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Re: Essay: what means equality for the British ?

Mister Micawber — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:03:37 GMT

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I have underlined some problem areas.

There is a tension in Western society between people who think that everyone should have legal equality and people who think that we have to make people equal in every way. Most English people share the first view whereas most of the French share the second one.

~~First,~~ English people are more comfortable with social inequality. This difference can find it origin in both their main religions. Most British are Protestants and there is a low power distance between God and themselves. They talk directly with God and know that they have been chosen. Therefore, the concept of inequality is accepted by the majority. On the contrary, most French are Catholics and their relationship with God pass by the Church. The French belief is that âevery man is equal in front of Godâ. So, they have applied that ideal in society and as a result, social equality has become a strong French value.

~~Then,~~ British people consider equality as equality before the law. ~~We can discuss this point considering equality inside education and work.~~ In England, it is enough to provide equal opportunity and equal treatment under the law to people, and to protect everyone's rights. Through work and education, it results as the right for anyone to apply for ~~some~~ studies or ~~some~~ jobs. The selection doesnât depend on origins, race, gender or ~~the~~ belonging to a particular group. It is forbidden by ~~the~~ law. In France, it's the government's job to make sure that everyone is equal; that no one is richer or poorer than anyone else, that no one has more success than anyone else. For instance, when a chief executive wants to fire an employee because of his incompetence, he has to pass by a lot of arguments cause of the French legislation ~~laws~~. ~~Actually,~~ the most productive or skilled employees are not recruited for that reason. Another example can be illustrated by some schools with problems called the ZEP. There are numerous pupils who are not interested in study and who are nothing but trouble for the other. Thus, serious pupils can miss great opportunity to pursue in Higher Schools.
So, ~~several~~ attempts to achieve social equality can end up punishing society's most productive people. ~~In my opinion,~~ most British think that social equality is impossible to achieve, because people have different gifts and abilities, and some have more motivation than others.

Another aspect concerns attitudes towards money which shows that social inequality doesnât mind British people. Indeed, people talk freely about money, and it represents a sign of merit. Those who have a lot of money have more merit than the other. In France, the money subject is taboo during conversation and several taxes exist in order to generate social equality. It provides a social security that French prefer because of their uncertainty avoidance attitude. The French government follows this trend and makes egalitarian laws like welfare or the redistribution of incomes.

To conclude, most British have a very different point of view of equality than the French. They consider that equality before the law is sufficient and doesnât believe in the benefits of social equality unlike the French.

Essay: what means equality for the British ?

learner_of_english — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:25:38 GMT

Hello,

I have to do an essay and I would appreciate if you could tell me if the the sentences are grammatically correct.

The topic is: The British poet and essayist Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) once wrote:
âAs to the duty of pursuing equality, there is no such consent among us. Indeed, the consent is the other way, the consent is against equality. Equality before the law we all take as a matter of course; that is not the equality which we mean when we talk of equality. When we talk of equality, we understand social equality; and for equality in this Frenchified sense of the term almost everybody in England has a hard wordâ.
Discuss this opinion in intercultural terms and illustrate your view with concrete examples :

There is a tension in Western society between people who think that everyone should have legal equality and people who think that we have to make people equal in every way. Most English people share the first view whereas most of the French share the second one.

First, English people are more comfortable with social inequality. This difference can find it origin in both their main religions. Most British are Protestants and there is a low power distance between God and themselves. They talk directly with God and know that they have been chosen. Therefore, the concept of inequality is accepted by the majority. On the contrary, most French are Catholics and their relationship with God pass by the Church. The French belief is that âevery man is equal in front of Godâ. So, they have applied that ideal in society and as a result, social equality has become a strong French value.

Then, British people consider equality as equality before the law. We can discuss this point considering equality inside education and work. In England, it is enough to provide equal opportunity and equal treatment under the law to people, and to protect everyone's rights. Through work and education, it results as the right for anyone to apply for some studies or some jobs. The selection doesnât depend on origins, race, gender or the belonging to a particular group. It is forbidden by the law. In France, it's the government's job to make sure that everyone is equal; that no one is richer or poorer than anyone else, that no one has more success than anyone else. For instance, when a chief executive wants to fire an employee because of his incompetence, he has to pass by a lot of arguments cause of the French legislation laws. Actually, the most productive or skilled employees are not recruited for that reason. Another example can be illustrated by some schools with problems called the ZEP. There are numerous pupils who are not interested in study and who are nothing but trouble for the other. Thus, serious pupils can miss great opportunity to pursue in Higher Schools.
So, several attempts to achieve social equality can end up punishing society's most productive people. In my opinion, most British think that social equality is impossible to achieve, because people have different gifts and abilities, and some have more motivation than others.

Another aspect concerns attitudes towards money which shows that social inequality doesnât mind British people. Indeed, people talk freely about money, and it represents a sign of merit. Those who have a lot of money have more merit than the other. In France, the money subject is taboo during conversation and several taxes exist in order to generate social equality. It provides a social security that French prefer because of their uncertainty avoidance attitude. The French government follows this trend and makes egalitarian laws like welfare or the redistribution of incomes.

To conclude, most British have a very different point of view of equality than the French. They consider that equality before the law is sufficient and doesnât believe in the benefits of social equality unlike the French.

Thank you very much

Sincerely,

Correction of an Essay

learner_of_english — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:05:57 GMT

Through History, weâve seen that American people are proud and want to manage the world. Meanwhile, French people know how to live and they have a more collectivism mentality. According to several studies, the US is a more âmasculineâ country than France. Weâre about to study if this is a reality or not.

1Â°/ First, we can compare educational values between these two countries.

The American people educational values are rather funded on individualism.

Each person must show his value to be recognized, the merit is more important than the link formed (relationship) with others. Pupils and students have to be independent, self-confident, their teacher assists them in work but they donât give solutions. They also have to be competitive.

For instance, intercollegiate sporting events are promoted in American football and basketball. These competitions attract not only young people but all sport fans.

In France, educational values are rather funded on collectivism.

The ties between people are privileged, it doesnât matter if a person undergoes many failures his family and his friends will always support him. Devotion in relationships is essential because people donât stand to be alone.

As students, weâre used to partying several times by week, we enter in student associations to share our ideals with others and we think that is the victory of groups which is the more important.

For example, in soccer games, one player goal is the equip goal. (but 1 joueur est le but de lâÃ©quipe)

According to Geert Hofstede (a press article writer), these points show that the US is a more masculine country than France. I think we can reveal there is another aspect of this topic with gender ideas.

2Â°/ The power that is a more masculine idea can be illustrated by American will to possess big things.

Indeed, American cars are big like 4x4 or pick up, they like to eat big burgers.

They use an amazing budget for their movies with many special effects and they often contain fights like Rambo, Terminator or Rocky. Each time, we have the feeling that American glory is bet and itâs always American people who win.

Then, American comics imply heroes with a super strength and a nice physical appearance like Superman or Hulk.

On the contrary, French culture hires the small things and products are adapted to family which is a more feminine idea.

There are small French cars for young people the Twingo, the Clio or the Smart and weâre used to taking a little break with a small cup of coffee.

In France, there are often humoristic or romantic movies like movie of the moment âBienvenue chez les châtisâ which is the best French humoristic movie of the year.

Weâre also used to reading comics like âAstÃ©rixâ or âTintinâ who are not really superheroes.

As we see through all these examples America owns more masculine ideas than France and we really saw a gap between these two mentalities.

3Â°/ However, the feminine culture in France is limited.

We also have a competitive policy as we se through a job or college interview. The selection is tough, there are some oral or written exams and many people are refused.

The vision of soccer as a âsweetâ sport is far from reality because many players are hurt during the games.

Furthermore, there are French action movies like âLes riviÃ¨res pourpresâ, âNikitaâ and âLeonâ which compete with American super production.

In my opinion, the association between masculine culture with men who search for success and power, and feminine culture with women who look after their family is a stereotype. It tends to disappear today, women are more and more independent and they can be companyâs bosses or minister.

For instance, the French company CHANEL is lead by a woman.

To conclude, obviously the US is a more âmasculineâ culture than France. But in my view, there isnât a best culture because self-confidence and relationships are essential to have a happy live.

We can wonder if the promotion of power and success could not lead to abuse.

Sincerely,

Correction of an Essay

learner_of_english — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:37:28 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to write Essays to improve my English level cause I want to study in the United Kingdom. But I always have some problems in grammar.

So I would like a kind English speaker correct the big mistakes in the grammar of my sentences (not the content). I'll be very grateful if you can help me

Thanks a lot !

The topic is : "According to press articles, the US is a more masculine country than France. To what extent do you believe this is true ?"

Through History, weâve seen that American people are proud and want to manage the world. Meanwhile, French people know how to live and they have a more collectivism mentality. According to several studies, the US is a more âmasculineâ country than France. Weâre about to study if this is a reality or not.

First, we can compare educational values between these two countries.

American people are rather individualistic.

Each person must show his value to be recognized. The merit is more important than the link formed with others. Pupils and students have to be independent, self-confident and competitive. Competition is the key word there.

For instance, intercollegiate sporting events are promoted in American football and basketball. These competitions attract not only young people but all sport fans.

In France, people are rather collectivistic. Ties between people are privileged. It doesnât matter if a person undergoes many failures, his family and his friends will always support him. Devotion in relationships is essential because people donât want to be alone.

Weâre used to partying several times by week, we enter in student associations to share our ideals with others and we think that is the victory of groups which is more important.

In a soccer games, one player goal is the equip goal. (but 1 joueur est le but de lâÃ©quipe)

According to Geert Hofstede, these points show that the US is a more masculine country than France. I think there is another aspect of this topic with the gender ideas.

One of those ideas is the power that is a more masculine idea. We have noticed that big is part of American culture, I think it can illustrate that idea.

Indeed, American cars are big like 4x4 or Espace, there are big burgers.

They use an amazing budget for their movies with many special effects. They often contain fights like Rambo, Terminator or Rocky. Each time, we have the feeling that American glory is bet and itâs always American people who win.

Then, American comics imply more heroes with superpowers and a nice physical appearance like Superman or Hulk.

On the contrary, French culture hires the small things. Products are adapted to family which is a more feminine idea.

French cars for young people are smaller like the Twingo, the Clio or the Smart. Weâre used to taking a little break with a small cup of coffee.

In France, there are often humoristic or romantic movies. At the moment, âBienvenue chez les châtisâ is the best French humoristic movie of the year.

In France, weâre used to reading comics like âAstÃ©rixâ or âTintinâ who are not really superheroes.

As we see through all these examples America owns more masculine ideas than France. We really see a gap between these two mentalities.

However, the feminine culture in France is limited.

We also have a competitive policy as we se through a job or college interview. The selection is tough, there are some oral or written exams and many people are refused.

The vision of soccer as a âsweetâ sport is far from reality because many players are hurt during the games. There are French action movies like âLes riviÃ¨res pourpresâ, âNikitaâ, âLeonâ which compete with American super production.

In my opinion, the association between masculine culture with men who search success and feminine culture with women who look after their family is a stereotype. It tends to disappear today, women are more and more independent and they can be companyâs boss or minister.

For instance, the French company CHANEL is lead by a woman.

To conclude, obviously the US is a more âmasculineâ culture than France. But in my view, there isnât best culture because self-confident and relationships are essential to live.

And we can wonder if the promotion of power and success could not lead to abuse.

Sincerely,

Re: Help me please.

julielai — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:13:20 GMT

You need to fix the part in red.

Anonymous
Ok... so basically I need to do a five paragraph essay (Paragraph model?) by analyzing 3 quotes from this a passage I read "No name woman" by Maxie Hong Kingston. I'm just having trouble with a few things... some I understand, and others I don't. I tried fixing some errors that I made.. (ie: spelling, grammar). This is just the a 2nd draft. I would apprcieate some help and tips. Thanks in advance!
This is what I need help with:

-Verb Tense

`Unpacking language of quotes -Introducing all quotes fully

-Run on sentences?

         No Name Woman

            Maxine Hong Kingston begins to learn the story of her aunt who in the story is known as âNo Name Womanâ. Kingstonâs mother begins in the first passage, warning her to not tell anyone what she is about to say, referring to the story of her aunt. She explains that the aunt was Kingstonâs fatherâs sister, who killed herself in the family ~~well~~, but thereâs no mention of her at all, because it is as if she had never been born. The aunt brought shame to the family. She became a disgrace to the village, because the ~~action of~~ adultery committed. As a result of that, she ended up with an unwanted pregnancy. This caused so much commotion with the villagers, who were enraged, and raided the family house. The villagers destroyed and broke their possessions, wanting to get rid of the aunt from their community; because the villagers did not permit the coupleâs breaking tradition. As a child, Kingston did not fully understand this part of her Chinese culture. She starts making up her own stories. As an adult, Kingston looks back at her childhood years, to understand the story and her culture.

            Roughly around the age of 12, Kingston starts receiving warnings, and semi-threats from her mother about any unwanted pregnancies. Kingstonâs mother sets the aunt as an example. The mother says:

"Don't let your father know that I told you. He denies her. Now that you have started to menstruate, what happened to her could happen to you. Don't humiliate us. You wouldn't like to be forgotten as if you had never been born. The villagers are watchful;" (325)

The mother warns young Kingston, and talks about the aunt who brought disgrace to the family. Kingston is being guided, not to fall in the wrong path as her aunt did. The mother warns her at this moment, because it is the moment Kingston goes into a new stage of life that she must go through carefully (be specific). The mother wants Kingston to learn the values of her culture, traditions, and the people she represents. She describes that the villagers are watching (watching whom?), because they are a community who stick together as a group. It is part of their culture, having private lives is a dishonor to the culture. (doesn't make sense) The aunt dishonored it, by having a baby without a father. The mother is preventing young Kingston from bring shame to the family again. ~~Kingstonâs mother told stories~~

            Adult Kingston remembers when her mother use to tell her stories to warn her about life, and the realities ~~that existed~~. ~~She would tell stories, to teach Kingston morals.~~ Kingston explains:

âWhenever she had to warn us about life, my mother told stories that ran like this one, a story to grow up on. She tested our strength to establish realities. Those in the emigrant generations who could not reassert brute survival died young and far from home. Those of us in the first American generations have had to figure out how the invisible world the emigrants built around our childhoods fit in solid America.â (325)

Adult Kingston discusses ~~about~~ the emigrants who were struggling with poverty, and moved to America. This was the old generation, who struggled with survival. The emigrants re-assert themselves with the new life; some endure (tense) brute survival. Poverty was an issue in old China. The new generation is growing in America. China was the âinvisible worldâ for ~~most that was part of~~ the new generation. Kingston they never been there, but only hear stories about it. ~~America was solid, because~~ the new generation was adapting to new changes. Kingston wanted to uncover more of this Chinese cultural history.

            As an adult, Kingston starts to question if her aunt is really guilty~~, to commit such an act,~~ ~~which would lead to her own demise~~. Kingston searches for answers, because the stories only seem to confuse her. She did not fully understand the Chinese cultural as a child, because she is part of the new generation. This leads Kingston to form her own perspective of the story that her mother had told. She starts rewriting the story in her own words, and her own point of view. Kingston thinks:

âAdultery is extravagance. Could people who hatch their own chicks and eat the embryos and the heads for delicacies and boil the feet in vinegar for party food, leaving only the gravel, eating even the gizzard lining--could such people engender a prodigal aunt? To be a woman, to have a daughter in starvation time was a waste enough. My aunt could not have been the lone romantic who gave up everything for sex. Women in the old China did not choose. Some man had commanded her to lie with him and be his secret evil. I wonder whether he masked himself when he joined the raid on the family.â (326)

Adult Kingston does not believe that her aunt gave up everything for adultery. She questions, and thinks how cruel the villagers are towards the aunt. Kingston describes her aunt as a âprodigal auntâ ~~meaning she is yielding profusely~~. She questions, if a human being is capable of bringing a newborn to this world, and then getting rid of it without any remorse. She realizes that ~~in Chinese culture, woman had no right to rule, because they had to obey the rules set by the husband. We~~women in that time ~~of Chinese culture~~ did not have a choice because they had to obey their husbands. Kingston wonders if the man responsible for impregnating her aunt wasnât man enough to try to be responsible. She also believes the man might have been responsible for organizing the raid in the first place. Kingston, somehow wanted to defend her aunt. She tries to analyze the possible reasons behind her aunt's unwanted pregnancy~~, in~~ which dishonored her entire family.

            Kingston as an adult, finally realized her aunt was not fully guilty. The aunt ~~went through injustice, and~~ was the victim of rape. While the entire society rejected her aunt, Kingston honored her aunt instead. The motherâs aim was to warn young Kingston, not to humiliate the family by making the same mistake as her aunt did. The motherâs aim also had another purpose, in which she wanted to show the values of her culture, traditions, and making Kingston a better person in life~~, without any disruptions~~. Kingston as an adult reflects back on what she has learned from her mother, and her unnamed aunt. She has also discovered the world that was once invisible to her.

sat essey, do we need "to unlearn" ideas?, Pleeaase check it!!

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:27:53 GMT

The task is to answer the question posed in the assignment. Please, check all my grammar, punctuation and lexical mistakes. I would be also very grateful for any notes on ineffectiveness of the content as well as on the structure.
Here is the task:

Prompt 1
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
The first problem for all of us is not to learn but to unlearn. We hold on to ideas that were accepted in the past, and we are afraid to give them up. Preconceptions about what is right or wrong, true or false, good or bad are embedded so deeply in our thinking that we honestly may not know that they are there. Whether it's women's role in society or the role of our country in the world, the old assumptions just don't work anymore.
Adapted from Gloria Steinem, "A New Egalitarian Lifestyle"
Assignment:
Do people need to "unlearn," or reject, many of their assumptions and ideas? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

And here is the essay:

    As Gloria Steinem once mentioned âwe hold on to the ides that were accepted in the past, and are afraid to give them upâ. She was right that most of us have already established outlook and beliefs, which we hardly ever decide to reject. Unfortunately, some of those convictions might be entirely wrong or disadvantageous to our well being. Because of that, it is of great necessity, that we know how to âunlearnâ our assumptions and make a place for new ones. Rejecting past beliefs is as beneficial for a society as well as for an individual.
    One example of discarding the old views by the world as a society could be the act of restating the rights of women. Before the second half of the 19th century almost nobody thought about equal rights for females. However, females felt the injustice and mobilized in order to force the society to âunlearnâ its assumptions. A lot of feministsâ organizations were founded across the world. Among them was the National Woman Suffrage Association established by Susan B. Anthony and Elisabeth Stanton in the United States. Thanks to their political work, women gained the right to vote in most of the states. The same process had also occurred in Europe. A lot of effort was made to change the peopleâs outlook on the equality of genders. But only thanks to these engaged suffragists, todayâs Western countries could give a man and a woman equivalent privilege. Although much is still to be done, the perception of women transformed greatly from that in the past.
    The process of âunlearningâ might also concern an individual. An example of a beneficial act of rejecting oneâs beliefs can be set by Rodion Raskolnikov, a protagonist of a well-known work of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, âCrime and Punishmentâ. At the beginning of the book the main character held a somewhat deviated ideology. He is marveled with the concept of a âSupermanâ, which he himself had invented. Moreover, he is convinced that the âchosenâ individuals are allowed to decide, within their own morality, about the extent of their laws. According to his philosophy, those people should not be constrained by any rules or regulations regarding an average person. Holding a belief that he is such an exceptional individual, Raskolnikov decided to commit a murder and a robbery. His plans were achieved and he evaded the apprehension. However, the crime created such a burden on his conscience that he could hardly bare it. The criminal decided to voluntarily report himself to the police. During his stay in the prison he realized that his life philosophy was erroneous and gave it up. Only after rejecting it, was he able to recover and return to normal life.
    To âunlearnâ some of our assumptions is sometimes very hard. However, it is often inevitable to improve and develop. We need to eliminate faulty credence to make space for new, accurate ones. People as a group as well as separate individuals should always be open for new ideas and able to change their wrong convictions, because only that, would guarantee a progress.

Help me please.

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:44:07 GMT

Ok... so basically I need to do a five paragraph essay (Paragraph model?) by analyzing 3 quotes from this a passage I read "No name woman" by Maxie Hong Kingston. I'm just having trouble with a few things... some I understand, and others I don't. I tried fixing some errors that I made.. (ie: spelling, grammar). This is just the a 2nd draft. I would apprcieate some help and tips. Thanks in advance!

This is what I need help with:

-Verb Tense

`Unpacking language of quotes -Introducing all quotes fully

-Run on sentences?

No Name Woman

Maxine Hong Kingston begins to learn the story of an aunt, in which she is known as âNo Name Womanâ. Kingstonâs mother begins in the first passage, warning her to not tell anyone what she is about to say, referring to the story of her aunt. She explains that the aunt was Kingstonâs fatherâs sister, who killed herself in the family well, but thereâs no mention of her at all, because it is as if she had never been born. The aunt brought shame to the family. She became a disgrace to the village, because the action of adultery committed. As a result of that, she ended up with an unwanted pregnancy. This caused so much commotion with the villagers, who were enraged, and raided the family house. The villagers destroyed and broke their possessions, wanting to get rid of the aunt from their community; because the villagers did not permit the coupleâs breaking tradition. As a child, Kingston did not fully understand the way of her Chinese culture. She starts making up her own stories. As an adult, Kingston looks back at her childhood years, to learn the identity of the story, and go deeper with her cultural history.

Roughly around the age of 12, Kingston starts receiving warnings, and semi-threats from her mother, to avoid any unwanted pregnancies. Kingstonâs mother sets the aunt as an example. The mother says:

"Don't let your father know that I told you. He denies her. Now that you have started to menstruate, what happened to her could happen to you. Don't humiliate us. You wouldn't like to be forgotten as if you had never been born. The villagers are watchful;" (325)

The mother warns young Kingston, and sets an example from the aunt who brought disgrace to the family. Kingston is being guided, not to fall in the wrong path as her aunt did. The mother warns her at this moment, because it is the moment Kingston goes into a new stage of life that she must go through carefully. The mother wants Kingston to learn the values of her culture, traditions, and the people she represents. She describes that the villagers are watching, because they are a community who stick together as a group. It is part of their culture, having private lives is a dishonor to the culture. The aunt dishonored it, by having a baby without any father present. The mother is preventing young Kingston from bring shame to the family again. Kingstonâs mother told stories

Adult Kingston remembers when her mother use to warn her about life, and the realities that existed. She would tell stories, to teach Kingston morals. Kingston explains:

âWhenever she had to warn us about life, my mother told stories that ran like this one, a story to grow up on. She tested our strength to establish realities. Those in the emigrant generations who could not reassert brute survival died young and far from home. Those of us in the first American generations have had to figure out how the invisible world the emigrants built around our childhoods fit in solid America.â (325)

Adult Kingston discusses about the emigrants who were struggling with poverty, and moved to America. This was the old generation, who struggled with surviving life. The emigrants re-assert themselves with the new life; some endure brute survival. Poverty was an issue in old China. The new generation is growing in America. China was the âinvisible worldâ for most that was part of the new generation. Kingston they never been there, but only hear stories about it. America was solid, because the new generation was adapting to new changes. Kingston wanted to uncover more of this Chinese cultural history.

As an adult, Kingston starts to question if her aunt is really guilty, to commit such an act, which would lead to her own demise. Kingston searches for answers, because the stories only seem to confuse her. She did not fully understand the Chinese cultural as a child, because she grew up in the new generation. This leads Kingston making up her own perspective of the story that her mother had told. She starts remaking the story in her own words, and her own point of view. Kingston thinks:

âAdultery is extravagance. Could people who hatch their own chicks and eat the embryos and the heads for delicacies and boil the feet in vinegar for party food, leaving only the gravel, eating even the gizzard lining--could such people engender a prodigal aunt? To be a woman, to have a daughter in starvation time was a waste enough. My aunt could not have been the lone romantic who gave up everything for sex. Women in the old China did not choose. Some man had commanded her to lie with him and be his secret evil. I wonder whether he masked himself when he joined the raid on the family.â (326)

Adult Kingston does not believe that her aunt gave up everything for adultery. She questions, how cruel the villagers are towards the aunt. Kingston describes her aunt as âprodigal auntâ meaning she is yielding profusely. She questions, if a human being is capable of bringing a newborn, and then getting rid of it without any remorse. She realizes that in Chinese culture, woman had no right to rule, because they had to obey the rules set by the husband. Women in that time of Chinese culture did not have a choice. Kingston wonders if the man responsible for impregnating her aunt wasnât man enough to take hold of his responsibilities. She also believes the man might have been responsible for organizing the raid in the first place. Kingston, somehow wanted to defend her aunt. She tries to analyze the possible reasons behind her aunt's unwanted pregnancy, in which dishonored her entire culture.

Kingston as an adult, finally realized her aunt was not fully guilty. The aunt went through injustice, and was the victim of rape. While the entire society rejected her aunt, Kingston honored her aunt instead. The motherâs aim was to warn young Kingston, not to humiliate the family by making the same mistake as her aunt did. The motherâs aim also had another purpose, in which she wanted to show the values of her culture, traditions, and making Kingston a better person in life, without any disruptions. Kingston as an adult reflects back on what she has learned from her mother, and her unnamed aunt. She also discovered the world that was once invisible to her.

Re: A short essay - need your corrections!

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:06:37 GMT

I donât think the gender role is an absolute one which defines parenting is as a womenâs job. Biologically women ~~have~~ carry a child for ~~eight of~~ nine months, and they naturally can feed the new born child with motherâs milk. In my opinion, it is very obvious mothers usually have a stronger bond with her ~~kid~~ children for the biological reasons; however, parenting is a complicated job and I believe men can make good parents also.

When my mother had me, she was not in very good condition. The doctor even told my mother not to have me, but she insisted that she give~~s me a~~ birth to me. After she did, as it was expected my mother couldnât move for a while because she became weak after ~~the~~ giving birth. It was my father who cared me whenever I cried and wanted to drink milk. Since my grandparents were busy with their jobs, they couldnât make time, so as soon as my father came back from his workplace, he stayed next to me to take care of me.

These days many people think parenting requires huge amount money. After a kid is born, parents provide them a safe and educational atmosphere, something to eat, and educational support. For example, in many countries, four or five years old children go to nursery school everyday except Sunday. Many parents buy picture books and fairy tales to stimulate them to acquire the mother tongue easily. To make their kids happy, parents also buy toys, canvases and musical instruments. Just considering these, it is obvious that financial support for a child is very crucial in raising a kid. This economic matter is not about women and men. There are many houses in which both of parents ~~are~~ work~~ing~~ to support their family in my country. Without regards~~ing the~~ to gender, I think they do their best to make their kids have a better educational environment by working hard to make money.

A friend of mine has been raised by her mother. She is very independent and her mother is very strict when it comes to education; this one is very different from the wide-spread stereotype âUsually mothers love their kids emotionally, in contrast to it, fathers are very strict. Her mother didnât want to raise my friend as a girl who likes to cling to her motherâs apron. After her father died in a car crash when she was two, her mother had to work so hard until my friend graduated from the university and got a job. In this process, her mother taught the girl that being independent and strong is the best lesson in life. Hereâs one more example that shows why I disagree with the statement given. One of my uncles divorced 8 years ago, when my cousin was six. He had had a hard time since the divorce, but he came to realize that a father could be as good a parent as a mother ~~does~~. He cooks every day for his child. Whenever my cousin comes to visit me, she boasts that his father is a good cook is. Now he believes that he knows how to make her happy. He said when he met people who have the bias that a father canât take care of children as woman does, it made him upset and he used to drink to get the stress out. We ~~had~~ worried about him very much, and he quit drinking for his child. Now he says, âIâm doing very well, and Iâll do well because I love my childâ Today, it is not hard to meet someone who has divorced in our neighbor hood. We need to see them as a parent, not a single mother or a single father. Instead of keeping those stereotypes about genders and parenting, we need to face that there are many people who do well at ~~make good role in~~ raising children no matter if they are a woman or a man ~~father~~.

A short essay - need your corrections!

Moonwalker — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:23:25 GMT

Thanks in advance. I try hard to write at least a short essay or a story every day.

If someone can correct me, or can give me advice, that would be awesome.

Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that this is why they have the greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting Write an essay expressing your point of view. Give reasons for your answer.

I donât think the gender role is an absolute one which defines parenting is womenâs job. Biologically women have a child for eight of nine month, and they naturally can feed the new born child with motherâs milk. In my opinion, it is very obvious mothers usually have a stronger bond with her kid for the biological reasons; however, parenting is a complicated job and I believe men can make good parents also.

When my mother had me, she was not in good condition. The doctor even told my mother not to have me, but she insisted that she gives me a birth. After she did, as it was expected my mother couldnât move for a while because she became weak after the birth. It was my father who cared me whenever I cried and wanted to drink milk. Since my grandparents were busy with their jobs, they couldnât make time, so as soon as my father came back from his workplace, he stayed next to me to take care of me.

These days many people think parenting requires huge amount money. After a kid is born, parents provide them a safe and educational atmosphere, something to eat, and educational support. For example, in many countries, four or five years old children go to nursery school everyday except Sunday. Many parents buy picture books and fairy tales to stimulate them to acquire the mother tongue easily. To make their kids happy, parents also buy toys, canvases and musical instruments. Just considering these, it is obvious that financial support for a child is very crucial in raising a kid. This economic matter is not about women and men. There are many houses which both of parents are working to support their family in my country. Without regarding the gender, I think they do their best to make their kids have a better educational environment by working hard to make money.

A friend of mine has been raised by her mother. She is very independent and her mother is very strict when it comes to education; this one is very different from the wide-spread stereotype âUsually mothers love their kids emotionally, in contrast to it, fathers are very strict. Her mother didnât want to raise my friend as a girl who likes to cling to her motherâs apron. After her father died in a car crash when she was two, her mother had to work so hard until my friend graduated from the university and got a job. In this process, her mother taught the girl that being independent and strong is the best lesson in life. Hereâs one more example that shows why I disagree with the statement given. One of my uncles divorced 8 years ago, when my cousin was six. He had had a hard time since the divorce, but he came to realize that a father could be a good parent as a mother does. He cooks every day for his child. Whenever my cousin comes to visit me, she boasts that his father a good cook is. Now he believes that he knows how to make her happy. He said when he met people who have the bias that a father canât take care of children as woman does, it made him upset and he used to drink to get the stress out. We had worried about him very much, and he quit drinking for his child. Now he says, âIâm doing very well, and Iâll do well because I love my childâ Today, it is not hard to meet someone who has divorced in our neighbor hood. We need to see them as a parent, not a single mother or a single father. Instead of keeping those stereotypes about genders and parenting, we need to face that there are many people who make good role in raising children no matter if they are a woman or a father.

Re: grammatical genders

Clive — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:52:40 GMT

Hi,

I am a student and I am supposed to write an essay about grammatical genders in English. I've read a bit about it, but I still do not understand - do English use genders or did they only use it in the past (old English?) I would be really garteful if someone explained it to me! Thanks

The short answer is that gender does not feature largely in English today. You might want to begin by considering and defining what you mean here when you speak of 'gender'. In French, for example, nouns have gender, eg a pen is feminine, 'la plume'. French adjectives have male and female endings, which must agree with the noun that they are describing.

Here are some aspects for you to consider, where you still find some form of gender in English.

The third-person singular pronouns, she, her, hers, herself / he, him, his, himself

There are also words that have male/female forms, eg hero/heroine, actor/actress, prince/princess. In some of these cases, but not all, the female form is deplored by feminists and is falling into some disuse.

There are also words like 'chairman', which is now often replaced by the term 'chair'. Other examples include fireman/policeman/fisherman.

You may wish to research the feminist approach to gender in the English language. eg does the term 'policeman' subtly tell little girls that only men can be police officers?

Best wishes, Clive