You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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“You are what you eat” Did you know that 31.8 percent of the children in America are overweight‚ and 16.9 percent of that 31.8 percent is considered to be obese? Though America is not the only country with an obesity rate over 20 percent‚ America definitely takes the lead. Some seem to believe that Americans are overweight because we are spoiled as a whole. While others may believe that‚ you are what you eat. Meaning if you over eat you will be overweight. Personally‚ I have to agree with the
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Which would you rather choose Samurai’s! Or Knights!‚ In this essay‚ I will compare the weapons‚ views of women‚ and code of conduct from the samurai and knights. In this first paragraph I will be focusing how I believe the samurai’s armor better prepares him for battle than the knight’s armor. the samurai wear a mask to strike fear into their opponents to find an opening to attack. The knight’s mask prevent heavy attacks and fatal blows by cushioning the attack to lessen the impact. The samurai’s
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In the “What‚ of this Goldfish‚ would you wish?”‚ one of the protagonists named Yoni‚ is a cynical person who wants to get money from everyone. In the story‚ Yonatan is a mercenary who has a “genius idea” and will try to benefit economically as much as he can from people’s emotions. Instead of helping people‚ he uses their rawness and melancholy stories to benefit from it. The narrator in the story‚ stated that out of this idea instead of helping people‚ “Even better‚ maybe he’d cash out…” (Keret
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In “Diversity Challenges-What Would You Do?” (Learning Communications‚ 2009)‚ an organization interviewed prospective employee Felix. While Felix immediately hit it off with the human resources associate‚ it soon became apparent that he was not accustomed to the level of diversity in the organization. His overt shock and multicultural leadership in addition to his nonverbal response to various other diversity characteristics present in the workforce indicated that Felix had an issue with working
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misunderstandings since people fear the unknown. The wolves killed the husband because they didn’t understand what the husband was going to do. Diversity can cause society to be in a war and lead people to their death. In the story‚ “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?”‚ Sergei misunderstood the situation and thought Yoni was going to steal his goldfish‚ so Sergei killed Yoni (Keret 102-103). When Sergei wished for Yoni to come back alive‚ it showed how Sergei regrets his decision due to a misunderstanding
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Scenario: World War 4 has just occurred and you and 5 other people find yourselves to be the only people left on the planet earth. You manage to all make it to a bunker‚ however‚ you all realize that if 2 of you wish to survive for many years‚ 4 of you will have to leave soon because there are not enough resources for all of you to survive. If all of you stay‚ then you will all live only for a maximum of 2 years. In your bunker‚ you have the following facilities: sewage system water seeds
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Valley Forge: Would you have quit? When I hear the question Valley Forge: would you have quit? The first thing I think of is how hard it had to be. Not only did some people die from various things‚ but people were getting very ill and sick. Even though this all sounds bad plus the other things the Continental Army had to go through I still would have stayed at Valley Forge to fight through it all for my country. There are many reasons to stay and fight for the Continental Army and for the
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Describe a country you would like to visit. Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean‚ it belong to southern Africa. This country is a green gem in the Indian Ocean. Madagascar is very charming. It has wood carvings‚ strange animals‚ and lots of sapphires. Wood carving is a sign and symbol of this country and the nation’s culture and history (Heale‚ Abdul‚ 2008). There are known locally as the “holy wood”‚ this kind of wood is hard and heavy‚ and the texture is black and white (Ashamu et‚ al
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You Live and You Learn Marriage is not always what you expect it to be. In today’s society‚ marriage is taken lightly and it doesn’t always end in‚ “happily ever after.” In the essay “Second Marriage”‚ the writer describes her learning experience with her first marriage and how she applied what she learned to her second marriage. The message that’s conveyed in the essay is that in marriage‚ it’s not only important to grow together as a couple‚ but also grow as individual people to strengthen the
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