‘Tough Room’ Doing insult comedy for a living had always been dicey. When Jake began in comedy‚ he had to deal with political correctness bullshit‚ and now‚ thirty-five years later‚ he’s dealing with the reality of sentient level androids sitting in the audience. They say they’re trying to assimilate‚ but because of deregulation‚ and autonomous learning‚ a lot of these androids have a superiority complex and view the ’Laws of Robotics’ as optional. As the MC warmed the crowd‚ Jake stood backstage
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After watching Tough Guise I immediately wanted to pick the subject of men and women’s change of image from 50 years ago to todays images. I never really took a good look at male action figures and how they have added an overwhelming amount of muscle to the character. However‚ I do not feel that the change in muscle tone from athletes or super heroes are done just for image sake. There has been man advances in muscle growth and athletes today have an extreme advantage over athletes 50 years ago.
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Watching the Tough Guise video featuring Dr. Jackson Katz was very informative. At one point in the video he discusses how the dominant group of white heterosexual men is not identified as one of the traits of violent people. In the video‚ he states that “one gender‚ men‚ perpetrate approximately 90% of the violence” – something that the media does not feel the need to report‚ as it is overlooked as a basic fact. He compares this to how we in the United States think of race‚ how the word conjures
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all my work was done well and turned in on time. Even in the third grade‚ missing school did not feel like an option to me. I remember that when my parents discovered that I had contracted head lice they informed me I would have to miss school while we treated it. Upon receiving this news‚ I sobbed. I wasn’t upset that I had head lice‚ I was upset that I would be missing important information while I was home taking care of the problem. Thankfully‚ my tough work ethic stuck with me into high
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Kaetlyn Harageones 3/6/14 English Romeo and Juliet Romeo is not as tough and perfect as he seems‚ he has one flaw that may effect his whole life. Text evidence shows that Romeo is not as perfect as he seems and has one flaw because he breakes down when something dramatic happens and he is very soft and emotional. The text shows that he breaks down and is very soft because he broke down‚ was hiding and crying when the nurse comes to Father Larry’s cell. The nurse
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50 Tough Interview Questions You and Your Accomplishments 1. Tell me a little about yourself. Because this is often the opening question‚ be careful that you don’t run off at the mouth. Keep your answer to a minute or two‚ and consider four topics: • Early Years • Education • Work History • Recent Career Experience 2. What can you do for us that some else can’t? Here you have every right and perhaps obligation to toot your own horn and be a bit egotistical. • Talk about your record of getting
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The target audience throughout the 129-year history of Popular Science magazine has traditionally been working age males. The advertisements within that magazine reflect the audience in whom they are attempting to reach. From new technological gadgets to old-fashioned tools‚ the advertisers know what will be attractive to the reader‚ and to the reader’s wallet. Of these advertisers‚ the most popular by far have been those from the automotive industry. The Ford Motor Company has chosen to strategically
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How is ‘tough times’ represented in your set text ‘Of Mice and Men’ and one related text you have studied this term in class The hardships and adversity that people face in society is explored through the narrative Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and the song Family Portrait Pink. Both texts demonstrate the tough times individuals endure in society because of their struggle to unfulfilled dreams and the tough relationships you can have with people. Both authors in a variety of ways including
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thinking about class‚ race‚ and gender? The primary way Tough Guise gets us to think about class‚ race‚ and gender is by showing how the media presents them. It was shown that when someone says class it is assumed low class‚ when race is brought up minorities are assumed‚ and gender typically warrants the idea of a female. This shows that everything is presented through the idea of a majority viewing a minority. The most striking way Tough Guise brings up the topic of gender is the lack thereof in
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the video Tough Guise is the crisis in masculinity. Jackson Katz defines the crisis in masculinity as how guys are now characterizing the modern day “tough guy.” To be tough many men in the video used adjectives such as; respected‚ tough‚ and muscular as words to describe what they think being a “tough guy” in today’s society means. 2. One specific example of this issue can be shown through men and violence. In today’s society from a very young age boys/men are taught that to be tough you have
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