Please respond to the following questions, based upon the assigned readings in Culture: A Reader for Writers. You should number your responses, which should total at least 300 words combined, and you should post a 75-word response to one student’s post in this forum. Please remember that these short discussions are meant to allow you to practice the conventions of academic writing and to allow you to interact and exchange ideas with other students in the course. Please note that you must post your own answers to the questions posted before you respond to another student’s post.
“The Picture for Men: Superhero or Slacker” (p. 198) Questions
1. In your own words, explain the problem with the superhero and slacker male images in the media.
2. What do you think Pandya means by “traditional masculinity”? What are the negative or positive qualities that this article attributes to traditional masculinity?
“Undocumented Immigrants” (p. 205) Questions
1. Explain why LaForest begins and ends his essay with the point that “language is power.” Why is this statement so critical to his main idea?
2. Throughout American history, language has been central to issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation. Why? Why are the labels and terms we assign to others so important? Why do they generate concern and even outrage?
“Reinventing the Veil” (p. 218) Questions
1. What does Ahmed mean by “reinventing” the veil?
2. Explain Ahmed’s point about context and the meaning of the hijab. Which single sentence best characterizes her point?
It needs to be MLA format also I don’t have access to the book
Requirements: NA
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