20. Goodbye:(

It is time to say "GOOD-BYE":( I will miss you Sonja. Eng-102 was completely different from other lessons. It gave me a chance to express myself, to ask, to learn, to improve and to blog. Also, it gave me a real teacher. The last day of ENG-102 was impressive. I ate American-cookies( which was maden by Sonja), I was given a big hug, I received a daisy which was full of lovely words and so on. Thank you for everything Sonja! It is a pleasure to meet you and it is so sad to say goodbye:(

Goodbye Sonja:((,
Don't forget that you are more than a teacher for us! <3

19. Being a girl& Barbie& Beauty:)

My barbies were the best and most beautiful toys in my childhood:). They are beautiful right? For example, if someone tells you that "Ooow! You are looking like a Barbie"(means you are looking cute=))it would a compliment right?

Beauty, beauty, beauty...
Who can own BEAUTY?
Answer: White People

So, which colour is a Barbie?
Answer: Of course, white!

NO! These answers are not correct. Both whites and blacks can own beauty. Thus, Barbies can be both white or black:)
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I have to admit that I have never owned a black barbie but I would like to have one. They are also beautiful:) Here, the important thing is blacks can also own beauty as much as whites own.

17. "Precious" & "The Bluest Eye"

*Precious dreams about being a movie star.
Pauline wants to look like a movie star.

*When Precious looks at the mirror, she sees herself with a white skin and blond hair.She wants to look like white girls.(search for "ideal beauty")
Pecola wants to have blue eyes.

*Precious' father rapes her.(twice)
Pecola's father rapes her.(twice)

*We can see walls of lovelessness between Precios and her mother.
We can see lack of love between Pecola and Pauline.

*Precious does not know what a family means
Pecola also doesn't know what a family is.

Also I have to mention that, I don't why but I think Precious' story was much more sad:((
Also, if she was not black. She is fat and it may cause a big problem for a teenager. They make fun of her.

16. She is a "precious" girl:(

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First of all, I have to admit that I cried while I was watching the film:( It was so sad.

(-)It's sad, it's so sad. It's a sad, sad situation...

Precious is a black girl. (This may be one reason which makes her unhappy)
Her father rapes her twice.
She is 17 years old but she two babies from his "own father"-(Also, her daughter is mentally retarted.)
She has problems with her mother.(They fight with each other) Her mother behaves badly towards her because she thinks Precious got his "man":( (but infact she loves Precious)
She has had no boy friends.
She is fat.
She feels ugly.
She gets the kick from her school.
Her mother gets sick:(

(+) What may be the good things in her life? (Unfortunately, there are a few things which can make her happy:()
She meets with Mrs. Rain (her teacher).(She shares her problems with her teacher and Mrs. Rain tries to help her)
"Each one teach one" (education)-(By this way, she learns how to communicate with people, she meets with new people(her classmates) and she gains friends).

15. Family Tree of Breedloves:)

In this picture, we can see the family members of Breedloves. Their surname is ironic. Because as you all know they do not breed love. Unfortunately, they have an unhappy family picture. We can see lack of love, incest, domestic violence in their family. Pecola has many missing parts in her family life. That can be a reason for her desire of blue eyes. She searches for love and tries to take attention of her family by owning blue eyes. Today, I talked about family identities in "The Bluest Eye" in my presentation. Unfortunately, Breedloves could not succeed to be a real family:(.

14. Love love love

What do you think about love??
I think love contains respect, affection, apprehension to loose, sacrifice. The lover afraids to offend his/her love and even afraids to touch.(Of course, this is not enough to define love but I tried to show some aspects of love to understand Cholly's "love"!)

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At the end of the story, Claudia mentions that "Cholly loved Pecola". "He loved enough to touch her, envelop her give something of himself to her". What kind of love is this? His father takes Pecola's virginity. Claudia tries to give the message that love is sometimes a damaging force. But, I can not accept this as a love:(. What a pity that Pecola goes mad before learning what is love meant:(. Infact, Claudia is right in a way: She says that lover is sometimes selfish. I agree with this. Lover sometimes make mistakes while expressing his love:(. He can try to posses more and more. But anyway, Cholly I can not entitle you. I know you had some difficulties in your life:( But imagine such a love: You play with your dear daughter Pecola, she laughs and you also laugh. You are hand by hand with her. When the sky gets dark Pecola afraids and hugs her Cholly. She forgets about her fears and smiles. She touchs you, she loves you, she hugs you, she feels your love deeply. Now Cholly:( Which one is better to touch but harm her or to be a real lover and live the LOVE!


FOR ALL OF US <3
Lets try to be the real lover and LOVE LOVE LOVE:)

13. Soaphead Church and his letter

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Soaphead Church seems a repulsive pedophile at the beginning. But, after I read his letter which was written to God I could develop empathy with him and understand his feelings. It is interesting that Morrison uses many ironies about Soaphead. She calls him "the clean old man". Yes, it is difficult to justify him and his behaviours but after I read his letter I discovered his loneliness. May be this is the reason for his concern of little girls and their breasts and so on.:( He lies about his familiarity with God and his power. But, I think he needs it in order to overcome his misantrophy. I don't know why but somehow I can't blame him. He is a misanthrope, pedophile, dishonest or other bad things:(. But I think his fight is with his blackness nothing else. May be he is the "the clean old man" but he ruins this image because of self-hatred and blackness. We can see his anger with his life by reading his letterç He blames God by not fulfilling his duties. He tells him about Pecola and how he was impressed by her wish(blue eyes). He also tells about his pedophillia and reasons behind it. He says that he doesn't harm little girls but likes to touch them(may be in order to remove his loneliness by touching pure and innocent lassies). Also, Soaphead was abandoned by Velma and this was also a big sorrow in his life:(.

I am a bit angry with Soaphead in some ways. Tell me Soaphead, why did you give the poisionous meat and use Pecola to kill the dog(Bob)?:/
Why did you use people's frailty and deceive them by superstitions?
Why did you think you are ALSO superior like white people?? (Because you have a mixed blood! It was wrong)
Finally, tell me you were so religious and educated right? So, why couldn't you change things and defeat your self-hatred?

OK, that's all Soaphead Church. Other than this, I believe that you are a good person in spite of appreance.:)

12. The Sweet Dream

Here is the house. It is green and white. It has a red door. It is very pretty. Here is the family. Mother, Father, Dick and Jane live in the green and white house. They are very happy. See Jane. She has a red dress. She wants to play. Who will play with Jane? (...) See Mother. Mother is very nice. Mother, will you play with Jane? Mother laughs. Laugh, Mother, laugh. See Father. He is big and strong. Father, will you play with Jane? Father is smiling. Smile, Father, smile.

This is the picture of happiness. But is it fake? Yes, it is. It is only a sweet dream. It is not the real picture out of from Pecola's life.:( This picture does not tell about her life, it only tells about her desires.

Let's focus on Pecola's real life:

Here is the storefront. It is old and cold. It has a "coal stove". It is out of control. Here is the family. Mrs.Breedlove, Cholly, Sammy and Pecola live in the old and cold storefront. They are miserable. See Pecola. She has "the meanest eyes in the town". She puts her mask(ugliness). She wants to have blue eyes. She wants to love and loved. Who will love Pecola? See Mrs. Breedlove. Mrs. Breedlove is strict and stoic. Mrs. Breedlove, will you love Pecola? Mother, gets angry. Huff, Mother, Huff!. See Father. He is alcoholic and cruel. Father, will you love Pecola or WILL YOU HARM? Father is beating her wife. Beat, Father, beat.

I try to adapt Pecola's real life to create the picture of "reality". I hope you would like it:)

11. The Bluest Eye

"The white race originally possesed the monopoly of beauty, intelligence and strength"- Gobineau

I liked this quotation because in a way it summarizes the idea of our novel. In this novel, there is a white doll which symbolizes beauty of whites. Claudia tries to destroy the doll because she also wants to look like that doll or she can't accept the unfairness(black=ugliness, whites=beauty). In addition to that, Pecola also prays for blue eyes. She wants a different appearence and even to reach the beauty of white girls. Thus, "white race originally posses the monopoly of beauty". Besides, Rosemary Villanucci is the white neighbour of MacTeers. She eats bread and she is rich. She is superior than black MacTeers and that's why Claudia beats Rosemary. So, "white race posses the monopoly of strength". These are some examples out of the story in further chapters I will try to cover racism a bit more deeply. I hope you liked the relation with the quotation and story:)


FIND THE DIFFERENCE(?!)

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10. Shooting an Elephant

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In this story,there is an elephant ravaging the bazaar and fears "natives". Because natives had no weapon to stop this elephant they expect the police to kill it. This elephant also kills an Indian black coolie. After that, English public waits excitedly to see the dead body of the elephant. They want it in order to have a bit fun and for it's meat. Police doesn't want to shoot the elephant but there are expectations from him(he has to impress natives not to loose the domination of white man image). He even doesn't like to be served to this jonb and he is against to imperialism. But no matter what he thinks, he shoots the elephant! SO, WHAT? Here, the police is not an individual anymore he is the puppet of people. Elephant dies in half an hour:( After the death of the elephant, the owner of it gets angry but he is only an Indian. So, it doesn't make any sense. At the end, there are two ideas: 1) An elephant is more valuable than an Indian collie. 2) Police is right to kill the elephant, because it threaten human life.

This is the story:)

Here are some quotations which tells us about racism:
*"Whites man's domination in East"
*"When the white man turns tyrants it is his own freedom that he destroys."
*"my whole life, every white man's life in East, was one long struggle not to be laughed at!-(the obsession in being the superior & this idea let them become a puppet instead of an individual!- what a pitty!
*A white man mustn't be frightened in front of natives -(be the courageous and stay as the superior!)



PS: * there is also a word called "sahib", I don't the exact meaning but I think it is the same in Turkish - sahip(the owner) so it refers to European colonial in India.

9. After a Sps Exam:)

RACE & GENDER
Here are some ideas about race and gender which are related both with SPS and ENG102 themes.

I want to take attention on two events and try to show the underlying message of them.
One of them is "Haiti Revolution"(1791-1804). In this revolution, Nort-African blacks were against to English and French armies. After it, Haiti was established(1914) But, here the most crucial question is: How many of us know about this revolution? If we ask people about French Revolution, most of them might have an idea about it unlike the Haitin Revolution. Here, we can see the silencing of the Haiti revolution(the silencing of the "unthinkable"). The superior race(white) didn't accept to announce this revolution all around the world not to damage the view that whites are the best! So, in other words, they refused to accept triumph of the inferior race.

Another event is related with gender. Türk Kadın Birliği(Turkish women's association) was established in Turkey. However, in 1925 they closed this union. The reason of closing this union was the same reason above. The superior men refuse to accept the inferior women to associate, to announce their voice and to be active. That's why they also choose to close it.

I learned these events from SPS102 and I think there is a great relation between them. There are inferiors and superiors in a race or gender and it is difficult to make the superiors to accept rising of inferiors. I hope, you liked my connection this is all for today:)

My Oedipus Complex- Frank O'Connor

Larry: Little, jealous boy.He is mother's darling:)
Father:(Santa Claus:)-"He came and went mysteriously") He was in the army and Larry never saw him until age of 5. In other words, Father is a stranger for Larry:(
Mother: sensitive, the reason of Larry's hatred against his father. She is Larry's dear:))

Before Father was back, Larry was happy with his dear Mother:) They were hanging around, spending time together and Larry was the only ONE:) After Santa Claus came back, Larry was no more happy. Santa Claus was an opponent for Larry!:/ Larry was not sure if he was really praying for his father's comeback.
One day, Father took Larry for a walk. Larry got bored with him and pull him from his coat and trousers. The reaction of his Father was crude. "Larry if you don't behave yourself, I'll give you a good slap." Larry thought that going for a walk with Father was like going for a walk with a "Mountain".

What was annoying Larry?

Mother:"Don't you hear me talking to Daddy?"- means be quiet Larry I want to listen your father. You are not the only one anymore honey!:(

Mother: "You must be quiet while Daddy is reading, Larry."

Mother: "Sssh.. Don't wake Daddy"
Mother: "Poor Daddy is tired."(Besides, Larry was weird out when he saw a stranger(refers to the Father) sleeping with her dear)
Larry:"Mummy, I think it would be healthier for Daddy to sleep in his own bed.
Mother:"Go your own bed"Larry!

Larry was omitted by her dear Mother:(
And here we go, the struggle man for man was started.

-o-o-o-o-

Daddy: "That damn child" Doesn't he ever sleep?" (rude Santa Claus:@)

Daddy: "Shut up, you little puppy"

These statements shows us that, Father sometimes deserves Larry's hatred:(
Little blogger's comment: Daddy, daddy! Don't you understand that he is a child???? Be more gentle and try to talk with your son:( Try to understand what is the problem with him!

Larry understood that there was no way to gain back his Dear:( So, he tried to imitate his Father in order to take Mother's attention. He tried to read newspapers, drink the tea like his Father did and so on.

Father was Larry's big enemy before Sonny was born.:( Sonny was a difficult child and demanded much more attention:/

Oh dear! Here is the new opponent for little Larry:(
THE NEW SLOGAN was:
"Don't wake Sonny"
-o-o-o-

One day Larry woke up and saw his Father behind him. He was dealing with Larry while the mother was loving her dear son Sonny:)After that, Larry realized that daddy didn't deserve his hatred and said: "Put your arm around us":) And after that, it was time for PEACE and LOVE:)

Little blogger's comment: Thank you cute Daddy for listening Little Blogger's comment and being a real, tolerated dady:P:)

7.Black Men and Public Space

A story of a poor man:(
Assumptions: He is a criminal, burglar may be rapist, mugger. He is a bad man! The reason for these assumptions is his inheritance. He is black.
Infact, he defines himself as softy and one of the good men.

Tough Guy Image
Man of colour need to have a masculine posture in order to gain respect. So, black people use their body to frigten people. They try to look tough, scare people and use violence in order to prove themselves.
"You gotta look man or people won't respect you. White people will run over you if you don't look man. You gotta look like warrior!" (TOUGH GUISE)

These image makes people to think that, "black people are dangerous"(a stereotype). In our story, the reactions against a black man is a result of this kind of stereotypes and the tough image of black people. But, our black man is innocent:( He is not one of the young thugs. Addition to that, he is tolerated because he can understand the reason of people's bad reactions against him. Thus, he take some precautions in order to make himself less threating. For example, he whistles melodies from Beethoven and Vivaldi, he exchanges business clothes with jeans and so on.

who WILL afraid of him:)???
Before:)

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After:) (new style and here is peace:))

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6. Who is a whiz kid? - Ted Gup

This story focus on the stereotype which known as "Asian-Americans are smart and good at mathematics". Actually, this stereotype is a kind of racism and it is again generalisation which may oppres that nation to obey this stereotype. For example, in the article we can se a young Asian-American student enumerating his or her hobbies as "studying, studying and more studying". They feel that they bound to in order to make the stereotype come true. Besides, these kind of positive stereotypes relating to a race may exalt those people who are dependent in that race but it is important to remember that while exalting one race you lower others!
Another important point in this story is that, it shows us that being smart or good at mathematics is not a genetic predisposition. It depends on a person's ability, culture, endeavor, intelligence, accumulation etc.

5. Stereotypes, Positive or Negative, Cloud The Truth

In this article Cathy Hwang argues that "stereotypes are stereotypes, whether they are positive or negative." Generally, people assume that positive stereotypes may seem inoffensive but Cathy Hwang is against to this idea. So, she thinks that stereotyping can not be inoffensive because "stereotypes lump people into categories" and they are some kind of generalisation which may not valid for whole group members.

She gives some examples and try to explain us why positive stereotypes may cause negative results.
In my opion, the most crucial example was the "All Americans are rich" stereotype. This stereotype may seem as positive but infact, it is not. For instance, when one of the poor Americans travel abroad she/he may get ripped off by a street hawker because of this stereotype. We can also, see such examples in Turkey. The scapegoat of this ""positive"" stereotype can be an innocent tourist. As an example, in grand bazaar if you reveal your nationality(as an American) you may pay double price for whatever you look for(carpet,silver, leather etc.)'(Attention please: I don't want to stereotype the artisans of grandbazaar so, I purpusely use "may" in my sentence=))'

Lets move on another stereotype which is negative(not included in the article)

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"Stupid Blondes"- this stereotype annoys me because I am blondish:p(it means a bit blond:D)
It is not only a stereotype it is also known as a routine joke. So, this means that it is more difficult to abolish this stereotype because it is integrated with culture and general perception of people. No matter if it is a joke or stereotype it may be offensive. Because this type of generalisation mostly is not valid for whole blondes. Actually, I think this is not a joke or a stereotype it is a kind of outrage. I have to admit that, I won't take offense if someone tells me this stereotype because it is a just "stereotype". I don't accept this outrage:))

Legally Blonde is a nice comedy which focuses on this stereotype:) Elle Woods seems like a stupid girl but she is not infact:) She becomes determined to do well at law school, studies hard and impresses her professors so, by this way she proves that she is not a stupid blonde.

4.Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?(1966) 'Hey Arnold:)

Characters:
Connie(15): beautiful, spoiled, irresponsible, narcist, daydreamer, rebellious, a typical teenager, at odds with her mother. She is having different moods at home and outside her house.
June(24):Connie's sister. She is plain, easygoing, chunky and a role model of the family. She is still living with her family and she is a secretary in Connie's school.
Father: he has no time to concern with his family(inconsiderate), doesn't talk much)unlike the mother:))
Mother: complaining about Connie& praising June. She sees Connie as a big problem:). Also, we may say that she envies Connie's beauty. Because, before the lines on her face she was also as beautiful as her.
Arnold Friend: an old "fiend". His name is a symbol of the devil in the story.(Fiend means very evil person or devil). He looks cool, he is self-confident, a bit saucy(his conversation with Connie is a proof for this), despotic, charming, smart and he knows what he wants. Addition to that, he is a lier because, he lies about his age to insist Connie. He is an adult!

-Benjamin & Connie-
As an adult Arnold Fiend orders and tries to give a way to Connie. He pressures her to come with him. (He expects Connie to accept what he asks)
Also Benjamin is opressed by his parents. For example, his father enforces Benjamin to go out with Elian.(So, here again we can see an adult who orders to a teenager)

Maturity&Values
Connie is an irresponsible and spoiled girl. But, at the end of the story we can see that she decides to go with Arnold in order to protect her family.(this is a mature and self-sacrificing decision) I think, also she is seduced by Arnold and that's she wants to go sneakingly though the little girl matures and she understands the value of her mother.(she laments by remembering her mother and her bed)

3. Me and My Mother:)

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In this post I will focus on the relationship between adoloscents and adults. I will try to show you the point of view of a young girl about adults:) In other words, as a teenager I will share my own relationship with my mother.

She is a real mother but she is an adult:). So, in some ways it causes a problem for me to understand her:( For example, she usually concerns me about my clothes. She tells me to wear thick clothes etc. But, sometimes this annoys me. Even if the weather is warm she insist me to wear a jacket and I usually try to object to her. But, I have to confess that whenever I object to listen her the weather gets cooler and I get sick:(. And, when I get sick she is the only one who deals with me:(( So, a mother usually is the exprienced and knows everything=(. Seeing that she is right to insist in some cases makes me angry ııııh:/=). Besides, she doesn't let me go out with my friends at night(except some special days(but rarely)). I know that, she tries to protect me but sometimes, I couldn't understand it exactly. But, may be here I am a bit guilty because I never rebel to my parents. I accept their decision and not usually question them. I am 19 years old and most of my friends find this strange but they accept me like this:). What I do is unlike the other teenagers I try not to look things from Simge's perspective. I try to think as if I am a mother or a father. So, when I change my point of view I think I understand them. Maybe I am a bit mother's darling but I am ready to accept their faults or the things even doesn't fit much with me. Because, I know they also accept me with all my faults and they try to do their best to make me happy:) Of course, we may have some conflicts but I am ready to solve them. Only to know that "SHE is with me" is enough. Because, a mother (mother or father) can annoy you in some cases but this mother is my best friend, she is my intimate and I know that she is the only one who will support me no matter what I do. A mother can make you cry but she can not stand you to cry, she can make you angry but she can not stand someone to make you angry and she is the one who gets happy as much as you in your cheers!

2.The Graduate

Here are some screenshots which will show us the essential points in the film

In this photo, we can see Mrs.Robinson's sorrow out of her face when she remembers her past. She tells Benjamin about herself( why she had to marry with Mr.Robinson and gives us clues about that times' social perception) In 1940s people were not tolerant for women who get pregnant without marriage. Thus, there was no way out for Mrs.Robinson(thanks Sonja for this information:)). So,this marriage was not a love marriage. In this bed, may be she looks for a love. Also, i think she tries to seduce Benjamin in order to feel as she turns her adoloscence and make things different. That's why she chooses a young guy to reach like Benjamin :). On the other hand, we can see Benjamin's surprised expression while Mrs.Robinson talks about her past. Also, he is unexprienced and don't know what to do so that's why he tries to chat rather than having a relation:).


Here we can see an example of rebellious youth! Without taking consider of what people will think, they make their decision and escape. They were forbidden to each other. And the forbidden love is the attractive one so, they decide to fight for it. There are many people behind them but no one has the power to stop them:)(may be for the first time, they did something because they want to)


Here is Ben lying on the seabed. I think this scene is important. Because, he remembers Mrs.Robinson and their hotel room adventure in this seabed. Here Ben's sunglasses is a mask and under that mask he thinks Mrs.Robinson. He needs a mask because he is dreaming about the forbidden:)(no one should see his thoughts so to hide that he puts on his sunglasses)


Here an adult is smoking. This is symbol of being an adult in this film. So, after having relation with Mrs.Robinson Ben also starts to smoke and drink:/(witch Mrs.Robinson she is the reason of Ben's new bad habits:P)

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1. The Continuing Myth of Adolescence

This article is about the relation between adolescents and adults and it focuses on a big problem: "devulation of adolescence".
Sharon Nichols, looked into the reasons for devulation of youth.
So, lets have a look at:What are the reasons for devulation of adolescence? according to our author.
-Economic values&Family Expectations: He points us that, adults are not sensitive towards teenagers. One of the reason for this situation is, as time goes things change. By these changes, perceptions and life styles also varies. For example,nowadays, economic values are not the same as the old times. In 1900's teenagers were used to work on the family farm or in the family business and they were used to get married at an early age. Thus, by starting a family they matured early and may be they did not create any problems or got into depression(unlike us:)) in their adolescence. Neighborhoods were also strong and families were used to live together and have a troubleless life. So, these kind of differences may make adults not to understand 2000s' adolescents:)
-Globalisation: In 1900s people used to have face to face relations but today young people are living in an unfamiliar and globalized location. So, this prevents people(adults&teenagers) to know each other properly.
-Media-Forgetable youth(for adults):Media, is an important reason for devulation of youth. It focuses on negative youth stories(it doesn't concern with good ways of youth) and effect adults' point of view.
-Forgetable Youth:"For many adults, adolescence becomes a mythical time, and memories of that time become exaggerated, repressed or forgotten."(this quotation summarizes us the effect of forgetable youth in adults' attitudes towards teenagers!)

I think, these are the most important parts of the article.

Little Blogger is Back:)

Holiday was sweet, it was full of happiness:( But, it is over and little blogger is on the go for "ENG-102":). This term, we will have an interesting theme: "Explorations of Identity".

Now, i want to start with what i learned first day of the class:):
Adolescence, is a period of life. It is a stage between childhood and adulthood.
Adolescents, are teenagers(young people).

These two words pronounced in the same way. But,the difference is their meanings:).
In my next post, i will talk about the film "The Graduate" and a reading text :"The Continuing Myth of Adolescence" by Sharon Nichols.

22. Last day of ENG101=( "GOODBYE"

Today we had the last lesson of ENG101 and now it is time to say good-bye:( We learned many things and studied hard in this semester. I was happy with my class. Thank you Sonja for teaching and helping us. Also, thanks to my classmates for having such a nice semester together. Finally, dear oranges:) special thanks for you because of lovely friendship and hardwork:)

I have a surprise for all of you:)) I liked this video please watch and see me as a hero:)(hahah it was fun for me:)

Have a nice holiday.

21.First Post of 2010

Why "marked woman"?
Here are some examples to understand Deborah Tannen's article(Marked Woman)


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Beyonce is also "marked" as a woman. She is marked by her style, clothing and make up. She has long, wavy hair, make up on her face and she has a decolletage. She looks elegant and attractive.


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George Clooney is "unmarked" as a man. He is looking handsome, attractive and elegant also. But he is unmarked. Because his hair style, his suit and even his bow tie is "unmarked".

Another examples about being marked or unmarked(SURNAME)
A Love Story:)
Lets create a woman named Sally Brown and a man named Tom Smith:) Miss. Brown(she is marked, we can understand she is a female and also, Miss gives information about her marriage status, she is a single lady) and Mr.Smith(He is unmarked, we can only understand he is a male that's all) fall in love with each other and decide to marry:). But after the marriage Sally will use Sally Smith instead of staying as Sally Brown and also she will be Mrs.Smith and again she will be marked.:( Sally loves Tom so much but she can not accept using Sally Smith she wants to use Sally Brown Smith(2 surnames) But still she can not be unmarked:( this attitude shows us she rebels and she is again marked. At the end of this love story she understands that there was no chance for her. (She was marked, she is marked and she will be marked:()


Biologic approach
XX-> female (pure female) woman is "unmarked"
YY-> nothing (no meaning by only Y)
XY-> male = man is "marked" part of female part of male

Fassold's approach: Biologically it is man who is marked!