Book Paper: 37 Words I had the opportunity to read the book “37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination,” by Sherry Boschert. In this book, Boschert presents the story of women working in higher education in the 1960s and fighting for gender equity. These women realized that their frustrating experiences at work were not isolated incidents but rather part of a larger system of discrimination against women. Their activism led to the passing of Title IX in 1972, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender in all schools receiving federal funding.
Today I am going to write about Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. She got a newbery medal for the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children. The main characters are Billie Jo plus her mom and dad and Mad Dog. she lives in Oklahoma where dust is taking over. Her best friend Livvie moved to California to get away from the dust after that her mom dies a terrible death but before that her mom was pregnant and while pregnant her mom was burned bad by fire while in pain she gave birth to her brother but died with his mom right in her arms Life was wonderful, her dad was bringing money from farming wheat.
Get out. For pity’s sake, don’t come out here.’ Then silence.” (Ellis 7) In this quote, her brilliant trickery shines through while creating a fake situation and making herself sound very distressed and panicked.
In the novel Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper there are a few conflicts. One major conflict that arises in the novel is a person vs self conflict, with the main character Melody. Melody is a main character in the novel, however, she has a disease known as cerebral palsy which is a disease that makes her unable to walk, communicate, and even care for herself. Despite Melody’s condition she is very intelligent and has a very strong photographic memory. The conflict that Melody has to face is within herself because her disease is holding her back from expressing her magnificent intelligence.
When she gets to class to next day they offer the 10th place trophy to Melody but she pushes it on the ground shattering it and rolls out of the room laughing. I think the theme of the book is don’t give up because although people told Melody she will never be able to move or speak, Melody never gave
John Wade, the main character, helps the reader slowly understand the once hidden aspects of life. As the beginning of the novel depicts the present, with a couple’s location and marital problems. As the story begins to unfold, the readers soon come to the
This quote demonstrates Kristina struggling with immense emotions and mental health because it gives readers an inner dialogue about how Kristina wished she were dead during her traumatic time being trafficked. These intense thoughts of death are caused by the horrible conditions Kristina has to go through, or is mentally preparing herself to go through until she can raise enough money to go back
“The Veldt” is a short story by Ray Bradbury. This story can be analyzed using a Marxist and psychoanalytical perspective. For both of these perspectives, the main evidence is found in the kids and their relationship with their parents. For Marxist, “The Veldt” shows how the family relationship reveals the oppression of the lower class and their battle to become the new upper class. The structure of power in this can be connected to the power struggle of today’s society.
Throughout the novel, Out of My Mind, there were many quotes that spoke of great importance that showed meaningfulness, but there was one quote that overruled them all. Sharon Draper wrote of a young girl who has been stuck inside her head, wanting to speak to anyone who would listen, if only she was able to. She was criticized her entire life, until she was given a voice. By receiving a voice, Melody was able to show the world that although she may have a form of Cerebral Palsy, she was able to perform just as well as the other students in her class.
1. This article is about a woman named Erica Crompton who suffers from schizophrenia. Throughout the article she discusses her struggles in different work situations with the work itself and her fellow co-workers. 2. The New York Times is an American newspaper that targets everyone in the United States and reaches people abroad.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, considers the qualities in which society determines sanity. The label of insanity is given when someone is different from the perceived norm. Conversely, a person is perceived as sane when their behavior is consistent with the beliefs of the majority. Although the characters of this novel are patients of a mental institution, they all show qualities of sanity. The book is narrated by Chief Brodmen, an observant chronic psychiatric patient, who many believe to be deaf and dumb.
The virtuous cycle, according to Sherry Turkle in her essay “The Empathy diaries” consists of three main components, first solitude, second conversation and finally self-reflection. These components can be seen clearly in Yiyun Li ’s essay “Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your life.” , Li shares with us her experience with identifying her own self which is linked to solitude, opening up to others which is the conversation and finally how she disagreed with people’s view of her which is self-reflection. Showing us how she works through the virtuous cycle with the added component of time; the before and after claim that she has as the main idea in her essay can seem like the beginning and the ending of the virtuous cycle.
“A Rose for Emily” and “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” both use character and Character actions to illustrate their complications in Emily and Terri’s relationships. To fully
The narrator describes where she lives as a beautiful place to live. At this point in the story the narrator is in a mental hospital. Every perspective and belief she has on where she is at has been put into her head by her husband. Everything she knows about her situation is to calm her down and not make her think for herself. As the story continues the narrator begins to start thinking on her own.
In Doris Lessing’s article “Group MInds,” Lessing is describing that we may not be as individual as we may feel, and how we conform to the group’s opinion. Lessing states that “When we’re in a group, we tend to think as that group does: we may even have joined the group to find ‘like-minded’ people” (595). By evaluating this statement, we understand that Lessing believes that we don’t feel comfortable unless we are in a group setting. In “The Milgram Experience” Saul McLeod explains that “Ordinary people are likely to follow orders … to the extent of killing an innocent human being” (587). This statement shows that even though people know that it’s the wrong thing to do, they still do it to stay in good standing with the group.
