On the Contrary: Essays by Men and WomenMartha Rainbolt, Janet Fleetwood State University of New York Press, 30. juuni 1984 - 340 pages On The Contrary contains a balance of writings by men and women. The essays are presented in pairs, a man and a woman writing on each topic. This balanced juxtaposition allows students to discuss, think, and write about changing roles and relationships without being forced into either a feminist or traditionalist party line. The essays in each section reverberate suggestively with each other and this effect is reinforced by the discussion questions, writing topics, and introductory material. An additional table of contents arranges the essays according to rhetorical rubrics. |
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... played against each other . The challenge of contrasting ideas should stimu- late students to come to grips with some of their own ideas . In addition , the rig- orous organization of the contents will demonstrate some of the principles ...
... played against each other . The challenge of contrasting ideas should stimu- late students to come to grips with some of their own ideas . In addition , the rig- orous organization of the contents will demonstrate some of the principles ...
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... played this game for a twenty - year losing streak . I used to think it all lay in the odds - that it was luck that made the difference between the big and little bone hunters . Now I'm not so sure any longer . " 2. Virginia Woolf ...
... played this game for a twenty - year losing streak . I used to think it all lay in the odds - that it was luck that made the difference between the big and little bone hunters . Now I'm not so sure any longer . " 2. Virginia Woolf ...
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... play a big part in your life ? Before you answer , count up how many hours you watched football , ice hockey , and children's cartoons this year on television . When someone crosses you , do you wish you could stuff his face full of ...
... play a big part in your life ? Before you answer , count up how many hours you watched football , ice hockey , and children's cartoons this year on television . When someone crosses you , do you wish you could stuff his face full of ...
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... play the games of childhood . As children , we became bored quickly and changed from one game to another . A man is like a child who is condemned to play the same game for the rest of his life . The reason is obvious : as soon as he is ...
... play the games of childhood . As children , we became bored quickly and changed from one game to another . A man is like a child who is condemned to play the same game for the rest of his life . The reason is obvious : as soon as he is ...
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... playing the same Chopin nocturne over and over again all his life ? Why else does a politician who as a schoolboy discovered the techniques of manipulating peo- ple successfully continue as an adult , mouthing words and phrases as a ...
... playing the same Chopin nocturne over and over again all his life ? Why else does a politician who as a schoolboy discovered the techniques of manipulating peo- ple successfully continue as an adult , mouthing words and phrases as a ...
Contents
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Love | 28 |
Friendship | 42 |
Susan Lee Friendship Feminism and Betrayal | 50 |
Personality Clashes | 56 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 62 |
Society and the Individual | 175 |
Ilse Aichinger The Bound Man | 187 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 195 |
Minority Rights | 197 |
Maya Angelou Mama and the Dentist | 209 |
Prescribed Roles | 215 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 222 |
SelfAssertion | 224 |
YOUTH AND MATURITY | 65 |
The Stages of Life | 67 |
Growing Up | 76 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 86 |
Raising Children | 87 |
Robert Paul Smith Let Your Kids Alone | 93 |
Growing Older | 99 |
What You Will | 112 |
Suggestions For Writing | 118 |
KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION | 119 |
Attitudes Toward Formal Education | 121 |
Lissa Rotundo OneYearOld Scholars | 126 |
Motivation and Reluctance | 130 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 142 |
The College Atmosphere | 144 |
William Zinsser College Pressures | 149 |
Ultimate Goals | 156 |
Adrienne Rich Taking Women Students Seriously | 165 |
FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUALITY | 173 |
Margaret Halsey Whats Wrong with Me Me Me | 228 |
SUCCESS AND FAILURE | 231 |
A Skeptical View | 233 |
Suzanne Britt Jordan That Lean and Hungry Look | 239 |
An Affirmative View | 242 |
Wealth and Acquisition | 254 |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Channelled Whelk | 261 |
Fame and Recognition | 267 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 286 |
SelfFulfillment | 288 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 292 |
Barriers to Success | 294 |
Virginia Woolf Professions for Women | 300 |
ESSAYS ON THE WRITING PROCESS | 305 |
Ursula LeGuin Fifteen Vultures the Strop and the Old Lady | 311 |
Gail Godwin The Watcher at the Gates | 319 |
Tough Talk Sweet Talk Stuffy | 327 |
Notes on Contributors | 335 |
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