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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... a Bone Hunter " from The Night Country . © 1947 , 1956 , 1971 by Loren Eiseley . Reprinted by permission of Charles Scribner's Sons , New York , New York . Nora Ephron , " A Few Words about Breasts " xi Acknowledgments.
... a Bone Hunter " from The Night Country . © 1947 , 1956 , 1971 by Loren Eiseley . Reprinted by permission of Charles Scribner's Sons , New York , New York . Nora Ephron , " A Few Words about Breasts " xi Acknowledgments.
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... Words about Breasts " from Crazy Salad : Some Things about Women . 1975 by Nora Ephron . Reprinted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf , Inc. , New York , New York . Joseph Epstein , " The Virtues of Ambition : Some Kind Words for Money ...
... Words about Breasts " from Crazy Salad : Some Things about Women . 1975 by Nora Ephron . Reprinted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf , Inc. , New York , New York . Joseph Epstein , " The Virtues of Ambition : Some Kind Words for Money ...
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... Words Can Say . 1979 by Richard Mitchell . Reprinted by permission of Little , Brown and Company , Boston , Mass . Tillie Olsen , " I Stand Here Ironing " from Tell Me a Riddle . 1956 by Tillie Olsen . Reprinted by permission of ...
... Words Can Say . 1979 by Richard Mitchell . Reprinted by permission of Little , Brown and Company , Boston , Mass . Tillie Olsen , " I Stand Here Ironing " from Tell Me a Riddle . 1956 by Tillie Olsen . Reprinted by permission of ...
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... Words about Breasts " 77 " Even though I was outwardly a girl and had many of the trappings generally associated with the field of girldom - a girl's name , for example , and dresses , my own telephone , an autograph book - I spent the ...
... Words about Breasts " 77 " Even though I was outwardly a girl and had many of the trappings generally associated with the field of girldom - a girl's name , for example , and dresses , my own telephone , an autograph book - I spent the ...
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... Words for Money , Fame , and Power " 252 " Some dreams , begun in selflessness , end in rancor ; other dreams , begun in selfishness , end in large - heartedness . The unpredictability of the outcome of dreams is no reason to cease ...
... Words for Money , Fame , and Power " 252 " Some dreams , begun in selflessness , end in rancor ; other dreams , begun in selfishness , end in large - heartedness . The unpredictability of the outcome of dreams is no reason to cease ...
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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