Revising Social Scripts We have been discussing social scripts and their contribution to the formation and reinforcement of conventional gender roles. From fairy tales to social behaviors‚ we have discovered the presence and power of traditional gender conventions: normative forces that guide‚ confine‚ dictate‚ and‚ in some cases‚ even determine the role of women and men in regard to family‚ society‚ sexuality‚ economics‚ and power. In our reading‚ writing‚ and discussion‚ we have learned to recognize
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controversial idea where unhealthy foods and beverages would be subject to higher taxes to deter people from consuming them. Although‚ I can see where there might be merit to the idea‚ ultimately more people would suffer. This concept was discussed in the reading‚ “Let Them Drink Water!” by Daniel Engber. It suggested an interesting approach toward remedying one of the biggest problems we have in the United States‚ our own body weight. It’s become common knowledge that the US has a problem with the condition
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and individual responsibility walk together and you cannot separate them. These two topics‚ freedom and individual responsibility‚ are really important when analyzing the importance of ethics. Starting with freedom‚ I realized after reading the book that without freedom‚ our society would not work in the same way that it works right now. An individual must have the freedom to choose what he wants for his life‚ for example‚ what he wants to do for living. In addition‚ that guide us to another word
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‘¨You never see a person from the projects getting out with smarts.¨’ lightbulb said to Deshawn. This quote is from If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser relates to the real world because it’s often a struggle to see someone famous coming from poverty using academic success. This book is a interesting read because it explains a story about a boy who is growing up in the projects‚ who is trying to get himself and his family out of the projects with his smarts. But after a family death and his friends who
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Dad‚ Grow Up Nobody can teach someone else how to grow up. No matter how hard you wish some people will grow up at their own pace‚ you can not force someone to give up their childish way of thinking or feeling. Such as in the book Peter Pan a boy who never grows up comes along and teaches Wendy that even though her parents are trying to force her to grow up she doesn’t have to. As long as her heart stays young‚ her parents can not force her to grow up. Another example is in the comedy movie
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the 1950’s than any other single decade as the best time for children to grow up.” (Pg32) In the essay “What We really Miss About the 1950’s” Stephanie Coontz has made several observations that “The Golden Age” was not brought by a thriving free-market competition but by large government spending to provide jobs and benefits to millions of Americans that which resembled a socialistic nation. Coontz implies that Americans miss high taxes and large government spending‚ because of the prosperity they
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A Cyberspace Community Most people view a community as the people that surround them daily and live in the same area as them. However‚ others may see a different aspect of the meaning. The definition of a community is a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality‚ share the same government and often have a common cultural and historical heritage (dictionary.com). Although this may be an accurate definition‚ it varies from other peoples ideals. To some a community can
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Name Professor Eng 100 The Myth of the Latin Woman and Just Walk on By Brent Staples essay “Just Walk on By: Black Men in Public Spaces” he talks about the way people see him. The reason being he is African American and within his neighborhood people see him as a mugger‚ rapist‚ or worse than the two. He is also discriminated and stereotyped because of his race and his skin color. In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s essay “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” she explains how people
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Have you ever read the book If I Grow Up? In the novel If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser the main Character DeShawn wanted to stay out of trouble and get an education. But‚ DeShawn goes through a rough time with money and food. So‚ he realizes that he has to make a choice to join the Disciples or to keep getting an education. DeShawn then chooses to join the disciples. DeShawn had a choice to join the Disciples or better his life. DeShawn could have got a job‚ he could have left the projects‚ and he
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people have extreme obesity. How many more people must be a victim to obesity before we take action? Washington Post journalist‚ Robert Pearlberg wrote “Our Inequitable Obesity Fight”. Pearlberg’s article is about obesity growing in an alarming rate. Pearlberg argues to place junk-food taxes‚ and regulate food commercials to fight obesity. Moreover‚ Greg Crister‚ an authority on the subject of food politics wrote “Let Them Eat Fat”. Crister’s essay is the topic on the increasing number of childhood obesity
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