Society treats men and women very differently. There are many stereotypes towards both sexes. Men are supposed to be tough, strong, and more powerful than women. In return, women are characterized as fragile and loving people, that possess much compassion. The caring image is used to represent women as a whole. While, today men and women are seen much more as equals to one another, there are still differences that the public recognizes. Equality is often the goal, but in actuality, it is rarely reached.
There are unintentional stereotypes that make it more difficult for particular genders to obtain equality. While women may have equivalent education and work experience, they are not always treated under those circumstances. In the business world, when a man and a woman have the same role in the company, the woman will unfairly receive less pay for the same amount of work. While women have disadvantages in these regards, they have other advantages based on the overall nature of a woman. Typically, a woman is very passionate which grants her more respect as a maternal figure. Women normally have higher standards of family values than the male population, which makes them less focused solely on their careers. Being focused on their families is a natural instinct for many women. However, not all men or women fit into these categories.
Standards for women have dramatically increased in recent decades, and are continually improving. While equality is the overall goal, I think that many women are satisfied with the achievements that have already been made. Many women enjoy the focus on their family and don't like to have the responsibility that a male feels to be the powerful, breadwinner of the house. I think that women and men are looked at as equal people but with different responsibilities that dictate their actions.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Ms.Williams response
A. Free Fallin'
"I can tell you, and I will. Apollo said through his profet that I was the man who should marry his own mother, shed his father's blodd with his own hands. And so, for all these years I have kept clear of Corinth..."
The play, Oedipus Rex, defined the idea of fate. Throughout the story the characters try to escape their fate by making choices that lead them to other alternatives. While the characters try and change their fate, they realize that even by their own free will, they can not escape what is destined to happen. The entire play was based on the idea that fate is the defying factor in life, and each decision made will only lead to the same outcome. The characters learn that no matter which choice or action they take, they can not change their predestined fate. Oedipus struggles to change his destinty of killing his father and marrying his mother, by leaving the town he was raised in, Corinth. However, because his fate was already decided, when he leaves determined to alter his fate, he kills a man on his journey home, his father. Then, once he arrives in Thebes Oedipus marries a woman, his mother. This exemplifies the main theme of the play, that free will can not change fate.
B. What's in the bag?
The idea of fate is very definite. I don't think that there is a set outcome in each person's life that can not be changed throughout the course of many choices and actions. The future consists of many unanswered questions that are answered during an individual's lifetime. Each day a person can make many small, simple decisions that eventually make up the majority of their life. These small choices that may seem meaningless actually all add together to determine the outcome in someone's life. While every day each person is faced with an insignificant decision, the combination of those decisions give each person their true character. As you make one decision, it leads you to another choice based off of your previous choice. So with each action you take or choice you make, you have the ability to alter your previous changes, but you can not go back on any decision made. Each choice has an outcome and by using free will, you can change that outcome. Therefore, I think that each individual has can control their own fate using their power of free will.
"I can tell you, and I will. Apollo said through his profet that I was the man who should marry his own mother, shed his father's blodd with his own hands. And so, for all these years I have kept clear of Corinth..."
The play, Oedipus Rex, defined the idea of fate. Throughout the story the characters try to escape their fate by making choices that lead them to other alternatives. While the characters try and change their fate, they realize that even by their own free will, they can not escape what is destined to happen. The entire play was based on the idea that fate is the defying factor in life, and each decision made will only lead to the same outcome. The characters learn that no matter which choice or action they take, they can not change their predestined fate. Oedipus struggles to change his destinty of killing his father and marrying his mother, by leaving the town he was raised in, Corinth. However, because his fate was already decided, when he leaves determined to alter his fate, he kills a man on his journey home, his father. Then, once he arrives in Thebes Oedipus marries a woman, his mother. This exemplifies the main theme of the play, that free will can not change fate.
B. What's in the bag?
The idea of fate is very definite. I don't think that there is a set outcome in each person's life that can not be changed throughout the course of many choices and actions. The future consists of many unanswered questions that are answered during an individual's lifetime. Each day a person can make many small, simple decisions that eventually make up the majority of their life. These small choices that may seem meaningless actually all add together to determine the outcome in someone's life. While every day each person is faced with an insignificant decision, the combination of those decisions give each person their true character. As you make one decision, it leads you to another choice based off of your previous choice. So with each action you take or choice you make, you have the ability to alter your previous changes, but you can not go back on any decision made. Each choice has an outcome and by using free will, you can change that outcome. Therefore, I think that each individual has can control their own fate using their power of free will.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Journal: What is the big deal with MLK?
The big deal with Martin Luther King is that he was an inspirational man that had ideas for changes in the future. Martin Luther King was a brilliant man that saw past the typical stereotypes of skin color and instead looked to other qualities to judge a person. He had a very progressive mindset, one that was not common during his lifetime. He went against the traditional views of segregation and didn't settle for standards that he didn't believe in. Martin Luther King had strong moral beliefs and stood by the ideas he thought were right, no matter the circumstances. Martin Luther King was also a leader for many other African-Americans that disputed the segregation laws. He gave the people of American a new outlook on life and forced citizens to accept the new standards of a fair and just society. Not only did Martin Luther King impact the people that were alive during his time, but he influenced the culture today. People everywhere think of Martin Luther King as a strong, respectable, and influential character that wasn't afraid to speak up for what he thought was wrong. If Martin Luther King had been like the typical person of his time, then many of the changes in the African-American race wouldn't have occurred. The changes that Martin Luther King fought for are sen everyday all across America.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Oedipus Rex part 2-3
Part II
1. "You shall see how I started by you as I should. To avenge the city and the city's god." (page 964 line 137-138)
"I will do all that I can; you may tell them that." (page 964 line 145-146)
2. Oedipus receives sympathy from the audience because he is unaware that he killed his father. He is angry at the murderer, but doesn't realize that he committed the murder.
3. The imagery allows the audience to visualize he scene and picture the characters in the play. The descriptions written give the audience an image of Oedipus and the people he encounters.
4. Some motifs are: peripety, recognition, tragedy, irony.
5. The chorus is singing about the power and wonder of the gods, their life's beginning, fighting the enemy, destroying the enemy, and joy.
Part III
1. Role in story: "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth! I knew this well, but did not act on it: else I should not have come." (page 969 line 102-104)
"I say that you are the murderer whom you seek." (page 970 line 143)
Teiresias is in the story because of his wisdom and his honest nature.
Internal conflict: "You are all ignorant. No, I will never tell you what I know. Now it is my misery, then it would be yours." (page 969 line 112-115)
"Creon is no threat. You weave your own doom." (page 970 line 162)
2. The external conflict is Teirsias overpowering knowledge. He is wiser than Oedipus and can easily fool him into thinking things. However, Oedipus is very powerful and thinks that he can control Teiresias. The two personalities described create a struggle for power domination.
3. "You are a child of endless night! You can not hurt me or any other man who sees the sun." (page 970 line 156)
4. The beginning of the scene I, where Oedipus is talking about what he would do to the murderer is an example of dramatic irony because Oedipus was actually the murderer.
5. A paradox in the story occurs when Teirsias says that the killer rests in this town. At first, it makes you think that Teirsias is wrong because they don't think that Oedipus could have killed his father. Later, it is revealed that Oedipus killed his father and that the statement Teirsias said was correct, the killer indeed rests in the town.
6. The chorus is talking about the mindset of the killer, that the killer will not be able to escape his guilt and sorrow, the idea that Oedipus the King is responsible for the murder, and the trust in their leader (Oedipus) over the scholar (Teirsias) and the possibility that Teiresias is using Oedipus to cover his mistake.
1. "You shall see how I started by you as I should. To avenge the city and the city's god." (page 964 line 137-138)
"I will do all that I can; you may tell them that." (page 964 line 145-146)
2. Oedipus receives sympathy from the audience because he is unaware that he killed his father. He is angry at the murderer, but doesn't realize that he committed the murder.
3. The imagery allows the audience to visualize he scene and picture the characters in the play. The descriptions written give the audience an image of Oedipus and the people he encounters.
4. Some motifs are: peripety, recognition, tragedy, irony.
5. The chorus is singing about the power and wonder of the gods, their life's beginning, fighting the enemy, destroying the enemy, and joy.
Part III
1. Role in story: "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth! I knew this well, but did not act on it: else I should not have come." (page 969 line 102-104)
"I say that you are the murderer whom you seek." (page 970 line 143)
Teiresias is in the story because of his wisdom and his honest nature.
Internal conflict: "You are all ignorant. No, I will never tell you what I know. Now it is my misery, then it would be yours." (page 969 line 112-115)
"Creon is no threat. You weave your own doom." (page 970 line 162)
2. The external conflict is Teirsias overpowering knowledge. He is wiser than Oedipus and can easily fool him into thinking things. However, Oedipus is very powerful and thinks that he can control Teiresias. The two personalities described create a struggle for power domination.
3. "You are a child of endless night! You can not hurt me or any other man who sees the sun." (page 970 line 156)
4. The beginning of the scene I, where Oedipus is talking about what he would do to the murderer is an example of dramatic irony because Oedipus was actually the murderer.
5. A paradox in the story occurs when Teirsias says that the killer rests in this town. At first, it makes you think that Teirsias is wrong because they don't think that Oedipus could have killed his father. Later, it is revealed that Oedipus killed his father and that the statement Teirsias said was correct, the killer indeed rests in the town.
6. The chorus is talking about the mindset of the killer, that the killer will not be able to escape his guilt and sorrow, the idea that Oedipus the King is responsible for the murder, and the trust in their leader (Oedipus) over the scholar (Teirsias) and the possibility that Teiresias is using Oedipus to cover his mistake.
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