Gender idendity

Gender idendity Tran Nguyen ESSAY 1ENG111/ENF3 (027N) GENDER IDENTITYAdmit it or not, surely there would be a time you walk on the street or into a convenient store then see a gal or guy but still wonder if they are really are. For example, last week, when I was on my way to class, I was, by chance, seeing a guy with a very long hair covering half of his face, who at first I thought he was a girl until he greeted his buddy with a fist bump. We might naturally think that guys mostly stick with games or gangs, and girls with hair and clothes, but life isn't that simple.Nowadays, we can easily see a girl who is gathering with a bunch of boys and playing soccer; or a guy who is chatting with his best friends about how long he has been growing his pony tail.We somehow might find this kind of weird, but I personally think that there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.There is one thing that we should get clear: sex is not gender. As Judith Lorber claimed in "Night to His Day" 1, "Individuals are born s exed, but not gendered, and they have to be masculine or feminine" (57). Many of us might misunderstand what the real meaning of sex and gender. While sex refers to biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, gender refers to socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women (WHO) 2. Kid these days cannot really choose their own favorite toys as their parents will pay all cost to prevent their sons from intruding "pink zone" and facing being judged by society (Guys And Dolls No More? - Elizabeth Sweet) 3. Nowadays, there are...

The Typical Diet of a Polar Bear

The Typical Diet of a Polar Bear Polar bears are often common in the mainstream media and get a lot of attention due to their threatened populations. In addition to questions about their habitat, you may wonder what they eat? Polar bears are one of the largest bear species (many sources say they are the largest). They can grow anywhere from 8 feet to 11 feet in height and about 8 feet in length. Polar bears weigh about 500 to 1,700 pounds, and they live the cold Arctic- in parts of Alaska, Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway, and Russia. They are large  marine mammals  with a varied appetite. Diet   The preferred prey for polar bears are seals- the species they prey upon most often are ringed seals and bearded seals, two species that are members of the group of seals known as ice seals. They are known as ice seals because they need ice for giving birth, nursing, resting, and finding prey. Ringed seals are one of the most common seal species in the Arctic. They are a small seal that grows to about 5 feet in length and about 150 pounds in weight. They live on top of, and underneath the ice, and use claws on their front flippers to dig breathing holes in the ice. A polar bear will patiently wait for the seal to surface to breathe or climb onto the ice, and then it will swat it with its claws or pounce on it. The polar bear feeds primarily on the seals skin and blubber, leaving the meat and carcass for scavengers. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, a polar bear may kill a ringed seal every two to six days. Bearded seals are larger, and grow from 7 feet to 8 feet in length. They weigh 575 to 800 pounds. Polar bears are their main predator. Unlike the more open breathing holes of ringed seals, the breathing holes of bearded seals are capped with ice, which may make them less easy to detect. If their preferred prey isnt available, polar bears will feed on walruses, whale carcasses, or even garbage if they live near humans. Polar bears have a strong sense of smell, which comes in handy for finding prey, even from long distances- and even in cold weather. Predators Do polar bears have predators? Polar bear predators include killer whales (orcas), possibly sharks  and humans. Polar bear cubs may be killed by smaller animals, such as wolves, and other polar bears. References: Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Ringed Seal Species Profile.National Marine Mammal Laboratory. Bearded Seal.Neuberger, A., et. al. Animal Diversity Web. Bearded Seal.