WRA 145 Spring 2013 Dr. Cheu Multi-modal Literacy Assignment, a.k.a. the Remix assignment Recasting Men in Popular Discourse Due Dates: March 26, 2013 (papers, 2 pages, works cited is not required) Presentations: March 19th, and 21st 2013 (as needed) The purpose of the Multi-modal literacy assignment is to work with your writing in another "mode" and to think about the different ways that writing can have an effect an audience. Also, in the global society and economy
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play a video game. Because that isn’t something that men usually do. He also mention that men are more serious than guys which is very true my uncle usually doesn’t talk but when he does he means business I would categorize my uncle as a man. But when he said that guys cheat I would have to disagree with him on that simply because I feel like I do all the things that he would consider a guys does but at the same time I have never cheated on my girlfriend. Another thing that he said that
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Scenes from a death When J came out of the door for the first time he almost felt as if the illusion had spread its aura beyond the premises of that lugubrious hospital where the air was occupied by the rancid medicines and the stench of death which mingled more frequently than one expected. He had put up a cigarette to his mouth before even opening the door pretending his eagerness to put out the stress which in actuality did not existed but he almost forgot to light it up when he saw a legion
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The Old Spice “Smell Like a Man, Man” Campaign In 2010 the “Smell like a Man, Man” campaign was born. Proctor & Gamble (Old Spice’s parent company) launched this brilliant campaign in the United States, to market their Red Zone After Hours body wash for men. The main objective of the campaign was starting a conversation between men and women about body wash. Essentially they wanted to get people talking about their brand and to generate enough interest to boost sales. In order to achieve
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another gender stereotype. The man of the house relaxes and falls asleep, while the woman cleans around him. For the older generations in the United States, many women will not have a problem with this. This was how they were raised and how they have lived for most of their lives. However, many women in the younger generations would most likely find this commercial offensive. They are being raised in homes where the woman can be the major breadwinner, while the man stays home and takes care of
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Boys to Men Is it possible for boys to learn how to express feelings and be more docile? Research suggests that traits of masculinity may be hardwired. This implies that it is by natural instinct that they tend to be more violent and aggressive. Time and again boys have been put to the test only to discover that “boys will be boys”. I was raised with 3 brothers and 3 sisters and share the same thoughts as Christina Hoff Sommers that efforts to change boys will be difficult if not impossible.
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The List Story by 10/16/2013 I find myself on the ledge of a building with two of his thugs grabbing me. I think to myself how did I get here? Should I have done what I did? Is this the end? I should start from the beginning. I grew up in a wealthy house hold. My father was well known for breakthroughs in the technology field. He was working on many projects but the one that made him a multi-millionaire was the work in self-sustaining energy. When I was eighteen, my father
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what they think are a real man. But some of them cannot handle the pressure their father puts on them. They are pushed over the edge by their parents, who don’t understand the children’s needs. This is reflected in the story “Just like that” by Michael Richards, in which a young boy is taken into the bush to shoot kangaroos, by a man who wants to teach him what it takes to grow up to become a man. Does the boy like to shoot kangaroos, if not; why? Why does the man say: “Don’t walk behind me”
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to buy fags on the road, oi Biggy man, god bless America and that But you lot keep killing all your best talent We build up our stars and then papers sweep on them And you build on stars and maniacs shoot them I don't know much about nines and Mac's But we still got 22's we're inclined to pack And I much prefer the profit margin nowadays And crystal meth, it's all hype with crack It was no shock to me when we flew to the door At the Nas gig where the mans were shooting in a war Since it
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that Men and Women can be Friends? Firstly, I would like to say that everyone knows that relationships between men and women are often complicated. A man and a woman meet, fall in love, go out for some time and then break up. It happens. A woman can meet a lot of guys and never meet someone, who is really special. One man can be a friend to another man and the same with women, but as for the friendship between men and women? It is the question to be answered. Being children, boys and girls can be friends
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