March 15, 2006

Questions:

So, I'm in the Library, and I'm working on my essays, and I'm thinking, hey, I'm sure other people will want to comment on these! So, here are the questions that I'm working on. Give me thoughts! I won't use them in my paper, because that would be Plagerism, but I might use them as inspiration this weekend when I'm sick of it all and don't want to play anymore...

Philosophy of Sex and Love
Are the categories we use to define human sexuality (i.e. sexual difference and sexual orientation) primarily used to support hetero-normativity, and therefore are primarily ideological and political categories rather than descriptions of something essential about human identity?

Children's Literature
C.S. Lewis presents a positive "Christian" vision in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, while Phillip Pullman presents a "Christianity" that has only wreaked havock in the His Dark Materials Trilogy. Discuss.

Drama (I can't remember the wording of the actual question, but this is basically my thesis statement)
Themes of familial violence are present in both Medea and Blood Relations, wherein the female "heroine" of both plays murder members of her own family. The violent acts protrayed in both plays are the result of societal pressure to live up to the standards and ideals of what a woman should be, as set forth by patriarchy. The murders of Medea's children and Lizzie Bordon's father and step-mother are symbolic of a need to re-evaluate the roles of women.

Something like that. The Drama one is just rough, and I'd apreciate any suggestions on how to make it better. The other two are laid out by the profs, and pretty much set in stone.

Ready? Set? DISCUSS!!

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