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    to devise women to be seen but‚ not to be heard‚ to acknowledge their beauty and delicacy but‚ to discredit their intelligence and potential. In the light of emotionlessness behavior that women exert‚ psychologist Deborah Tolman had a lot to say about why women act this way. In Deborah Tolman’s publication Dilemmas of Desire‚ she includes themes that discuss women in society as passive individuals. Women are seen as passive in regards to their sexual desires‚ body image‚ and family relations.

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    Nature and Nurture: A Gender Sandwich It has always been said that both nature and nurture are the main ingredients in shaping a person’s behavior for the rest of their lives‚ like the meats and the cheeses to your favorite sub sandwich. Deborah Blum seems to think that not only do these things greatly effect human behavior but also gender identities. She gives the reader a new perspective on nature and nurture‚ arguing that it is way more than just nurture that paves the path of gender roles. Blum’s

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    Youth in Football Youth football is a program that allows adolescent kids to partake in the sport of football. Some people have the firm believe that youth football is a great program with benefits that far outweigh any possible negative effects. This side mostly argues that proper teaching of the sport and its fundamentals is paramount‚ but as a whole the game is fine. While others are up in arms saying that football in its current state is far too dangerous and detrimental to the health of children

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    In “Sex‚ Lies and conversation” Tannen expresses‚ the distinct differences of both men and women in the way they converse with each other. Such as‚ men tend to listen rather than converse and women tend to expect a certain response to everything they say. While both genders seem to have their differences Tanner‚ examines the underlying method of how both gender converse. The first similarity that Tanner explains‚ is that women and men seek trust in a relationship with their friends‚ they just have

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    UDWPA Questions for April‚ 2011 Scroll down for April Udwpa Text Question 1 In her essay “The Argument Culture‚” Deborah Tannen claims‚ “the argument culture urges us to approach the world‚ and the people in it‚ in an adversarial frame of mind.” Do you agree with Tannen’s observation and with her claim that the impacts of this approach are negative? Write an essay that answers this question with specific reference to Tannen’s text. Your essay should include your own defensible thesis statement

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    Deborah Samson was a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man and served for over a year in the revolutionary war. I think it was very brave of her to do that knowing how much trouble she could have got in. In Deborah Samson’s child and teenage years were rough because she lived in poverty. It didn’t make anything any better when her father left on a expedition

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    In “Both Sides Come Out Fighting: The Argument Culture and the Press”‚ Deborah Tannen explains that the Press over-simplifies and dramatizes situations‚ and validates ridiculous arguments in order to appeal to viewers. She provides many examples of the harm this practice can cause‚ and describes the “Argument Culture” which is present in society. The Press has sizable influence because the way that events are reported affects people’s perceptions‚ in turn this affects the events themselves. The Media

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    Having self-awareness is the “conscious knowledge of one’s own character‚ feelings‚ motives‚ and desires. (Dictionary.com)” In my pursuit of becoming an improved person and leader‚ I wish to become more self-aware. In the video the The speaker‚ Deborah Gruenfeld‚ a faculty member from Stanford University. Discusses the importance of body language‚ self awareness and the way it defines a leader. Gruenfeld opens up her talk by stating that “people will decide if you are competent in less than a hundred

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    At first sight‚ it’s difficult to find out any feature shared by the Pablo Picasso’s and Deborah Butterfield’s sculptures; only after investigating some time analyzing these artworks one may realize both artworks are actually based on the same subject matter – on the image of an animal‚ that is. Neither the shape‚ nor the colors‚ nor the texture seem to be common between them. This fact amazes the viewer as it demonstrates how the artists’ differing personalities and artistic inclinations can lead

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    The image that comes to mind when someone says education is an old brick building covered in vines. This is a place meant to facilitate learning and literacy. In Deborah Brandt’s essay “Sponsors of Literacy‚” Brandt describes the process of how people become literate and the effect of their economic and family backgrounds on their learning. Sherman Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” provides an example of the process of becoming literate. Alexie’s essay is the story of Alexie’s first encounter with

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