Susan Bordo: Beauty (Re)discovers the Male Body (Option 2)

In an article entitled Feminine Face is Key To A Women's Heart research had been taken place to prove that women would prefer a man with more feminine features rather than the common masculine features that are often displayed. This research concluded that women prefer these kind of men because they have more potential of becoming better mates and father's. This article can strongly support the point made in Bordo's article about the attractive femininity in the Calvin Klein model. This article could have been used as researched evidence and/or proof that not just Bordo but other women tend to find that guy's with feminine features are a lot more attractive. Both Bordo and the women involved in the research expressed how the masculinity and the aggressiveness in men is less attractive and can result in a man not being considered for marriage or as a mate. The principle psychologist in the research stated that according to women "Strongly masculine features are considered threatening and less attractive" and what attracted Susan Bordo to the model's appearance wasn't only that he was half naked but it was also how he didn't come off as challenging and rough. He was soft and subtle which is how most women are commonly portrayed.

Rogers, Lois. “Feminine Face Is Key To A Woman’s Heart”. thesundaytimes.co.uk. The Sunday Times.
        Times Newspapers Ltd. 8 December 2002. Web. 28 October 2011

Blog 4: The Banking Concept of Education

What sparked the most of my interest from this essay is the deceitfulness of today's education that was mentioned. The line where Freire stated "Those who use the banking approach...fail to perceive that the deposits themselves contain contradictions about reality". There's no secret that American education is of less importance on the huge list of America's issues. The U.S education system is primarily based on the banking concept and I believe it's because our nation is to fond of secrecy and less open toward change. It's almost as if students are only limited to a restricted amount of knowledge. It appears as if  Education's primary goal is to teach only the things that students should know rather than what they want to learn. But, the excuse is that Education is supposed to prepare a student for the world that these instructor's allegedly know so much about. No one even realizes that the world is much bigger than the United States . Students brains are being used as storage bins. However, I'd rather think of the brain in similarity to a sponge. Information is processed better when it is absorbed rather than stored. When you're absorbing something you're taking it in but with caution. So, this means questions are being asked and inquiries are being made. But, to store information only means that its in your memory and you have no understanding of the information that's stored. The school system seem to be making more choices for students than the students are making for themselves. But, it's not like students are incapable of making certain decisions, our school systems are depriving them of the opportunity. How can knowledge teach itself? The mind must explore in order for it to function.