She never reflects on her mother’s difficulties as something that could’ve motivated her to become a writer. It’s possible to think that those unpleasant events might have an effect on her thoughts however. Anyone who sees that his or her parents encounter some serious problems because of their weakness in speaking any language would most likely want to avoid any similar problems in his or her life in the future. In addition, Tan’s essay also gives an important message to people who simply choose science or math because they don’t speak English well. She tries to convince people that no one needs to be really perfect in English in order to become a writer.
The bulk of the story explains her experience with different writing styles after her decision to focus everything on English. When Amy had initially started her career as a writer, she had tried her hardest to use a complicated, “overly sophisticated” form of English with lines such as: “That was my mental quandary in its nascent state.” She had never taken the time to think about the possible audience of her stories at this stage in her career. This has caused many lines in the original drafts of her stories to ultimately get scrapped because of the major breakthrough in her career. She had decided to begin writing in a style that would, “make sense” to her mother, using a dialect that would allow her mother to completely interpret and understand her stories. What she didn’t mention was what had caused such a change in her writing.
Amy Goldwasser’s essay “What’s the Matter with Kids Today” effectively demonstrates young people’s lack of history and literary knowledge is not because of the amount of time spent on the internet. Goldwasser starts of by reporting findings from two surveys. One survey’s finding found young people to be living in “stunning ignorance” of history and literature. The other survey findings reported a diminished role of voluntary reading among 13-17 years olds. Doris Lessing, in an acceptance speech for a Nobel Prize in literature, states “Kids today don’t read, don’t write, and don’t care about anything further in front of them than their iPods.
This shows how the women are suppose to please the men no matter how much gruesome pain the women go through, therefore making wives a sort of ‘sex slave’. Alice Walker’s overall message, that men and women get treated unequally, sticks out like a sore thumb. One way she shows this message is by showing how men were allowed to have multiple wives. For example, in the beginning when Tashi is reciting a
Females were ruled usually by men who were ranked and viewed as the intelligent species, based solely on their income and class, never their morality. Both Edmund Spenser and Phillip Sidney however, depict the female persona as complex, sexual and desirable and appear to illuminate and generally "revise and complicate the traditional male view" of femininity at the time whilst enforcing their importance in society as a whole. Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella illustrates how women can be resisting and desired through the presentation of Stella who is virtuous and intelligent. Similarly, Spencer’s The Faerie Queene is in fact an allegory for Queen Elizabeth herself, and therefore is presenting the true height of female power and desirability. Sidney’s Stella is amplified as a character of realness which in turn, enforces her power.
In a culture that uses abbreviations and ignores grammar and spelling in favor of speed, the 21-year-old stands out among her peers. She cares about her language usage, she says, because she is majoring in English and secondary education. Text messaging and instant messaging have their own lingo of acronyms and abbreviations that hasten communication and save finger work. Though the lingo is showing up in more formal writing, such as in e-mails to college professors and employers, it remains up to debate whether the English language, both spoken and written, is deteriorating "IRL" - in real life. "Our generation is the middle passage.
Assess the fashion industry using the feminist perspective Feminists argue that that in society men oppress women and that women do not have equal rights when compared to men, they argue that the family serves the needs of patriarchy and that we reside in a patriarchal society where males are the dominate sex. Feminists take a critical view on most things in society but a main one being fashion. Feminism itself simplifies down to equality. It is shown to be not about attacking men but improving society and having equal chances between both sexes. It states that many women’s focus is on her wardrobe so they can impress the opposite sex as they feel useless if they fail to impress, they also argue that fashion is a more female dominated area, they show that most of the top fashion designers are male ruled and that Radical Feminists such as Germaine Greer believe that all key societies (including fashion) have been found on patriarchy (ruled by men).
In today’s society I feel it is of the utmost importance that text books used in today’s education should show equality, be it with regard to racism, stereotyping or sexism. The text books should display good morals and teach the youth of today not to participate nor be encouraged to participate in socially unacceptable behaviors or ideas. According to the HSRC study on sexist and racist stereotypes in text books show that many text books do in fact have causes of racist or sexist stereotypes in many activities. It is important that learners receive the best education which would aid in the development of the child in a positive as well as teach children the acceptable behaviors, attitudes and values which would ensure the child grows up to be a moral adult in the future. There are many teaching aids and materials which assist in this, text books been one of them.
The dress code would make it much easier for the person in charge of the students to be able to tell them apart from other people or students. That is the reason why adopting a dress code at school is a good idea. Lastly, having a dress code would mean less bullying since people wouldn’t get judged based on what they are wearing. For example, a
Since she is a witness of bearing the lack of freedom, she creates a high credibility in her speech knowing that women and male supporters will believe in her claim of demanding equal rights to women. Fredrick Douglass was a rare educated slave that learned how to read and write. He knew the unnecessary evils behind slavery, unlike others who were taught to be inferior to their masters. In 1852, he delivered a scathing attack on