Notes: Judith Butler – Gender Trouble PREFACE (1999) Gender Trouble has been received as a “provocative ‘intervention’ in feminist theory” and as a “founding text of queer theory.” “In 1989 I was most concerned to criticize a pervasive heterosexual assumption in feminist literary theory. I sought to counter those views that made presumptions about the limits and propriety of gender and restricted the meaning of gender to received notions of masculinity and femininity. It was and remains
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English 1102 30 September 2014 The Mask of Agamemnon The Mask of Agamemnon is probably one of the most beautiful masks crafted in gold ever discovered. It was founded by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 (Abramitis). Schliemann was an archaeologist who did an excavation of Mycenae and discovered the mask. It is believed that the mask was from the Bronze Age in Greece (Abramitis). The Mask of Agamemnon was not the only gold mask found. In fact‚ it was one of many masks that covered the faces of the Grecian
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A mask can be worn for many reasons‚ not all are negative. Masks serve a function‚ which is to emotionally protect oneself. This can be appropriate and necessary at times when trust needs be earned. Most people at some time in their life will wear a mask. So the question is what are my masks and why do I wear them? Currently‚ in my life the two masks I wear is one of strength or confidence and the other is being positive at all times. The mask of confidence or strength is worn during golf
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After reading Dunbar’s poem‚ “We Wear the Mask‚” I feel the poem was meant for an educated audience since the dialect was written in Standard English. In the first line‚ “We wear the mask that grins and lies‚” the African American people are telling their side of the story through this poem. How they truly feel is contrary to their smiles‚ although‚ they suppose that things should not be any different. The author is trying to show the audience that many African-Americans are putting on a front for
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of Masks" “In Defense of Masks”‚ by Kenneth Gergen regards that it is not possible for humans to adequately find a coherent self identity without an aftermath. Gergen states‚ “to the extent that they do‚ they many experience severe emotional distress” when trying to do so (172). He refers to Erik Erickson‚ a psychologist who speaks about how self-alienation can result due to the pressures of society to individuals with various masks of identity. Determined to find exactly what altered masks can
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“Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone‚ It’s with O’Leary in the grave.” Discuss ways in which Yeats presents the Romantic in ‘September 1913’. Yeats presents the Romantic in ‘September 1913’ in such a way that it is no longer there‚ but also that there is a chance for the Romantic to be saved and brought back to Ireland. “Yeats saw literature and politics as intertwined‚” Yeats used ‘September 1913’ as a political‚ as well as cultural‚ message to get across his views on the state of Ireland
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poem Masks. In the poem Silverstein explains how two “lost souls” (Story Behind the Poem) could’ve had each other and they “passed right by”(Masks‚ line 7) but they hid themselves. Despite the fact that they shared a connection‚ both of the characters were too self-conscious to display who they truly and actually are. If you want true love‚ you shouldn’t be afraid of being your true self. Masks was written as a rhyme scheme poem. The whole poem is written in A‚ A-Slant‚ B‚ C‚ and D. Masks is written
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their acnes in buying cosmetic products. Its aim to create a product of orange peel mask which is cheaper and could give the same effect in losing acne which the commercial one could give through cosmetic products. Cosmetic products are important thing to be beautiful and to prevent skin problem like acnes. And one natural product for losing acnes is the orange peel mask. Determining the effectiveness of orange peel mask is the main goal of the study. Orange peel toss in the garbage by many of us can
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The Mask You Live in reveals a startling truth in American society: the language and attitudes people use to identify others with leads to an impossible standard. A recent instance of this in America is the standard of masculinity society has established. Under this standard‚ a cycle set up many for failure and promotes violence. This cycle is nearly inescapable for men still growing up and grasping their identity. The cycle silences them‚ discourages self-expression‚ suppresses emotions‚ and rejects
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In W. B. Yeats’ poem ’Father and Daughter’ the speaker is apparently the father of a young daughter who is in relations with a boy or man without her father’s blessing. The father is the kind of man who is generous with his love‚ especially with his daughter. He is also the kind of father who wants the best for his little girl‚ not being afraid of firm disciplinary actions to help his daughter grow in the right direction. The problem the father has with his daughter is her relations with someone
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