepts to ready yourself for college. It is also a place of great sociological occurrences and proves to be eye opening. Some films do a great job of telling a story using what happens in High schools. In the film Mean Girls…

Matthew McGee Epistemology Final Paper Q1 Goodman 's “grue” example and Hempel’s Raven Paradox are very similar. The Raven Paradox posits that for any given object x, when we assert that it is neither black, nor a raven, we are confirming the hypothesis that “all non-black things are non-ravens” (pg, 70). From this we can also make the logically equivalent statement that “all ravens are black.” This is an unexpected conclusion according to Goodman. Furthermore, our statement about the…

The movie Mean Girls can be evaluated on each of the 4 sociological perspectives. The 2004 American teen classic directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey, Mean Girls, is a great example of how the conflict theory works. Conflict Theory is claimed that individuals and groups within society have different amounts of material and non-material resources and that the more powerful groups use their power to exploit groups with less power. As stated by the conflict theory, the Bourgeoisie has…

Sexism and misogyny in Theater There are plenty of women who produce, direct, design sets and act in theatrical productions, however they did not always have these opportunities. “Women’s parts were played by men until the late 1700’s. When women did get the chance to perform in the United States, actresses were often seen as fallen or disgraced women because respectable women were not supposed to engage in public activity” (Matthews, 315). Examples of sexism in theatric productions include,…

“The Perception Gap” In the United States, women earn about 76 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. Even worse, many Americans refuse to acknowledge that this wage gap is an indicator of continued oppression of women. In “For Women in America, Equality is Still an Illusion,” Jessica Valenti uses hypophora, personal stories, and statistics to inspire readers to combat the misogyny that continues to face women in America. Valenti often utilizes hypophora to increase shock…

Bright, dramatic, and to the point, Meet the Press is meant to touch on important political happenings in a balanced perspective; it instead falls short. Meet the Press gives the idea it is offering a fair platform to the presidential candidates by inviting individuals to debate and discuss. Unfortunately the topics chosen were one sided and there was an extreme neglect to remotely include third party presidential candidates. Also the inclusion of Saturday Night Live’s skits before each…

Girl 1: I have become so fat, man! Look at my tummy! I feel like I am going to burst. Girl 2: Oh please! Look at my tummy! I am fatter than you. Have you ever been a part of such a conversation? If not, then I am sure, you have at least heard this conversation before. Why do we girls have this conversation? "The phenomenon is because, before someone else can reject you, you reject yourself. It is a very typical way of defence mechanism. Before you say something mean to me, let me say…

Whether you 're a lover of Hollywood movies or live theatre, whether you’re a Tina Fey, Sutton Foster, Robert Deniro or Alan Cumming fan, you simply love to watch people put themselves out there. Specifically, there is one thing these people share in common: they are all actors. Some may perform on a stage, and some may stand in front of a camera day and night on end, but in the end they are primarily similar. Ranging from their blooming popularity, to their movement and believability, film and…

The current wage gap between men and women in America stems from the unshakable force of misogyny acting within the country. When the newest President of the United States of America received over fifty-nine million votes and used phrases that have been excused as “locker-room talk” during his campaign trail, there is a clear societal issue at hand. Horrendous remarks that marginalize women are just one display of sexism. Confining gender roles, unjust treatment, and sexual harassment are…

considered amusing, or extremely distasteful. We’ve all been subjected to religious jokes, whether we’re the ones telling them or the ones being laughed at. Some of the greatest of all comedians – Joan Rivers, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien, Tina Fey, Chelsea Handler, have all utilized religion in their acts and used it to push boundaries in some of their most famous punch lines. Humor is a tool used to discuss, poke fun, and lift spirits about more serious topics in life. What might…