rough draft #2 gender

Dear Male Population of the Younger Generation,

            Masculinity has changed and evolved as we have changed and have evolved as humans. Masculinity is not defined as it used to be. There are a lot of ideals still out there that were around in the fifties. Things like how most of the time the male needed to act like a male by doing things such as: playing sports, driving and working on fast and loud cars, and going to work. Looking years back, women were usually the stay at home moms, and were supposed to be seen and not heard, and were always expected to have dinner on the table when the husband came home. As we move on, these things have changed greatly.  Masculinity just is not the same as it used to be.

            Today a lot of men are perceived as “feminine” males. Being stay at home dads, being very “fashionable” and liking clothes, and even men who like other men. Back in the day this was definitely not acceptable, but our society has grown and evolved to accept this into our society. The stereotype of being “masculine” just is not as prominent as it used to be around fifty years ago. In today’s day you don’t have to be car smart, you do not have to get a “MANS” job, you can be into your clothes, you can stay at home as a father, and you don’t necessarily have to make the money of the house hold.

            A lot of this has to do with the power that most women have today. Fifty years ago women were barley aloud to go outside, let alone get jobs, fend for them selves, and even be thought about as a huge member of society. Men were the rulers and that’s just the way it was. Most women were looked down upon, almost as if they didn’t even exist, they were just there to please the males and not say a word. This has changed in an extreme way; Women now have a great amount of power. A lot of women are very independent, being treated just as equal as men, which is the way it should be. Being a male growing up in this time period I have a lot of respect for women and couldn’t imagine it any other way, and if I were in a position like that I would not want to be treated like a lesser class or even as a lesser value.  As Salam states, “the era of male dominance is coming to an end”(629). He is saying that men are losing their power and have been losing their power for years. Women are starting to come into control, and the way of living is changing. We see this is today’s society how the males are becoming more of the “stay at home moms” and the women are going to work, to make a living for the family. I believe that this is a good thing, women deserve the chance to be powerful and be in control. This doesn’t mean males are losing power doesn’t mean we are going to get into a bad position. It just means that it is okay to be a feminine male and have masculine women in our society.

                        Growing up I was always taught to be a “MAN”. I was taught to take out the garbage when I was told, mow the lawn, be able to work on my car, and have a good tough job that I could support a family. Having divorced parents there was a twist to this being a “MAN” stereotype. Being at my fathers a lot I always got that be a man speech; especially from my grandfather and there was no ifs, ands, or buts about how I was suppose to act and be the man. While I spent time at my mom’s house she would inform me that it was okay to be somewhat feminine if I really wanted to. I was torn between what the two of them were teaching me at the time, but as I grew up I found a good place in the middle. I knew that there were times I had to be the “MAN” but on the other hand there were times I could sit back and do the things I wanted to do, even if it weren’t the most masculine thing a typical man would do. That is just what today’s society has come to be.

            Sometimes it was weird for me to grow up and see guys around me that were growing up to be these feminine males that loved clothes, loved to shop, and sometimes were one of the girls. This is what is hard for the older generation to grasp, because when they were growing up this was in no way acceptable and definitely not okay to be like. A lot of the older generation does not accept the way things have changed, and it is very hard for them to change the ways that they have grown up knowing. Some have adapted to the new ways, but it is a great challenge to overcome and move on from what they were taught and were use to believing.

            Masculinity simply just is not the same as what it used to be, you do not have to be the main support of your wife, she can support you and that is an okay thing in today’s society. Men can be a stay at home father and that is just fine.  Knowing where we came from and who we are can make people a lot more comfortable in the feelings they are. Men don’t have to feel like they have huge shoes to fill they can make their own life and be the person they want to be. This helps us understand where we have come from, who and what we are. Ultimately, this helps us understand the differences we have and how we can overcome them.  I do believe that although this is directed towards males’ females can greatly benefit from this as well. Make them feel like they are welcomed in this society as well as the “feminine” male.

Sincerely,

  Jerry Bayless

Works Cited

"The New Masculinity" states, "the new masculinity is a combination of, on the one hand, “old-school” values such as honor, loyalty and hard work and, on the other hand, a more contemporary set of beliefs about gender roles at a time when they are changing both at home and on the job". This is saying that what used to be the roles of a male are still there in some sense, but over time has faded in the old-school hard core values. I agree with what this article is stating because the values have defiantly changed and aren't anywhere close to when my father grew up and me growing up in this generation. 


Read more: http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/austin_500/510_the-new-masculinity.html#ixzz2Cc7aAr2Z

Salam, Reihan. The Death of Macho. New York: Bedford, 2010. Print.

The Death of Macho talk about how "the era of male domination has been coming to an end". The power has been shifting from men to women and more than 80% of jobs that have been lost have been male jobs that have been replaced with women. the time of women is here and the time that men aren't in control is here. 

rough draft gender

Dear Male Population of the Younger Generation,

            Masculinity has changed and evolved as we have changed and have evolved as humans. Masculinity is not as defined as it used to be. There are a lot of ideals still out there that were around in the fifties. Things like how most of the time the male needed to act like a male by doing things such as: playing sports, driving and working on fast and loud cars, and going to work. Looking years back women were usually the stay at home moms, were suppose to be seen and not heard, and were always expected to have dinner on the table when the husband got home. As we move on these things have changed greatly.  Masculinity just is not the same as it used to be.

            Today a lot of men are perceived as “feminine” males. Being stay at home dads, being very “fashionable” with liking clothes, and even men who like other men. Back in the day this was defiantly not an okay thing to do, but as our society has grown and evolved to accept this into our society. The stereotype of being “masculine” just is not as prominent as it used to be around fifty years ago. In today’s day you don’t have to be car smart, you do not have to get a “MANS” job, you can be into your clothes, you can stay at home as a father, and you don’t necessarily have to make the money of the house hold.

            A lot of this has to do with the power that most women have today. Fifty years ago women were barley aloud to go outside, let alone get jobs, fend for them selves, and even be thought about as a huge member of society. Men were the rulers and that’s just the way it was. Most women were looked down upon, almost as if they didn’t even exist, they were just there to please the males and not say a word. This has changed in an extreme way. This has changed; women now have a great amount of power. A lot of women are very independent, being treated just as equal as men, which is the way it should be. Being a male growing up in this time period I have a lot of respect for women and couldn’t imagine it any other way, and if I were in a position like that I would not want to be treated like a lesser class or even as a lesser value.  As Salam states, “the era of male dominance is coming to an end”(629). He is saying that men are losing their power and have been losing their power for years. Women are starting to come into control, and the way of living is changing. I believe that this is a good thing, just because males are losing power doesn’t mean we are going to get into a bad position. It just means that it is okay to be a feminine male and have masculine women in our society.

                        Growing up I was always taught to be a “MAN”. I was taught to take out the garbage when I was told, mow the lawn, be able to work on my car, and have a good tough job that I could support a family. Having divorced parents there was a twist to this being a “MAN” stereotype. Being at my fathers a lot I always got that be a man speech; especially from my grandfather and there was no ifs, ands, or buts about how I was suppose to act and be the man. While I spent time at my mom’s house she would inform me that it was okay to be somewhat feminine if I really wanted to. I was torn between what the two of them were teaching me at the time, but as I grew up I found a good place in the middle. I knew that there were times I had to be the “MAN” but on the other hand there were times I could sit back and do the things I wanted to do, even if it weren’t the most masculine thing a typical man would do. That is just what today’s society has come to be.

            Sometimes it was weird for me to grow up and see guys around me that were growing up to be these feminine males that loved clothes, loved to shop, and sometimes were one of the girls. This is what is hard for the older generation to grasp, because when they were growing up this was in no way acceptable and defiantly not okay to be like. A lot of the older generation does not accept the way things have changed, and it is very hard for them to change the ways that they have grown up knowing. Some have adapted to the new ways, but it is a great challenge to overcome and move on from what they were taught and were use to believing.

            Masculinity simply just is not the same as what it used to be, you do not have to be the main support of your wife, she can support you and that is an okay thing in today’s society. Men can be a stay at home father and that is just fine.  Knowing where we came from and who we are can make people a lot more comfortable in the feelings they are. Men don’t have to feel like they have huge shoes to fill they can make their own life and be the person they want to be. This helps us understand where we have come from, who and what we are. Ultimately, this helps us understand the differences we have and how we can overcome them.  I do believe that although this is directed towards males’ females can greatly benefit from this as well. Make them feel like they are welcomed in this society as well as the “feminine” male.

"The New Masculinity" states, "the new masculinity is a combination of, on the one hand, “old-school” values such as honor, loyalty and hard work and, on the other hand, a more contemporary set of beliefs about gender roles at a time when they are changing both at home and on the job". This is saying that what used to be the roles of a male are still there in some sense, but over time has faded in the old-school hard core values. I agree with what this article is stating because the values have defiantly changed and aren't anywhere close to when my father grew up and me growing up in this generation. 


Read more: http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/austin_500/510_the-new-masculinity.html#ixzz2Cc7aAr2Z

Salam, Reihan. The Death of Macho. New York: Bedford, 2010. Print.

The Death of Macho talk about how "the era of male domination has been coming to an end". The power has been shifting from men to women and more than 80% of jobs that have been lost have been male jobs that have been replaced with women. the time of women is here and the time that men aren't in control is here. 

Annotated bib

Etienne, Mark. "The New Masculinity." Ask Men. IGN Entertainment, n.d. Web.        <http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/austin_500/510f_the-new-masculinity.html>.


This article talks about how Masculinity has changed over time and isn't the same as what it used to be. "The New Masculinity" states, "the new masculinity is a combination of, on the one hand, “old-school” values such as honor, loyalty and hard work and, on the other hand, a more contemporary set of beliefs about gender roles at a time when they are changing both at home and on the job". This is saying that what used to be the roles of a male are still there in some sense, but over time has faded in the old-school hard core values. I agree with what this article is stating because the values have defiantly changed and aren't anywhere close to when my father grew up and me growing up in this generation. 

Read more: http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/austin_500/510_the-new-masculinity.html#ixzz2Cc7aAr2Z


Salam, Reihan. The Death of Macho. New York: Bedford, 2010. Print.

The Death of Macho talk about how "the era of male domination has been coming to an end". The power has been shifting from men to women and more than 80% of jobs that have been lost have been male jobs that have been replaced with women. the time of women is here and the time that men aren't in control is here. 

RA #3

Title: “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt”: Advertising and Violence

Author: Jean KilBourne

Topic: How advertising reflects common themes and roles in gender, ultimately shaping men and women into set roles. Woman are sexualized, abused and literally shot down in advertising.

Exigence: Women are reflected, and percieved in the wrong ways, thus influencing the young minds of our generation. 

Intended audience: Young women

Purpose: To eventually redefine how we advertise, make it less sexist and bias toward gender.

Writer’s strategy 1: pathos

Writers strategy 2: claims/ evidence

Writers strategy 3: cause and effect/ redefining gender roles

Response:  Kilbourne is saying this is not right, and I agree with here. This is not right to have these ads make men feel like they have more power then women do. This makes women all over the world put in some kind of danger, where most of the time they cannot feel safe. These ads are just plain dehumanizing, and wrong they are not capturing what is going on in the world, it is capturing what is wrong and making people believe that this is acceptable, but its not.

RA #2

Title: The death of Macho

Author: Reihan Salam

Date: 2008

Topic: The end of male dominance 

Argument

Exigence: to show the reader how and why the idea of Macho will no longer be around and how it is slowly disappearing from our world.

Intended   Audience: directed towards a  scholarly audience because it talks about why everything the writer claims is happening. The article is semi-informal

Purpose:  Demonstrate how our old idea  a man is slowly dissapearing. Men are no longer the primary breadwinners in American and Salam is pointing out that slowly that is how it will be around the world.

Claims: “The era of male dominance is coming to an end. “(page 629) Women will soon be the primary bread winners. Men and women will both had to adjust to a new social order where the two are equals.

 

Main Evidence: Salam states “The era of male dominance is coming to an end. “(page 629) From the first paragraph or so the reader can clearly see what the article will be about. Salam also states how the Great Depression did many of the same things that the Recession has done only that The New Deal was what saved Machismo then. He states that there is nothing like the new deal today, a political action that focused on creating jobs for men; and with our a New Deal like event happening the Macho will have to go. Salam talks about how there is no way to bring back the Macho because the jobs that sustained those ideas are no longer there and both men and women will have to adapt. Salam announces “We can expect the transition to be wrenching, uneven, and possibly very violent.” (page 636)

Rhetorical Analysis:

Writer’s Strategy #1 Definition of the Male macho

Writer’s Strategy#2 Classification and division

Writer’s Strategy#3 cause and effect with a bit of compare and contrast.

Reader Effect# 1 Logos was very present in this article as Salam talks about the logical reasoning behind why machoism is dying.

My Response:  This article is very credible. The article had no pathos or ethos in my opinion it was a very good example of a logical article using examples and information to explain Salams case. 

RR #2

   "Two ways a women can get hurt" by Jean Kilbourne is a short story about how ads have incorporated pornography, dehumanizing the women that are portrayed in these ads. In one of the ads a man is leaning over a girl and you cant tell if she is laughing or screaming, the only thing the ads says is NO. This is stating that the girl is saying no, but the guy is still going in for a kiss or what ever he is trying to do, she is saying something and the men doesn't listen, making this seem like this is alright.  These ads are creating a picture for people that men are more dominant and that when women say something they don't really mean it. Kilbourne states, " Men are encouraged to never take no for an answer, ad after ad girls and women don't really mean know when they say it, women are only teasing when they resist mens' advances"(579). This talks about how  this is dehumanizing to women and this is giving the general public the wrong idea of what is right and what is wrong. This gives men the feeling that women are on a lower level then they are and that then increases they idea that domestic violence is acceptable  Kilbourne explains " The biggest problem for most women is simply surviving at home, domestic is the leading cause of female injury of almost every country in the world and is typically ignored by the state or only erratically punished" (585). These violent images that are shown on these ads increases this feeling that men are dominant and women are lesser. This is absolutely, 100% not OK. Kilbourne is saying this is not right, and I agree with here. This is not right to have these ads make men feel like they have more power then women do. This makes women all over the world put in some kind of danger, where most of the time they cannot feel safe. These ads are just plain dehumanizing, and wrong they are not capturing what is going on in the world, it is capturing what is wrong and making people believe that this is acceptable, but its not. These ads need to change so that women stop getting hurt and men stop feeling more empowerment then women. Everyone need to be treated like equals no one gender lesser than the other.

Final Polish FINAL DRAFT

Jerry Bayless

English 1a

Instructor Knapp

10/15/12

Pass Proposition 30

California is in a declining state of education and public safety. This means that the economy is not doing so well, and education and public safety are failing. This is why Governor Jerry Brown has proposed Proposition 30. This proposition is going to give about $6 billion to schools and public safety. This money is going to disperse 89 percent to K-12 schools and 11 percent to community colleges. The overflow will go to public safety including: police, fire, parks and recreation, fish and game, flood control, and law enforcement programs such as jails. The way they would like to achieve this goal is by raising taxes in the state. Income tax for people who make $250,000 or more a year would increase anywhere from one to three percent and sales tax for the lesser would increase by ¼ cent. The sales tax would last for four years and the income tax would last for six years. If this measure does not pass then we will be facing more cuts, approximately $4.8 billion in “trigger cuts” on top of our already horrible public safety and education system. This could actually shut down schools around us.  When Jerry Brown was elected governor we were in debt approximately $25 million. Now prop 30 will help our school and public safety, but it will also help us get out of this debt we have been in for so long. According to the LA times “Proposition 30, Brown's proposal for a temporary increase in income and sales taxes, would fill that hole.” This means that even when this proposition is over we will still be on the right track to having a great educational system and public safety system. This is exactly what we need as a state.

Proposition 30 needs to pass to help our educational system. We cannot afford to keep having the budget cuts we do in the educational system. We need this prop to pass because we need that money to grow as a state and even as a country. Right now schools all over California are failing because kids are jam packed into these classrooms not being able to learn anything because of the teacher cuts made. At the community college level student are not able to get the classes they need because either the waitlists are completely full, or they just don’t offer that class any more because they are so understaffed. Classes are not just failing, but schools are failing as well there is not enough staff to keep some of the tutoring sessions open, also library time has been cut in half. It’s making our community suffer as a whole. Its not encouraging people to go to school to better them self’s, its actually making more people drop out because they are tired of the way the system is run. Having this prop pass could help the school systems a great deal. First, if this passes more classes could be available around community colleges, as well as more teachers. Tuition costs and other costs could go down allowing more people to go to school. We all want that "American Dream" whether it’s a myth or not. We would not be able to achieve this with having an even worse school system by taking more money out. This proposition needs to pass to better our community that we live in.

On top of all that education, we need this to pass for our public safety systems. Jails are over crowded, police and fire are understaffed, and programs that help the people in need are just dropped out of this system because of this economic hardship. Having this money will give people who are in prison a chance to change their lives by getting back on their feet, by getting a job, and by going to school. Having jails overcrowded and no money going to them, forces judges to let convicts go back into society and having to cut police will not give us the protection that we expect, and possibly need. On top of it all people that need help will not get what they need in the time that they need it. All the other public programs that keep our society running will also fail; making our economy crash harder then it is now. If prop 30 does not pass it could be devastating for our economy.

Critics argue that a tax increase has come at the wrong time, considering the economy. It would make the state, whose income taxes are already extremely high, even higher. LA times states “They also argue that the state's budget troubles stem from out-of-control spending, not a shortage of revenue.” Which means that it doesn’t matter where the money is going to, the government will still just spend that money and put us in even a bigger whole. People against prop 30 also state that the Proposition is kind of shady, it is very unclear of what in going on in the prop and where the money is going. Almost like a shell game, the way they will move money in and out of the account, not guaranteeing the money to any one person. I understand this but honestly, they are just worried about what has happened in the past. The unchangeable things of our past don’t matter.

I myself connect to this subject because I am currently a college student at a community college. This matters to me because this prop will affect me a great deal, by making classes more available so I can move on in life. I am in college because I want to better my education, but that can’t happen if they still make budget cuts and remove classes.  We need to be looking at the future, the future that my parents want me to have and the future I want my children to have after me. There will be no educational future if this proposition does not pass because there will not be enough funding from all the trigger cuts to keep all the kids and student in schools and safe. We need this proposition to pass to increase jobs, education and our economy as a whole.