My Mother, If She Had Won Free Dance Lessons And The Cab...

Many stereotypes that address different types of people exist today. Stereotypes are popular, fixed, and oversimplified ideas that are typically associated with particular demographics. These ideas can be viewed negatively or positively. Stereotypes may foster or perpetuate misconceptions about some demographics. In the poems, â€Å"My Mother, If She Had Won Free Dance Lessons† and â€Å"The Cab Driver Who Ripped Me Off,† both written by Cornelius Eady, contain characters who are susceptible to misconceptions and prejudices due to their personal experiences. In â€Å"My Mother, If She Had Won Free Dance Lessons,† the speaker discusses his mother s condition and how their lives could have been different if she had become a dancer. Unfortunately, she was unable to pursue that career. Now, she spends her day doing absolutely nothing ( Line 8). This is one of the reasons why he refers to her as the neighborhood crazy lady ( Line 6). Seeing his mother in this state ca uses the speaker to wonder what life would be like if she was given the opportunity to dance in stanzas 3-6 ( Lines 20-40). In another poem, written by Eady titled, â€Å"The Cab Driver Who Ripped Me Off,† the speaker tells the listener about an encounter with a cab driver with prejudice. The cab driver was criticizing people who make money through unconventional means such as scamming. Meanwhile, the cab driver was also scamming the speaker by taking a round-a-bound way which increases the fare. In both of the texts, theShow MoreRelatedAutobilography of Zlatan Ibrahimovic116934 Words   |  468 Pagesdedicated to my family and friends, to those who have stood by my side, on good days and bad. I also want to dedicate it to all the kids out there, those who feel different and don t fit in. Those who are seen for the wrong reasons. It s OK to be different. Continue being yourself. It worked out for me. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 1 Pep Guardiola, the coach in Barcelona, with his grey suits and troubled face, came up to me looking Read MoreProject Managment Case Studies214937 Words   |  860 PagesSTUDIES, SECOND EDITION - PROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES, SECOND EDITION HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D. Division of Business Administration Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, Ohio John Wiley Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. @ Copyright O 2006 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmittedRead MoreManaging Information Technology (7th Edition)239873 Words   |  960 PagesChapter 12 Planning Information Systems Resources 519 Benefits of Information Resources Planning 519 Creating a Context for IS Resource Decisions Aligning IS and Business Goals 520 520 517 xi xii Contents Balancing the Trade-offs Between Standardization and Agility Obtaining IT Capital Investment Approvals 520 The Information Resources Planning Process 520 Assessing The Current Information Resources 521 Measuring IS Use and Attitudes 521 Reviewing the IS Organizational