that forces us to. Although there are many scientists‚ sociologists‚ doctors and psychologists who have contributed to the study and works of Queer theory‚ the four that this essay focuses on are Jacques Derrida‚ Michel Foucault‚ Alfred Kinsey and Judith Butler. Derrida‚ Foucault and Kinsey all contributed separate theories‚ and Butler brought them together to give us one of the most basic understandings we have of Queer Theory today. First‚ Jacques
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Judith Butler‚ attempting to bridge gender and feminist theories emphasized the notion of performance as an “analytical category that allows for critical intervention” (Hall‚ 2013‚ p. 112). Viewing identity as different facets of scripted performance‚ Butler saw the opportunity to subvert interpretation of gender and sexuality norms as an effort to destabilize hierarchical traditions‚ like those seen in medical and legal discourses (Hall‚ 2013). J. Jack Halberstam‚ who focuses on a melding of queer
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when stumbling along a dark path of pain‚ confusion‚ and struggle. Ordinary People‚ by Judith Guest‚ showcases this very theme by utilizing specific relationships to help further the growth of her main character‚ Conrad Jarrett. Conrad’s relations with his girlfriend Jeannine and counselor Dr. Berger play an important part in his recovery and coping with his depression after a recent suicide attempt.Throughout Judith Guest’s Ordinary People ‚ Jeannine and Dr. Berger are able to help Conrad become whole
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The Lacanian Mirror: Reflections on Oldboy According to Jacques Lacan in the “The Mirror Stage”‚ the stage is “an identification” in which the subject undergoes a transformation by assuming an image in the mirror (34). There is a “jubilant assumption of his specular image by the child” (34) as he admires the wholeness of the reflection and longs to identify with it. At the same time‚ however‚ the wholeness of the image is compared to the fragmented condition of the child’s body and is‚ thus‚ met
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“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath is a poem narrated from the perspective of a mirror. Within this poem‚ there is a clash between truth and perception. This idea is first presented through the form of the stanzas where the mirror is “silver and exact” (Plath 1) then when the mirror is “now [...] a lake” (10). The poem then illustrates how even the truthful mirror has preconceptions. Then finally how the woman‚ who comes every morning to look in the mirror often deludes herself with “those liars‚ the candles
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Mirror In today’s day and age‚ it seems that some would do anything to erase a crease in their forehead‚ or a crinkle on the outskirts of an eye. Because time is something that we can never get back‚ growing older is an idea that many try to deny‚ especially in today’s society. Told from a mirror’s point of view‚ the mirror in the poem witnesses the truth of what it means to age. Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ Mirror‚ is a poem that deals with the truths and lies in the struggle a woman goes through when
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The narrative written by Judith Ortiz Cofer discusses some of the many experiences she has encountered throughout her life dealing with stereotypes and common misconceptions of Latin American women. To further engage her audience in the story‚ she provides detailed past experiences that have stood out to her the most. In order for the readers to fully understand those past encounters‚ some of which are cultural and common among Latinos‚ Cofer explains them in careful detail. For example‚ Cofer explains
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The literature of a country is affected and influenced by how the people of that country live. This paper will prove that The French Revolution greatly influenced 19th Century French Romanticism. First‚ the cultural values of the revolution will be identified. Then‚ the different aspects of Romanticism will be presented. The cultural values of The French Revolution and Romanticism will then be linked. Finally‚ literary examples will be shown to support this connection between the two movements
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P29 Q1 1. The marketing channel for Mary Kay cosmetics is called a direct selling channel. The company user a sales force of over 1000000 Independent Beauty Consultants around the world. These consultants are not employees of Mary Kay Corporation; they buy cosmetics from the company at a wholesale price and sell to end-users at a retail price. They maintain personal relationships with their end-user consumers and deliver product to them after it is ordered; it is a high-service purchasing relationship
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for many philosophers. Some philosophers‚ including Don Marquis‚ view that abortion is mostly impermissible. They find abortion impermissible because it kills and innocent person and denies the fetus of a future of value. Other philosophers‚ like Judith Thomson‚ view that abortions are more permissible. They believe that mothers’ rights out-weigh the fetus’s right to life. I will present both sides of the abortion
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