might possess to be considered ‘cute’‚ the first thoughts that come to mind usually are floppy ears‚ babies‚ big round eyes‚ fuzzy little critters‚ etc. But what are the reasons for these images of cuteness that automatically appear in the mind? Natalie Angier’s essay‚ “The Cute Factor” explains why the human mind must have such a strange and wide range of qualities that are ‘cute’‚ and also how cuteness affects the way people make purchases. Initially‚ humans have places in their brains that act
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1 Sheena Johnson Professor L. Johnson English 111/Paper#3 10 November 2011 The Relation Between Men’s Lifestyle’s and Longevity Natalie Angier is the author of the essay I chose from The McGraw – Hill Reader. She graduated in 1978 from Barnard College‚ and then went on to work as a magazine staff writer for Discover and Time. In 1990 Angier became a writer for The New York Times. A year later she won a Pulitzer Prize for her work as a Times science correspondent. She also received
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“Drugs‚ Sports‚ Body Image and G.I. Joe” Critique 1. “Drugs‚ Sports‚ Body Image and G.I. Joe” by Natalie Angier 2. The thesis is “some researchers worry that Joe and other action-hero figures may‚ in minor fashion‚ help fan the use of muscle-building drugs among young athletes.” (486) Angier wants to convey to the audience that dolls can affect whether he or she will use muscle-building drugs to grow big like the G.I. Joe dolls. Dolls like Barbie‚ G.I. Joe helps to send a message to the
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Tuan Tran English composition 1- 101 – 08 Room 409 F – 9Am to 12Pm “Why Men Don’t’ Last: Self Destruction as a Way of Life” (p. 353) In the article "Why Men Don’t Last‚" Natalie Angier discusses the topic of why men don’t live as long as women; even though they almost always appear to be healthier. The first reason Angier gives as to why men die sooner than a woman is: they are stubborn about going to the doctors for regular check-ups. Men say they don’t need doctors and refuse; this leads to
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Family” by Natalie Angier. The purpose of the entire article is to show that the American family has changed rapidly. However‚ I focus on the section titled “The Baby Boom for Gay Parents.” This part of the article aims to dispel negative connotations about gay parents and their children. Historically‚ gay parents were deemed unsuitable as child takers (Angier). Some gay parenthood critics believed that children will suffer due to social stigma‚ and lack of conventional adult role models (Angier). In
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women to reach higher body fat percentages than men as shown through the text‚ “the body of the average woman is 27 percent fat‚ that of the average man is 15 percent fat” (Angier‚ 21). Although a female may have strong motivation to become an elite athlete‚ a duplicate male will always be a better all-around athlete as Angier reiterates when she employs similes stating that‚ The leanest elite female athlete may get their body fat down to 11 or 12 percent‚ but that is nearly double the percentage
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An idea of gender socialization is analyzed in the articles‚ “Bro Before Hos: the Guy Code” and “Men‚ Women‚ Sex and Darwin‚” written by Michael Kimmel and Natalie Angier‚ respectively. Kimmel (1951) perceives the fact that “the collection of attitudes‚ values‚ and traits” of “being a man” have been passed on from generation to generation among the men (462). The article that I’d read asserts‚ the being-a-man concept has been rooted in the young males by adults for ages. The author supposes the
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working even when you are asleep. During Rapid Eye Movement‚ or REM‚ is when we dream most vividly. According to some researchers‚ dreams have no meaning whatsoever‚ but others say dreams are symbols of troublesome issues in our waking lives. Natalie Angier‚ a Columnist for the New York Times‚ describes how the brain works when we are asleep. For instance she states‚ “The primary visual cortex is the part of the brain that receives signals from the visuals of the outside world‚ which is dormant
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One’s Appearance Certain things that can make an individual one-of-a-kind could be tattoos‚ piercings and dreadlocks just to name a few‚ such as is mentioned in Dreadlocked by Veronica Chambers and Drugs‚ Sports‚ Body Image and G.I. Joe by Natalie Angier. One’s appearance can reveal insight into a person’s lifestyle and life choices. People can define themselves and their personalities to others by making themselves appear unique There are many reasons as to the way people put themselves together
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while his duplicate finishes the magic on stage. The discussion we had about The Prestige we talked about different points of the film such as: * Who is the villain of the film? It is defiantly Angier as he lies about his life and other things. * What are the three stages? Friends‚ Enemies‚ Angier dies * How is misdirection used? * Does Telsa’s Machine work? Yes‚ but the twist was it duplicated the person/thing in it. * There are enough clues within the film? I thought it was
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