English 102 Jadi Keambiroiro March 10‚ 2009 The Essay “Hookups Starve the Soul” by Laura Vanderkam Through out Laura Vanderkam’s essay she talks about how students are no longer searching for that long lost lover but instead just partying‚ drinking and finally “hooking up.” As Vanderkam puts it hookups are “when a guy and a girl get together for physical encounter and don’t expect anything else.” (312) Vanderkam continues to say how hookups have all but replaced college relationships and dating
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Justin Benge K Kraus Wrt 101 13 Apr‚ 2013 Hookups Starve the Soul In the essay “Hookups Starve the Soul” by Laura Vanderkam‚ we are given “insight” into college life and what the students may do with their free time. At first glance it may seem that Vanderkam is writing her essay and directing it towards students‚ but she is in fact directing it towards the parents and it seems that the audience is a hostile one too. Vanderkam tries to explain to the parents what is possibly and probably going
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What the Speaker Did Well‚ and Why I Think So Time Management Expert‚ Laura Vanderkam gave an inspirational speech on‚ “How to gain control of your free time.” During the opening of her speech‚ she tells a story about her own faults; being late for scheduled appointments‚ and how busy her own life is as a working mom. She emphasized on being able to put time in perspective‚ prioritizing what is important and how to accomplish your set goals. She references‚ “time is highly elastic‚ we can’t make
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Laura Vanderkam writes the essay‚ “Hookups Starve the Soul”. The essay explains the reality of most college students‚ the hookup. The main focus of the essay is to demonstrate that hookups may satisfy our physical needs‚ but they do not satisfy our emotional needs. Vanderkam mentions that the causes behind this could include sexual revolution or co-ed dorms and alcohol abuse‚ but she insists that there is a bigger picture behind all of this. Vanderkam defines the hookup and uses various definitions
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Excuse for Behavior Alcohol The consumption of alcohol is a key component of hookup culture which was prevalent throughout the literature (Allison & Risman 2013; Armstrong et al.‚ 2012; Hamilton & Armstrong 2009; Hess et al.‚ 2015; Kelly 20012; Paul McManus & Hayes 2000; Reid et al.‚ 2011; Ronen 2012; Ven & Beck 2009). Majority of the literature stated that the presence of alcohol and being intoxicated is a norm for parties among college students‚ and goes hand in hand with sexual activities (Kelly
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Before reading the book Voices: African American and Hispanic students’ Perceptions Regarding the Academic Achievement Gap‚ I had a sense of what it meant to be a Hispanic student in the United States. However‚ it wasn’t until after finishing the book that I’ve become conscious of the daily struggle and rigid challenges Hispanic students like me go through in their pursuit of succeeding in their education. Out of the 25 findings present in the book‚ the findings that capture my attention are #14
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Who could possibly take any interest in someone who has spent their entire life in an asylum? This story portrays how the life of a young girl with little to no real life experiences living in an asylum is going to live a life of interest. Daddy Long Legs a book by Jean Webster tells the story of Jerusha Abbott whose life takes a drastic turn after learning that a mysterious benefactor referred to as Mr. John Smith by Mrs. Lippett. Mr.Smith takes an unusual interest in Miss. Abbott’s education
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Calcutta‚ India. After spending almost the first two decades of her life in her home town she immigrated to the United States. There she earned her PhD from Berkeley and became a published author. One of the stories Divakaruni wrote was Live Free and Starve. This story deals with the issue of child labor in third world countries. The U.S. House passed a bill that no longer allowed the import of goods to America from factories that forced child labor was used. Many Americans were pleased by the bill because
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Some days back‚ the House passed a bill that stated that the United States would no longer permit the import of goods from factories where forced or indentured child labor was used. My liberal friends applauded the bill. It was a triumphant advance in the field of human rights. Now children in Third World countries wouldn’t have to spend their days chained to their posts in factories manufacturing goods for other people to enjoy while their childhoods slipped by them. They could be free and happy
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Summary In my summary of Eugene Robinson’s article “You Have the Right to Remain a Target of Racial Profiling”‚ starts off with the message that statistics released were from a study done in 2005‚ by the Federal Bureau of Justice. In that study black drivers were less likely to be stopped by police than drivers belonging to other groups. Mr. Robinson goes on to say that even with blacks being less likely to be pulled over‚ they are nearly 3 times more likely to be searched over white drivers. He
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