Iht taykz Uh Phammlee

In his piece entitled "It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good", Rick Santorum references an analogy made by a Dr. Horn to explain his views on single-parent families. Dr. Horn compares child-raising to two planes. The first plane (family with a mother and father) almost always gets you where you need to go successfully. The second plane (single-parent family) gets you where you need to go, but less often than the first plane. When reading the passage, I did not find this metaphor to be incredibly earth-shattering. Dr. Horn is only stating what Santorum already had through his use of the results of studies in a much less effective manner. In fact, I found it to be a very silly example to put in the middle of a piece so heavily relying on concrete facts and human reasoning. However, in a very shallow and useless way, I guess the point is still made that mothers and fathers as a parenting team are more effective than single parents.

Jenndurr

My grandpa makes brownies. Absolutely fantastic brownies. I would vouch for the fact that these brownies are the best brownies in all of Delaware County (I don't know how much that means). However, much of society would find it quite odd that a man would be a brownie maker, let alone a good one. However, my grandpa is very proud of his brownies and would gladly share them with anyone. What I find interesting about gender stereotypes is that in this particular case, my grandpa is totally unashamed of his actions. But I could never imagine my grandpa wearing a dress, and I am sure he would never wear one in public. I think it's funny not only to picture my grandpa in a dress, but to also view the differences between the subcategories of gender stereotypes.

Vasskezz

The purpose of Vasquez's style of writing in this piece is to enlighten the reader on the stereotypes they are making. Brian and Mickey's stories were both told in the style they were to try to lead the reader into believing that they were gay in both situations. Vasquez then told you their actual sexual orientation, creating a sense of guilt in the reader for the judgement they have just made. This then also magnifies to the readers the injustices done against the two men, which were done because of false assumptions made about the two. And finally, the most important purpose behind Vasquez's writing was showing how both homosexuals AND heterosexuals are negatively affected by the stereotypes, making a connection to ALL of the possible readers.

Duh Toekevil

In his piece, Alexis de Tocqueville states his view that Americans look at women in a totally different manner than Europeans do. He believes that in the eyes of Americans, women are on a completely different plane almost totally unrelated to the plane upon which men operate. Whether or not this could create a position of superiority de Tocqueville did not know. But he was sure that this system did not compare to Europe, where women in the society were seen as equals. The main difference, de Tocqueville believed, was in the rights of women in the different countries. In Europe, not only were women treated equally, but they also had equal rights, where as in America, women were both treated differently and given different laws. de Tocqueville then finished the piece by predicting that because of their current inferiority, women would eventually attempt to rise up and achieve equality, something that proved to be true.

Byebye Black Boy

The main realization of Richard Wright at the end of the novel is that through his writing, he has an incredible power that he can share with others. That does not necessarily mean that the audience will be receptive, but he can nonetheless express himself in a unique and powerful way. By the end of the novel Wright has gone through life noticing how the majority of people have lost hope and are pessimistic about their own lives and their future. Wright feels that this is a problem because without hope in one's life, there is no real life. This makes sense to me because a large portion of life is about striving towards your goals with confidence, and if there is no hope for the future, then there really is no future.

Layngstun Hyooz

The poem "I too" by Langston Hughes and the beginning of Chapter 17 in black Boy are very similar in that the main focus of both pieces is unity as a result of white oppression. Hughes' poem spoke frequently about how even though at the current moment there was nothing he could do about his situation, he and his black brothers and sisters would eventually be able to overcome their obstacles and eat with everyone else, no longer held back in the kitchen. Richard feels his sense of unity at a relief station while he is trying to get food. He finds that he can relate to the situations of the people in this place and that even though they are all suffering, they are at least suffering together.

Ahhpoessitt Poules?

Richard's statement that artists and politicians stand on opposite poles is a reasonable one from his position, because he is in a way an artist and he has had poor experiences throughout his life with politicians. However, both politicians and artists have the roots of their professions in attempting to convey some sort of message. Politicians communicate this message through speech. Artists communicate through their work. In both cases, the more each profession's message is accepted and supported, the more successful a career the artist or politician will have. Also, as in every profession, there are those that make artists and politicians look good, and those that make them look very very bad. Once again, Wright's argument makes complete sense within the context of his life, but with a broader and less biased view of, the relationship between artists and politicians comes across very differently.