Once upon a time martians and venutians met, fell in love and had satisfying relationships because they accepted and respected their differences. Then they landed on earth, and amnesia set in: they forgot they came from different planets. Using this metaphore in his book "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus", John Grey explained the differences between husbands and wives, and counceled married couples on how to manage their relationships.
Men and women are different in ways other than the obvious anatomical ones. Women live longer, have better verbal abilities and are less violent (to name a few of the classic differences). Men have better spacial perceptions, are more competetive while being more forgiving of their competitors and more promiscuous.
The differences between the sexes have long been debated in the scientific and social arenas. Anthropologists study the effects of bioligy (nature) as well as the environment (nurture) on human behavior. Biological determinists claim that human behavior and social organization are biologically ( genetically) determined. Cultural determinists on the other hand, assume that human behavior and our evolutionary success rest on adaptation to our environment, which relies on cultural learning. As Kottak describes "we can change our behavior more readily than members of other species can." (p.426).
When discussing sex and gender, especially in the 21st century in which one may change gender at will (both physically and mentally), the nature vs. nurture debate emerges. In anthropology the definitions of sex and gender differ: sex divides between men and women genetically - women have two X chromosomes, men have an X and a Y chromosome. Gender, on the other hand, is defined to be the cultural construction of male and female characteristics. If we choose to look upon the trait of aggressiveness, for example, as it manifests itself in different cultures, we may come to a very interesting conclusion.
The images of the Martians in The War of the Worlds by H. ... Like the colonial British, the Martians were war-like. ... Along with this image of monsters, the novel portrays the Martians as Vampires. ... The Martians were also technologically dependent. ... VanBuren were at the abandoned house we caught our first glimpse of the Martians. ...
Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. ... Martian was arrested over 20 times for participating in many civil rights movements. ... In April 1968 at the age of 39 Martian was shot down and died shortly after. A man named James Earl Ray was convicted with Martian Luther King Jr, death. ... With fighting for civil rights Martian became famous over night. ...
The Narrator met the Curate in a field outside of his hometown while the Martians began a second attack. 2. ... He never wants to help the cause of escaping the grip of the Martians. ... The main problem in this novel is the death grip of the Martians. ... This gives way to the thought that all the Martians might be dead. ... Two weeks after the Martians had landed on Earth, they quickly died off. ...
Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. ... Martian was arrested over 20 times for participating in many civil rights movements. ... In April 1968 at the age of 39 Martian was shot down and died shortly after. A man named James Earl Ray was convicted with Martian Luther King Jr, death. ... With fighting for civil rights Martian became famous over night. ...
The Martian Chronicles may be divided into three sections (Gallagher). ... Once on Mars, Williams is shot by a Martian who thought Williams was a hallucination. ... Bradbury lingers on human characteristics for the Martians instead of changing them back to their Martian selves immediately. ... Martians fear humans, so they start to eliminate humans one by one. ... Native Martians are destroyed by an Earth-borne plague of chicken pox (Staton). ...
Wells uses the main narrator to express the story through a non-heroic person's eyes if Martians attacked earth. ... Wells uses a more heroic narrator to express the story through a heroic person's eyes if Martians attacked earth. ... The heroic narrator feels better fighting the Martians, than running from them. ... Wells uses the dual narrators in the novel to show the readers that the people who are scared and in a panic cause nothing but more problems during the Martian attack. ... Wells proves to the reader that if we are ever really attacked by Martians, we would cause just as ...
As the Martian colonists arrive on Mars, new moral dilemmas will undoubtedly present themselves. ... So, it seemed only fitting to Father Peregrine that the image of Christ would be a blue sphere, like the image the old Martians took. Armed with this new version of Christ, the missionaries attempt to feed the Martians Truth as the Church understands it, corporeal truth, the worldly truth of the here and now. Instead, the old Martians were able to teach the missionaries about Truth. ... The Martians had " put away the sins of the body and live in God's grace." (140). ...
Summary "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" is a poem with seven ten stanzas. ... The reading of poem is tricky at first; I had the impression that the title was literally meant to be about a Martian. However, upon further study, I found the poem is actually about a letter written by a Martian sent to his origins. The use of metaphors and similes are used to describe the things the Martian encounterd during his or her visit to earth. ... The poem is used to describe things of our world that his people (the Martian) will understand. ...
Summary "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" is a poem with seven ten stanzas. ... The reading of poem is tricky at first; I had the impression that the title was literally meant to be about a Martian. However, upon further study, I found the poem is actually about a letter written by a Martian sent to his origins. The use of metaphors and similes are used to describe the things the Martian encounterd during his or her visit to earth. ... The poem is used to describe things of our world that his people (the Martian) will understand. ...
