“The way we never were,” tells the story of the “decline of the traditional family” as it has evolved from the 1950’s. The story deals with the many political disbeliefs that happen in our generation such as traditional family values and gender relations; and tells how the 1950s was a time of US global political and economic dominance, independence in the commercialization and industrialization, and how it relates to how the US works today. Coontz shows that the ideals of the common family have been changing due to many factors like demographics, political changes, and the economy. Coontz analyzed that the 1950s as a time of social and economic upswing as "The apparently stable families of the 1950s were the result of an economic boom--the gross national product grew by nearly 250% and…
Elizabeth C. Stanton was born in Johnston, New York. As a lawyer, Stanton’s father did not have a need for slaves thus creating the anti-slavery sentiment. Stanton was informed of the abolitionist, and women’s rights movements through her cousin, Gerrit Smith. Furthermore, her husband Henry Stanton was a lawyer who dedicated his knowledge to reforms present in the mid 19th century. Being surrounded by reformers had a great impact on Elizabeth C. Stanton as she used her knowledge from Willard’s Troy Female Seminary to further become a women’s rights activist.…
According to Eliana Dockterman, “ By all measures, this generation of American kids (ages 3 to 10) is the tech-savviest in history: 27% of them use tablets, 43% use smartphones, and 52% use laptops.” Eliana Dockterman’s goal in the passage is to build an argument that persuades the audience that there are benefits to early exposures to technology. She uses evidence, reasoning/ connecting claims, and persuasive elements to present her argument.…
While the quote ”She would have been a good woman, . . . if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life” (133) critiques religion, it also presents a possible solution. If you have fear of God you can be a good christian, and that there is a chance for any person to be “good” and to go to Heaven; a nice situation for someone after they die. Another example of hope in the story is on page 130, when the grandmother told The Misfit that if he prayed Jesus would help him and The Misfit agreed with her, implying that He is always listening and willing to help you if you ask. Because O’Connor says that they are willing to help, she says that not every piece of religion is a burden or a rule and that faith is not just one way;…
Returning teacher, Pam Hutsell, left retirement, a typical career-ending step, to help Groom's school's youngest learners take their first steps toward achieving their educational goals. by returning to teach pre-kindergarten this year at Groom.…
In recent discussions of Susan Bordos reading about women’s pressures in society, one controversial issue discusses how women have expectations in society that they think they have to follow. These expectations consist of being able to cook and work in the kitchen, look beautiful, and dress certain ways to gain attention. In contrast, other arguments are; men do not have to worry about their weight, they should be strong and maintain a fit body, and not needed to cook or help out in the kitchen. Proponents of this position, emphasize that women in this world have to follow what society portrays of them, otherwise by not doing it, they will not receive the same attention as they would if they listened to society. Overall, the issue presented…
At the beginning of the essay Neil explains the social changes that have occurred in the last few decades showing the stark rise of “unmarried –partner households.” He claims that…
CW Showell arrived at Downingtown East High school to speak with Christian Clark. CW observed Christian who appeared in good spirits. CW asked Christian about the incidents with his mother.…
Elizabeth Stanton was very important in terms of women’s rights. The Passages “The Birthplace of Women’s” and “A Powerful Partnership” both talk about her. They Do talk about her help with women’s right differently. One talk about her and her friend Susan B. Anthony. The Other more talks about the actual Meeting.…
Mrs. Cordell stated she was married only once in her lifetime to Leslie Cordell for thirty-six years. Mrs. Cordell stated she met her husband in Austin, Texas through friends at age sixteen years old. Mrs. Cordell stated her husband swiped her off her feet quickly, and they were married after only a few months of dating. The couple was married in Austin, Texas Travis County in 1980, and stayed married until Leslie Cordell’s death about three years ago from medical issues. Mrs. Cordell stated she had the perfect husband and loved him dearly, there were no issues with substance or alcohol abuse, no domestic violence or mental health issues involved in their marriage. The couple has four children together, in which Mrs. Cordell stated where raised in the home with her and her husband until they were teenagers or did not want to follow the rules of the home. The four children between Mrs. Cordell and Leslie Cordell are listed as following:…
The key to the postmodern view of the family is choice. As times have moved on, people are looked down upon less for certain things and therefore have less of a threat to act upon their choices. Single parent families for example. As 40 years ago, the nuclear family was the norm. One person caring for the children by themselves was frowned upon, as people thought this person could not provide as well as 2 parents could, economically and emotionally and domestically. This is where choice comes in. Roles are now much more negotiable. This is demonstrated clearly in gay and lesbian relationships. There are 2 people of the same sex, therefore roles are very negotiable. There is no way of following traditional roles, so it’s peoples choice of which role they take on to provide for the family. For example both men may go to work, while a nanny is caring for a child. Then they may both come home, and take care of different domestic chores. This is Waters (1996) argument, which says it’s a matter of choice in the contemporary UK.…
When Danielle was in 1st grade, her elementary school chose a new method of teaching students how to read. Instead of the word “vase” being written on a flashcard, they wanted students to know what kind of A it was by writing “vās.” To her parents, it didn’t make sense. How would she would learn to spell if they spent the first two years of her education teaching her words spelled phonetically? As a result, her parents chose to homeschool. Because home schooling was so uncommon, the school didn’t know how to formally un-enroll her. After 60 days, they started getting voicemails about their truant daughter and paperwork declared that she was a 2nd grade drop-out!…
School was always something that came easy to me. I was the girl that had barely ever studied and still received perfect grades. When I was a junior in high school, I became very ill and missed a lot of school. If it had not been for one of my teachers, Mrs. Henrey, I would not have been able to move onto the next grade.…
Non-traditional families are families that consist of single-parent families, extended families, and families with same-sex partner. Non-traditional families are becoming a norm in our modern culture whereas traditional marriages which was a norm in the past, has now become a minority situation in Canada. All across the country, men and women are caring for children on their own without their partner, unmarried couples cohabitate, gay and lesbian couples sharing their lives and raising children together. The number of people living on their own is also on the rise, people who are more connected to other families than their own. This impacts the way of how society understand and experience family. The functions of the families, they way they look and problems they have are much more different in the current generation than they were of earlier generations, the importance of family has declined.…
I chose the traditional aspect of marriage as a beginning to my exploration with the article “Why Traditional Marriage Matters Most” from the Washington Examiner website by Ryan T.Anderson, one of the co-authors of the book “What is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense.” Anderson starts his article by telling us the real reason why marriage is between a man and a woman. It is not an “anti-gay "animus"” as Justice Kennedy thought. Neither about love or romance, as I thought it was. Yet, it is about the “sexual union of man and woman” and how they shape the future generation, our children and the newborns. He talks about how children need both of their parents, mother and father to get a perfect growth. Later he states that it is even better if the parents are both biological to their child, which is proven by different researchers and scientists, among the researches that showed up in this article was a study in the Journal of Marriage and Family, it…