The response paper Youngil Hong The Psychic Life of Power- Judith Butler Butler surveys the ideas of Hegel‚ Althusser‚ and Foucault around subject formation‚ interrogating how power produces its subject and how that subject comes to perceive itself as one. Butler understands power as forming the subject and as providing the very condition of its existence. I believe that her basic idea is that the subjects become attached to the conditions of their own subjectivity even if these conditions
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In Abuela Invents the Zero by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ Constancia meets her grandmother for the first time‚ which leads to her being ashamed of being with her grandmother because she acts and dresses differently; that makes Abuela very sad that her grandmother. The theme is given people with the utmost respect‚ or you will lose the respect from the other person. To begin‚ the main character named Constancia and her family picks up her Abuela. Constancia’s mother tells her about the stories of her mother
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"Offering Truth" was painted by Kendra Runnells. This painting has a lot of life lessons and meaning. The colors in the painting give off a sad and dark feel‚ but one can see another person giving instead of receiving and it also shows that it is sometimes better to stand alone than to go along with the crowd. Throughout the painting one can see darkness and sadness. It appears to be raining. When it rains‚ it sometimes makes people sad. It also makes things really dark‚ not just the sky‚ but also
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secret; they might feel regretful that they have hurt a friend; or they might feel embarrassed that they have betrayed a close relationship. So overall‚ shall we feel against with lying or the other? From the short story‚ “The Truth About Lying” by Judith Viorst‚ it highlights the ways and the result of lying under different circumstances. In my opinion‚ lying is not a good way to benefiting or helping others and ourselves. Lying is just an emergency expression‚ the truth itself will appear in one
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negative‚ their parents bore the blame. This perspective seemed to leave little room for other influences for how children turn out; influences such as biological factors and personality type‚ cultural and peer influences‚ and the child’s own choices. Judith Rich‚ however‚ in her Group Socialization Theory of Development‚ proposes that influences outside the home‚ with peer-groups‚ carry greater importance in development than parental influence. Using biological evidence‚ studies of twins and immigrant
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clearly states that child abuse and the murder of one’s child is illegal‚ but does allow abortion. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong‚ the fine line that exists between abortion and murder will be discussed and debated for decades to come. In Judith Thomson’s article‚ "A Defense of Abortion‚" she argues that abortion can be morally justified in some instances‚ but not all cases. Clearly‚ in her article‚ Thomson argues‚ " while I do argue that abortion is not impermissible‚ I do not argue that
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because people have to make difficult choices every day. People choose to do something to fit in with other people. This reason convinces them to choose a specific decision so they can feel better about themselves. In “Abuela Invents the Zero”‚ by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ it is portrayed that Constancia made her decision so she would fit in and wouldn’t be made fun of. For example‚ when Constancia knew that her friends saw her with her Abuela in the church‚ she thought‚ "I just know that on Monday my friends
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In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “First Love”‚ the speaker is opportunistic and infatuated. The narrator is opportunistic because she did not let a sense of morality stop her from taking advantage of whatever opportunity she had to get what she wants. Simply because the narrator wanted a mere glimpse of her crush who worked at a grocery store‚ she hoped her mother “[smoking] with so little enthusiasm”(Cofer 1) did not mean that she’d have to stop going to the store to pick up cigarettes. The narrator did
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and overcome challenges‚ for in doing so they gain an appreciation of self and self worth. Conversely‚ those who do not test themselves and the barriers‚ can only experience a superficial sense of belonging that can not result in a deep connection. Judith Wright’s poem “The Surfer” presents an individual who puts himself up against the waves everyday‚ and thrives on the feeling he gets when he conquers them. Luhrman’s film “Strictly Ballroom” is focused around the standards of ballroom dancing by which
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My response to the title of the poem was a fifteen-year-old Latina girl becoming of age. Quinceanera can be compared to Sweet Sixteen or becoming eighteen-years-old all of which represent the transition into adulthood for a young lady. Traditionally a Quinceanera is celebrated among the Latino culture and catholic community. The poem demonstrates tone well using her emotions and feeling toward turning fifteen. This author takes her own experience and puts it into the poem. She describes the time
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