...Who Wants Cherry Pie? Sexism in Today’s Music Lyrics Mark Boehler Diversity in Contemporary Society Abstract There is a problem in society today, but it goes largely unnoticed. The problem that I am referring to is that of sexism, specifically sexism in the American music institution. The most likely reason that sexism goes unnoticed in this country is because as an American, each of us has been surrounded by sexual inequalities since birth. From the color of clothing most parents dressed their babies in, pink for girls and blue for boys, to the types of toys children are given, trucks for boys and dolls for girls, we are continually and constantly exposed to one form of sexism or another. Thus, we tend to overlook all but the most blatant forms of it. It comes as no surprise that the innuendoes and sometimes blatantly explicit lyrics in music today get overlooked or construed as being harmless. It is most definitely not harmless; something needs to be done about it. For my action/research project, I chose to assess the lyrics and album covers of popular music artists and to discuss the ways in which women are portrayed. It is extremely easy to find music CDs containing sexism. Look in your own collection; that is what I did. Lorde (1995) states that, “Sexism is the belief in the inherent superiority of one sex over all others and thereby the right to dominance” (cited in Gollnick & Chinn, 1998, p. 130). Two of the most outstanding examples of albums of this...
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...Rhythm Sensuality Spirituality • • • • Bergamot Cedar • • • Fashion & Style • Number 4 - 100-st Number 6 - 100-st Chamomile Frankincense Jasmine Lavender Orange Patchouli Peppermint Rose Sandalwood Vanilla GONESH DIFFUSER SETS 3 fl.oz. Coconut Lime Mango Peach Sweet Apple Vanilla Cream REFILLS - 6 oz Coconut Lime Mango Peach Sweet Apple Vanilla Cream HOLIDAY TRADITIONS Number 8 - 100-st Number 10 Number 12 Number 14 Variety 1 (6,8,12) - 30 st Variety 2 (2,4,10) - 30 st MORNING STAR STICKS GONESH® EXTRA RICH Amber Apple Cider Jasmine Lavender Sandalwood Christmas Dream (Winter) Nutcracker Dance (Winter) Snowy Sensations (Winter) Holiday Memories (Winter) SCENTED REEDS & OILS REEDS OILS Black Cherry Cedarwood Cherry Blossom Cinnamon Coconut Dragon’s Blood...
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...theory of love is based on three dimensions: passion, intimacy, and commitment. In Sternberg’s model passion, intimacy, and commitment each represent one side of a triangle describing the love shared by two people. Passion means strong emotion, excitement, and physiological arousal, often tied to sexual desire and attraction. Intimacy refers to mutual understanding, warm affection, and mutual concern for the other person’s welfare. Commitment is the conscious decision to stay in a relationship for the long haul. By putting together different combinations of the three ingredients, Sternberg’s model describes several varieties of love and the specific components of romantic and companionate love (Baumgardner and Crothers, 2009). Romantic love is a combination of intimacy and passion. It is more than infatuation, its liking with the added excitement of physical attraction but without commitment. Companionate love is slow-developing love built on high intimacy and a strong commitment. When youthful passions fade in a marriage, companionate love, based on deep, affectionate friendship provides a solid foundation for a lasting and successful relationship. Fatuous love combines high passion and commitment with the absence of intimacy. The commitment is based on passion and sustained solely by passion. Infatuated love is based only on passion, without intimacy or commitment. Empty love has no passion or intimacy, just a commitment to stay together. Reasons for empty love relations...
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...ends with them breaking up. In this story, foods play as an important symbol. When Neil and Brenda fall in love with each other, Ruth spends time describing cherries, which not only represents virginity, but also merrymaking and festivity. When their relationship is on the edge, Neil, instead of being obsessed with the taste of Patimkin fruits, finds them tasteless. Throughout the article, the descriptions of the meals and talking at the table during the meal demonstrates that Patimkin and Klugman are two families in different social classes, and the glitch between two classes eventually leads to a broken relationship. Food, as an important symbol, not only directs the relationship between Neil and Brenda, but also reveals the difference between the two social classes as one of the reasons of the ruining of their relationship. Descriptions of cherry in this article help readers understand Neil and Brenda were in a loving relationship, and they were so happy. Cherry, as a symbol, has been widely used in many literature works by many great authors. On one hand, cherry implies Brenda’s virginity. For example, in the article “Figurative Language and Cultural Contexts in the Traditional Ballads”, the authors, Barra, Toelken and D.K. Wilgus state, “is there anything in balladry more delicately fit than the beautiful young Mary asking Joseph for the only possible fruit (cherry) which could testify both to her pregnancy and her virginity” (Toelken and Wulgus). In...
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...stereotype who, despite of his unlikely appearance, he apparently will turn out to be the one you should fear for because he is capable of more than you know. It may be possible that the reason why he was unnamed is that we could underestimate him first. Virginity in the story Virginity is a prized possession of a woman. In the old Filipino culture, the chances of a woman who lost her virginity before marriage to get married to a good man most likely are scarce. By tradition, it is seen as a disgrace for a woman to be lost her virginity before marriage-at least by tradition. In our modern world, especially concerning the youth, virginity is now being underrated. The youth are becoming tactless in handling things about what they believe is love when in fact it may really just be infatuation. During Miss Mijares’ youth, she perfectly knew that she needs to be focused first on helping her family. Therefore, she took her...
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...The Life Less Taken The Life Less Taken In the poem “Alzheimer’s”, Kelly Cherry describes Alzheimer’s disease by observing a man’s life, as he experiences a new lifestyle, all while showing the effects of dementia and the disease. The setting of the poem and the narrator’s fluctuating tone convey multiple emotions and thoughts to allow readers a glance into not only the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, but the struggles as well. The speaker’s tone progresses from an attitude of acceptance to an attitude of great concern; and finally to an attitude that describes the seriousness of the setting at certain times. When the man is introduced into the poem, he is described as crazy with a mind that he is not accustomed to. As the setting is further elaborated upon, the man is overcome with worry and he begins to question the important things. The speaker indicates the man is no longer the man he used to be right at the beginning. As the story continues to unfold, the setting and tone is built upon by adding the house and mentioning his belongings such as the piggy bank. By describing his memory and what the man has forgotten, the narrator is implying important, significant, and unimportant things in the old man’s life. As the poem is read, the tone and setting identified by the narrator allows the reader to catch a glimpse of how Alzheimer’s disease has not only affected the man, but how the disease could affect the reader. Alzheimer’s...
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...paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation”. This hierarchy (formerly known as Maslow’s triangle) suggests that people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to the next level of needs. The lowest part of the pyramid is made up of the most basic needs, while the more complicated needs are located at the top of the pyramid. As people progress up the pyramid, the needs become more psychological and social. Carl Rogers and Maslow emphasized on the importance of self-actualization. There are five different levels in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as follows: The first level is the physiological needs level. “These level includes the most basic needs that is needed for survival, such as food, water, air, shelter, and sleep” (Cherry, 2010). Maslow believed that these needs are the most important is basic level in the hierarchy and all other needs become secondary until these psyhcological needs are fully met. The second level is the security needs level. Security needs are important for survial too, but they are not as demanding as the level of psychological needs. “Examples of the security needs are the need and want for steady employment, health...
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...psychiatrist named Kurt Goldstein. Goldstein was the originator of the idea of self-actualization. Inspired by Kurt Goldstein’s idea of self-actualization, Maslow began his studies on humanistic psychology. Maslow’s influences also included psychologist Harry Harlow, Alfred Adler, Max Wertheimer and anthropologist Ruth Benedict (Soylent Communications, 2012). Abraham Maslow was a psychologist and a humanistic theorist who was well known for his views on human motivation. During his studies on human motivations and humanistic psychology Maslow developed the Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. The hierarchy of needs theory is designed in the form of a pyramid. The pyramid is divided into five levels: Physiological needs, Safety needs, Belongingness and Love needs, Esteem needs, and Self-actualization needs. The basic needs are labeled on the lowest level. Each level of needs become important as the previous level of needs are satisfied. The more complex needs are labeled on the top level of the pyramid. (Boeree, 2006). Abraham Maslow believed that these needs play a major...
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...Hinton that is set in the 1960’s in a city close to New York. It is about the conflict between the rich people, the upper-class, the west-side kids, called the Socs and the lower class, poorer people, called the Greasers. The conflict between the two social groups occurs because the Socs are too real and too demanding for things. The Greasers are being jumped by the Socs and that creates conflict and hatred between the two groups who aren’t really that different, but Socs see Greasers differently and Greasers see Socs differently too. Pg42 “Things are rough all over.” Things are rough all over for the Socs, as the Greasers see that they seem to not have a worry in the world, they have food, clothes, a home and people to love them. But they have problems that the Greasers haven’t even heard of. There is never real conflict, because when the guys are not there, conflict doesn’t exist. Bob is always doing what he wants and nothing is there to stop him, so that makes the Greasers hate him more and more conflict is created. The jealousy that the Greasers have toward the Socs also results to conflict, because the Socs have money, and the Greasers don’t. The Socs make the track team, Greasers don’t. The Socs go to college and Greasers drop out of school. There are many things that result to conflict between the Socs and the Greasers. Conflict between the Greasers ad Socs happen because of fights, rumbles and discrimination between social classes...
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...forces which is not controlled by an individual (Cherry, 2015). There are few researchers which are David C. McClelland, Abraham H. Maslow and Clayton P. Alderfer who studied on the needs based on motivation (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014) . Abraham H. Maslow is the one who came up with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs which is also known as one the earliest theories of human motivation. Abraham Maslow states that our action is motivated in order to achieve needs (Cherry, 2015). Maslow believes that the lower needs like food, water,...
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...up most of the wall in front of the couch. Beside the entertainment center is a 50 gallon fish tank with beautiful angel fish in it. On the cream painted walls are Thomas Kinkade paintings. I love his art work. Throughout my home you will also notice the hardwood floors that look as if it was waxed with baby oil. My home smells like Japanese cherry blossoms from the walls scents I purchased at bath and body works. Walking out of the den you will see to the right the master bedroom. Walking into the kitchen you will see the oval shape wood kitchen table with four matching chairs. The kitchen is well equipped with stainless steel appliances. The small kitchen window is decorated with beige curtains, and the cherry wood cabinets cover up almost all the walls in the kitchen. Walking out the kitchen will lead you to the dining room, which is also connected to the living room. In the dining room is a long wood rectangle dining room table that has six chairs with beige cushions that are as comfortable as sitting on bales of hay. Also in the dining room is a cherry wood china cabinet with two glass doors that has all of my mother’s delicate crystal dishes in it. On the living room walls are paintings of God and other paintings of our religion. In the living room is a beige couch and a matching love seat with a glass coffee table and two end tables with gold accents. The living room also has an oak wood gas log fireplace,...
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...Black Cherry - An unlit candle can fill a room with the intoxicating fragrance, freshening the air with the sweet scent of Black Cherries. This isn't sickly sweet like Maraschino Cherries - it's a deep, dark, succulent Black Cherry. Blackcherry Crisp - An absolutely delicious bakery scent that will make your mouth water! Warm and juicy cooked blackberries on a bed of various spices with a vanilla crisp topping Cashmere Mist ~ Inspired by DKNY (Donna Karan, New York). A refreshing, woody, arid scent blending fresh floral jasmine with sandalwood and vanilla. Very feminine! Coco Mango ~ Our Coco Mango fragrance conjures beach visions - palm trees meeting overhead, sweet coconut scented suntan lotion, and the perfect slice of a fresh mango Da Lime In Da Coconut ~ Cool & refreshing, not too sweet and not too tart...just right! This smooth fusion of lime& coconut will make you want to dance. Dark Knights ~ This sumptuous scent is refined femininity with a raw kick of plain old sexiness! It's an alluring fragrance created from a blend of intensely rich-smelling Oriental flora accentuated by deep, earthy wood tones and spices. This captivating oil is perfect for use as a room fragrance. Or try using it in soaps and body lotions so that no matter what your day brings, you always be in touch with your inner, wildly sensuous self Dreamcatcher ~ One of the most beautiful, unique scents in the world! A soft, powdery floral with undertones of designer perfume. A one-of-a-kind fragrance...
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...who wrote a paper titled “A Theory of Human Motivation” in 1943 that theorized human behavior is motivated by a hierarchy of needs (Cherry, n.d.). Maslow theorized that there were five levels of human motivation of needs and each need had to be fulfilled in order to move up to the next level of needs. Although Maslow never used a pyramid to show the different levels of his hierarchy of needs the pyramid is commonly used in text to visually describe the different levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Maslow contended that our basic physiological needs for survival (air, water, food, and sleep), is the most important part of the hierarchy of needs, and all the other levels of the hierarchy would fail and could not progress without meeting these basic needs. This level of hierarchy would be represented at the bottom of the pyramid. Once the basic physiological needs were met safety and security were the next level of Maslow’s hierarchy. Maslow maintained that financial and personal security, shelter, health and well-being, and resources are essential to progress to the next level in the hierarchy of needs. Safety and security would be represented on the pyramid right above the physiological needs. After fulfilling the first two levels of the hierarchy, the feeling of love and belonging are next on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Cherry (n.d.), states “Maslow described these needs as less basic than physiological and security needs. Relationships such as friendships...
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...Sometimes overlapping does occur into other disciplines but social psychology keeps focus on social environment and how it affects one another. Social psychology is reinforced with scientific methods and research that helps to differ from other divisions of psychology and keeps its own focus on structure, terminology, methods, and goals. Social psychology is about understanding individual behavior in a social environment and how it affects one another. It deals with how and why individuals feel, think, and do the things they do depending upon the social context (Myers, 2010). Social psychologist study, love and hate, conformity and independence, attitudes and beliefs. Understanding social psychology is very important because it gives a clear perception of how stereotyping takes formation in certain situations such as why racism and sexism subsist, how individuals fall in love, and how an individual can change into an entirely different person in a particular situation (Myers, 2010) . Social psychology is different in comparison to other disciplines such as clinical psychology, general psychology, and sociology because it focuses on an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior affected by the existence of others. Its concern is in regard to social interactions, relationships, or by groups. Social psychologists do not treat people with emotional or mental problems as does the clinical psychologist (Myers, 2010). Clinical psychology focuses on the study of health disorders...
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...A. Functional Differences The California Board of Registered Nursing is the governing agency that is responsible for overseeing the profession of nursing. According to their website, the BRN protects consumers by doing the following; setting educational standards for and approving nursing programs, evaluating licensing by making sure that applicants have completed the required schooling and passed the examination, and making sure that applicants are eligible by requiring a background check (BRN, 2015). The California BRN is in charge of making sure that all registered nurses are up to par with their requirements. One way that this is done is that when the time comes to renew your license, you must provide evidence of continuing education. The education must come from a board approved education program and one must have the equivalent of 30 hours of continuing education (BRN, 2015). The California Board of Nursing licensing process is not voluntary. If you are going to be a licensed professional nurse in this state, one must go through the processes that are set forth by the BRN. Professional nursing organizations on the other hand are voluntary. A registered nurse may choose to belong to one, many or none of these. The numbers of professional nursing organizations are as vast as the specialties that nursing offers. The organization that I will discuss is the Emergency Nurses Association, also known as ENA. “Originally aimed at teaching and networking, the organization has...
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