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In this section of English 101 with the help of Zeus and other Olympian gods I will explore the theme of masculinity through close reading, critical thinking, class discussions, and a variety of writing assignments such as analytical, comparative and persuasive...

Theme

"Although we often described men as masculine, we do not consider all men equally masculine. In other words, in United States, generally masculinity is associated with strength, power, and courage but also with violence, sexism and close-mindedness. The depictios of men we see in politics, entertainment and sports often promote as well as reinforce these standards of masculinity. What we will investigate in this course is the notion of masculinity as an abstract concept rather than a fixed category. By closely reading and discussing a selection of readings, we will consider masculinity in relation to media, race, work, fatherhood, and relationships. Our objective is to see whether there are in fact numerous masculinities rather than just one masculinity." - Class Syllabus

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Common Basic "typing" or spelling issues

Sup,
In class we briefly discussed a few meanings of word that people tend to incorrectly use while writing. So feel free to take a look as a reminder of the correct use of these words.

There- pointing out location
Their- possesion - plural pronoun
They're- they are (blended)
your- possesive -pronoun
you're- you are (blended)
it's- it is (blended)
its- (possesive
then- past
than-comparison
subjective verb agreement:
Ex. The dog is smelly.
dog- subject
is- verb
*subject and verb must agree
men- (is, are) masculine - plural (men are)
man- (is, are) masculine - singular ( man is)

Hope it helps...
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