The Double Standard of Aging (1972) is an essay by Susan Sontag. It’s a rigorous analysis of the different ways in which women and men experience old age. Sontag sees old age as a more unpleasant experience for women than for men‚ because the social environment defines women more rigidly. Unlike men‚ who are valued for their capacities such as unique thoughts and actions‚ women are more likely to be valued for their innate sexual appeal and beauty. Female beauty is associated with grace‚ frailty
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We live in the era of technology‚ technology has advance for many years from simple items such as an oil lamp to electric lights. There has been such a vast change in technology and in life as well. Thanks to technology and its predictability‚ man has come to know more about the world and also him. Furthermore‚ technology has made life so easy‚ transportation‚ and communication has greatly advanced and it is possible to engage in conversation with a number of people all in different parts of the
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The double movement concept can be difficult to understand within the new global economy because most consider markets and social life to be separate‚ but they are not. As Polanyi explains‚ “[Individuals do] not act so as to safeguard [their] individual interest in the possession of material goods; [they] acts so as to safeguard [their] social standing‚ [their] social claims‚ [their] social assets.” (Polanyi [year]:48) To understand how this affects the everyday individual‚ one must consider that
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“A Love Supreme” is touted as a testament to John Coltrane’s love for God. The brash wailing of his saxophone exemplifies the intensity of trances observed in church. The four-note motif repeated throughout the song is as recognizable to the jazz world as Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony’s “da-da-da-DUM” is to the classical world. It is a supreme love for Coltrane’s biggest influence: his creator. Born and raised in the Southeast during the height of the segregation era‚ Coltrane sought comfort and unity
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Single parenting versus double parenting. Which is a better suited environment to raise a successful child in? With America’s increasing divorce rate‚ this has become a reoccurring heated debate. “Everything depends on upbringing”. – Leo Tolstoy‚ War and Peace. Why is the question focused on the number of parents in the household rather than effective parenting techniques? Across America‚ the percent of families where children have two parents‚ instead of one has dramatically decreased over the
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Knowledge‚ A Double-Edged Sword It’s common knowledge that having greater intellect means you can be a more powerful human being. At least Fredrick Douglas´s theme in ¨Learning to Read¨ shows that in greater knowledge led to a greater understanding of oneself‚ and in turn‚ a greater person evolved from that gathered knowledge. Knowledge is a powerful anomaly‚ yes‚ but does all knowledge produce a greater future or greater fortune? Some knowledge in this world is better worth not knowing for the
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Competition‚ 2015)‚ stressed this by saying that “technology is the great equalizer‚ it levels the playing field‚ it empowers every person and every organization to achieve more.” But sincerely speaking‚ one will realize that modern technology is like a double edged sword‚ that is‚ despite it’s great impact‚ it also has damning effects. This paper reveals this secret‚ how technology
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Double Helix is a fiction‚ mystery novel. It’s about an eighteen year old boy named Eli Samuels‚ who has a lot going for him: athletic skill‚ intelligent mind‚ and the ability to excel at almost anything and everything he does. He has a loving girlfriend named Vivian‚ who is always there for Eli‚ no matter what. Eli has a dad‚ Jonathan‚ who is against most of the choices that Eli makes. Jonathan is married to Asa Samuels‚ Eli’s mom‚ who is in the nursing home suffering with Huntington’s disease‚
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The Importance of Being Socially Acceptable. Often times we find ourselves living a double life at the very least and sometimes we even share multiple variations of ourselves with the world. In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of being Earnest there is a strong central theme of living a dual life and then doing what is socially acceptable even when mocking the idea as the ridiculous concept that it is. From the beginning of the play Algernon Moncrieff is showcased as an irresponsible dandy who is not
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In traditional Bunraku‚ the men in black are individuals who work as stage hands to control props and the like‚ drawing minimal attention to themselves. Within the film‚ Double Suicide‚ I believe that the men in black appear as homage to the original Bunraku performance and Chikamatsu’s idea‚ and popular quote‚ of art being something that lies between real life and fiction‚ but still be able draw out emotions from the viewers. This is done through the men in black manipulating the set‚ props and
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