...ary works to teach values through different traits that certain characters exude. She writes, “The narrator of Caged Bird is good, her rapist is bad; Scout and Atticus Finch are good, their bigoted neighbors are bad.” This is a twodimensional way of looking at the characters and their development. Another point found in this article is that teachers plant their own interpretation of a work in their students heads. Prose adds “ … this moving, funny novel (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is being taught not as a work of art but as a piece of damning evidence against that bigot, Mark Twain.” Which changes Prose’s initial excitement upon finding that work on the list. Overall, on this topic Prose conveys that she does not believe that values can be taught through literature in a school setting. However, I believe that novels can teach a lesson. Prose writes about how lessons are taught to high school readers as if they cannot draw their own conclusions about what they read. Some may be unable to think for themselves, but it is from the point of view of an avid reader that I draw my conclusions. Teachers teach the novels the same everywhere, following given curriculum, but Prose continuously has the reader believe that it is her opinion that 1518 year olds cannot create a constructive and decisive opinion or thought for themselves. I agree with the author when she states that a character is not completely good or...
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...Introduction “Lara is super strong, invincibly strong. But also stunningly beautiful, unbelievably beautiful” (Smelik, 2009, p. 179). These qualities have become a requirement in the portrayal of female heroine in films since the 1990’s. But is it an accurate portrayal of women? Films have been guilty of an unfair and inaccurate portrayal of gender roles especially for women. In the early years, women were portrayed as submissive, emotional and dependent on males and males are portrayed as the lead hero in the movie, saving the day and getting the girl in the process (Gilpatric, 2010). However, in recent times, we can observe a new trend in recent movies. Films such as Tomb Raider (2000) and Kill Bill (2001) have emerged showing women in a new light. Similarly, films such as Gladiator (2000) and Finding Nemo (2003) have showed a softer side of males that is rarely shown on screen. So what is have the film industry progressed towards a fairer and more accurate of gender in movies? Literature Review In recent studies, Gilpatric (2010) uses violence as a tool of measure to demonstrate that movies are still depicting gender stereotypes in violent female action character. This is backed by Sternheimer (2003) as she argues that even though females appear to be independent, they are still dependent on males which reinforces traditional gender stereotype. Nevertheless, there has been a noticeable trend that there is a fairer portrayal of gender in films in recent years (Nelmes, 2007)...
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...ability to take risks, create and articulate a vision, identify the needs of followers and be responsible for his decisions. The paper will outline a leadership discussion with my mentor in which the traits of JFK and how they apply to my style are discussed. Table of Contents Introduction4 The Leadership Style of JFK4 Bay of Pigs4 The Cuban Missile Crisis5 Man on the Moon5 Personal Leadership evaluation6 Conclusion6 References8 Leadership Style Introduction There are several different theories for understanding leaders and what enables them to be successful. The theories: leader-member exchange, transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, trait theory, contingency theory and behavioral theory (Robbins & Judge, 2013), are interdependent and most leaders will exhibit characteristics of all of these theories at different times in their roles. John F. Kennedy was a great political leader that I admire and his leadership style showcases the need for leaders to be born with some attributes while able to learn new qualities. The Leadership Style of JFK John F. Kennedy (JFK) has several leadership qualities that I would like to improve and incorporate into my own style. I believe that leaders can be made, however, it is necessary for some leadership traits to be present in the person first. JFK is considered a charismatic leader. He had a vision for a better future and was able to...
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...In many movies, there are superheroes that can supposedly read others minds and it seems like an attainable goal to be able to understand others fully. However, Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman leads to another idea. No one can truly know another individual. This inability often leads to negative consequences. Trueman depicts this theme through the conflicts and character traits that appear throughout the novel. The major conflict of the story introduces how Shawn’s abilities are misjudged by his dad and how there are adverse outcomes to both of their actions. Shawn also exhibits traits that negatively affect his personal confidence. Being able to know who someone else really is requires knowing their thoughts, opinions, and experiences,...
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...For decades Aboriginals have been associated with stereotypes and prejudices claiming they are a culture of violent, lazy and unstructured primitives.However this is a false representation of the cultural group, and will be disproved through given insight to the Aboriginal cultural values, experiences and beliefs. The most common misconception concerning Aborigines is that they are abusive and excessively violent. Although this concept in itself is completely subject to specific individuals, the Aboriginal culture and the underlying rules directly shun any act of needless killing. The text 'Kill to Eat' written by Kath Walker and previously looked at by the class, indicates that this rule was and is "one of the strictest laws of the Aborigine". The short story exemplifies what happens when the rule is broken, there is no excuse for killing for the sake of killing, and resulted in the guilty party having no access to hunting. The strict law derived from the heart of the culture in no way promotes needless violence but on the contrary forbids it. This rule is specific to that of the animals, it is unquestioned that the rule and punishment will be far more weighted had the violence or killing be against of their own kind. Granted that violence among Aborigines was common it would be fair to say that it in no way sprung from their cultural beliefs but very likely from an outside source. The prominent misconception that they are violent and abusive is in no way a representation of...
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...It is evident that reputation in salem is important. Every character in Salem cares to show their moralities during witch trials. There are those however, who try to preserve it more than others, particularly Parris, Danforth, and Elizabeth. All three uphold themselves to be the truth, and are well respected individuals. Knowing its importance, all three want to maintain a good reputation. A good reputation in salem can be defined as having proper discipline and the following of “God's Law”. without these central traits, you are seen as unworthy of going to heaven, which terrified the people of salem. Parris leaned more towards his job as minister rather than family. The only reason for such attention to his daughter, Betty, was because she was involved in an activity that could have potentially ruined his job as minister of salem. He goes on to tell his niece Abigail that his ministry is at “stake” if his enemies come to find out whether there is witchery happening in his own home, and they will “ruin” him. He makes Abigail feel guilty for her potential involvement in the woods. As well as stating to her how her actions will affect his character in the...
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...The media and prior research on the gender is based on how each person interrupts it. For the sake of Lara, many people do not want to see her as a dominant female character, when in fact she is. According to Martis and Jansz and they showed “People actively interpret what they have seen in the media and attribute specific meaning to [it]” (Jansz and Martis 142). People before hand saw females as submissive and sweet. Prior to this people were going off the notion that for example, Princess Peach and Princess Zelda, and many others game people the impression that females are portrayed as a submissive character. Now with Lara Croft’s female character created, it has created a new representation that people can interrupt that females, in fact, can play a dominant role in games. Lara is dominant in this game and escapes the paratext around females in video games and sets a new meaning to how females are interpreted in...
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...point of what it is that he is trying to get across. When he talks about Mulan and Pocahontas being strong female roles he doesn’t go into detail of how Pocahontas image of being a Native American is very inaccurate. Pocahontas doesn’t even look Native American and her image wasn’t even taken form a Native American it was taken from a model. The author could have then used this in his favor to show that doesn’t Disney showcase the exact beauty and traits of the actual races/ethnicity’s that the female protagonist is based off which is weakening the female protagonist because Disney designing their female character to their Idea image. This would bring up a new topic on how body image is a key factor of strong female characteristic. The author could have brought up the Idea on how all the Disney processes are very skinny with really small waist. None of the were plus size of curvier. This would have brought up the idea of how people view body...
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...Mary D. L. Allen Critical Thinking Dr. Anne Keyes January 23, 2013 Strayer University In this assignment, this paper will take a look at sensory data and the accuracy or inaccuracy it presents. This will include the reasons in which someone believes in the accuracy of sensory information. It will consider and explain three factors that furnish sensory data to our senses. Finally, the paper will describe the character of nature and nurture to point out how to understand and evaluate sensory data. Basically, sensory perception is defined as an individual’s view of senses sent to the brain in order to help the individual make a decision. Three reasons for believing in the accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information are perception, interpretation, and knowledge (Anonymous, 2013). Perception is when someone walks in the kitchen to put down bags of groceries and sets a bag on the stove which appears to off. It is off and there would be no reason to believe the information to be inaccurate. However, the stove was recently used and the burners are still hot, which causes the grocery bag to catch on fire. The eyes are deceiving and allowed an individual to put bags of groceries on a hot stove. All this means is someone did not analyze the situation clearly and make the correct decision. It is a matter of how the individual perceived and used this information. The individual could have chosen to place his hand over the stove to see if...
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...Quick List of Common Literary Terms Abstract Language—Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places. The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language. Allegory—A narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one. A story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth. These characters, etc. may be symbolic of the ideas referred to. Alliteration—The repetition at close intervals of initial identical consonant sounds. Allusion—An indirect reference to something (usually a literary text) with which the reader is expected to be familiar. Allusions are usually literary, historical, Biblical, or mythological. Ambiguity—An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. Also, the manner of expression of such an event or situation may be ambiguous. Artful language may be ambiguous. Unintentional ambiguity is usually vagueness. Anachronism—Assignment of something to a time when it was not in existence, e.g., the watch Merlyn wore in The Once and Future King. Analogy—An analogy is a comparison to a directly parallel case. When a writer uses an analogy, he or she argues that a claim reasonable for one case is reasonable for the analogous case. Anecdote—A brief recounting of a relevant episode. Anecdotes are...
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...Tips for parents of teens with social psychology During teenage years, children go through a lot of physical and psychological changes. These changes stimulate teens to wonder about themselves. Teens frequently think about themselves and unconsciously establish their self concepts. Self concept consists of one’s belief about all his or her character or traits (lecture, 1/12/2011). There are several social psychological tips for the parents to help their teens to develop the right self concepts by identifying themselves and enhancing self-esteem. In building self concept, children try to get the information about their selves by introspection. In this time, parents need to guide them to right information because the wrong information which they made will affect child’s self esteem negatively. Once self concept is established, it is rarely changeable so it is most important (lecture, 1/12/2012). Firstly, parents need to teach their children the fact that their information by introspection could be inaccurate by explaining the theory of Impact bias. Impact bias indicates that people overestimate their future emotional strength or duration (lecture 1/11/2012) and it would make wrong self concept. For example, the news for the teens’ suicides caused by stress from the exam is not surprising anymore. Children tend to think that failure in an exam indicates the loser in life so it triggers them to get stressed and even commit suicide. If children felt overwhelmed by the pressure...
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...Anonymous Race and Identity 512 17 February 2013 Short Paper: 2 One of the main social and political tasks of 1830’s America was to define what it was to be a free American. Challenged by reformist ideals “purifying” the land and the Industrial Revolution cementing capitalism into the framework of the nation’s economy, Black people and Indians found themselves pushed out of the national identity. Much of this struggle can be witnessed through an analysis of American theater at the time. Stereotypical portrayals of Black Americans through Black Face Minstrelsy and of American Indians in Indian Plays highlight how White Americans invented social constructs to dehumanize or ridicule “other’ races and protect an imagined White American identity with no static definition. The basis for arguing in defense of a singular definition or identity begins with the denial of all others. In the case of White Americans, this was accomplished by dehumanizing all “other” races. With the advent of abolition and its ideals permeating society, Black slaves had the hope that freedom was attainable, and free White’s adopted fears of a common people class developing in the future with “unthinkable” consequences like widespread amalgamation. Slavery would no longer be the precondition for separatism. The void was filled in part by theories of racial science as developed by scientists like Craniologist Samuel Morton. According to his studies, races could be determined by the size and shape of their...
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...Honesty and Integrity Honesty Being truthful, straightforward, and candid are aspects of honesty. Truthfulness is required. Deceptions are usually easily uncovered. Lies erode credibility and undermine public confidence. Untruths told for seemingly altruistic reasons (to prevent hurt feelings, to promote good will, etc.) are nonetheless resented by the recipients. Straightforwardness adds frankness to truthfulness and is usually necessary to promote public confidence and to ensure effective, efficient conduct of operations. Truths presented in such a way as to lead recipients to confusion, misinterpretation, or inaccurate conclusions are not productive. Such indirect deceptions can promote ill-will and erode openness, especially when there is an expectation of frankness. Candor is the forthright offering of unrequested information. It is necessary according to the gravity of the situation and the nature of the relationships. Candor is required when a reasonable person would feel betrayed if the information were withheld. In some circumstances, silence is dishonest; yet in other circumstances, disclosing information would be wrong and perhaps unlawful. Integrity Being faithful to one’s convictions is part of integrity. Following principles, acting with honor, maintaining independent judgment, and performing duties with impartiality help to maintain integrity and avoid conflicts of interest and hypocrisy. “Do what’s right legally and morally”, these are the words that...
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...Personality Refection Julia Carter PSY/250 January 4, 2012 Dr. Helen Ordinde Personality Refection When we think of personality, what are we actually thinking about? In 1811 attached twins were born, joined at the waist they were said to have gotten along very well. Although these men were joined at the waist, they could feel one another's feelings. Chang and Eng had a great deal in common, gene and environment. They eventually develop a unique personality, as do other conjoined twin (Smith 1988). Here we will define personalities. How personality features defines one. We will describe how key concept or “construct’ are used to explain personality. We will look into the writers’ personality features, and how it changes according to the situations. Here we would exam result, if any of the writers’ personality test and find out their reactions to such test. Lastly, what would their expectation of a proper test be and what would make a personality test a reliable and valid? How would you define personality? Personality makeup the characteristic patterns of those thoughts, feelings, behaviors that make a person unique. In addition to this, personalities arise from within the individual and remain fairly consistent throughout life (Kendra Cherry). “We know that personality has eight key concepts, which together help us understand the complex nature of the individual. First, the individual is affected by unconscious aspects, forces that are not...
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...I think that that assessment is inaccurate because I feel as though I have demonstrated ambition throughout my life, both academically and professionally. Although, there were some questions regarding leadership that I was shaky on upon answering them, nonetheless, I thought that whenever I was asked a question related to my ambition, I always answered in a positive manner. There were a few instances where I perhaps disagreed with a statement such as “I like giving orders”, but I do not think that such an answer reflects my ambition since I was merely answering the question based on how I perceived it. Using the earlier statement as an example, I viewed it as someone who just enjoys giving orders for the sake of it. Therefore, I disagreed accordingly. In essence, I do not think...
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