Who Are You

“Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” The author of this essay, Mark Edmundson, is a notable English professor associated with the University of Virginia. Professor Edmundson received a B.A from Bennington College in 1974, then in 1985, earned his Ph.D. from Yale University (Department of English). “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” focuses on how a typical university functions from the administration, to the professors, and most importantly the students. Edmundson goes on even…

The Narrative Impacts the Reader How the story is presented and what the reader understands by it is more important than what is actually said. The story “Who Do You Think You Are” by Alice Munro is a story of a girl named Alice who trying to find out who she really is. By observing the story and looking at how it was written, we can see how the narrative affects the reader. Looking at Munro’s use of the unexpected, details, and point of view, one can see how the narrative affects the reader’s…

Queen Latifah and Samuel L. Jackson allow us to see the giant cracks in our society and culture. Jackson and Latifah are using their power in a productive way. In their essays “Who You Callin a Bitch” and “In Character”, they explore the intricate web that we call society. Most of us go through our daily lives without giving these things much thought, but I don’t know how much longer we can all go as a society with these divides…

Why, you reckon that racism is so influential? During the Great Depression, racism made life extra hard for black people. In Langston Hughes short story “Why, You Reckon?”, the main character narrates about an encounter he had in the depression times before the war. He is a black man in poverty walking down a street near some bars during winter. Another hungry black man convinces him to help rob “The first white guy what comes out.”(253) They go through with the mugging, but in the end the…

went to the doctor where they found that she is transgender. The author made this picture book for child who going to through the same situations. By sharing this experience, this shows that certain child that they are not alone when it comes…

In the show Doctor Who, an alien travels throughout time and space in a time machine called the TARDIS. TARDIS stands for time and relative dimension in space. First off, the Doctor is an alien from the planet Gallifrey. He is called a Time Lord since he is able to manipulate time. The TARDIS is a time machine that he figured out how to use himself. The Doctor left his planet Gallifrey in a stolen time machine called the TARDIS. It can disguise itself as whatever the driver wants. The Doctor…

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment, in 1837. This short story tells about an elderly doctor who has made a substantial amount of questionable decisions through his lifetime. Dr. Heidegger then invites four friends over to assist him in a study that he is working on. This study requires his guests to drink from glasses that are filled with water from the fountain of youth. Dr. Heidegger warns his friends that they should think carefully about their past actions and work towards…

A disclaimer: I don’t own any characters from the show, just the original character. Doctor Who The Child of a Time Lord The Time Lord was at his daughter’s side in seconds. His trembling hands hovered at the at her edges; inches, above her, still form, “No… No… No… NO!” The Doctor focussed on the sound of grinding metal. The heavy thump that followed as Missy’s knees, making contact; with the TARDIS floor. The sound echoed through the stillness. The TARDIS’s incoherent buzzing never…

subtle implicit attitudes and implicit stereotypes that often happen unconsciously and without any overt intent. I personally connect to this article as I recall several instances where my mother, grandmother and I were involved with medical personnel who we felt treated us negatively due either to biases, microagression, lack of cultural humility/sensitivity,…

Ever go to the doctor and they tell you that you need surgery, but they don’t tell you the potential risk of having that surgery? Who is at fault here if the doctor fails to tell you the risk and the procedures? Would it be the doctors fault; would it be the patients fault or would it be both? Knowing the risk and procedure is very crucial information. You need to know everything about your procedure. Some people feel like the less they hear about their surgery the more they feel okay about it.…