...that ideal body. With this in mind, most American women do not fall into the “acceptable” category in terms of their body. What women decide to wear also creates controversy. There appears to be no “happy middle” with regard to skirt lengths. Document 1 shows a woman wearing a skirt with different indications of length on her legs. The indications range from “whore” to “cheeky” to “matronly.” If the skirt is too long, the woman is too much of a prude; if the skirt is too short, she is labeled as a “whore” or “slut” as shown in the picture. Not a single length is labeled “acceptable.” “Proper” is an older term that refers to a woman protecting her innocence during that time period, and society today does not want the American woman to protect her innocence any longer. According to the picture, there is no skirt length society would deem appropriate. Women then must deal with every negative remark thrown at them when they wear a skirt. These labels portrayed in the picture are not complimenting. Nobody wants to be called a whore or a prude because of the negative connotations associated with those terms. Present day American society criticizes its female citizens non-stop; women are body shamed, judged for choice of clothing, and are frowned upon when they decide to breastfeed in public. Document 3 shows a screenshot from a Google search, “why do people care if a mom breastfeeds in public,” and a link to one of the articles that appeared on the first page. All the results revolve...
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...vegetable gardens; as wives, responsible for caring for their husbands; and as mothers, producing and guiding the next generation of Puritan children. They were believed to be culturally inferior to men and could not run for any type of office. Women were also expected to follow their husbands in colonial Puritan times. Today, women are expected to be housewives, mothers, maids, and even such things as being sexy and petite. Girls are expected to have curves and long beautiful hair. They are supposed to have boobs and a butt that appeal to men. Women are expected to wear heels, but also have pretty feet. Women are allowed to run for offices, but are also told they should be paid less than a man who works the same job as her. Women today are a prude if they say no to a male, but a whore if they say yes. The gender roles for women are sort of confusing. ...
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...Shane Bartek was embarking on an adventure, moving far from the life he was used to in South Florida to take a job. He’d been given an amazing opportunity to run his own upscale restaurant called Euphoria, located in Titan Industries Entertainment Divisions new casino, Utopia. The only downside, it was located in Cedar Falls, a small southern town in North Carolina. He was leery about how a bisexual man would be received, but Shane refused to be pretend to be anyone else. From the moment Jake Dunham met Shane, the sparks flew. He wasn’t a prude by any means but he didn’t usually go home with a guy after meeting him less than an hour before. But there was something about Shane that made Jake start to believe in love at first sight. Both...
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...Written Assignment Assignment A. A). Clara Tilling is a 15-year-old girl, who goes to a regular school, has regular friends and some good grades. She lives with her mother, and her mother’s male friend Stan. A regular day, Clara decides to do something unorthodox. She took all of her clothes off one morning at her school. That shocked everybody, because Clara is very prude and insecure when it comes to her body. Clara dose not really care about, what all the students say too her, about the situation, all she cares about is her mother, and the way she will react. Clara’s conflict in the story seems to be her issues with her mother. She seeks attention from her, because all her mother thinks about is Stan. But after the situation in Clara’s school it appears that Clara could be a subject that her mother, brought up. Clara gets sad, when her mother just laughs at her, and tells her “good job honey”. Clara expected her mother’s reaction to be different. You can tell it by the end of the story, because when her mother spoke about her for five minutes, the attention swipes back on her and Stan. Clara is characterised indirectly in the story, because you have to read between the lines, to see what she feels, and how she thinks about the whole situation. For example when Clara is at the headmistress’s office, and they talk about divorce. She menthes all the pupils names who has divorced parent, actually how many per cent. Quote; “ The are quite a lot of people in Four B, with...
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...his guys. What Torrio didn’t know at the time was that Capone was eventually going to take the whole city over and put him in the background of everything. One of the most major things that Capone was known for was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Although, he wasn’t at the scene, the government knew he was behind it. The 20s is where Jazz became known by everyone and not just in New Orleans. Since everyone had the money to spend they would spend it on appliances, clothing, and thanks to Henry Ford, affordable cars. Many young people loved to go out to places where they could dance dances such as the Charleston, the cake walk, the black bottom and the flea hop. Although it was definitely opposed of by the older generation (they were old prudes) they couldn’t resist the freedom they felt and of course… the younger you are the more you want to rebel! That decade is the decade where the arts took off. I’m not only talking about music many things in entertainment. Plays were being written and produced, books were being written sold to thousands, magazines were being published, newspapers established, everything to information to embellished stories to made up fantasies could be read or seen. America really started growing. So when you think about the 20s, yes, you can think of The Great Gatsby, but also remember the other things of that decade as well. I might even say the more important part of history of that time. ...
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...America is so diverse it is impossible to mingle with friends outside your own race. That being said, it is hard not to learn other peoples’ culture when they are your neighbors. America was founded on Racism and create stereotypes for almost every culture. White people in this society are looked as superior to closed-minded relationships. Within those cultural groups, there are different stereotypes about each gender. According to Junot Diaz, he describes each girl who has a different race is different from the others. Some will give it up while others are on the more prude side. The same stereotypes can be said about guys. All guys cheat or they just want to get laid. These negative perceptions divide America by implementing superficial thoughts about why nobody wants to intermingle or avoid other...
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...Creativity, Design, and Innovation Emmanuel Prude OI/ 361 August 19th, 2013 University of Phoenix JOHN SOLTYS Creativity Creativity is essential to the process of design and innovation. Any idea thought of is just one of many until creativity is applied, making that idea unique. Creativity is associated with critical thinking, brainstorming, and even the cognitive process which involves recognition, reason, and understanding. Creativity can happen in a number of ways; rather it is taught, encouraged, or an act of random causality. Innovation Innovation is mainly defined as the act of creative thinking. Innovation is developing an idea, taking it from the mind and turning it into a physical form of a process, system, product, or service. Innovation is a new found way to solve a problem. In an organization, innovation can be used in many ways. Rather its upgrade a systematic way of processing or coming up with a new product to sell, innovation has been used to bring it all together. When thinking of innovation, there are two components to consider, one being creativity (as previously explained), and the other is implementation. Implementation is mainly turning ideas into process. Coming up with an idea, developing that idea, and then commercializing that idea are all processes that falls under implementation. Design Design is the process of which creativity is transformed through innovation into its physical form. Design deals with everyday things and makes them...
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...figure that had always inspired me, even before I had the understanding of inspiration is none other than Neil Armstrong. Neil Alden Armstrong an aerospace engineer by education and a naval aviator, test pilot and university professor by profession, as is a well-known fact, was the first man to step on the moon. Neil personal interest was in plane. He fell in love with them at the age of two when his father took him to Cleveland airspaces. At the age of six, he went on his first plane ride and had his piloting license at the age of sixteen even before he had his driving license (Biography.com ,2012). Armstrong was the second member of his family to go to college. He earned his bachelor’s in aeronautical engineering from Prude University under the Holloway Plan. As his education was funded through the Holloway Plan, he had to serve three years in navy after completing two years of his bachelor’s. In navy, Armstrong served as a naval aviator, flying jets for the navy. During his three-year service for the navy, Armstrong witnessed and served in the Korean War and received “Air Medal”, “Gold Star”, “Korean Service Medal” and “Engagement Star” for his services (Field, 2012). He after navy returned to the university to finish his degree. There he met his future wife and got married to her while...
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...Clara’s day assignment The society that we live in today is a very selfish one. Most people think only of themselves and only do what seems to be in their best interest, whether they do it consciously or unconsciously. One of the major problems with selfishness arises when the parents focus too much on their own lives, because it affects their children gravely. In the story “Clara’s Day” written by Penelope Lively in 1997, Clara is a victim of her mother’s selfishness. The narrative technique(der var en rettelse som jeg ikke forstod) is a third person limited narrator. He/she has access to Clara’s thoughts, and that helps us getting closer to Clara and her state of mind. That gives us an impression of what the narrator thinks of today’s society and its problems. Clara is 15 years old, and she does not have any real friends or a boyfriend .Due to her adolescence she has a problem with her sexuality. She is afraid of growing up, and afraid of her own sexuality. Stan is Clara’s mother’s boyfriend, and he is very masculine, and for Clara he is the epitome of male sexuality. That’s why Clara is so afraid of him. One day when she was on her way to her room she meet him, and when he talks to her, he has a vague voice which makes her very uncomfortable, so she “pulled her dressing-grown more closely round her”. Due to her lack of friends she is very lonely and craves for attention. She finds it hard to express her feelings so she walks naked in the school. She is very well aware...
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...similarities and work together to better themselves. A theme that immediately jumps at you is conflict. Throughout the play, there is conflict every other conversation. High tension exists between most characters, especially between those of different sexes. Examples are Kate and Leonard throughout most of the play and Martin and Douglas (though one-sided) in scene one, two, and so on. Another theme that is prevalent is the idea that sex sells and that sex will get you everywhere you want to be. This is shown when Izzy writes a story that Leonard deems sexy, and they proceed to pursue a sexual relationship. It could also be interpreted that sexism could be a theme when sex is not available. When Kate submits a story, being defined as a “prude,” Leonard is bored before ending the first sentence, and is bored with her immediately every time following. That is, until she submits something under the guise of a transvestite Cubano gang leader. Leonard loves the story and thinks it’s the next best thing to come to literature. Kate, herself being a feminist, sees this injustice, which in turn causes more conflict. In addition to external conflict, there is also internal conflict. Kate deals with the struggle of loving Martin but not being loved in return. Martin deals with the interal conflict of Izzy and her...
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...the hegemony (dominant power structure) Defining American Cool… “Cool figures are the successful rebels of American culture….to be cool is to have an original aesthetic approach or artistic vision—as an actor, musician, athlete, writer, activist….. that eithers becomes a permanent legacy or stands as a singular achievement Rebel is independent, goes against the grain, cool is the mainstream, yet you need to be “Edgy” un-mainstream to succeed. Live fast, die young Jazz is cool. It started as a marginalized expression that the dominant culture romanticized but once mainstream it lost lots of its coolness. “outsider as an insider” To define what is supremely “American” is to be a living contradiction. Cynicism is American Prude sexuality Ephemeral: catch it and it dies Talking shit is American Cause controversy is cool, but it is also cool to be above the controversy Cool is relative and ever changing. Satire is the new cool. Satire is a type of comedy, the use of irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and critique people’s stupidity or vices. Food of all mixture and availabilities Will the Clash of Identities Consume Us? “The cult of identity is a selfish and brutal vision of the world that can lead to the most terrible crimes” National vs. ethnic vs. religious vs. global identity “Culture means diversity… there is no definite truth” Without diversity, people fall on likemindness which narrows the culture “We have to create conditions...
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...despicable for associating with african american artists. His dance moves were considered raunchy and risque as he was named “Elvis the Pelvis”. Elvis was powerful enough through his singing and dancing to break through those prudish 50’s and 60’s barriers. He forever changed the way of rock n roll and had the biggest effect on how it looks today. Elvis is probably one of the better people that this could have happened for. “Elvis Aaron Presley came from a small humble family who took the Christian messages of all kind being created equal” (Article 3). It’s that fact that makes it sure that he was the best person to give music a make over. He was sympathetic to african americans and the struggles they were put through during this time period of prude music. It was tough and challenging for black artists to make it big or even become an artist. “For most musicians and their fans however, rock music in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s represented a dramatic shift in style and personal mores...” (Article 3). Elvis’ dance moves were so ahead of the time, it went against many people's morals and beliefs. It says in "Rock 'N' Roll And Social Change." by Richard Welch, Elvis swayed his hips in a sexual manner and that was broadcast to tvs as Elvis became more popular. Slowly his ways of dancing and singing desensitized all of america, he introduced the people to another side of entertainment. A side that was fun, silly and carefree. (Welch). In “Elvis Presley” by Britannica School, it is stated that...
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...Kinsey 1) Against his father's approval, Alfred Kinsey went to college to study Biology. Since he was a young boy, he found himself infatuated with nature. He stated in the movie, “I am never alone, I’m surrounded by friends”. This quote was directed to the friendship he built with nature. Being outdoors also taught him to trust his own judgment. Kinsey’s younger years really helped shape the person he grew up to be. Without his father’s support, he got himself a partial scholarship and saved money from boy scouts. He spent the next 20 years in college studying. After schooling himself, he became a professor. Kinsey had a great fascination with collecting and studying Gall Wasp. He had a huge collection reaching over a million, which he measured and kept record of. 2) Kinsey started to explore sexually after marrying his former student, Clara McMilen. In the beginning of their marriage, sex was a big problem for them. It was very uncomfortable for Mrs. Kinsey and neither of them got great pleasure from it. In order to keep his marriage from failing, Kinsey took his wife to see a specialist. After the meeting with the Doctor, it was on like Donkey Kong. They were not shy of sex and embraced it. I believe this was the start of Kinsey study on Human Sexuality. He started to give advice to his students in his office about sex. Kinsey became very intrigued with the questions and lack of knowledge students had about sex. Not much research was known about Human Sexuality...
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...5 Th i n gs t o Do i n Can ad a Th at W i l l Su r p r i se You 3.Un cov er a Di n osau r There? only one city in the world where you? s ll find an 86-foot-tall, 151-foot-long dinosaur standing at its center. You may think you know a lot about the country that shares America? longest s land border. But if you? only been to ve iconic spots like Niagara Falls, the Rocky Mountains or the CN Tower, then you? re missing out. WELCOM E TO CA NA DA Welcome to Drumheller, the city situated in what has become affectionately known as Dinosaur Valley. The first dinosaurs were unearthed here in the 1800s, and they? been finding them ever since. ve 4. The American Eagle Vacations Here: 1. H ow l W i t h t h e W ol v es . In Canada,This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the Wolf Howl in Algonquin Park. Each year, guests to the park watch park rangers call out to the area? s packs with their best howls. 2. W al k on t h e Ocean Fl oor : The Bay of Fundy is home to the world? highest tides. s At their peak, they can reach 54 feet in some areas. after the 100 billion tons of seawater have receded for the unique experience of walking on the ocean floor. From the age-old fossils to the water-carved rock formations with names like ? mother-in-law? and ? the bear,? you? find plenty to marvel at. When the ll water starts to lap at your ankles, it? probably s time to find higher ground. It may be the symbol of American pride, but when...
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...example, the guy ,over the course of his career of a businessman, has been over nine billion dollars in debt. Of course the losses did not all happen at one time , but still it's a substantial amount altogether. Though my mistakes do not compare to the ones Trump has made, three mistakes I have made in my life, which I have learned from, include disregarding the importance of education, start smoking weed, caring about these females. My first mistake was disregarding education and it first started when I was in the fifth grade. From the first grade onto fourth I was a great student academically; I always had A’s and B’s. The summer of fourth grade I moved from milwaukee to here, Philadelphia. Instead of going to school with a bunch of prudes, which was the case for me since i was in a private school, I was able to choose from a different variety of friends. Fifth grade was when i first had the opportunity to make a different different first impression on my peers. So i chose the to be a part of the group of friends i thought were “cool” for whatever reason. Turns out this is where I made the biggest mistake in my life. As time went on, my grades started suffering and my dad would be called up to the school quite frequently. Instead of doing what i knew i should have been doing , i was more concerned with entertaining and impressing my so called “friends”. Of course at the moment, as a kid, i did not think of the repercussions my actions would have in the future. In hindsight...
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