Popular culture is very influential, and without having diversity in characters, different types of people are not represented and do not have a voice. This is not the case in the series Star Trek: Voyager, as there are many diverse characters. For example, as the Star Trek series’ first female captain, Kathryn Janeway has inspired me and women all over the world, and has left a lasting impression that a woman can be just as good of a leader and a scientist that a man can. Having diverse characters is important because it can simultaneously break stereotypes and give inspiration to others. When I was young, I never thought that I would want to have anything to do with a STEM career. I always thought that it wasn’t something that women did, and therefore I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t until I was in high school started learning more about science and hearing encouragement from my teachers that I realized that pursuing a career in science would be possible. Just like how Chimamanda Adichie says in her Ted Talk, “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” I had only one single story of a scientist, and that was usually …show more content…
This opens the door to new experiences and opportunities that one might not have had before, if they had only a single story of how a certain career could be. For me, the character Kathryn Janeway inspired me to pursue a career in science. For others, the character Ms. Marvel gave them a person they could relate to. Both characters broke stereotypes of how women are perceived, and Ms. Marvel conveyed that Muslims are ordinary people, just like anyone else. Having unique characters is essential in the modern age that we live in now. With so many different cultures and types of people, it’s important that everyone has a voice is represented
Rachel Eaves, 14, is no ordinary girl. She was the only female player and defensive captain on her middle school team, playing as a linebacker and running back. It all started as joke, but soon turned into a reality, breaking the stereotype of football only being a boys’ sport. Rachel started playing football when she was ten.
Brett Childers Dr. Robert Birdwell ENG-101-F06 English Composition 1 March 18, 2018 Stereotype of Race in the Workplace Tensions are running high at NASA following the successful launch of Sputnik, and the United States is racing to launch the first man into space before the Soviet Union. All the while three black women by the names of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson are straining for proper recognition of their talents. These women had to fight against workplace racism and segregation during the climax of the Space Race, and ultimately they contributed their talents to launching difficult and high-risk missions. They not only had to strain to exceed race and gender barriers, but also to become mathematicians and engineers in a field that was commonly a man’s field of work.
The Complete Maus, the graphic memoir finalized by Art Spiegelman in 1991, explores an individual’s experience of the Holocaust—that of the author’s father, Vladek. The horrors he experienced forced him to overcome numerous obstacles learning more along his path. The events illustrated in the story were recorded by Art in conversations with his father, likely in an attempt to either preserve his memory or, more probably, patch his relationship with him. Throughout the book, in addition to dissecting Vladek’s recount of the Holocaust, his relationships and overall character are widely developed through his conversations and interactions with other characters. Most notable of these traits is the contrast between how the Holocaust affected his
Science is often stereotyped as a primarily independent endeavor. Most people will never step foot inside a research lab during their lifetime, so their only understanding of a scientific researcher is the one portrayed in books and movies -- the smart, eccentric, socially-isolated male who spends all his time in the lab and doesn’t do much else. People assume that biomedical research is only for introverts, since it is often misrepresented as pipetting miniscule amounts of liquids for hours on end. In addition, researchers are assumed to be unusually intelligent. How else are they going to cure cancer or discover life on Mars?
The subject that I have chosen to focus my report on is the groundbreaking social commentary present in the 1966 television show Star Trek. The original series takes place in the 23rd century on a ship called the USS Enterprise. In this imagined future the earth has unified under the United Federation of Planet, which is founded with many altruistic Principles. In this future of humanity evils such as poverty, racism, sexism, authoritarianism, imperialism, classism, and war are eradicated. With the absence of these negative aspects of human society the principles of an Egalitarian, peaceful society stand unhindered.
But that growth is constrained in two ways. It is constrained by the amount of properly trained talent, which is needed to produce innovation. And it is constrained by this talent's willingness to take the entrepreneurial risks critical to commercializing innovation" and then goes on saying that "it is hard to believe humanities degree programs are the best way to train America's most talented students" (469-471). The reality is, humanities sheds a light on the huge influence science has had, and does have on shaping society and the quality of people's lives, both negatively and positively (Dalbert, 2011). To excel in the STEM world, we must understand the impact that STEM and medicine has had on society and understand the future scientific needs.
CBS 's hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory is now on its 9th season and so far, its fans have seen a lot of new characters joining the show. This includes the parents of the main cast like Leonard 's (Johnny Galecki) mom, Sheldon 's (Jim Parsons) mom, Penny 's (Kelley Cuoco) dad, Amy 's (Mayim Bialik) mom, Bernadette 's (Melissa Rauch) and even Raj 's (Kunar Nayvar) parents. There is only one character whose parents have never really had the chance to have a face seen by the audience and it is none other than, Howard 's (Simon Helberg) parents. Howard 's character used to have his mom up until the 8th season, her voice was the only thing that fans have heard of. The actor playing the role felt like it is time that their fans know and see his father this time who actually has a name given by the writers and he is Sam Wolowitz.
How exciting would the world be if everyone was either a scientist or mathematician? What would the world be like? Of course there will be a bountiful supply of scientific breakthroughs thank we can bank on, but what how will all of the other aspects of the world fare? As of currently, all across the country there has been a jolt of urgency for the incorporation of a more STEM based education in schools. A more “STEM” based education like the type described in We Can’t All Be Math Nerds and Science Geeks by Fareed Zakaria narrows student’s once broad-based learning foundation and directs it into a more specific line of learning, which is the reasoning behind Zakaria’s disapproval of the movement.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question every little kid is familiar with. Doctors, singers, and astronauts are all common answers, but what about a research scientist? John Barry writes about this occupation with the purpose of informing the public and maybe inspiring the little ones. In his New York Times Best Selling Book, The Great Influenza, Barry accounts purposeful syntax, such as anaphora, expressive analogies, and clear cause and effect to display the hardships of scientific research. John Barry employs anaphora in order to emphasize the characteristics needed for scientific research, which can be very difficult to achieve.
Stereotypes- The thought that comes into our minds when we think about individuals or plainly, just groups of people. Throughout the decades, women have been expected to be smart homemakers, nurturing mothers, and obedient wives above anything else. In the novel, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, women strived to fit the 1960’s stereotype, the hairdo and all. However, Skeeter, the main character, plays an educated, unmarried, and aspiring writer.
One out of every six women has been sexually assaulted either completed (14.8%) or attempted (2.8%) in her entire lifetime. Imagine of the those women was a 15 year old girl attending high school, who had a lot to offer, but was periodically silenced, while battling a mental illness in a fictional novel called Speak. The novel speak and the articles we read outside of class have a lot in common including sexual assault stereotypes, sexual violence statistics, and mental illness. Next, I will compare the character Melinda with the four articles. During the book speak, the main character Melinda can be described as a “perfect victim”.
The play A Doll's House, written in 1879 is about a woman named Nora Helmer navigating her way between her own life, marriage, and the anxiety of debts. Although Nora was able to choose herself over being a caregiver and wife it is still very stereotypical. Throughout this play, the three main women, Nora Helmer, Kristine Lind, and Anne-Marie fall victim to the social conventions of the time. Women in this time were portrayed as unintelligent and irresponsible and Nora was no exception. Throughout the play she is seen as careless with money, being called a “Spendthrift” by her husband.
Extended essay response Jonathan Scriva Hollywood films have influenced our values and beliefs of socio-cultural groups within a film. In the context of race and gender the films Cowboys and Aliens (2011) and the searchers (1956) both share similarities. These two successful films are 55 years apart the both convey the perspectives of race and gender through the reflection of American Indians in these films. The films The Searchers and Cowboys and Aliens show that Hollywood has changed the way we see the status of Indians. In the earlier film the Indians are represented as killers and mongrels as in this current day and age we have grown to accept them and appreciate their culture.
As a dreamer and queer woman of color, pursuing a career in STEM has been quite challenging. But I have never let anything get in the way of reaching my goals and dreams. I have swam against the current in order to be where I am today, where I have dreamt of being. I am currently a second year student at Trinity Washington University majoring in biochemistry and minoring in mathematics. I am a dedicated student and an analytical and skilled critical thinker who is eager to learn.
I respect all economic and social backgrounds. I strongly believe that everyone has a right to have their own voice and for their