Neshell Tucker Module 4/ SLP English 101 December 2‚ 2012 Dr. Glen Baxley Why I Want a Wife In Judy Brady’s personal essay‚” I Want a Wife‚” she explains why she would want a wife. In her essay she was trying to teach the unmarried and the married women the role of an uncomplicated wife. Everyone wished they had someone to do things for them. Brady is letting you know she dreams a wife should be. She wants a wife so that she can be independent‚ take care of the children‚ physical needs and
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Why do you want to be an EMT? (1000 characters) During an eye exam‚ I asked my eye doctor what he loves most about his job. What struck me the most was what he described to be “the ability to alleviate worry”. According to him‚ the best part about his work wasn’t necessarily curing someone‚ but rather making them feel better. This ability is what I want most out of becoming an EMT. I want to be the one on the ground beside a patient telling them they’ll be fine. Yes‚ I want to save lives‚ but I
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you know what it feels like to be homeless? I don’t know what it feels like‚ and I don’t think anybody should should know how it feels‚ especially children. To be homeless means that you never know where you will sleep at night‚ or where you will live next month. That’s not exactly an ideal life‚ is it? So why should children be living like that? We need to help these people‚ and even though you might be thinking “ What can I do? What difference could I make?” ; your help could actually change someone’s
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In "Why I Want a Wife‚" Brady offers hypothetical criteria for an ideal wife in a satirical commentary on how the work of wives is often taken for granted. The humor of the essay lies in its structure: on the surface it seems to accept the criteria it puts forth‚ while the meaning actually operates in the recognition that the narrator is being sarcastic. Using writing as one of her tools for activism‚ Judy (Syfers) Brady has established herself as a supporter of the women’s movement since she began
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We have been free for a very long time‚ but it hasn’t always been like that. Ever since Christopher Columbus arrived in the new world‚ I have had more freedom. The slaves during this time had no freedom. They were only allowed to work and earn a small amount of money‚ until they were allowed freedom. Freedom is a sign of how we are Americans and why we live‚ where we live‚ and how we live. We live to be free so we can have rights. We as Americans have the right to vote‚ buy things we need
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JUDY BRADY I Want a Wife (1971) Judy Brady’s essay became an instant classic when it appeared in 1971 in the premier issue of the feminist magazine Ms. As you read‚ analyze the definitions of “husband” and “wife” that Brady uses‚ and consider why this essay became so powerful in the 1970s. I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am A Wife. And‚ not altogether incidentally‚ I am a mother. Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent
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others and love for science. It is this reason that impact what I want to be one day: a doctor. The world is constantly changing and with the development of new technology to treat many health complications‚ and the need for doctors is growing. Their patients depend and trust them to deliver accurate diagnosis and treatments. There is no feeling more gratifying than knowing that you have impacted an individual’s life in a positive manner. I am aware that becoming a doctor involves dedication to my field
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Why I Want To Be a Teacher All my life I knew I wanted to work with kids. I have always enjoyed babysitting and spending time with children. When I was in ninth grade I decided that I wanted to be a social worker‚ I wanted to work for child protective services dealing with the neglect and abuse of children. I knew it would be a difficult job and that it would cause a lot of heartache; not only for myself but also‚ for the families I would be dealing with. I didn’t care about how painful and hard
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Why do I want to be a nurse? I want to be a nurse because my life experiences have taught me to have compassion for people. My childhood consisted of being abandoned by my parents‚ abuse and poverty. My decisions also led me to be a teenage mom and married by the time I was 18. My childhood and my marriage have taught me to fight hard for something you believe in‚ not to ever give up. I want to carry this compassion over into nursing‚ to love people that are broken not only in their body‚ but in
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Growing up as the daughter of immigrants‚ I have gone through many hardships through the course of my life. My parents being immigrants has limited my exposure to the world‚ but has also allowed me to experience a unique type of lifestyle that has shaped me into who I am today. The sociological‚ monetary‚ and moral environment I was raised in gave me the opportunity to become the passionate‚ intellectual‚ and versatile young lady who is now standing. When my parents first arrived in the United
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