Using the point by point method, Doris Anderson compares and contrasts the discrimination of women today to others who people would not dare to discriminate against in her essay "The 51-Per-Cent Minority." It's shocking to read about this because I really did not know the extent of how badly women are being treated, not just physically, but in the workplace too.
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Avneet Parmar
3/12/2012 11:23:34 am
The essay, "Chicken-Hips", by Catherine Pigott is more of a contrast than a comparison which uses the point by point method. She contrasts the way women feel embarrassed about their weight in Canada while in Africa they find thinness to be sad. It shows how "fat is feared and despised" (p.197) in some countries while in others, such as Africa, thinness reminds them of "poverty, drought, and starvation" (p.196).
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Amanda Mckinley
3/12/2012 12:18:54 pm
The essay "Out of Touch and Loving it" by Brian Maracle uses the point by point method. He shows the comparison and contrast between living his life without being so interconnected with technology. It is interesting how much more active people can become with out the use of technology or connection to the outer world. He starts appreciating the simpler things in life.
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Trevor Lukan
3/12/2012 02:25:00 pm
Russel Baker compares the cities of New York and Toronto in his essay titled "A Nice Place to Visit". In his essay, Baker uses a point-by-point analysis to list off qualities of Toronto contrasted against qualities of New York. The essay makes Toronto sound like a very clean and orderly city through the use of hyperbole whilst describing New York's negative qualities. I liked this essay because of the sarcastic tone that the speaker utilized, and I thought it was particularly useful in showing the difference between Toronto's organization and New York's lack thereof.
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Arshpreet Singh
3/14/2012 03:59:55 pm
In "The 51-Per-Cent Minority" by Doris Anderson gives a brief idea about the discrimination we are facing in today's life. Doris Anderson compares and contrasts the discrimination on the basis of colour. I became aware about the women discrimination taking place in the workplace which is very bad.
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Jessica Ros
3/15/2012 02:49:37 pm
Catherine Pigott's essay "Chicken Hips" was written using the point-by-point method. It caught my attention because it was such a contrast to another essay I had read "My Body Is My Own Business". Pigott describes her experiences of living in two completely different cultures and her struggle to fit into their image of being beautiful. She spoke about women who pursued a body that they could control. A large amount of time, energy, and money is spent on trying to mould and tame our body, but I wonder, are we meant to?
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Shaurya Tandon
4/1/2012 01:12:36 pm
heres the argument: A "round" female is less likely to be considered beautiful compared to a slim and fit female today. Don't females want the "spotlight"? if yes, how do they get that spotlight? By getting a curvy body not a round one. This argument is from a 21st century POV
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mandy
4/1/2012 09:22:50 am
I agree with Jessica about women spending lots of money too create the perfect look to impress others or "fit in". I think everyone looks at this in a good way and bad way. Overall,I think Catherine Pigott did a great job in writing this essay.
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Shaurya Tandon
4/1/2012 01:05:32 pm
I read Chicken Hips by Catherine Pigott and enjoyed it a lot because after reading about women's consciousness and recalling some memories i couldn't help a few laughs. But this same essay could be written in a male's POV also. Males, particularly teens spend most of their time worrying about what others think of their looks because who doesn't want to be a "chick magnet"? I think this essay compares and contrasts the two different societies - a modern society and "old school" or a not so developed society. A modern society is what makes individuals feel unsatisfied by themselves so they strive for the best to out compete the other.
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Allison
4/2/2012 01:50:45 pm
The essay i read was called "Chicken Hips" by Catherine Pigott, i enjoyed this essay because i thought it was interesting and a well known subject of "What is beautiful?". In the essay a girl is struggling with the difference of lifestyles of two different places. In her orginal country a thin girl is considered attractive, while somewhere else being bigger is better. The method of comparison and contrast the writer used when writting was using valid points on the subject of the difference between inner beauty and image beauty.
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