John Marsden’s tomorrow when the war began (1994) is a narrative of an Australian teenager named Ellie Linton and her friends who became guerrilla fighters after the invasion of her homeland by an unknown military force. A key passage in page 75-76 explains how the group transforms into effective leaders while making tough decisions. Marsden’s message in the passage is to be a good leader in a time of crisis, unpopular decisions must be made in order to save the group. Marsden’s passage begins when protagonist Homer forced to make unpopular suggestions in a time of crisis. The author begins the passage by Homer suggesting that the group should split up rather than stay together.
Another example, the author states, “Increasingly, teenage girls are mimicking the boys and trying to have their own version of manhood. Their goal is the same—to get respect, to be recognized as capable of setting or maintaining a certain standard” (Anderson, 182). Teenage girls are trying
In the address, “The Role of American Women in Wartime”, Clare Boothe Luce, an American congresswoman, advocates for the American women’s contribution to the war efforts at the women's banking committee. Although Luce’s speech opens with a controversial and condemning topic, Luce further explicates it, recognizing the struggles and difficulties that must be dealt with. Luce employs contrasting and critical tone, repetition, and imagery to highlight women’s needed sacrifices for the sake of America’s victory. Luce introduces with a contrasting and critical tone in order to emphasize that an adjustment must occur for the female system in America.
Bell said “instead of feeling free, twenty-something women are weighed down by vying cultural notions about the kind of sex and relationships they should be having in their twenties” (28). When more and more people accepting the idea that women should enjoy but not trust too much in men, the whole social standard for women in their relationships shifts and changes. The context gives the pressure for the whole group of people in society follow the guideline it has. In Bell’s study, young women have to follow the general social standards due to the social standard is changing with context changing. Pressures for young women, such as pressures about sexuality, often comes from the big environment.
Cold War studies have been strongly affected by the Cold War propaganda. Most of the sources on the field have decided to acquire a teleological approach, which has redefined the real perception of the facts happening at the time. Similarly, to an “happy ending” effect, where people know the good end of the story, historians have connected the facts happened at the end of WWI in order to create a logical unfolding of the divisions between the East and the West. This process has created a one side narration of the Cold War, that misses on different points a more pragmatic approach on the facts. The knowledge of the end of the story, misses the total obscurity and ignorance of the main actors.
Jack had been staggered by the concussion from the shell that took the sergeant’s life and half his face, but he hadn’t fallen into the mire. Stone Jack, he remained. The torn body of the fallen sergeant stretched across the walk beside him. He nuzzled the rough cheek with his smooth muzzle.
he first chapter of The Cold War: A New History begins by comparing the United States to the U.S.S.R. and talking about the similarities between the two. It also talks about Communism and how Marx deemed it necessary in order to build up the economy. Lenin tried to implement Communism in Russia. They were not quite ready for that kind of system, so Stalin tried to modernize the economy. The U.S.S.R. had more casualties in World War II, but things were not necessarily looking great in America either.
Cold War liberalism was an important way of thought and political belief that began at the end of WWII. This term was used to describe liberal politicians who believed in achieving civil rights and inclusion for all non-whites, but they did not want to take political risks to achieve this. Though Cold War Liberalism helped America in certain ways, it did not satisfy all the demands of inclusion. Cold War Liberalism specifically encountered problems with race, class, and gender. In terms of race, Cold War Liberalism only supported the Civil Rights Movement to a certain extent and it most certainly did not support the Black Panther Movement.
In Leslie Bell’s “Hard To Get: Twenty-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom”, the author describes how women a lot of women fear expressing their sexuality openly for fear of being labelled names in the male-dominated society. This is a result of the same environmental limitations that prevented New Yorkers from speaking out against the crimes, making many people to think that it was the “new normal”. Leslie Bell notes that “young women hear advice across the self-help spectrum which admonishes them to pretend to be independent to get into a not-so-serious relationship in their twenties, but expects them to be engaged and ready to be married by 30 years (page 31).” This one way through which the environment manipulates women’s
Over time, the thought patterns of many individuals mould to believe only one perception of what is morally acceptable— a perception that is completely faulty. The ideology of the male body and demeanor is only one of the many societal norms constructed by the media, and it alone can result in mental health fatalities, mass violence, or the mere elimination of self-identity whilst attempting to meet the ever-changing ideals of masculinity. The continuous and stereotypical depiction of masculinity in the media has idealized invulnerability, toughness and physical strength as the sole qualities of a ‘true man’. As a result, the complexity of masculinity is flattened, and immense pressures are placed on individuals to meet requirements that are entirely faulty. According to Katz, cultures, topics, and even genders are not one-dimensional; in order to fully comprehend the meaning the entirety of something, one must look at more than its representation in the media.
The wind whipped past my head as I pushed myself faster. I could see the break in the trees up ahead, the sun shining on the poppy field through the small opening. I ran as fast as my legs would travel, my heart beating out of my chest. I could hear the footsteps coming closer and closer. My lungs were about to give out, my hips were burning from the running and my feet were starting to swell in my boots.
The situation of country A and country B has some similarity to the situation between America and Russia in the cold war. As the result that we know in the history, after the collapsing of Russia, America became the most powerful country all over the world. One kingdom can’t have two kings. Therefore, eventually, country A and country B can’t stay in the same position as they are now for a longer time. As a member of country A, I think planet X will be a great opportunity for my country to take control, gain advantage against country B as well as develop to be more powerful.
Sarah Paroya D period I hate MUSH The end of World War II should have marked a period of relief in America but instead, it lead America into a completely different type of war called the Cold War. The Cold War was an ongoing state of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. This constant state of tension and fear had been embedded deep in the American public.
Using this approach to question the roles of sex and gender in society interrupts the heteronormative diaspora of historical western culture and introduces ideas that are progressive and potentially less biased. “Through forward thinking fashion, culture-defining opinions and inspirational points of view, Marie Claire is always challenging millions of women to up their game. How sexy can smart be?” – part of the Mary Claire editor’s mission statement.
"The Cold War was an ideological contest between the western democracies especially the United States and the Communist countries that emerged after the Second World War" (Tindall 972). The United States and the Soviet Union had differences over issues such as human rights, individual liberties, economic freedom, and religious belief. "Mutal suspicion and a race to gain influence and control over the so called nonaligned or third world countries further polarized" (Tindall 945). After the WWII Soviets dominate European countries and thought the U.S. had the same motives.
