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    Superman and Me. By: Sherman Alexie Essay by: Julia Thompson "When life gives you lemons‚ make lemonade." In the short story Superman and me‚ by Sherman Alexie it shows us how this metaphor is used without it even being said. Alexie unlike most Indian kids in 1998 had a passion to read. He got this urge to read from his father‚ someone that went out of his way to buy any novel‚ magazine‚ or book that he could get his grip on. Reading material was stacked throughout the house‚ Alexie would read

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    In the story‚ I Stand Here Ironing‚ by Tillie Olsen‚ Olsen tells of the struggles of a mother and her feelings concerning her parenting of her oldest child. The Author has used the ethos in comparison by turning the reader’s attention to the reasoning’s the mother has concerning the way she raised her eldest child against her other children. “What in me demanded that goodness in her? And what was the cost?” States Emily’s mother to herself when thinking of the way she demanded her oldest daughter

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    Tillie Olson’s “I Stand Here Ironing” is a story told from the perspective of a young mother during the Great Depression. The woman reflects on the hardships she faced while raising her first-born child‚ Emily. The mother’s experiences were common to many women. The 1930s was a time when patriarchy was prevalent. Women were expected to adhere to domestic duties and pass these practices on to their daughters. Women strove to find husbands to care for them and start families with. Few women obtained

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    4. It has been brought to my attention that a parent is concerned that I’m including Julia Serano’s Whipping Girl in the Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies course I am teaching. While I want to respect this parent’s opinions and desires regarding the education of their child‚ I will do everything in my power to keep this text in the syllabus. The unit I have built around it is essential in promoting understanding of key concepts‚ including gender theories‚ identity and social location‚ and privilege

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    An important idea in both “The Pram Lady” by Vivien Alcock and “Forbidden Clothes” by Jamila Gavin is how people are unaccepting of differences. This is important to me because people should be able to be themselves without being hassled or excluded‚ also because people my age are not very accepting of others’ differences. In the “Pram Lady” Helena does not accept the way her mother dresses and behaves. She want her mum to be like other mums with “dyed hair and a perm” because it reflects badly

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    success there are several different kinds of people. Some who take all the credit and some who give it to the others that help them get there. In “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen and “The Rich Brother” by Tobias Wolff there is a constant theme of the meaning of success‚ who to thank for it and the importance of family. In “I Stand Here Ironing’‚ Olsen talks about a girl who lived a rough childhood but in the end still made something of herself. Told from the point of view of her mother‚ it is seen

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    In the short story “I Stand Here Ironing‚” by Tillie Olsen‚ the characterization of the mother and the mother’s attitudes toward her daughter are made apparent through the use of narrative techniques and other resources of language. The narrator uses symbolism‚ flashback‚ and repetition to show a bereft mother who feels helpless in the decisions regarding her daughter and her hopefully bright future. The first sentence of the excerpt “I stand here ironing‚ and what you asked me moves tormented

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    Wendy Ellison Scott Vaughn ENGL 3150 I Stand Here Ironing Motherhood is filled with great joy‚ but there are many challenges along the way that can be rewarding and damaging to both mother and child. Tillie Olsen gives us a look into the hardships that poverty and absence caused a young family in I Stand Here Ironing. All parents want better for their children‚ but the hardships caused by poverty can hinder the ability to create strong relationships and make positive choices for the children

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    Julia Serano talks about the idea of gender determinism and gender artifacualism. She explains how both method is wrong and she provides a better view that she believes helps eliminate double standards‚ sexism and marginalization. She first focuses on “gender determinism” which is how an individual gender is determined through biology. Serano states that gender determinists typically believe that women are programmed to be feminine and men to be masculine. And society determines gender according

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    According to Julia Mckinnell in the article “Control‚ Alt‚ Erase”  she talks about how social networking has become a problem for teenagers‚ and how  parents can serve as “a role model” by helping and making sure that their kids personal information is safe. Mckinnell gives important reasons why parents should be aware of the consequences that social networks can have on their children. Posting a message‚ a tweet‚ or a photo online can give away the location and time it was posted. This data can

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