Let’s Understand Each Other Better The article "Sex, lies, and Conversation," written by the professor of linguistics Deborah Tannen, explains us about the many dissimilarities amongst men and women that occur in the way they communicate with each other. It explains to the reader why there is a lack of communication and understanding between a man and a woman who aim to pursue different objectives through conversations. The article is a very effective passage that provides logical reasoning to support its claim of developing cross cultural understanding in order to avoid the clash of genders that is caused by failed conversations. Most of the women complain that men are not good conversational partners at home. According to the females, men do not listen or talk to them and do not contribute in day to day discussions.
Ernest Hemingway fills his story “ Hills Like Whie Elephants” with an assortment of symbols, foreshadows, and visual imagery, that helps represent the conflict of the story. Hemingway uses the scenery “on this side there was no shade and now trees” (Hemingway,1927) then quickly goes to another symbol “between two lies of rails in the sun” (Hemingway, 1927). The lack of shade and two separate tracks symbolizes the couple’s dilemmas and the divide between the two choices they must choose. The visual imagery in this story is simple to understand but its left incomplete. In the story it’s said “hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white” (Hemingway, 1927).
Nick and Gatsby are very inconsiderate of the consequences of their quest to gain the person they love or lust over. Although, Nick isn’t an idealist, he and Gatsby both appreciate idealism, and the pursuit of the wealth of the American
), who said “It is exercise alone that supports the spirits and keeps the mind in vigor.” On the other hand, some people hold the notion that exercise is not of specific value to the spirit or the body and they believe that is useless waste of energy. Mark Twain, American writer and humorist (1835-1911), is evidently an advocate of the second opinion as he
For example, her third point shows how men and women react differently to complaints. Tannen argues that women “are looking for emotional support, not solutions” when they complain. On the other side, men think “a complaint is a challenge to come up with a solution.” As you can see, this can cause a lot of controversy, and the couple will argue that the other one is at fault. However, neither one is at fault; the two simply see the world differently. It is appropriate that Tannen places a bold subtitle before this paragraph stating, “Advice vs. Understanding.” This guides the reader and helps them understand what the following paragraph will be about, and to be prepared for it.
I sometimes have a weakness in the fact that I may be too honest with my answer and do not think before answering. I realize that when you are communicating with people, they really do not want the truth because it hurts and is offensive. I find that it is much easier for me to communicate, when I have knowledge of the conversation being discussed. I am very weak when it comes to starting a conversation and leading the discussion. I will avoid a conversation as much as possible when I have to present the information to be discussed.
Sammy knew this, but didn’t mind too much because of his infatuation with the change in norm. These girls were different and stood out. Mr. Lengel did not like this and decided that he was going to do something about it. Throughout Mr. Lengel’s interaction with the girls, he says, “This isn’t the beach,” on multiple occasions in order to create an emphasis on his main point. Due to this repetitiveness, it is discovered that Mr. Lengel is most likely a firm boss that appreciates when things are done properly.
It can be argued that Jennifer's silence presents the reader with a situation that can only bring them to marginalise the role of the female gender in the text and to view her in a negative way. However, the text does offer other female characters in positions of strength, none more so than Scully's daughter Billy, and to some extent, the other females he contacts during his chase. These other characters are often represented in a negative way, but this negativity comes courtesy of Scully's point of view, biased by Scully's obvious dislike for them or his belief that they like to think they are better than him or that both he and Jennifer were little more than playthings or a travelling freak show to these
Since we don’t realize that others’ styles are different, we miscommunicate with each other causing problems and conflicts in conversation. Conflicts are influenced by our gender and experienced everyday in the workplace, public, and private settings. Men and women both have many different conversational ways. The common ways among us men often involve “using things such as joking, teasing, and playful put-downs.” We can sometimes come across as hostile and arrogant when we aren’t trying to be. The conversational rituals common among women are often ways of “maintaining an appearance of equality, taking into account the effort of the exchange on the other person, using up effort to downplay the speaker’s authority so they can get the job done without flexing their muscles in an obvious way.” Women use conversational strategies to avoid appearing conceited and take another person’s feelings into account.
Language conveys cultural values and affects our perceptions of women and men. The English language often trivializes or diminishes women and things defined as feminine. Throughout history words used to describe women have had, and have, negative connotations. Typically, words referring to males have positive associations of power, prestige, and leadership. On the other hand, words related to women carry negative undertones of weakness, inferiority, or immaturity.