Jennifer Parker

All it takes is a simple drive down the highway or a quick view of a magazine stand to see dozens of pictures of hypersexualized men and women advertising items like food or furniture or giving tips on how to be thinner, beautiful, or younger. These images have been a constant for majority of people's lives and so we as a society have become complacent to them, it is expected to only see very beautiful people on television shows, commercials, and other forms of entertainment and advertising. Even

One way Ken can open this conversation more productively is by owning his feelings and thoughts. Ken can do this by using “I” language instead of “you” language (Wood, 2012). By doing so, Ken would take responsibility for his thoughts and feelings, therefore making the conversation more productive (Wood, 2012). Another way Ken can make this conversation more productive is by expressing his emotions. First, Ken must first learn to identify how he is feeling to properly express his emotions (Wood

opens her own clinic. Next, Ruby and I explored her “Top Ten Strong Occupation”; which were: teacher, professor, director, and administrator. I pointed to Ruby that the majority of these occupations dealt with education and leadership or both. After occupations, we explored the personal style preference. Ruby’s style was listed as so; she is likely to prefer working with people, she prefers to learn through college courses and books. Ruby may be comfortable in taking risks toward owning her own

Determination is all over but most don't reach for it. In The Marble Champ by Gary Soto the protagonist Lupe is an extremely intelligent girl who is severely un-athletic. The story is about her quest for athletic glory. She ends up trying marbles and becoming a champ. Lupe is determined. This is shown in the reasons that she practices constantly, she is determined to win, and that she is determined to be good at a sport. My first reason, that she practices constantly is supported by the author

Racial Stereotyping, racism, gender stereotyping and sexism are some of the strengths of South Park. This TV show was created with a purpose to make racism and sexism funny and acceptable. South Park is a television show that was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. It circumvents the lives of 4 boys namely Eric Cartmen, Kenny McCormick, Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski around the town of Colorado. This show mainly aims at picking up various stereotypes in different societies and making fun of them

Dick Cavett, a famous American talk show host, once said, “Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.” Censorship limits free speech, and it is used constantly today. In South Park’s situation, the writers use logic and evidence to express their opinions on controversial issues, and people think that it should be censored. Just because the show uses morally questionable techniques, does not mean that it is useless. In fact, South Park has taught people a lot; it changes

COMANCHE INDIANS The Comanches, exceptional horsemen who dominated the Southern Plains, played a prominent role in Texas frontier history throughout much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Anthropological evidence indicates that they were originally a mountain tribe, a branch of the Northern Shoshones, who roamed the Great Basin region of the western United States as crudely equipped hunters and gatherers. Both cultural and linguistic similarities confirm the Comanches' Shoshone origins

business that they boys shop at is closed because of the loss of business that occurs when Wal-Mart comes to their town. After reflecting on their friend’s plight Stan says “See, that sucks dude” and Cartman replies “What, that’s called progress Kyle” (Parker and Stone, 2004). This is just one example where Cartman shows his selfish nature. All he cares about is the fact that a huge new store is open and he can get his mother to buy him all the best new toys, while Stan and

been a real yawner without notable Dizzy Gillespie tracks and stunning collaborations with top artists from the time period. He played alongside great musicians like Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Earl Hines, Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Parker, Charlie Christian, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach and Coleman

It’s Only a Game - Isn’t It? A small group of people sat around a ouija board expecting nothing to happen. A few nervous giggles were exchanged amongst each other. The laughter quickly stopped when the planchette stopped moving and the room became cold; the air turned thick and heavy. Something entered the space, a feeling of distress surrounded the group. They became paranoid, and felt like there was something looking at them from the dark corners. After what felt like hours trying to end the session