TANIA MAJOR: A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE QUESTION 1: How would you describe Tania Major in terms of locus of control? Why? Locus of control refers to the generalized belief about the amount of control people have over their own lives (McShane & VonGlinow‚ 2000‚ p.191). This concept was originally developed by Julian Rotters in 1954 and is known to be a psychological term. In simpler terms‚ locus of control refers to an individual’s perception about the underlying main causes of events in his/her life
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African American abolitionists and women’s rights activist‚ Sojourner Truth expresses in her speech‚ Ain’t I A Woman (1851)‚ that women should have rights given unto them‚ no matter what race. She first supports her claim by recognizing that men say women should be helped through their daily lives‚ yet she has never been helped in any way. She continues by telling of the hardships she faces daily. Although she is facing more than what most white men face‚ she is not classified as a women based on
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religion‚ and gender‚ and caused by fundamentalism and extremism‚ exists everywhere today. Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter and Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero focus on the oppression and subsequent suffering of women by mainstream patriarchy. People respond to adversity in a multitude of ways‚ including further hostility and moderate protest. Woman at Point Zero’s Firdaus exemplifies the former method‚ while So Long a Letter’s Ramatoulaye elucidates the latter‚ more successful method. Hence
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In December of 1851‚ abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” to the women’s convention in Akron‚ Ohio. Using the convention to chide the male advocates on their superiority complexes‚ Truth declares that women have equal capabilities as men‚ and‚ thus‚ deserve to have equal rights. By using a stellar combination of tone‚ repetition‚ anecdotes‚ rhetorical questions and allusions‚ Truth lays out an bold and impactful argument advocating the rights
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form? I can get one for you.” “I realize our service is poor today. We are understaffed‚ so I apologize.” “I am really sorry to hear you say that‚ but we are trying as hard as we can.” One of your customers has just said to you‚ “The service here is terrible.” You should say: “What is it about the service that you have not liked?” “Would you like to fill out a complaint form? I can get one for you.” “I realize our service is poor today. We are understaffed‚ so I apologize.” “I am really
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seed. Then all a world I made in me; all the world you hear andYou who were darkness warmed my flesh where out of darkness rose the seed. Then all a world I made in me; all the world you hear and see hung upon my dreaming blood. There moved the multitudinous stars‚ and coloured birds and fishes moved. There swam the sliding continents. All time lay rolled in me‚ and sense‚ and love that knew not its beloved. O node and focus of the world; I hold you deep within that
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My name is Xing the third. I was named after my great grandmother. I live in the Tuvas village. It was an average day in the village. The temperature had dropped even more from the previous days of the week. The population here continues to rise. There are at least a million people in my country. I woke up‚ and put on my fur coat to head to outside to feed the animals. The neighbors were whispering things to each other. I think they were talking about me because women don’t get appreciated much‚
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I think I must have fallen asleep only a few moments after putting the lamp out and slept quite deeply too‚ for when I awoke – or was awakened – very suddenly‚ I felt somewhat stunned‚ uncertain‚ for a second or two‚ where I was and why. I saw that it was quite dark but once my eyes were fully focused I saw the moonlight coming in through the windows‚ for I had left the rather heavy‚ thick-looking curtains undrawn and the window slightly ajar. The moon fell upon the embroidered counterpane and on
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As much as I considering about things in this course so far‚ I realize that both teacher and classmates encouraged me and my opinion has been shaped through peer discussion and class materials. However‚ there is still something about value and culture conflicts frustrated me. This course is called “Women and The Media”‚ and the instructor tried to make us better understand gender and the role women are playing in media and our society through different ways‚ such as movie‚ peer discussion‚ and
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everywhere these days‚ religion. It seems like every time I read the news there’s this psycho blowing up people under the banner of Islam‚ Islam a word that directly translates to peace. I still think all religions are peace loving‚ but the world can’t see that anymore. And how could they when the media only covers the cowardly‚ ignorant‚ and uneducated minority that bastardised their believes. I haven’t practiced is years‚ but I still believe‚ I still have faith. However‚ is it so bad to be religious
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