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The short stories Girl by Jamaica Kincaid and The Baby Doll by Scott McClanahan have their main themes as gender norm and their effects on the youth. Kincaid writes of femininity’s expectations in the Antiguan culture from a daughter’s perspective listening to her mother’s instructions. On the other hand, McClanahan shows the burdening weight of society’s expectations of boys through a fourth-grader who dressed up like a baby doll. Both stories are defined by their culture, which shows that gender norms are more of customs than biological elements.
From a grammatical perspective, Girl is only one sentence long because Kincaid separates the mother’s series of instructions with semicolons. There are only two interruptions from the daughter when she jumps to her defense. The instructions could be from one setting or a compilation of different conversations between the mother and the daughter. From her detailed explanation of the reasons for her argument, it is clear that the mother has her daughter’s best intentions at heart “this is how to love a man, and is it does not work there are other ways, and if they don’t work don’t feel too bad about giving up” (Kincaid 2). However, she comes across as condescending and insulting, especially when she constantly refers to her daughter as a slut.
The mother’s advice is practical and helpful to the daughter if she wishes to become a key member of society. From her detailed instructions, one can extrapolate that domestic prowess was a woman’s legacy and a respectable daughter was a mother’s. The story is not only a conversation between the particular mother and daughter. It represents conversations between mothers and their daughter through generations in the culture, and the mother in the story expected the daughter to have it with her own when the time comes. Read The Gift of the Magi for a comparison. The mother’s advice to her daughter is based on the societal place of the woman. For starters, a woman is only important to society if she is a wife. Most of the instructions are on performing wifely duties “wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on the stone heap” (Kincaid 1). The family is also a key factor in the projection of gender norms. The daughter is expected to practice these duties at her home “this is how you iron your father’s khaki shirt so that it does not have a crease” (Kincaid 1). Her sweeping and cooking chores are also likely performed at her parent’s house before moving to her matrimonial home.
Another key factor of a woman is her sexuality. It walks hand in hand with the value of a woman’s virginity before marriage. The mother teaches her how to hem a skirt not to become the slut she is apparently bent on becoming. The mother calls her out on several inappropriate sexual behaviors, such as singing cultural songs on Sunday school. She tells her to walk like a lady and not talk to boys even if only giving directions. Although her phrasing of words is insulting, the mother only wants to protect her daughter’s sexuality and, consequently, her place in the community. Her advice ranges from house chores to how to relate with other people, whether or not the daughter likes them. In that long sentence, the mother is imparting the culture of the community onto her daughter.
The Baby Doll addresses the same idea of gender expectation but using different writing styles. Although the story is mainly about what is expected from a man, it is intertwined with femininity expectations. It shows how disgraceful it becomes when anyone crosses these gender boundaries. McClanahan names his protagonist after himself, probably because it an experience he went through. The young Scott was too naïve and honest to see the problem in dressing up like a baby doll. At his age, “[he] knew you had to be careful doing these kinds of things” (McClanahan 2) because he had once seen the disapproval on his uncles’ faces when he got a Barbie for his birthday. Another comparison is found in Animal Farm writing examples.
Like the mother in Girl who reminded the daughter that she was not a boy, teases and blatant disapprovals reminded Scott that he was not a girl. It is a shameful thing in both societies to cross gender boundaries. Parents and students alike made fun of Scott’s costume because “it’s a boy dressed up as a girl” (McClanahan 6). Similarly, the mother made sure the daughter knew that certain games were for boys “don’t squat to play marbles-you are not a boy, you know” (Kincaid 2). Both societies believe that it is the parents’ job to guide children to their respective gender customs. While it may be interpreted that the mother was supportive of individual decisions that cross gender boundaries, her intentions were somewhat selfish “I always wanted a girl” (McClanahan 8). However, the father, like Scott’s uncles, was openly against it, “My dad shook his head with another “That boy’s not right.”” (McClanahan 5). Similarly, the mother in Girl took it upon herself to reprimand the daughter’s boyish behaviors before they manifested into something disgraceful. In that vein, both stories highlight parents’ poor communication skills in correcting their children’s mistakes. It leaves the children more broken than fixed, yet the parents seem to be completely oblivious.
The two stories shed light on how society views genders and the flaws that come with such views. Aside from that, they indirectly address sexuality and parenting issues and how they apply to the respective genders.
Works Cited
Kincaid, Jamaica. Girl. San Francisco Examiner, 1991. https://essayexamples.payprofessor.com/tag/animal-farm/ 
McClanahan, Scott. The Baby Doll. Two Dollar Radio, 2013.

I need an writting for the outline below in parenthesis 1000 words for a compare and contrast for Torres and Kobabe. Cannot be ai submitted. 
  Compare and Contrast Outline
Introduction
Maia Kobabe is the author of a book known as “Gender Queer,” which is a memoir explaining what it means to be nonbinary and asexual. This book is more than a personal story about Kobabe’s confusion about whether she was a lesbian or a gay or if she was both. In comparison, Justin Torres’ “In Praise of Latin Night at the Queer Club” describes a dangerous and cold world for gays and exclusion which comes with this orientation; thus, the only place gays feel a sense of safety is at the club. Reading through these two books, some differences and similarities between the characters begins to emerge. While some differences between Maia Kobabe and Justin Torres are evident, they are similar because their writing displays the aspects of boldness, integrity, and empathy towards others.
Boldness
Kobabe and Torres, in their both stories, have portrayed an inspiring story of gender identity and sexual orientation and the confusion, exclusion, and discrimination that comes with being gay or lesbian. Both characters have a shared kind of boldness by choosing to be themselves and speak about some injustices that these people experience. Kobabe chooses his own experience and tells a story boldly about the discovery of his gender identity and sexual orientation without fear of prejudice, and this inspires others around the world to be bold which is visible throughout his memoir through the use the first-person narrator “I” (Kobabe,2022). Similarly, Torres talks about his Latin heritage and his queer identity. He boldly uses the gay experience to imagine the different situations that venture out of the club with the repetition of the phrase “you have known violence” (Torres, 2016) and this serves as an indication of how hostile the world is for the people who hold different sexual orientation as they are pressurized to accept who they are not. This can be argued as them challenging the society through putting themselves out there as mirror for the world to reflect on.
Integrity
Additionally, both Kobabe and Torres have the trait of integrity as they use their own stories to truthfully depict the hostile world and cruel life lived by gay without bias. Kobabe is honest about her struggles as she was trying to figure out her gender identity and whether she liked boys or girls, she tells this story with great integrity of how she wanted a gender-neutral name and sometimes wishing she had breast cancer so that her breasts could be removed. Torres shows great integrity, too, by emphasizing how committed he was in reflecting on his experiences as he grew up with two identities: a Latin and queer identity.
Empathy
Finally, as these two narrate their stories, it is significantly evident that they both have expressed and shared empathy towards other people. This can be seen in the way Kobabe describes his experience as he struggles to know his identity so that other people going through similar things can identify and relate with her story and gender identity journey. Kobabe recounts on one specific event where she took off her shirt and the teacher said it was the right for a girl to do, “I walked back to put my shirt on again. But I didn’t feel that I had done anything wrong.” (Kobabe, 2022). Similarly, Torres’ sense of empathy towards others is visible because his story is told in a universal way where he uses imagery as a description of the vibrant culture they experience at the club. He says, “If you’re lucky, they’re playing reggaeton, salsa, and you can move. People talk about liberation as if it’s some kind of permanent state, as if you get liberated and that’s it, you get some rights and that’s it, you get some acknowledgment and that’s it, happy now? But you’re going back down into the muck of it every day; this world constricts.” (Torres, 2016). He has used the second person pronoun ‘you’ to describe all gay men, thus showing empathy towards others. 
Conclusion
In conclusion, it takes great strength and courage for an individual to accept things that they feel they have no control of. For instance, Torres has no control over his Latin heritage and his queer identity, similar to Kobabe. They, therefore, boldly and with great integrity, stand their ground for what they believe in, even in the face of discrimination and hostility. Thus, despite the differences between them, they have some shared similarities of boldness, integrity, and the ability to be empathetic towards others.
References
Kobabe, M. (2022). Gender queer. Oni Press.
Torres, J. (2016). In praise of Latin night at the queer club. Washington Post, 13.)

I need an writting for the outline below in parenthesis 1000 words for a compare and contrast for Torres and Kobabe. Cannot be ai submitted. 
  Compare and Contrast Outline
Introduction
Maia Kobabe is the author of a book known as “Gender Queer,” which is a memoir explaining what it means to be nonbinary and asexual. This book is more than a personal story about Kobabe’s confusion about whether she was a lesbian or a gay or if she was both. In comparison, Justin Torres’ “In Praise of Latin Night at the Queer Club” describes a dangerous and cold world for gays and exclusion which comes with this orientation; thus, the only place gays feel a sense of safety is at the club. Reading through these two books, some differences and similarities between the characters begins to emerge. While some differences between Maia Kobabe and Justin Torres are evident, they are similar because their writing displays the aspects of boldness, integrity, and empathy towards others.
Boldness
Kobabe and Torres, in their both stories, have portrayed an inspiring story of gender identity and sexual orientation and the confusion, exclusion, and discrimination that comes with being gay or lesbian. Both characters have a shared kind of boldness by choosing to be themselves and speak about some injustices that these people experience. Kobabe chooses his own experience and tells a story boldly about the discovery of his gender identity and sexual orientation without fear of prejudice, and this inspires others around the world to be bold which is visible throughout his memoir through the use the first-person narrator “I” (Kobabe,2022). Similarly, Torres talks about his Latin heritage and his queer identity. He boldly uses the gay experience to imagine the different situations that venture out of the club with the repetition of the phrase “you have known violence” (Torres, 2016) and this serves as an indication of how hostile the world is for the people who hold different sexual orientation as they are pressurized to accept who they are not. This can be argued as them challenging the society through putting themselves out there as mirror for the world to reflect on.
Integrity
Additionally, both Kobabe and Torres have the trait of integrity as they use their own stories to truthfully depict the hostile world and cruel life lived by gay without bias. Kobabe is honest about her struggles as she was trying to figure out her gender identity and whether she liked boys or girls, she tells this story with great integrity of how she wanted a gender-neutral name and sometimes wishing she had breast cancer so that her breasts could be removed. Torres shows great integrity, too, by emphasizing how committed he was in reflecting on his experiences as he grew up with two identities: a Latin and queer identity.
Empathy
Finally, as these two narrate their stories, it is significantly evident that they both have expressed and shared empathy towards other people. This can be seen in the way Kobabe describes his experience as he struggles to know his identity so that other people going through similar things can identify and relate with her story and gender identity journey. Kobabe recounts on one specific event where she took off her shirt and the teacher said it was the right for a girl to do, “I walked back to put my shirt on again. But I didn’t feel that I had done anything wrong.” (Kobabe, 2022). Similarly, Torres’ sense of empathy towards others is visible because his story is told in a universal way where he uses imagery as a description of the vibrant culture they experience at the club. He says, “If you’re lucky, they’re playing reggaeton, salsa, and you can move. People talk about liberation as if it’s some kind of permanent state, as if you get liberated and that’s it, you get some rights and that’s it, you get some acknowledgment and that’s it, happy now? But you’re going back down into the muck of it every day; this world constricts.” (Torres, 2016). He has used the second person pronoun ‘you’ to describe all gay men, thus showing empathy towards others. 
Conclusion
In conclusion, it takes great strength and courage for an individual to accept things that they feel they have no control of. For instance, Torres has no control over his Latin heritage and his queer identity, similar to Kobabe. They, therefore, boldly and with great integrity, stand their ground for what they believe in, even in the face of discrimination and hostility. Thus, despite the differences between them, they have some shared similarities of boldness, integrity, and the ability to be empathetic towards others.
References
Kobabe, M. (2022). Gender queer. Oni Press.
Torres, J. (2016). In praise of Latin night at the queer club. Washington Post, 13.)

Write a two-page journal, plus the title page and a reference page on the following statement:
Outline the major benefit and cost categories of the public transport subsidy or the temperate zone forestry case studies. For each category, justify your points.
•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
•Length of journal typed, double-spaced pages with no less than a two-page journal
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Search the library, program guide, and the internet and find at least two sources that discuss secondary markets with the class.  Explain how the sources that you found describe and define a secondary market? Explain how the sources that you found relate to how Rogers, Rogers, & Lembke (2010) define secondary markets and the reverse flows of the secondary market?