have a strong opinion about. From the essay “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?” by Katha Pollitt‚ she states‚ “Gay marriage-it’s not about sex‚ its about the separation of church and state.” (572) In the very beginning of this essay though‚ Pollitt asks‚ “Will someone please explain to me how permitting gays and lesbians to marry threatens the institution of marriage?” (570) This concludes that Katha Pollitt obviously has the mind-set that same-sex marriage is acceptable and should be allowed
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Pythokritos (Pollitt‚ 1986‚ p. 114) during the early second century BC. Discovering Nike was discovered in 1863 by the French consul and amateur archaeologist Charles Champoiseau‚ in the sanctuary of the Great Gods at Samothrace where it was originally set up. Nike is traditionally associated with the victories that was obtained by the Rhodian fleet over the Antiochos III off Side and Myonnesos in 190/89 BCE (Ridgway‚ 2000‚ p. 50). The base of the statue is in the form of a ship’s prow (Pollitt‚ 1986:113)
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Going with The Flow Katha Pollitt is a well-known writer and is most known for being a liberal essayist for The Nation. In 1985‚ she wrote an article titled “Why Boys Don’t Play with Dolls”. Pollitt mentions that parents find it a lot easier to go along with those preconceived notions of boys and girls that society has set than it is to go against the norm. Society has set its own criteria for how we should raise children. Genders and gender-roles play a large part in molding a child to fit
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The Smurfette principle is a controversy on how TV shows and movies have all men/boys as characters with zero to one girl. A writer by the name Katha Pollitt writes an article in the New York Times talking about this principle. She defines her principle as‚ “…a group of male buddies will be accented by a lone female‚ stereotypically defined” (Pollitt). She uses her daughter to explain to us that there is just not enough shows for little girls to watch. She mentions how she remembers the princesses
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states such as Massachusetts‚ California‚ New York‚ and Oregon have made same sex marriage legal. In the fight for gay marriage political essay such as “Gay “Marriage”: Societal Suicide” by Charles Colson and “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?” by Kath Pollitt were inspired. In these essays both writers have different points of views‚ but they are also both very persuasive on what’s right and wrong with same sex marriage along with supporting points. Same sex marriage is one of the most controversial
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religious purposes. It is a reflection and “glorification of Athens as a political power and cultural ideal” (Pollitt 65) through its grandeur. Such grandeur is evident in things such as the “thickening of its corner columns…and the curvature of horizontals” (Pollitt 66). Each part from the columns to the sculpting on it seems to have a purpose. I think especially for its time as J.J. Pollitt appears to be conveying‚ this was and still is an impressive work of
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society‚ adhering to the standards imposed by masculinity means never developing your true identity‚ never taking the opportunity to find out who you really are” (539). A statement that supports the subject on “feral feminism” (554) in Hunger Games‚ Pollitt goes on to describe Katniss as an “independent spirited” character who [as opposed to girls her age]‚ [is] just not about her looks‚ clothes‚ popularity‚ gossip‚ drama or boys… but a complex character with courage‚ brains and a quest of her own” (555-556)
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Katha Pollitt counters arguments against marriage between homosexuals in her essay “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?”. I think the main purpose of this essay was to convince the reader that there is absolutely nothing wrong with gay marriages. The author starts her essay with a question because she disagrees that gay marriage threatens the so-called institution of marriage. Pollitt jumps from one argument to another and looks at the institution of marriage from various perspectives‚ such as history
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folk song‚ "I’m Gonna Be an Engineer" the stereotypical gender roles discussed by Katha Pollitt in her essay‚ "Why Boys Don’t Play With Dolls"‚ as Pollitt states that despite studies showing that there are very minor differences found scientifically between male and female brains‚ there are very obvious differences in the likes‚ dislikes and behaviors of even very young boys versus very young girls. Pollitt further points to nurture and environment to account for those differences and this couldn’t
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Journal 1 What does Pollitt believe to be the most basic reason why people object to same-sex marriage? Katha Pollitt on her essay called “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage”? (Page 570)‚ she is arguming against same-sex marriage. This subject is very controversial in all aspects. Some of the reasons are: Political‚ Judicial‚ Economical‚ Conservatives people‚ History and Religions. Pollitt on her argument gives different points of view of why people object to same-sex marriage. One of the
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