Chad Cummins English 122Y Mr. Fiorenza Analysis Paper The first essay I chose is “Let’s put pornography back in the closet‚” by Susan Brownmiller. I chose this one because I figured analyzing it would not be too difficult after writing about “First Amendment Junkie‚” in a previous assignment. Susan Brownmiller’s essay voices her feminist view towards pornographic material. Her claim is that without restriction‚ the first amendment has allowed women to be publicly perceived as objects.
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In her essay‚ ‘Let’s Put Pornography Back in the Closet‚’ Susan Brownmiller expresses her discontent with the First Amendment in that she opines it has been wrongly applied therefore leading to its failure to abate pornography. In contrast she views that the First Amendment has been used to proliferate pornography and pornographic material in a number of ways that she outlines in her essay. Brownmiller comments on the abuse of the First Amendment by giving controversial legal instances like James
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Summary of "Lets Put Pornography Back in the Closet" By Susan Brownmiller. Susan Brownmiller’s essay voices her feminist view towards pornographic material. Her claim is that without restriction‚ the first amendment has allowed women to be publicly perceived as objects. The first amendment gives American citizen’s the right to free speech‚ and in Brownmiller’s opinion the nation abuses that right. Obscenity laws have been in place since the early seventies‚ but according to Brownmiller‚ the
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categorizes racism and heterosexism as the prison and the closet. One would agree on this metaphor because even though minorities have come a long way since our earlier history‚ racism still exists in our community. The term prison is used as a form of feeling isolated from society and those who have racism toward them would feel trapped within themselves so the word suits. The word “closet” is self explanatory as the term of having “skeletons in the closet“. If one
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decorating the baby’s room all blue and the theme it’s usually something tough‚ something like dinosaurs‚ sports‚ pirates‚ jungle animals‚ among others. From the beginning parents teach their sons to be tough and to learn how to protect themselves. Boy’s closet is full of tiny jeans‚ cowboy clothes‚ boots‚ polo shirts‚ Nike shoes and more. Boy’s toys consist in action figures‚ video games and trucks. Holly Brewen‚ a psychology shows in a report that must of parents don’t teach their sons how to do chores
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Controversial Pornography by: Nicole Lamberson Ms. Susan Trabert English 102-060 December 12‚ 1996 Show a number of different people a simple piece of paper consisting of nothing more than a red blotch of paint and ask them what they see. The responses will vary from objects such as a cherry‚ to more simply‚ just plain red paint. This is an indication of the individuality‚ or sum of qualities that characterize and distinguish an individual from all others‚ instilled
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The Frozen Closet." Newsweek. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2014 The article ‘The Frozen Closet’ by Abigail Jones was a defiant statement made about figure skaters personally pertaining to male figure skaters. Jones stating‚ “The message is clear: When competing‚ being gay may not hurt you‚ but being straight helps”‚ was enough to grab any reader’s attention that was disconnected before hand. The author‚ Abigail‚ talks about how USFS(United States Figure Skating) is still closeted themselves yet Obama
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different from hearing. Being a good and patient listener helps you not only solve many problems at work or home‚ but also to see the world through the eyes of others‚ thereby opening your understanding and enhancing your capacity for empathy. [ Let me start with the steps and skills of being a good listener ] BODY i. Place yourself in the other person’s shoes. a) look at the problems from the other person’s perspective and actively try to see his or her point of view. b) It is not
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“A Crow Kidnapping” and “The Skunk in the Closet” are two short stories about wild animals. Though is seems that they have nothing in common‚ they have some similarities. In the characters‚ setting‚ conflict‚ figurative language/imagery‚ and theme have their differences also. But to find them‚ comparing and contrasting is the best way to do it. The wild animal character in “A Crow Kidnapping” is the crow. Crowbar‚ the crow‚ is very observant and loyal. In the text‚ the author noted‚ “[The crow]
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Diction The phrase “cave-dark closet” used to identify the narrator’s hiding place for her cherry bomb and “locked diary” conveys the narrator’s belief that the hiding place that guarded her treasures held a mysterious and mystical aura. The narrator conveys this description of her secluded and selective cache since she states that the “cave” was only accessible through a sea of “parted. . . heavy coats.” This is significant because it is made clear to the reader that the narrator possesses a sense
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