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An Evaluation Of Amy Cunningham's Why Women Smile

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Full name: Nabila Rizwan HCC ID: 206665638 English 1301 Diagnostic Exam Evaluation of Why Women Smile Amy Cunningham argues, in her article "Why Women Smile", how women smile over everything even if there is no reason to smile. Her words "My smile has gleamed like a cheap plastic night-light so long and so reliably that certain friends and relatives worry that my mood will darken the moment my smile dims." shows her awareness about how people are obsessed with her smile that her relatives get worried that if her smile dims out, it will dim down the fun around them. She thinks that the women are genetically programmed to have a smile on her face as it has been in our culture that women are much more tolerable than men and thus. are expected to have a smile on their face on every situation. She quotes "What is it in our culture that keeps our smiles on automatic pilot? The behavior seems to be an equal blend of nature and nurture." that clearly blames how we are raised and the culture have a big share in how women are by nature. …show more content…

Translation: "Your real emotions aren't welcome here." shows that she thinks women hide their emotions by forcing a smile on their face and expect others to do the same. It could also mean that she thinks women is raised in a way that they think that it's necessary to smile in all situations since it brings positivity around. Hanging words "Enter Smiling" shows that the women think if people enter their house with a smile on their face, there will be positivity in her

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