In the speech presented to ISB HS students during assemblies, I used various appeals, diction, simile, and tone to convince the audience that period shaming is a serious problem too often ignored. I appealed to ethos and pathos by sharing a personal anecdote “…Oooh Becky is on her lady days, no wonder why she is so moody.” I gained credibility because I have been shamed before and know what it feels like to be the victim. In fact, I was […]
In society, women are seen as less and more as something to be controlled. We are brought up to fit a certain image placed upon us by society, anything else is seen as wrong. Slut-shaming is used by people to “put us in our place” and tell us what we are doing wrong, and how to act. Although slut-shaming in reality has a different agenda. An example of slut-shaming is when we have confidence or find pride in ourselves, and […]
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Get help with your assignmentWhat he did. Where he touched me. I didnt want it, Sally. The way he said it, the way itr’s supposed to be, all the storybooks and movies.. says Esperanza, the narrator in The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza and other girls on Mango Street struggle with growing up and being objectified by men. The neighborhood they live in puts the girls into unsafe situations with other people around. Throughout the novel, Esperanza and other young girls […]
How can people treat others they don’t know so horribly when they have done absolutely nothing wrong? In this war, how do soldiers do what they do without feeling terrible about it after? Today I helped a woman with a baby she was carrying on her back. Her baby must have done something to catch one of the guard’s attention. I am not sure what but the guard was definitely not happy. I know this because his bulldog-face raised his […]
What would you do if thousands of people starts to blame, shame, embarrass you on social media? Will you fight back or stay quiet? Social media provided shy and voiceless people, a voice where they can share their thoughts, opinions. Also, through social media they feel connected to the society but these voiceless people can turn into completely different person in a matter of a moment. These voiceless people can take advantage of others mistake and shame them and bully […]
From all parts of America, from different states and cities, people sit down to watch one of the most watched sporting events in the world, the Super Bowl. They can’t wait to see Jj Watt sack Tom Brady and Julian Edelman catch the ultimate pass for a touchdown. The entertainment and intensity that comes from the game is what draws the fans’ attention. Athletes, just like any other person, want to succeed and don’t want to disappoint their fans. As […]
The Mother Tongue by Amy Tan , Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris and Shame by Dick Gregory, are narrative stories that give an account the main character’s life. These accounts include events that characterize a person’s development at one point in their life. These stories have a similarity and connected as they all have an overarching tone that leads the readers on what to expect as the narrative unfolds. Inspiration among the characters in the three stories […]
To forgive is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as, to cease to feel resentment against (an offender).1 But what happens when the offender is oneself? Self-forgiveness is something that can be hard for a person to grasp. It can be easy to get wrapped up in wanting forgiveness from others, to make ourselves feel better about the actions committed, but when it comes to the wrongdoing that we do to ourselves, it can be the hardest to forgive. Per-Erik Milam, […]
When a sin is committed, the consequence does not have a good connotation. Instead it marks the sin and points out the wrong in it. This is exactly what Hester Prynne experiences in The Scarlet Letter. Hester commits adultery while her husband is away and is put on trial for it. The consequence is determined that she will bear scarlet letter A on her chest. Even though the letter was intended to be a punishment, it didnt always symbolize shame. […]
In modern day life, strong emotions tend to guide the actions individuals make on a daily basis. Having such an intense emotion can lead an individual to believe a deceitful or unlawful action is one of good. Nathaniel Hawthorne is an American novelist who writes romantic stories because he was a part of the Romanticism Movement. The novel The Scarlet Letter shows the story about a woman named Hester Prynne who has sinned and has been forced to wear an […]
The author of this novel, O’Brien recounts his experiences from the Vietnam war. Joining the war was a battle in itself for O’Brien, as after receiving his draft notice in June of 1968, he almost fled because he was so opposed to the war itself. O’Brien describes himself as “too good for this war, too smart, too compassionate”. This was an later realized flaw of the Vietnam war, lasting roughly 20 years, that of it’s questionable purpose. One of the […]
The inter-relationship between fiction and imagination are critical in the defining the Vietnam war in O’Brien’s book. War is real although the soldiers are fictional. The realities of war and its devastating effects are clearly defined from imaginations of the reader as depicted by the imaginary characters. O’Brien purportedly asserts a piece of information to be factual and later confesses to it being fictitious is evidence that he is consciously aware of the use of both fact and fiction in […]
Forgives is also an approach which can be used to effectively reduce bullying in school (Ahmed & Braithwaite, 2006). It is known to be the most powerful weapon that is used by the affected parties to bring to an end the cycle behavior of being destructive. Forgiveness is only possible if the victim decides not to hold any grudge against the offender. He decides to let go every hatred and trusts that the wrong door will accept the chance and […]
Guilt is an emotion which a person experiences when he believes to have violated a certain code of conduct. This often leads to regret in the later stages when the person owns up or takes responsibility for the same. This feeling of guilt according to psychologists is difficult to get rid of. It might in some cases lead to extreme measures. This could arise in two ways- one when a person doesn’t act in a desired way and another where […]
