...proposal to the ladies’ and ‘Some reflections upon marriage’ deal with the social problems that women had to live with at the time, and how they were constantly subdued by men. Being considered mentally and socially inferior, Astell argued that this social ranking between the sexes was unjust and unnatural. However, ‘Custom’, (or tradition) considered it for some time normal for a woman to be under the dominance of Man at all times. Astell tried arguing against this, as her protofeminist pieces were one of the first works which dealt with the matter head on. She fought for equality between the sexes, and questioned the morals behind believing women to be inferior to men. Many would be able to compare her to ‘The New Woman’; an image created in order to describe the modern feminist woman that was being introduced to society in the late 19th century. However, many would argue that, although Astell was a leading feminist of her time, as she was considered “The first major English feminist for her defiant praise of women” by Joan K. Kinnard, she was still strongly conservative and some of her views differed from the modern feminist ones of today. She still considered a woman to have her rightful place or role in the household and in society, and believed that a social ranking was simply inevitable and a ‘work of God’; so many of these beliefs were directed at the upper class and richer women of the time. In ‘Some reflections upon marriage’, Astell describes men as being “our masters”...
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...EFFECTS OF FACEBOOK USAGE TO STUDY HABITS AMONG NCM 105 NURSING STUDENTS OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY A Research Proposal Presented to: FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF NURSING OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY QUEZON CITY CAMPUS By: Carlo A. Silvestre Lyka Vain T. Jacinto Dyan Elenita C. Rafael Christian G. Casuncad Vina C. Custorio Sarah S. Cali (January 2011) CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM: ITS RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND Introduction Social networking websites are currently being used regularly by millions of people. The use of social networking sites has been widespread that they have not only caught the attention of academic and industry researchers worldwide but also us, in particular. Social networking sites are now being investigated by numerous social science researchers and an increasing number of academic commentators are becoming more and more interested in studying facebook, twitter, and other social networking services because of their probable impact on the society. While the social networking sites have the same key aspects, the cultures and responses around them that become apparent are varied. Most sites help strangers connect with others based on shares personal interest, political and economic views, or simple recreational activities. Some sites accommodate distinct viewers, while others attract people based on similarities, such as common languages or shared race, sexual, religious or nationality-based identities. Nonetheless, social networking sites...
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...Reflection One There are many different ways our thoughts on gender diversity are affected by today’s culture. It can come from our families, friends, magazines, television and even music. The media today plays an even larger part in our gender make up than it did as little as a decade ago. With the creation of facebook, youtube and instagram, we are seeing a greater influence than ever. For the sake of this paper I would like to focus on how music and television affect gender diversity. When a new song is released, depending on public opinion, the record could sell thousands of copies and as a result be played on the radio several times a day reaching hundreds of thousands of listeners. Unless parents have the ability to strictly monitor all of their children’s music choices and I don’t know many who do, the young people today are hearing all sorts of gender messages through music that may be subconsciously shaping who they are. Even though there are many different genres of music I am going to focus on the rap culture and the messages they emit. Many of the rap songs portray women as weak and submissive. Several of the songs include violence against women whether it is sexual, mental or domestic which displays an overall lack of respect for females. While at the same time the man is portrayed as strong, wealthy and powerful and overall domineering of the woman. Rarely in rap music, is there a song that paints a picture of the woman having power over the man. The...
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...stayed at the Hotel des Colonies in the French Concession. The Hotel was acceptable, but we were to stay there long. Our family had to leave to Peking at once. The houses in Peking seemed to go on forever. The gardens were Chinese style, flowing gracefully with vines of flowers. Bridges seemed to rise here or there, but there was a hurried problem. We did not have a home in Peking. Father sent a telegram to a friend to find us a house and one was found. It was a famous house, indeed, it was the house where Li Hung Chang signed the treaties with the Foreign Powers after the Boxer Rising and also...
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...Now that Macbeth will never again sleep peacefully, he will no longer have this. That soothing, healing and nourishing source of comfort is no longer there which illustrates chaos and his path is bound to be chaotic and destructive. Macbeth's sleeplessness symbolizes him losing his peace and innocence and after killing Duncan, he no longer has a clear conscience. Sleeplessness also shows how guilt causes Lady Macbeth to go crazy. After Macduff meets with Malcolm, Lady Macbeth is ill and sleepwalking in her room, and Gentlewoman says to...
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...the hue and cry about this apparently harmless activity of clicking one’s own pictures? This is where an ancient Greek mythology helps us in understanding the etymology of the word ‘narcissist’ and the psychological state of a narcissist. It centres on a very handsome young man called Narcissus. So attractive was this man that all the girls fell in love with him. He was aware of his charms and this made him arrogant and proud. Despite the efforts of the ladies to win his affections he ignored their overtures. One day as Narcissus was walking through the forest he stumbled upon a clear pool of water. As he knelt to drink - for he was very thirsty- the loveliest sight that had ever appeared captivated his attention. He immediately fell in love. So great was his attraction that he could not leave the pool and his appetite vanished. Before long his health deteriorated and he began to fade. In the end he died staring at this image in the pool. Narcissus experienced unrequited love as he had fallen in love with his own reflection! Narcissism i.e.; being obsessed with...
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...Critical Reading 1. Preview. Look “around” the text before you start reading. ... 2. Annotate. Annotating puts you actively and immediately in a "dialogue” with an author and the issues and ideas you encounter in a written text. ... 3. Outline, Summarize, and Analyze. ... 4. Look for repetitions and patterns. ... 5. Contextualize. ... 6. Compare and Contrast. When you write about literature . . . Some Tips for Academic Writers Sentence Style 1. Use simple sentences as rubrics (pointers). 2. Use compound sentences to suggest balance and to present pairs of ideas of equal value. 3. Use complex sentence to emphasize the most important ideas and to subordinate less important ideas. 4. Avoid "empty" sentence frames that say little or restate the obvious. 5. Use present tense when referencing details in a literary work except for passages written in the past tense. 6. Incorporate short, key quoted phrases into analytical sentences. 7. Avoid the use of such words and phrases as "you" and "the reader" that often lead to wordiness. 8. Avoid the phrase, "In conclusion," when opening the concluding paragraph. 9. Avoid gratuitous complements and superlatives. Paragraph Development 1. Use Pattern 1 paragraph frames for most paragraphs in the body of academic essays. 2. Begin body paragraphs with claims as topic sentences that repeat key concepts from the thesis sentence. 3. Always introduce the speaker, context, and/or significance of block quotations. 4. Always...
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...Professional Response: Culture & Society Concordia University-Portland Abstract The present paper provides a personal and well-reasoned reflection concerning the role of family, circles of trust and culture in my vocational life. It will also focus on how my ethical orientation is linked: 1) to my communal and cultural background, and, 2) how I think it is expanded by cross-cultural awareness. Societies vary in the amount they empower distinction and uniqueness versus congruity and reliance. Individualistic societies encourage confidence, choice making taking into account of individual needs, and the privilege to a private life. In collectivist societies, total dedication is relied upon in one's prompt and more distant family/tribe. The term woman's rights are regularly used to depict the prevailing social example where choice making techniques, stress the needs of the family/gather initially, and the idea of having a "private life" may not even exist. Since societies adjust and change, making suppositions about family progress is risky; families in the United States today from all societies show a mixed bag of arrangements. Apparently, there is no such thing as a "normal" family. One can nonetheless expect that families from more customary societies not acculturated in United States ways, will have a tendency to esteem, women's liberation and show family structures that are truly unique in relation to the white collar class European American family demonstrate Keywords:...
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...Austin Tullis English 1102 Prof. Atkinson The Lady with the Dog The Lady with the Dog encompasses a story of star crossed lovers, Dmitri Dimtritch and Anna Sergeyevna, who yearned to be with each other, fighting against all odds. Dmitri is an older gentleman who is married but gets bored quite easily with the married lifestyle and seeks out casual relations with many different women viewing them as just an object. Anna on the other hand is an innocent woman who feels as though she is in a rut with her husband and has lost feelings for him but feels far too guilty to leave him. She does in fact feel as though she needs to be alone or rather enjoying the company of other people by vacationing away from her husband, but why bring a dog into this story? Even though the dog may not seem as it plays a big role in the story it certainly plays a key part where Dmitri uses the dog to create a way to interact with Anna for the first time. However the dog will show up again towards the middle with a different approach but still being a key factor in a deciding moment. There are many cases in this story where you will be led to believe a typical outcome that many love stories have but you will be thrown a curve ball where this might look like more of a tragedy, such as what was seen in Romeo and Juliet. Anton Chekhov, the author, made this story very intriguing by leaving gaps in some parts of the story for the reader to interpret what the outcome would be. I was fascinated with how he...
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...highly contented as well as the ones discontented, Weiner shows readers with some incredibly intrigued facts of the happiness among the people in different countries. With his sharp journalist’s eye and personal charm coupled with well-schemed personal interviews, philosophical reflection, cultural contemplation, and historical accounts, Weiner thoroughly explores ten countries in length and depth, and at last Weiner comes to the conclusion that the people in each country do have their own unique characteristics of happiness. Indeed, geography does matter in terms of people’s happiness. Primarily, Weiner’s book is about happiness, but it has also been tinted with substantial trace of mindfulness on almost every single page as a result of the indispensable connection between happiness and mindfulness. Living mindfully signifies that you keep “a state of active, open attention on the present. When you are mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience” (Psychology Today). As well elucidated with each passing page throughout Weiner’s book, the message is clear: mindfulness is more than just related to happiness, and it is conducive to happiness. Importantly, living mindfully could smooth out your negative emotions in the face of undesirable circumstances, such as envy, depression, and stress, which are detrimental to personal...
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...Aimée L. Arcoraci-Davies Professor Maria Evangelatou HAVC 155 Research Paper 4 June 2013 Cleopatra in Cosmetics: Iconography and the Journey to Attaining Flawless Beauty How has Cleopatra been used as an apparatus manipulated through capitalist- consumerism under the guise of attaining ultimate beauty? How has the exoticization and romanticism of beauty products, such as Palmolive soap, result in the products becoming more appealing to female consumers? This essay examines the problematic ideology of Cleopatra as the beautiful queen with the “flawless” complexion used in beauty advertisements of the 1920s addressed towards the post-World War I “modern woman” as a source of sociopolitical embodied power to entice men. This essay also explores concepts of femininity, modernity, and ideals of female beauty that have been constructed through a historically patriarchal framework which involves emphasizing the ‘seductive power’ of women, and revolves around the obsession for preserving a youthful girlish beauty and perpetuating women’s place in the home as the ‘pretty little wife’, in juxtaposition with George Bernard Shaw’s ‘pretty little queen’ caricature of Cleopatra. By invalidating or distorting her power, these expectations and gender based stereotypes impact society today in the same ways by advertising flawless skin with no visible pores or wrinkles as one of the many unrealistic sociocultural standards for females. For thousands of years, Cleopatra has been used as a...
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...Art in education The arts are an essential ingredient for any child’s education, allowing every student to accomplish important things in life. I disagree that arts no longer holds a place in education. By imparting important life skills, providing character education and better appreciation of the arts, arts become essential to students in both the pursuit and achievement of excellence. Yet, many students have little or no opportunity to learning arts as arts is devalued as a core element in the curriculum. Education, without arts, is an incomplete education that fails to develop the full potential of individuals, communities and societies. Hence arts are of great importance in the students’ learning experiences and should hold a place in education. Arts may no longer hold a place in education because some parents oppose arts as part of their child’s critical learning. Parents feel that arts do not provide their children with essential learning experience; rather, taking up time to learn the arts will be at the expense of their academic performance and results. They also believe that arts cannot be used to make a decent living as they cannot find good jobs through arts. However, the creative sector of the economy has grown in significance in recent years, as arts are a magnet for a skilled and creative workforce that all countries require to compete in a global economy. Arts can help compete in the high-stakes race to attract new businesses and generate money from such economic...
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...Martin Luther King led the world through the tumultuous Civil Rights movement and inspired millions to change the way in which they viewed the world and each other. He was willing to give his life for this cause (Honey, 2011). Abraham Lincoln had a similar cause in an even more politically and socially divided nation and made similar sacrifices for his cause (Ferguson, 2011). Gandhi led one of the greatest social and religious reform movements in the history of the world with little formal training of any kind. Before it was popular to have a cause as a “first lady” of our nation, Eleanor Roosevelt set herself apart by championing the cause of those most severely affected by the great depression. “[S]he worked as a tireless advocate for the nation's downtrodden and fought to open relief programs to women” (Beasley, 2010). Theory U Theory U, and other theories like it, however, would have us believe that our times are harder than the times that these leaders existed in and that we now need a fictional concept like “presencing” in order to train ourselves and others to be great leaders. In fact, the purpose of the book that describes Theory U, as presented in its introduction written by Steen Hildebrant, Ph.D, “is to portray a social technology of transformational change, which...
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...China Marks even goes to the extent to suggest that these victims could be like Jesus himself, saying they had stigmata and crown of thorns. It could be a suggestion that just as in the past society ignorantly murdered the peaceful, virtuous Jesus, so were these peaceful, virtuous men of color killed. It also implies a confusion of the angels in the afterlife towards the immoral behavior that is still prevalent today. This could be taken literally for religious people, or simply as a chance to reflect and evaluate our ethics and the lack of justice as a humanity from a higher perspective. Because of this powerful message, this is a work of high artistic value. Furthermore, another piece I admired and found great artistic value because of its content was A Page from Alien Princess Diaries. This drawing was made in 2014 and measures thirty seven and a half inches by twenty seven inches. The background is a consistent fabric depicting red flowers and its vines on a dull sap green color. On a small area that represents a piece of floor reside two peculiar female figures. The dialog between the two figures is the...
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...Ethical Reflection Paper February 04, 2013 Ethical Reflection Paper As humans we will all face an ethical dilemma at some time, but as nurses we will face dilemmas unique to the medical field. How we handle these dilemmas will speak about our character and affect our future ethical decisions. Ethical dilemmas are difficult decisions that generally involve conflicting moral claims and usually provoke strong emotions on both sides of the situation. This paper will explore the ethical dilemma of nurses giving patients seeking medication placebos to placate them. This dilemma occurred at my job while I was working on the long term care floor, the Summit. On this particular floor we have a resident who is very hard of hearing and also very demanding of certain medications. She often experiences itching episodes on her upper torso, back and thighs. No rash is present and we have not identified any source for her itching. Her physician has prescribed Atarax, a hydroxyzine anti-itch drug to be taken no more than three times a day as needed. She is quiet and content during the day but in the afternoons she can experience sundowners and become very adamant that she needs her itching pill. Because she is hard of hearing and gets agitated, it can be hard to communicate to her that she has already had her itching pill or that it’s too soon to have another. On this resident’s floor we had a full time evening nurse who decided that it would be easiest to give the resident a tic-tac...
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