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The Sensory System is a very complex System in the body. There are several paths in the Sensory System from places like the eye,ear,skin,nose,etc. to the brain. I am going to tell you about the pathways from the ear to the brain, the eye to the brain, and the nose to the brain. Also, I am going to write about three Geico advertisements I watched and explain the message from the advertisement and what personal factors might be affecting my perception of the advertisements. The sound wave path…

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, tells the story of a young girl named Scout Finch and her older brother Jem as they are exposed to the injustice and segregation in their town of Maycomb, Alabama. Scout is a tomboy and enjoys reading, writing, acting, and spending time with her older brother Jem and their friend Dill. The novel takes place in the 1930s when there are very stereotypical views and when the Jim Crow laws and prejudice and widespread around the south. When her father, Atticus…

Media plays a dominant role in spreading false stereotypes of women in sports, female athletes who play sports are perceived as being lesbians, tomboys and that all women’s sports are inferior to men’s sports. Another problem is that women’s sport is so underrepresented because media coverage is predominantly reserved for men which leads young women to be drawn away from sports. For example TV times…

The smoky residue was left fluctuating in the air and the resonances of what felt like timeless music resounded from inside. A rush of pure exhilaration resided in her as she watched the influx of soldiers enter the restaurant from afar. Her popularity came unquestioned even with many who appear envious. It was evident that even she knew of the infatuations for herself among the young men and soldiers. How could one be ignorant of her allure that she casts throughout the room? How can she stand…

In today’s time, people like to make it very obvious that in their useless opinion we are getting loose or careless with our morals/ values. When I think that’s the complete opposite, yes, we aren’t as conservative as we once were but that doesn’t make it a bad thing. When I think about discrimination many things come to mind, gender, race, sexuality, physical ability, mental ability, income, even down to possessions. and some people are even relentless enough to attempt and sometimes succeed to…

Amelia Earhart was the most famous female pilot of all time. She is arguably most famous for her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, a journey that would be 27,000 miles total. Amelia and her crew begin the journey on March 17, 1937. On the 6th week of her expedition, she disappeared, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. On January 5, 1939 Amelia Earhart was declared dead. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Her parents were Amy Otis and Edwin Stanton Earhart.…

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay To kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel that displays the prejudice of society in a small sleepy town, Maycomb county, during the great depression in thirties. The book identifies sexism to be ones of the biggest problems alongside racism. In To Kill A Mockingbird, author; Harper Lee creates some characters and assigns them to be a symbol for different elements of society; Scout, a girl who is seven, is shown as a feminist. Scouts…

A. Growing up, did you experience unique challenges as a young women? I think the biggest challenge for me just to know how to act like a girl/woman. Growing up I remember being such a tomboy, I grew up with two older brothers and a sister I was the youngest and I always played with the boys and ended up climbing trees and getting into trouble with the neighbors, basically I was a naughty child. My parents used to constantly nag me saying, “Girls don’t act this way, why don’t you behave more…

The word “stereotype” originates from the greek words Stereo and typos meaning solid judgement. Stereotyping and prejudice are born from jealous and denyle in oneself. Judging one by their appearance, grades, or activities can make a person deny engaging with them and influence a stereotype for themselves. Author Harper Lee introduces these thoughts in her world renowned book To Kill a Mockingbird. throughout the novel Lee influences her ideas using legitimate characters as Tom Robinson, Mr.…

For this assignment I chose to do option one of sex roles on television (TV). I will be evaluating the sex roles on TV through shows for all different ages and time periods. I chose to watch and evaluate, The Flintstones (1960-1966), Scooby Doo Where Are You? (1970), The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005), Orange Is The New Black (2013-current) and Fuller House (2016-current). I will be evaluating these shows in chronological order of the time periods in which the shows came out. These shows are all…