The chapter‚ From Rosie to Lucy‚ by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle‚ is about how the feminine mystique changed drastically from the era of WWII to the era of the baby boom. The shift was attributed to men’s influence on the women through fashion trends‚ magazines‚ and TV shows. The main purpose of the chapter is to show that the propaganda through TV and society affected individuals‚ and more specifically the feminine mystique. In the first section of the chapter the authors talk about
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Carlo Alaimo Eng. 24 Sec 24 1 May 2015 Your Instagram Be Lien Society is a complex system that is composed of many parts. There are many divisions and differences amongst any large groups of people. James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle’ “From Rosie to Lucy” is a piece written to show the feminine viewpoint regarding the interpretation of the woman’s role in life during and after World War II. Actually the true issue is the media and how we determine its effects on us. During the World Wars‚ while
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Issue Presented Rosie is a client that came in on her own seeking help to help with her drinking habits‚ she has realized that they have put her in dangerous situations. Also her bad habits could affect her in the long run while she is pursuing a career in social work. Family Background & Situation Summary Rosie does not seem to have much connection with her family‚ she seems to mostly joke around with her family and not have heart to heart conversations. She also does not believe having
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The poster that you have picked it a very important poster for women of America. This is Rosy the Riveter. This was a poster that women looked up to during World War II because all the men were off fighting‚ so it was the women’s job to take over the factory work and such. This poster is showing that women can do anything that men can‚ and of course look good while doing it. The poster is very encouraging to women around America. The poster is encouraging because there is a woman on the front saying
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heartwarming movie We Bought a Zoo‚ directed by Cameron Crowe‚ Rosie Mee takes life with a smile even though they’re many challenges. In the beginning of the story we get a glimpse of how Benjamin Mee is as a dad. And‚ it’s not that good! In fact‚ when Benjamin asks Rosie if he is doing anything right‚ Rosie replies‚ “You’re handsomer than the other dads. Lots of them don’t have hair‚ so that’s good” (Crowe x:xx). This demonstrates that Rosie thinks her dad is not doing anything right but‚ remains optimistic
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Critical Commentary on a passage from Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee This passage starts with the words as time goes on’ which suggests to the reader that something happened prior to this‚ but doesn’t explain what. Its goes on to explain that as the children grew up and left home‚ their mothers little habits got worse and worse. The writer gives good descriptions producing a visual imagery of these habits: plant pots and newspapers left throughout the house‚ reading more and sleeping upright
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Or have you ever encountered hardships that made others look at you differently? During those hardships‚ were you determined to endure to the end with the hopes of encouraging the people who watched your situation unfold? Well‚ in the poem “Miss Rosie” by Lucille Clifton‚ it would seem that the character had encountered hardships and was now being looked upon by others. The use of imagery and figurative language‚ as the author shares a piece of Miss Rosie’s life story‚ helps the reader to experience
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poster featuring Rosie the Riveter highlights the inequality women experienced during World War II. This poster stressed women’s empowerment and symbolized a major gender revolution during the 1940’s that would forever change how our country viewed women and their war effort. It also often times boosted worker morale and motivated women’s attempted involvement with the war effort. Although many Americans were against women participating in the war‚ through propaganda like the Rosie poster they proved
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1. What is the effect of including similarities? What would be the effect if Rosy had included only differences? (186-87) The effect of including similarities between Rosie’s parents is to inform the readers there are more differences than similarities and the similarities which are more physical are less important in regards to what strengthens a relationship. Furthermore‚ this helps identify a better picture of her parent’s influence on Rosy and the rest of her family. If Rosy had only included
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Use of Repetition in “miss rosie” Clifton enhances the narrator’s compassionate mood for Miss Rosie by using repetition to show he is the only person affected by her. Clifton’s use of repetition in the poem “miss rosie” displays the narrator’s compassion for Miss Rosie‚ thus showing he is the only one who’s been affected by her. By repeating the same phrase multiple times‚ emphasis is put on the fact that no one besides the narrator is compassionate for Miss Rosie. For example‚ when the narrator
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