Thesis and 3 sentences

Liberal Feminism

Thesis: Many people believe that men are capable of more than women, but being female should not stop you from accomplishing your desired goals as long as you have the passion and drive to achieve them.

Sentences:

1. Feminism is not about belittling men, it is about empowering women.

2. On average, women earn $.78 for every man's dollar, there should be equal pay.

3. Woman should not be ridiculed for having goals that may not match up to what society perceives as "normal".

Animal Cruelty Questions - Clare Corden

Blueprint Essay Topic - Animal Abuse (Why and How?)

1. How could somebody be cruel enough to abuse a helpless animal?

2. What are the underlying reasons as to why animals get mistreated?

3. Why do some people find nothing wrong with animal abuse?

4. Why are humans punished more severely for mistreating people than they are for mistreating animals?

5. How could we spread awareness about some of the terrible things that are done to animals that we might not all know about?

6. How does animal abuse affect humans?

7. How do you think we can put a stop to animal abuse?

8. Why exactly is animal abuse so wrong?

9. Animals can not speak up or defend themselves like a human can, do you think this is why people take advantage and abuse them?

10. Was the incident with Harmabe the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo an example of animal abuse? Why or why not?

Identity Essay

Your personal identity defines who you are based on your culture, personality, appearance, hobbies, career, and reputation. Each one of these characteristics come together and make you up, along with others such as race, gender, actions, sexual orientation, and socio economic class. The first thing people notice about your identity is your appearance and gender - are you a tall male or a short female? Do you have long blonde hair or short brown hair? Soon enough, they recognize your culture, race, and actions. Once you get to know others get to know you personally, the rest of these traits will stick out to them as time evolves. There is a long list of traits that make up your identity, but how much significance does each one have? Is there a specific one that would be the most important? German writer and statesman Johann Wolfgang de Goethe once said "behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image". Your behavior and actions determine the way that you treat others, how much of a genuine person you are, and how you deal with situations, making it very credible that it is the most relevant aspect of your personality.

We have all heard the saying "treat others the way you would like to be treated", correct? The base of that venerable statement is all about how one behaves. The best behavioral traits to have include friendliness, kindness, good manners, good morals, generosity, active listening, supportiveness, and humor. It is always important to be friendly towards others, let them know that you are a nice, approachable person. Treat them with kindness and be generous, offer to do them favors if needed, be their friend when nobody else is there for them; you never know how badly they may need that shoulder to cry on and how much of an impact it would make on them. Be polite with everybody you meet, a please or thank you can go a long way. Support your friends and family and listen to what they have to say, it would mean a lot to them. If you behave this way towards others, you will find that you are a pleasant, caring, person to be around and they are much more likely to return the favor and treat you the same way!

They say that actions speak louder than words, meaning that regardless of your words, your actions are what really define your motives and behavior. Saying one thing but doing another is not an example of good behavior, it makes you dishonesty and not trustworthy. Others will not see you as a genuine person if you do that, or if you put on a "front" and act differently than you usually would around certain people. However, if you always keep your promises and act like your true self at all times, you will be identified as a promising, authentic person.

You can not control the way others act, but you can control your reaction. Those who turn their negative experiences into something positive are modeling good behavior. Those who do not stoop to the bully's level are modeling good behavior. Those who work hard to overcome their problems are modeling good behavior. We have all heard the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade", meaning you should always make the best out of whatever life throws at you, and that is one of the best actions out there.

There is a long list of characteristics that make up our identity. However, when it comes down to it, your most important quality is the way that you act. Your behavior says a lot about you and it makes your inner beauty shine if your actions are good.

Anzaldua Reading Response Part II

ENGL 1100, Writing Skills Workshop

Reading Response Questions to “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”

Directions:  After reading “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” answer the questions in complete sentences.  Your responses must be typed.  All typed assignments must have a heading: your full name, the current full date, my name, class name and section, and assignment title.  The heading goes in the top left hand corner of your paper.

1. Discuss how the opening scene of Anzaldua in the dentist’s chair connects to the overall point/message of the essay and title.

The dentist is attempting to do a procedure in her mouth, but it is very difficult for him to do because her “wild tongue” will not stop moving. The dentist describes the tongue as “strong and stubborn”, similar to Anzaldua’s passion about her culture. Regardless of what others try to do to get her language and culture out of her, she will not allow it to happen.

2. Discuss Anzaldua’s use of the Spanish throughout her writing.  Did it make sense?  What was her purpose?

The purpose of Anzaldua’s use of Spanish language throughout her writing is to share some of the Spanish sayings that she already knows and to make them more understandable, she provides an explanation that relates to them.

3. Can Academic English be defined as Spanish (Standard) and can Chicano Spanish be described as  nonstandard?  Why? What inferences, conclusions, can be made from referring to one identity (language) as standard versus nonstandard?

Academic English can be defined as standard because it is all very proper and grammatically correct. Chicano Spanish can be described as nonstandard because it is mostly “slang”. It is not fully English, yet it is not fully Spanish. Therefore, it is not always understandable along with not always being grammatically correct.

4. Discuss the necessity of speaking and/writing in Academic English as an indentity.  Is it necessary?

Speaking and writing in Academic English does not have much to do with your personal identity. It is not necessary because you are only really doing it for school. It is like an English speaking student taking a foreign language course in school, they learn how to read, write, and speak in the language, but it is not necessary for it to be a part of their identity.

5. Anzaldua describes different types of Spanish, identities.  Discuss the various types of English, identities, you know.

In the United States, people are usually identified by the state or region they are from and may speak a certain type of slang and/or have some sort of accent. For example, people from the New York/New Jersey area are known for having a certain accent and for sometimes using “slang”.

6. Pachuco.  Do you use a secret language, secret identity, to communicate to your friends?  If so, what?

I would not say that I use a secret language or identity to communicate with my friends, but my language is sometimes slightly different and less standard than it may be with others.

7. Chicano Spanish can be compared to non-standard English.  What form of English (standard or nonstandard) do you speak with your friends (audience)?  What form of English do you speak when you talk to your mother (audience), professor (audience)?  Why?

The language that I use around my friends is not always as standard as the language I use around my professors and parents because when I am around authority figures, I like to sound mature and professional.

8. “I am my language.”  What does this mean?  How does this statement connect to a person’s identity?

It means that the language that you speak makes up a big part of your identity. It connects to your identity because it reflects on how you were raised, who you were raised by, your nationality, and your origin.

9. Talk specifically about how the introduction and conclusion connect.

In the introduction, Anzaldua is in a dentist chair getting a procedure done, but the dentist can not do it because her tongue is too “wild” and keeps getting in the way.  In the conclusion, she describes Los Chicanos as “stubborn, persevering, impenetrable as stone, yet possessing a malleability that renders us unbreakable”. From start to finish, Anzaldua is emphasizing that you can not take the Chicana out of girls like her.

10. Can the language you speak be a part of your identity?  Why?

Yes it can because your language is usually a reflection of your origin and where you are from. A big part of your identity is you homeland and origin.

11. How important is identity to you?  Does Anzaldua believe it’s important to have identity?  Use some examples from “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” to support your answer.

Identity is very important to me. Anzaldua does believe that it is important to have identity. She states, “ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am my language”. She also discusses how “food and certain smells are tied to my identity, to my homeland”. Anzaldua firmly believes that your identity has a lot to do with your origin, background, and home. She is from Mexico, speaks the language, and makes many references to her life when she had lived there.

KEY IDEAS FROM “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”

1. In my culture they are all words that derogatory if applied to women—I’ve never heard them applied to men…Language is a male discourse” (244-245).

2. “Pocho, cultural traitor, you’re speaking the oppressor’s language by speaking English, you’re ruining the Spanish language,” I have been accused by various Latinos and Latinas.  Chicano Spanish is considered by the purist and by most Latinos deficient, a mutilation of Spanish”  (245).

3. “Chicano Spanish sprang out of the Chicanos’ need to identify ourselves as a distinct people” (245).

4. From kids and people my own age I picked up Pachuco.  Pachuco (the language of the zoot suiters) is a language of rebellion, both against Standard Spanish and Standard English.  It is a secret language”  (246).

5. Chicano Spanish.  (247).

6. Linguistic Terrorism  (248).

7. My Native Tongue

8. Si Le preguntas a mi mama, “Que eres?”

Introducing Me

Hello! My name is Clare and I am a freshman here at Fairleigh Dickinson University. For starters, I am a Marketing major at the Silberman College of Business. I ran track in high school, but I will not be playing any sports at FDU although I would still like to stay fit. I also still want to get as involved here as I can manage. Hopefully, I may join a sorority and/or a business related club or two! Traveling is also one of my favorite things to do, I am super excited to (hopefully) travel abroad and visit FDU's Wroxton Campus in England. I am a pretty extroverted person, I love to meet new people and go to big social events, but staying in once in a while watching netflix and eating pizza is my scene as well! Can't wait to see what these next four years have in store!!