Once again ‘what sort of parent are you’. The overall effect is that Sports aggressive parents are pushing good parents who have sportsmanship away from the game, who actually support the children through good and bad games. The writer is primarily seeking to encourage parents with rage to change their attitude or either leave the club and if they do want to rage then rage at the
She did not care about the consequences of her actions. She had developed a power point presentation with copied images from the web. After the persecution of the three students Mr. Peters says, “this was mean-girl drama, all-out attempts to destroy someone without thinking about the implications.” This is exactly why the charges should have been harsher; the ex-friend just wanted to crush an innocent girl because of boy. What kind of an excuse is that to exploit a girl over something that was not her fault? The parents could not be fully at fault since they were Mexican immigrants with no knowledge in how to speak or read English.
Jordan Baker is a cheat and she does not care for anyone else due to the fact that she thinks because she has money nothing else matters like morals and dignity “At her first big golf tournament there was a row that nearly reached the newspapers- a suggestion that she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi final round” (62). Jordan Baker had cheated and was almost caught but was relived of the consequences and carried on her life thinking nothing will affect herself because she is privileged; due to this sort of thinking Jordan has corrupted the American dream. Also Jordan has no regard for others. Jordan once again lies about how she is careful “I am careful.’ ‘No, you’re not.’ ‘Well other people are’ What’s that got to do with it?’ ‘They’ll keep out of my way’ ‘It takes two to make an accident’ “(63). Jordan does not care for others and makes excuses for what she is doing; this shows how Jordan has no regard for the American dream
A League of Their Own: Gender Inequality in Sports University of Calgary You throw like a girl. This common, seemingly harmless phrase is actually a demeaning saying reinforcing stereotypes that are generally accepted by society. It suggests that females do not have the ability to throw proficiently (Ross & Shinew, 2008). Women are expected to be “feminine” and reveal nothing (Greenhut, Abbot & Marshall, 1992). This phrase enforces the idea that women are weak and unequal to males performing the same action, especially in sports.
Lourdes del Pino, in contrast to her mother, is anti-Castro and completely against the Revolution. Her hatred towards the Revolution goes farther than her political views. Lourdes has a terrible experience during the uprising of the Revolution, and the memory of it continues to haunt her. She immigrates to the United States and praises her version of the American
She was labeled nonathletic and was often the last pick for sport teams in her P.E. class, “Somebody’s got to take her.” Judith didn’t care for athletics but was embarrassed to be nonathletic. However, Judith learned to overcome this variable by portraying herself in her imagination as Wonderwoman, “I fantasized about scooping my enemies up by their hair from the playing fields and dumping them on a barren asteroid.” This is where Judith discovers one of the most pleasing ways to visualize her higher self-worth. In the real world, I’ve had my imaginations to where I fantasize myself as a higher being to overcome a certain filtration system that society has excluded me from. The strategy of fantasizing is an effective way of overcoming the barriers that society places us
The Indian born protagonist, Jessminder, finds herself caught in the middle between her love for soccer verses her love for her authoritarian family. Her struggle is adamant from the beginning with the use of non-diegetic sound effects illuminating the juxtaposing British modern pop music against the cultural Indian music, establishing a segregated mood within the film. Jess’ inability to belong is amplified through the racial slurs made by the opposing soccer team using degrading comments such as “Paki” and “black.” Her family create a disaffection between them and Jess because of their strict views and lack of understanding to a modern British society that Jess desires to belong in. As a result, she is constantly rebelling and sneaking around in order to follow her dreams. In the beginning, Chadha uses isolating close up shot’s of Jess to exhibit her lack of connection to others but as the film progresses, wider shots are used involving the other characters.
Connie rightfully believes her mother is jealous of her. “Her mother, who noticed everything and knew everything and who hadn‘t much reason any longer to look at her own face, always scolded Connie about it ‘Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty?’ she would say.” Connie’s mother certainly does not help the relationship by acting jealous of her daughter, she is simply adding fuel to the fire. Connie had somewhat of a split personality.
It is nonsense that the ban that prevents women from serving in combat battles has just recently been lifted. The government should be ashamed of themselves, especially after the tremendous effort women committed in the 1800's and 1900's to receive equal rights as men. Women are just as capable to succeed in combat, physically and mentally. The people who are against lifting the combat ban are sexist and blinded by their pomposity. They do not see how women serving their country will effect the battlefield in the most excellent ways.
Lai 1 John Smith Dr. K English 154 19 October 2011 Women and The Lottery Through a feminist perspective, women view themselves as strong individuals and would be appalled by a society viewing them as nothing more than a material property. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, women had no voice in regards to public decisions and actions. For example, in the short story the townspeople had a tradition to sacrifice one person in the hopes of reaping the best harvest. In most cases the wives would be the first chosen, many feminists would view this as an abomination. Tessie Hutchinson, one of the main characters represents women who are being tyrannized by society because of their gender.