Blog Post due Tuesday 11:59PM or in class on Wednesday at 9:05AM
Homework due Tuesday Nov 30 11:59PM:
Read Barbara Ehrenreich's “Maid to Order: The Politics of Other Women's Work” 479-495 and compose a blog response based on ONE of the following prompts:
1. Consider what audience this piece was written for. What assumptions does Ehrenreich make about this audience?
2. Consider Ehrenreich's ethos. What is the central argument of this piece? In what ways does her personal experience build her case?
3. Ehrenreich incorporates a range of research and statistics into her essay. Which statistical examples surprised you? Which are most persuasive? Least persuasive? Why?
Read Barbara Ehrenreich's “Maid to Order: The Politics of Other Women's Work” 479-495 and compose a blog response based on ONE of the following prompts:
1. Consider what audience this piece was written for. What assumptions does Ehrenreich make about this audience?
2. Consider Ehrenreich's ethos. What is the central argument of this piece? In what ways does her personal experience build her case?
3. Ehrenreich incorporates a range of research and statistics into her essay. Which statistical examples surprised you? Which are most persuasive? Least persuasive? Why?
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
While I found this reading very interesting, I did not agree with Grioux. I think that it is hard to say that young children, who these movies are created for, are analyzing them as critically as Grioux. In fact, they aren't analyzing the movies at all. I agree with Quintin in the sense that children are watching these movies for the music, aesthetically pleasing scenes, and of course the happy endings. I highly doubt that the children who watch these movies walk away with a stereotype of women, such as Grioux's argument that Belle's purpose was to solve a man's problem, or a false understanding of American history, such as his criticism of Pocahontas. These movies are made to entertain children, not corrupt them with poor morals. Most of us grew up watching and enjoying Disney classics and we all turned out fine.
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