Academic Writing: Ariel Levy And Taras Grescoe

If you turn on the television or flip through a fashion magazine, it is very likely you will presented with many displays of hypersexualization of girls and women in advertising images and in media. There are many components to sexualization. It occurs, according to the American Psychological Association, when “a person’s value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics.” This person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness with being sexy. “Sexualization” happens when a person is sexually objectified- that is, made into a thing for others’ sexual use, rather than being seen as a person with their own independent actions and abilities to make decisions. Oftentimes, sexuality is inappropriately imposed upon a person without their knowing it or consent. Sometimes, researchers use the word “hypersexualization” to describe roughly the same idea. In the article, “Media’s Growing Sexualization of Women”, hypersexualization is defined as, “The act of making something extremely sexual and erotic.”

In today’s society, having the perfect body has been a growing issue for women for a very long time but now, more than ever, women are expected to be skinny but have curves “in all the right places”. This mentality can lead to self-esteem issues as women grow up, even if they are a healthy weight. When women are larger than the size of models that they see on billboards and magazine covers, they think they aren’t pretty enough or not thin enough and this can trigger eating disorders or mental illnesses. All of this is just because most women do not fit into society’s idea of “perfection”. Recently, clothing shops like Debenhams have been introducing “plus-size” mannequins (sizes 16-18) in their advertising campaigns as opposed to the usual

On February 22, 2016 author John Warner published an article on Just Visiting entitled “Kill the 5-Paragraph Essay.” Warner creatively talks about how rudimentary of a structure this type of essay holds. Writers are locked inside a cage of regulations and guidelines making them unable to write the essay as they please, but rather having to piece together regulated sentences and paragraphs because that’s what they have been told would score high on certain test questions. The article targets people of all kinds, but is more directed towards early college aged students. The purpose behind this article is to get them to expand their horizon, disregard all the regulations they have been previously taught and start to write in a much more open-minded sense.

Teaching the process of a five-paragraph essay seems to be a popular strategy when it comes to teaching new writers; however, not everyone agrees that five-paragraph essays are the best way to go about introducing the writing process. John Warner, author of “Kill the 5-Paragraph Essay” believes the process gives writers little freedom and is a “tool for the worst of teachers to hide amongst the good.” On the other hand, Kerri Smith, author of “In the Defense of the Five-Paragraph Essay” claims “students who know the five-paragraph essay intimately are more prepared to take on the challenge of college-level writing.” Both first-year composition professors make great arguments; however, Warner’s article seems to argue his point effectively.

In “What Is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This One- and How Can We Get Students to Join Us?”, English professor Michael Kleine conducts a research of his own the similarities and the contrasts of students and professors when it comes to writing academic papers- what makes professors differentiate in methods of writing an academic writing piece versus a student and how to have students be more open in writing about their own interests? Mr.Kleine concluded this essential question by observing high school and college students on one Sunday night, writing research papers. He noticed a pattern in all of the students in which they were actually doing, copying. “I know they were writing research papers because they were not writing at all-

In the 2011 article “Helping Students Meet the Challenges of Academic Writing”, educators Linda Fernsten and Mary Reda offer innovative self-reflective writing exercises that post-secondary instructors can employ to help students improve writer self-image and academic writing. The authors’ rationale for reflective and practical writing strategies were developed from direct classroom experience, and are based on four (4) assumptions. Their claim that self-reflective writing can aid student writers in overcoming conflict (due to dominant culture, upbringing, former writing experiences, gender, and other marginalizing factors) to improve writer self-identity is plausible. However, their argument that cross-curriculum academic writing can be improved through self-directed, self-reflective writing requires further investigation.

Writing consists of self expression, an outlet of creativity to communicate ideas. An individualism thought, purpose, and goal we are able to carry out towards our intended audience. Writing allows us to credit those who have impacted our lives positively. Furthermore, Academic essay writing is an important and effective piece in one’s life in order to gain knowledge that will allow us to present our ideas clearly and logically. Furthering your education consist of constantly writing papers in many college courses in order to convey your message across, therefore, it is important to be aware of how Academic Writing impacts ones education. Lucy Maud Montgomery, Edgar Allen Poe, and William

In their book They Say I Say, Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst outline strategies writers can use to avoid common mistakes often seen in academic writing. The book thoroughly outlines the different components that make up academic writing, such as initially summarizing what others have said before, responding with original ideas, proving a purpose to the writing, and connecting the writing in a logical and eloquent manner.

In Marie Foley’s “Unteaching the Five Paragraph, Mary Kay Mulvaney’s “Difference Between College and High School Writing,” and “Understanding Writing Assignments: Tips and Techniques” by Dan Melzer, the authors all have a different opinion on various topics of writing. The topics includes the five paragraph structure, how to understand a writing assignment and the difference between the writing of college student and high school students. In my opinion everyone have their own opinions. My opinions on the three articles differ in various ways; there are some things that I agree with and few minor things that I disagree with.

Media is one the most influential and powerful things we have today. Media is use a source of entertainment and even more important as a source of information. For most us media is a constant presence in our lives. Media power is so big that it can influence the way that we behave the way that we think, and that is when media can become extremely problematic. The way the media portrays women can be extremely damaging psychological and the physical well being of women.

In this essay I will be looking at two advertisements that were published in 1972 and 2008. The reason for choosing these advertisements is that they show the different ways of how women are being portrayed in the 20th century and in the 21st century. I will thoroughly analyze each advertisement based on stylistic devices, colors, image and context. There are various approaches to portray the ideal young lady. One man can portray her as one who has the minimum essentials, like two legs, two hands and a head.

Fashion week may sometimes be the most important time of the year for “fashionistas”. It's important to look at the latest fashions, what is in and what is not, who designed a piece of clothing with what material, and how it would look incorporated into a certain outfit. However, less fortunate people are worried about less materialistic things, such as where their next meal will come from, where they will sleep, and how they will keep warm, and that's just a few of their worries. The image, taken by Lucas Jackson, is of three high class “fashionistas” posing for a picture without noticing that homeless man nearby was "photo bombing" them. The image, which was taken in New York City, near the steps of the Moynihan Station, on fashion

Social media has become more close to our lives rather than the people around us. The media’s image of women is problematic and servers as a model for those who view such images. Women in popular culture which are a pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in the mainstream society have been reduced to passive bodies and are dehumanized constantly in the music, movie and advertising industries. The fashion industry uses frail looking models and sells violence as a desirable commodity. Advertisement portray violence and rape as trivial in order into sell their products. These messages portray that rape is a norm and not as deviant which is socialization the process wherein people come to understand societal norms and expectations,

I believe that I will find out that the women of the 18th and 19th century literary works by these two authors would differ from real women of that time. Basing that assumption off of characters like Emma Bovary, Cunègonde, and the OId Woman from Candide, I think I will find that these characters were ahead of their time. Especially considering that the real women of the 18th and 19th century would have undoubtedly been oppressed in daily life aspects like love, marriage, and society. Women would have had little to no rights in these three aspects of their life. Women most likely had no say in who they were going to get married of too, or whether or not they did or didn’t want to get married. Marriages were not formed for the sake of love, but instead for political power, family alliances, and to move up on the social ladder if possible. Also, women undoubtedly had to get married at a very young age, so they could bear children for their husbands and give them and heir. Men during this time probably did not have to be pure and virgins, but women

Language can develop an individual writer and as intellect from a negative way or an option. It is in a case of a media house give information that is too negative on women. This might provoke people to think about what they were aiming. This is better shown when a media house broadcast or prints only violent cases that involve women as victims of cases such as crime. Writers may want to weigh in on whether this crime affects women only or even men. And if both then why it is that women case are more talked or written