Dennis Prager’s “The Opposite Sex” and Irwin Shaw’s “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses” propose views about male and female insatiability. Write an essay that demonstrates how Shaw's work corresponds with Prager’s theory. Your thesis statement should address how Michael and Frances personify male and female insatiability as mentioned by Prager in “The Opposite Sex.” Use at least four direct citations to support your analysis. Paragraph 1: Introduction to Insatiability, Prager and ShawDefine insatiability in your own terms. Once you define insatiability, give examples of behaviors or phenomena that show how humans are insatiable. For example, can we be insataible when it comes to money, food, power etc? Once you define insatiability, summarize Prager's argument. Your thesis should address how Michael and Frances from "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" personify male and female insatiability as mentioned by Prager in “The Opposite Sex.” Paragraph 2: MalesIn your second paragraph, you will need to provide two quotes that illustrate how the texts relate to one another about male insatiability. Remember, that you will need one quote from "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" and one quote from "The Opposite Sex". Both texts have similar views about male insatiability, but this is a recommended structure for the body paragraph:Topic sentence: what does Prager say about male insatiability? In what way does he claim men are insatiable?Support: Use a quote from Prager to show his stance on male insatiability. Transition: Move the reader to "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses". Does Michael (the male in the story) act in a way that corresponds with Prager's theory?Support: Use a quote from Shaw to show how Michael in the story demonstrates Prager's theory.Follow up: Briefly provide a follow up sentence after the second quote to show the reader how the two quotes connect. Paragraph 3: FemalesIn your third paragraph, you will need to provide two quotes that illustrate how the texts relate to one another...but this time, you are focusing on females. Remember, that you will need one quote from "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" and one quote from "The Opposite Sex". Both texts have similar views about female insatiability, but this is a recommended structure for the body paragraph:Topic sentence: what does Prager say about female insatiability? In what way does he claim women are insatiable?Support: Use a quote from Prager to show his stance on female insatiability. Transition: Move the reader to "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses". Does Francis (the female in the story) act in a way that corresponds with Prager's theory?Support: Use a quote from Shaw to show how Francis in the story demonstrates Prager's theory.Follow up: Briefly provide a follow up sentence after the second quote to show the reader how the two quotes connect. Paragraph 4: ConclusionIn your concluding section, express your own opinion about the two texts. Does Prager’s perspective represent an antiquated (or outdated) position about gender? Have gender roles changed since he wrote “The Opposite Sex” in 1998? What about Shaw’s piece? Have gender roles and societal expectations changed since 1939?

For this assignment, you will be given a case to analyze by the 2nd week of this course (PA1, Week 2). The case covered many topics discussed in this course and you need to highlight the relevant issues and prepare a report for the hypothetical CEO that describes your findings and recommendations by using information learned from your PA1 assignment and concepts learned from ALL assigned chapters and assignments.

Topic 1:Read the Foner text Give Me Liberty! pages 825 - 827 "The Battle over the Equal Rights Amendment."Then read Who is an American? "Brochure of the Equal Rights Amendment (1970s)" on page 826 in the Foner text.Then watch the following video Is it Finally Time to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment?Explain the Ws of the ERA:a. Why (explain all of the following: why did this amendment come about in the 1920s and then in the 1970s) b. Who (proposed the initial bill) c. What (explain all of the following: what does the amendment state/ explain the opposition to the amendment/what prevented this amendment from becoming part of the Constitution):d. When (was it written)e. Where (would be its impact)f. Why (explain all of the following: why is it important in American History/what would be the long term impact)Topic 2:Read "The Reagan Revolution" pages 830-833 in Eric Foner's Give Me Liberty! textbook.Then watch the following video Here's Why Reaganomics is so Controversial.Answer the following:a. Explain the 4 main parts of Reaganomics.b. What was the impact of the 1981 and 1986 tax bills?c. Explain the pros and cons of Reaganomics.