are reduced to a very few and all of them expose one to penalty‚ censure or deprivation” (42). I define oppression as a double bind that lasts a lifetime‚ that no matter how hard you try‚ you are stuck to a standard. I agree with Frye even though this was no always the case‚ I was staring at a single bar in the birdcage. I never saw that I was seen as a bitch who never smiled or a slut because I love to wear more risky
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Monologue Marilyn Frye: Oppression Frye: How is it going everyone? It is good to be here. I sincerely mean that. I appreciate the opportunity to visit your classroom today. Dr. Martinez asked me to come and explain the main points of my article with you today. After you read my article‚ Oppression‚ you could probably tell my views in the article are from a feminist perspective‚ and that is what we will talk about. We will discuss why feminism is such a difficult concept for many to
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Northrop Frye in ‘The motive for metaphor’ compares science and art. The common element between the two seems to be imagination. In science it becomes the final element and in art the starting point. In Frye view‚ a scientist examines the world which we are given to live‚ scrutinises all the data and attempts at forming certain theories which would underlay the rules governing the world. I doing so‚ he moves from the known realm‚ tangible world towards the concepts in his mind‚ therefore a creation
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Frye v. United States In 1923 defendant James Alphonso Frye was convicted of murder in the second degree and appealed the decision. The defense counsel offered an expert witness to testify on the results of a systolic blood pressure deception test‚ which was the rudimentary precursor to the lie detector. That motion was denied. The defense counsel then offered that another test be conducted in the courtroom but were denied again. The prosecution then argued the “while the courts will go a long
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Sonnet Summary line by line Do not stand at my grave and weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye 1. Do not stand at my grave and weep 2. I am not there; 3. I do not sleep. It is like the persona is someone who has passed away and is speaking to her loved ones. She doesn’t feel it is right for them to stand and weep at her grave because it is just a body and not her anymore and even though she is dead and buried her spirit lives on. She hasn’t left completely 4. I am a thousand winds that blow‚ 5. I am the
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The theme of the novel‚ Seventeenth Summer‚ written by Maureen Daly‚ is to remain true to yourself and don’t change yourself just to “fit in” with the crowd. It may sound cliché‚ however it is essential to recognize that Angie grew up in a household where rules were set and enforced. Her family followed social conventions‚ therefore she too must do it with them. On the other hand‚ Jack’s parents were very lenient on him. He often goes out with his friends. He even smokes and drinks beer. Moreover
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I learned about Maureen Dowd‚ Jehan Sadat and their writing style. Maureen Dowd is an American who studied English and writes for various popular news outlets. She uses her words to build to her viewpoint. Jehan Sadat is an Egyptian writer who served as First Lady of Egypt. Sadat is clear from the beginning on her views. Both writers are opinionated and write from their perspectives. Sadat’s work also taught me her view points on women’s rights as an Muslim woman and how the faith can evolve to respect
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Maureen Dowd published her article “As Time Goes Bye” on March 5th. She begins with a one-idea sentence‚ “Auspicious my debut at Time was not.” This conveys the truth in the fact that her time at Time Magazine wasn’t a very successful. What this also does‚ is set the tone of the article‚ which is a reminiscent one. It also makes the reader wonder why it wasn’t very good‚ which is pretty engaging. Following‚ she begins to speak about an experience she had at Time. “I thought my first Monday morning
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“Regardless of whether you pursue a career with a law enforcement agency or as a private detective‚” Maureen Malone states in her article titled Skills for Being a Detective‚ “certain skills are critical to your success as a detective”(Chron.com). In many detective stories‚ you will find there are certain things the character needs to be able to do to be good at their job. Some examples that Malone listed in her article include critical thinking and problem solving‚ attention to detail‚ and written
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Role of the Humanities Northrop Frye states‚ “A society like ours does not have very much interest in literacy” (3)‚ and maybe he’s right‚ but does that mean our society is unable to think? I strongly disagree with that assumption and it is an assumption because he has no facts to prove it‚ but I have facts to prove why he is wrong. Frye says that people need to learn humanities‚ so they can know how to think. People‚ who have developed better verbal skills than others‚ do not have very many
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