...QIJIA CAO Class: ESL 103 Demeaning Love Show Hurts “The Bachelor: Silly, Sexist, and, to Many, Irresistible” by Mimi Avins, displays the factors in the reality show that make people deeply fascinated by and crazy about it. According to Avins, first of all, she remarks everyone is voyeuristic, which means that people want to know something mysterious or private to satisfy their own curiosity and watch tragedies such as a beautiful woman being rejected, which makes them feel good. Secondly, shallowness is another factor that attracts the audience’s attention. The elaborate editing enables people only to see the amusing parts of the characters, so the audience can guess the rest of those people’s personalities and get involved in the show. Next, as the author mentions, the humor of the project makes people have fun and get some interesting topics to chat about at parties. Also, she writes that the romantic, gorgeous settings in the show tempt us so well since everyone loves fairy tales and beautiful dreams. Moreover, Avin also mentions that people think they can learn some tactics about how to be alluring, find a lover, date and get engaged. Ultimately, the article ends in complaints about the program. In her words, the show is demeaning and disrespectful to women to some extents. In addition, some participants are not seriously looking for love; they just want to show off and be on TV. Avin’s complaint that The Bachelor is demeaning to woman is indeed correct...
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...Guitar Hero for Sale In our society today, individuals such as movie stars, rock stars, rappers, and athletes are referred to as heroes. These people are everywhere one looks, in commercials, on televisions, in glossy magazines, and in video games. Take for example, the popular video game Guitar Hero. Players manipulate a play guitar along with animated characters with the end result of being famous and thus a hero. Children and adults love the particular game. Children see their sports or media heroes enjoying fame and fortune, big mansions and fancy cars. Heroes, in my opinion, are not in the limelight, but have the positive attributes of taking responsibility for their actions, keeping their commitments, protecting others, being kind and caring, and giving to others when there is a need. Because we are confused with whom our real heroes are, this has hurt our society greatly and we have become idol worshipers. The Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary states, heroes are persons that show great courage, for example, to rush into a burning building to save lives. In addition, they risk and sacrifice there own lives, as well. They have noble qualities, such as compassion, generosity, strength, humility, forgiveness, peacefulness, respect and loyalty. In this day and time, our heroes are hip-hop entertainers who call women derogatory names. The real heroes have a tendency to speak encouraging words to inspire and empower you to do your best. The so-called heroes...
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...young madden and punished with execution by decapitation. He is saved by the queen but is sent on a twelve month and a day quest. The knight in the Wife of Bath’s Tale doesn’t display chivalry by his actions of violating an innocent woman and continues to dishonor this code by being demeaning and crass to an old woman who helps save his life yet at the end allows the old woman to make a decision regarding his life. At the begging of the story a young knight comes across a beautiful madden. Overcome by lust and power he rapes her. The court is defamed by his actions and they condemn him to death. He was going to be executed but “the queen and the other ladies too, implored the king to exercise his grace so ceaselessly, he gave the queen the case and granted her his life, and she could whether to show mercy of refuse.” (70-74) His actions are unchiviric because he forcibly violates a young lady. Any code of conduct should say that rape is unjustified by anyone, especially by a knight. The queen is intrigued by the case and asks to grant his punishment. Before his time the king’s queen offers a proposition. The question he is asked is “What is the thing that women most desire?” (80-81) This question Shows the true chivalry of a man because if a man is chiveric he will know what a woman wants most. He goes out on the quest like it is a job....
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...conflict between the two families. The searing heat “day is hot”, flaring tempers “mad blood stirring” and sudden violence of this scene is a abrupt contrast with the romantic, peaceful previous night. The play reaches a dramatic climax as Romeo and Juliet’s private world clashes with the public feud with tragic consequences- death of Mercutio and Tybalt. Mercutio’s death becomes the catalyst for the tragic turn the play takes from this point onwards. The choice of the setting plays a big part in the development of this tragic turn. Shakespeare shifts the setting from the privacy of Friar Lawrence’s cell where Romeo and Juliet got married to a public place where friends, honour and family ties hold sway. This setting shows that innocent people are getting hurt because of all this feuding; “civil blood makes civil hands unclean”. On top of that it suggests that the families’ feud has reached its ultimatum-it has gone from private to public. We also get the feeling that they are nearing to the deaths which creates a bit of uneasiness. Shakespeare starts the scene with scepticism of the logical Benvolio and the wittiness of the “as hot a Jack” (hot-headed) Mercutio. Shakespeare chose this because they almost have opposite personalities, this keeps the audiences engaged. Shakespeare opens their conversation with Benvolio (being the voice of reason) telling Mercutio to...
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...Joe is jealous of other men looking at her, but he will not admit his insecurities to Janie since "it just wasn't in him"(55). He views himself as a rescuer who provides Janie with a life of luxury, while Janie feels trapped ultimately. Joe hits Janie to try to show his power over her. Joe Starks is a man who wants “her submission and he'd keep fighting until he felt he had it"(71). He felt as though the only way to gain respect was through fear and dominance. He reacts, as Andrew Reiner's research shows that males "with perceived threat of diminishing power is exposing ugly, at times menacing fault lines in the male psyche” (NY Times). Joe resorts to the emotion of anger since he does not have other tools to express his fear of losing her. Importantly, however, Janie will not submit to Joe's bullying. At first, she internalizes her thoughts, but when she does express herself she reveals that he has not diminished her sense of worth. Janie takes back her power by publicly shaming Joe. She ridicules his manhood and her public statements strip him of his masculinity and mask. Having his masculinity questioned publicly is...
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...of the advertisement. With this advertisement it is also important to consider the point human services is making as a government program that deals with protection of children and families. A pathos argument is possibly one of the most influential arguments that can be used when attempting to gain awareness about the issue at hand. This is the reason San Francisco Human Service Agency has a very strong appeal to your emotions. A young boy flying his puppet happily in the kitchen grabs at the emotions of the audience because the boy represents innocence and how could anyone hurt something so innocent. As he continues to spin around and around he isn’t paying attention to his surroundings and accidentally knocks off a glass sitting on counter which you then hear break into a million pieces on the floor. The creator of the announcement, SFSHA (San Francisco Human Services Agency), is attempting to show viewers that this is an average child accidentally breaking something due to his lack of paying attention. Not only does the announcement appeal through imagery but also through the soft classical music playing in the background. This music portrays innocence through the soft tones from the violin playing music...
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...Because not only is society encouraging the male population to say nothing and suffer, all because they fear to show a weakness, that they aren't masculine, and the disapproval of letting a woman beat them. But that isn't the only thing, society is causing the younger children to feel as if they can speak out about abuse without being judged or humiliated. A child sees their father, whos supposed to be their hero, strong and undefeatable. Hiding from their mom, saying nothing as he is beaten with a rolling pin. Take this son's account of what happens between his parents, Poor dad. I had seen him walking naked in the backyard at night all upset and embarrassed, and I had seen him crawling under the bed to escape her vicious attacks, and I have seen him nursing his fresh wounds in the toilet, and he would say no word against her,( MALE VICTIMS...
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...Contact Zones Contact zones are defined as social areas in which people from different ethos converge. Often, there is a lack of proportion of power in which one culture feels the need to monopolize another. It is typical for a person, or persons, with their own cultural perspective to use force or threats to be able to get those of a different culture to abide. Although the other culture is treated inequitably, all cultures involved are mutually impacted whether coercion is intentional or not. Usually when one thinks about contact zones, they think about cultures clashing in their neighborhood, school campus, workplace, and etc. When I think about contact zones, my constant need of attention from people I care for comes to mind. Growing up, I was terrified of my father. Since I could remember he has always been this bulky, white man with these glazed-over eyes and bad temper. His wide pupils and attitude were a result of his excessive drug use and made it easy to tell when he was under the influence. When using, he would give me this heinous look that made me stutter when I asked for favors or replied to a question I was not sure how to answer. Intimidation was the way he started a conversation and being incarcerated countless times throughout his forty-five years, it became his forte. Drug abuse and gang affiliation was what always landed him in and out of the penitentiary since my toddler days and being incarcerated so many times, he was accustomed to demanding respect...
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...Letting Go of a Friendship Learn the signs it may be time to end a long-time companionship How do you know when a friendship is on its last legs? If a pal has done something unforgivable or hurtful, or is simply a constant nuisance, the sanity-saving thing to do may be to cut her off, says Florence Isaacs, author of Toxic Friends, True Friends. That's what Kathryn Hoots, 42, did. She always thought her friends would be happy for her when she got married and started a family. But when one of them didn't seem to be, it threw Kathryn for a loop. "This one friend liked going out and having fun when we were both single, but as soon as I got married and had a child, she seemed to lose interest," says Kathryn, who has a 2-year-old and is currently expecting twins. During the course of their 13-year friendship, the woman always steered conversations to her own problems, never taking much interest in Kathryn's, especially after she became a mom. "She never wanted to meet my son and she even told me that I wasn't the maternal type," says Kathryn, who lives in New York City. That was the turning point. Kathryn had put up with her friend's self-absorbed behavior for years, but the comment made her wonder why. By the time the friend called to apologize for the offensive remark, Kathryn had already begun to reassess their relationship. "She just didn't seem able to be happy for me, and that's not a real friend," says Kathryn. "I couldn't put any more time or effort in after that." The two...
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...Doing Well by Doing Good Case Study: ‘Fair & Lovely’ Whitening Cream Aneel Karnani Stephen M. Ross School of Business The University of Michigan 701 Tappan Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234 Phone: (734) 764-0276 Fax: (734) 936-8715 E-mail: akarnani@umich.edu March 2007 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Doing Well by Doing Good SMJ 07-6615 rev Doing Well by Doing Good Case Study: ‘Fair & Lovely’ Whitening Cream Abstract According to the ‘doing well by doing good’ proposition, firms have a corporate social responsibility to achieve some larger social goals, and can do so without a financial sacrifice. This paper empirically examines this proposition by studying in depth the case of ‘Fair & Lovely,’ a skin whitening cream, marketed by Unilever in many countries in Asia and Africa, and, in particular, India. Fair & Lovely is indeed doing well; it is a profitable and fast growing brand. It is, however, not doing good, and I demonstrate its negative implications for public welfare. I conclude with thoughts on how to reconcile this divergence between private profits and public welfare. Key Words: Corporate social responsibility; bottom of the pyramid 2 Doing Well by Doing Good SMJ 07-6615 rev The idea that companies can do well by doing good has caught the attention of executives, business academics, and public officials. The annual report of virtually every large company claims its mission is to serve some larger social purpose besides making profits. The theme...
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...personality disorders often have other mental health conditions, especially depression and substance misuse. Personality disorders typically start in adolescence and continue into adulthood. They may be mild, moderate or severe, and people may have periods of 'remission' where they can function well. Personality disorders are caused by a combination of genetic reasons and experiences of distress or fear during childhood, such as neglect or abuse. 1 Types of Personality Disorder The different types of personality disorder that might need treatment can be broadly grouped into one of three clusters, called A, B or C. 1 Cluster A personality disorders A person with a cluster A personality disorder sees other people as alien and tends to show patterns of behavior that most people would regard as odd and eccentric. The main personality disorders in this category are listed below. 1 Paranoid personality disorder A person with a paranoid personality disorder is...
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...Love fact #1 Love makes us crazy For one thing, love causes serotonin levels in the brain to drop, which may lead people to obsess about their lover. The levels of serotonin, a chemical produced by the body, are also low in people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder. Next, it ramps up production of the stress hormone cortisol, leading to slightly higher blood pressure and possible loss of sleep. Scientists at the University of London have found that when people look at their new lover, the neural circuits that are usually in charge of social judgment are suppressed. All in all, love kind of leaves you obsessive, stressed, and blind! Love fact #2 Broken hearts always hurt A new study suggests the psychological hurt of a break up is just as real as a physical injury. Two areas of the brain that respond to physical pain also become activated when a person is dealing with social or romantic pain, such as being dumped. The study’s authors at UCLA used an MRI to monitor brain activity in participants while they played a game simulating social rejection. The researchers believe that the pain of being rejected may have evolved as a motivating force that led humans to seek out social interaction, which is crucial for the survival of most mammals. Love fact #3 Kiss the right way Did you know there is a “right” way to kiss? People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of left, says a report published in the journal, Nature. A scientist from...
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...Social stratification- is systematic inequalities among groups of people 1. Wealth and income (social class) 2. Racial inequality 3. Gender inequality. Equality/inequality -Ontological equality -Equality of opportunity -Equality of condition -Equality of outcome Why inequality exists? Inequality in wealth and access to resources is generated by three processes: 1.) Unequal division of labor and/or low mobility across occupations. 2.) Surplus or abundance of resources 3.) The desire to accumulate wealth and assets Types of social mobility: mobility refers to movement between different position within a system of social stratification 1. Horizontal 2. Vertical 3. Structural 4. Exchange Why the class structure is changing -Massive growth in inequality between the rich and the poor. Called the “Great U-Turn” -Shrinking of the working class, with some growth in middle class and working poor. -Growth of poverty and the “underclass” -Rate of poverty is increasing twice as fast as population growth Why income inequality is increasing -Largely due to the increasing concentration of wealth at the very top of the income distribution. consequences of income inequality -High levels of income inequality reduces social cohesion, overall health, overall wealth, and education -Increases crime, debt, and political polarization Social construction of race -Instead, social scientists argue that “race” is socially constructed. Racial...
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...practicing secrecy have been known to exist for thousands of years, as far back as the Egyptian Mystery Schools in 1500 BC before it is a kind of organization that is allied to the Catholic Church. The development of modern fraternal is now stretched out especially on college campuses. It is divided into groups namely: social, service, professional and honorary. It is known in the society as organization that exerts a physical force so as to injure or abuse a person or a group of people associated or formally organized for a common purpose. However many people are still engaged to join fraternities because they think about the advantage that can give them benefits for their own sake, for short for them it is worth it. Our goal in this paper is to show why many people are being addicted in being a part of this kind of organization even if they know what are the negative issues involved here. To achieve this goal, we’ve arranged our paper into five categories; Theories about the topic where we have the motivation theories and how frat started in the Philippines, Current issue about the topic, Analysis about the issue, Conclusion where we involve all information that we gathered and References. Group 5-2 THEORIES ABOUT FRATERNITIES MOTIVATION Theories About Human Motivation. What is there about human being that continues to make membership in fraternal orders appealing? This is really a question about human motives. Why, indeed, do people join fraternal orders? For the sake argument only...
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...INTRODUCTION LGBT rights have been a hot topic in India during the last few months due to the Supreme Court of India‘s decision of recriminalizing gay sex. The issue of gay rights is very cloudy in our great nation. Most of this is due to the problems with the issue, the reasons for controversy, and the pros and cons of the issue. First of all, both sides have too many problems with gay rights for there to be a common ground on the issue. The biggest problem we find with the whole thing is the problem is not just fought by words, but also by physical means. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people frequently face violence motivated by their sexuality or gender identity. Violence may be executed by the state, as in laws prescribing corporal punishment for homosexual acts or by individuals engaging in intimidation, mobbing, assault, or lynching. Violence targeted at people because of their perceived sexuality can be psychological or physical and can extend to murder. These actions may be motivated by homophobia, lesbophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and may be influenced by cultural, religious, or political biases. Currently, homosexual acts are legal in almost all Western countries, and in many of these countries violence against LGBT people is classified as a hate crime, which such violence being often connected with conservative or religious leaning ideologies which condemn homosexuality, or being perpetrated by individuals who associate homosexuality to being weak...
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