" He identifies a student‚ called Girl number twenty‚ who replies that her name is Sissy Jupe. Gradgrind corrects her that her name is Cecilia regardless of what her father calls her. Jupe’s father is involved in a horse-riding circus and this is not respectable‹in Gradgrind’s opinion. He advises Cecilia to refer to her father as a "farrier" (the person who shoes a horse) or perhaps‚ a "veterinary surgeon." Sissy Jupe is a slow learner‚ among the group of stragglers who admit that they would dare
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accumulating a lot of information on the subject. As the information can be very helpful‚ sometimes it can be destructive. That is the case when it comes to the problem of "tomboys" and "sissies." What are these two terms used for? The term "tomboy" is used when referring to a girl who is masculine‚ and the term "sissy" is used when referring to a boy who is feminine. We need to state what we consider feminine and what is masculine. According to the established sense in the society‚ femininity and masculinity
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result of individual differences and not cultural. Sissy was not allowed to eat any kind of meat due to the fact that she had certain food allergies which the substitute teacher was not aware of. Sissy’s mother showed her own concern for her daughter‚ while the teacher was concerned that Sissy did not feel full enough and felt left out when the rest of her class mates enjoyed their full meal. They both shared in common one thing; concern for Sissy. In this situation‚ the root of the problem was lack
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Journal Entry #1- Chapter 1-10: Poverty: Poverty is defined as the deprivation of food‚ shelter‚ money and clothing that occurs when people cannot satisfy their basic needs. It means insecurity‚ powerlessness and exclusion of individuals‚ households and communities. It means vulnerability to violence‚ and it often implies living in fragile environments‚ without access to clean water or sanitation. In short poverty is simply a lack of money‚ a barrier to everyday life. One third of deaths in the
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When we look at education today‚ we see more than just reading‚ writing and solving numerous calculations‚ sometimes providing more than one answer for a question. Your opinions and views actually count for something and are appreciated. We have so many resources‚ culture and trips bought into education; that children can actually look forward to coming to school‚ each teacher having various ways of teaching‚ each pupil having a different way of comprehending and learning. The novel ’Hard Times’
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A patriarchal society is the one in which the father is the head of the family. In such a social system‚ men have authority over women and children‚ and descent‚ kinship‚ and title are traced through the male line. The idea of utilitarianism suggests that human beings act in a way that highlights their own self-interest. It is based on pure factuality‚ leaves out on imagination. Dickens provides three vivid examples of this utilitarian logic in Hard Times through the characters of Mr. Thomas Gradgrind
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reluctant at first to participate but eventually starts crying when he realizes he is around men who have been emasculated. He participates only because he feels safe around other men who feel less masculine like him. The belief that men should not cry is a prominent example of how social construction has affected the perception of
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living. Hard Times Hard Times is the title of the book and a theme. Every character in the novel faces hard times at some point. We can examine some of the major characters in the story. Gradgrind faces hardship when his philosophy falls apart; Sissy Jupe loses her father‚ but never gives up on him; James Harthouse is restless‚ and bored‚ and when he finally falls for Louisa and expresses his love to her‚ she runs from him. Mr. Bounderby loses his wife and is exposed as an outright liar etc etc
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Being a man starts very early in a boys life‚ there is also a boys code that all little boys need to follow so their guy friends can accept them. The pressure of being a boy/man comes at a very early age. Boys are told not to cry and to not be a sissy. Boys are taught to not cry and not show any
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portrayal in movies through the "sissy" character. These characters were never revealed to be gay‚ instead they were hilariously effeminate and just subliminally accepted by the audience to be homosexual. This is currently a controversial representation but to some‚ such as Harvey Firestein‚ a modern-day gay screen writer and actor it is okay. "I like the sissy‚" he says. "Is it used in negative ways? Yeah but I’d rather have negative than nothing and I’m a sissy." Despite the general stereotypes
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