Analysis Of The Article ' Let Me Ask You This '

The article by Erika Christakis, informs future teachers and parents how preschool today may not be benefiting their children as much as they thought. She talks about how preschool has changed drastically over the years as well as kindergarten. She states that “kindergarten may be the new first grade”. Her statement shows how children today are expected more then they were years ago in all grades, especially preschool and at such a young age. Many think this is helping our children or will benefit them in the future if they know more as a child but this may not be the case. The article talks about multiple studies done throughout America to children are learning and how school curriculum changing affects children. A studied showed that children

Reading Response to “Looking at Women” written by Scott Russell Sanders is an article about Sanders

In some cases, this can lead to show bias, as the writer can accidentally focus on the pros of their own side, and the cons of the opposite side. A good writer, such as hooks, can use this strategy without too much of a problem. For example, her writings compare & contrast two definitions of feminism: her own, and the common, anti-male definition. The standard definition of feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes”, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. While this definition is similar to the one that hooks uses, she expands feminism to not only include anti-sexism, but also includes the possibility of anti-racism. By writing “The feminism they hear about the most is portrayed by women who are primarily committed to gender equality…” (hooks, pg1), she helps us to understand exactly how different the two definitions are. By using this strategy, hooks is able to make herself seem more credible, as well as allow us to make our own decision on feminism.

People Magazine’s audience comprises of mostly women, and the articles and advertisements within the magazine prove this. Such types of passages consist primarily of gossip, however, there are some informational reads in the magazine. One advertisement in the September 18 issue of this year is a safety message from Tide. While the advertisement is a safety message, it is obviously still trying to sell the product: Tide PODS. The target audience of this advertisement is more specific than People Magazine; instead of only targeting women, Tide narrows its audience down to parents. Tide's advertisement uses some pathos, but it heavily draws its appeals from ethos.

Although Anita makes a great effort to ignore the victimization that she faces throughout the story, it is impossible for the audience not to pick up on the words, symbols, and characters used to blatantly victimize her. Right off the bat Anita is attempting to enjoy the peace and quiet of her backyard to spend some time alone to just read and relax, however her thoughts are intruded by the reminder of her friends calling her selfish. Anita recalls being called selfish by her “friends” for finding happiness in her successes such as having ownership of her own house, a car, and a satisfying way of life in general. This brings down the value of her success and leaves Anita a victim, because her friends are just trying to take away from the caliber of her accomplishments, and try to give her a reason to feel guilty about what’s she’s done for herself. Next, Anita’s thoughts are overtaken by a memory of a boy she had once been very fond of. That is, until he suggested that she drop her scholarship at university, marry him, and put him through law school because, “Being male, he had more right to an education than she had.” Now while this truly selfish boyfriend of Anita’s didn’t have the chance to turn her into a victim because she dumped him and didn’t listen to his request, the language he uses is condescending and highly discriminating against women, which is definitely a

For decades women have been belittled by men. However, history shows that men ain’t sh*t. . Who stripped women of their rights? Men. Who degraded women for centuries? Men. Who did not want women’s rights? Women. Who continue to objectify women based on how many people they are involved with? Women. The objectification of woman has been proven to not be one sided but come from women themselves also. Kurt Vonnegut's short story of “Miss. Temptation” displays the life of a ravishing young woman named Susanna. Men desire her; Woman despise her. She is portrayed as a loose promiscuous woman. Despite the fact that these individuals know nothing of her personal life. Showing how easy people

The article titled "The man with the snow job" appears in the Opinion Pages, The New York Times. Author, Gail Collins, opens her article with the question: “Who is to blame for this weather?” which hooks readers’ attention and makes them curious about what they are going to read. In her writing, Collins talks about the current snowstorm in the United States and how it is used for everyone’s advantage. She also points out how government officials such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama use the occasion of snowfall for their own purposes. The author borrows images of global warming effects to discuss some controversial problems in the society these days. She applies the following elements to establish the

I decided to write my paper on “Lesbianism An act of resistance”. While she made a lot of good points I found myself lost in the beginning, trying to figure out which direction she was pointing the paper in. Mainly the paper was used to compare a lot of injustices to lesbian women by male-supremacist, racist, misogynist, and homophobic men. Not too far into the reading she started comparing women’s oppression and African Americans oppression in the USA. Her end goal was to point out that racism and sexism were created and acted on initially by the same person; the white male. I can agree to an extent with her, but, in the end, we are our own person and it’s been a continued behavior. Are we supposed to expect that because of one race,

College graduates, despite their level of education are struggling to find jobs with adequate compensation. Martha C. White wrote in her November 2014 TIME Magazine piece about this problem. White explains some high qualifications companies are looking for and that many applicants are lacking. White emphasizes on the key things, such as internships, experience and knowledgeable background that employers are looking for in their applicants beyond just a degree. Throughout her piece, White incorporates the rhetorical appeals of logos, ethos and pathos to keep her readers attached. She relies most heavily on logos by using many facts and statistics to support her argument, however she uses ethos by proving her credibility to her readers, and finally

The theory being tested in the article is that women participate in slut shaming as a way for them to distance or separate themselves from other women. The reason they separate themselves is a way for women to categorize other women into different statuses and a way for themselves to maintain their own status. The status classes women are categorized in are linked to the social class they are a part of. Slut shaming among women is not necessarily based on their sexual acts, but of the way they act as a woman. The theory also states that slut shaming is also a result of male dominance and female submission. The slut label was created by men due to a double standard created by society. The double standard is that men are expected to act upon their sexual desires regardless of being in a relationship or having any emotional connection with the person they’re engaging that sexual act with all while women are only allowed to participate in sexual activities if they are in a loving and committed relationship. However, if

Another think she left out was the use of pathos. The only use of pathos in this article would be the reader if they got offended. In this she writes about people and just criticized them. Other people could get offended. The opinion and then she writes “I don’t know why anyone needs to have anal sex at a bathhouse. I won’t stop them, but I don’t know why anyone needs to do that.” This makes no sense. After this line she has already lost any credibility because she gives all these examples that are ludicrous. She could lose the interest of people who she had previously offended. In this article because one cannot see anything but her emotional opinion about a topic she is not

Theme: Feminist Lens Men have power over women. When Dr. Simon is nearly about to physically abuse Mrs. Humphrey, but resists the urge. This event portrays who even sane men, who are not under the influence of alcohol (Grace’s father), think it is fine to beat a women. The idea that at the time, women are supposed to cook and clean, and men keep women because of this.

An Analysis of Sexual Harassment Through A Critique of Linda Hasselstrom’s “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun”

Girls and women are taught that cat calls on the street are normal and to just brush it off. Women have to deal with rape culture every day. Women can’t be out and about at three in the morning in fear of being raped. When I went to Sear’s Driving School, the instructor told every single girl in the class to lock the doors as soon as we get in their car in case anyone tries to attack us or rapes us. Women are told to be mindful of what they’re wearing because if they are raped, someone is going to blame their outfit for being raped. Society has taught women that it’s normal to be seen as sex objects and nothing else. In the summer of 2013, “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke was playing in nearly every radio station. I have to admit that it’s a catchy tune and made me want to sing along. It’s when I started singing along that I felt disgusted. The song goes on to say “I know you want it” referring to sex. The song “Blurred Lines” focuses on the so called “blurred lines” that men face when being entitled to having sex with a girl. If rape culture didn’t exist, a song like this wouldn’t be so popular much less have ever been written.

Carol’s state of mind degenerates, or breaks down because of her repulsion of masculinity in a sexual context. Through Carol’s eyes, we see masculinity as being aggressive, obsessive, crude/sexually suggestive, rapacious and