2. What are five key points that help develop the central idea of “Down and Dirty: Do Men and Woman Perceive Cleanliness Differently?”

1. “Humans move through a sea of microbial life that is seldom perceived except in the context of potential disease and decay.” If that is so, then men, it would appear, are enthusiastic body surfers while women barely dip their toes into the mess.

2. ...reports a recent paper in the suggestively titled journal Biology of Sex Differences, women are superior to men in discriminating among fine distinctions of color, while males are better able to discern details in any given viewscape from a distance.

3.  hunter-gatherer hypothesis, which proposes that certain biological adaptations occurred as a result of different divided-labor roles in human prehistory. Since men were better at spotting things from afar, they hunted, and since women were better at distinguishing colors, they chose which mushrooms to eat—they gathered, in other words, and apparently they developed the ability to discern dirt where men could not.

4.  The scene from Jane Austen's 1815 novel titled, 'Emma' have the last word on the matter. The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, “Men never know when things are dirty or not” and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself, “Women will have their little nonsenses and needless cares.”

5. The author's personal experience as a man; Anyone who is fastidious about washing hands, avoiding grime, and keeping a neat immediate environment would probably want to keep a safe distance from my office, which is a chaos of slopped coffee, teetering piles of books and papers, dust, and assorted flotsam and jetsam.

I now have a defense for this studied disorder: namely, my chromosome count.

Explanation:

The article, "Down and Dirty: Do Men and Women Perceive Cleanliness Differently?" shows that women tend to observe good hygiene practices more than men. The key details highlight this main point. The author Gregory McNamee begins with himself by explaining how his office is in so much disorder. He goes on to cite a research finding which indicates that the number of bacteria obtained from men's workspaces was more than those of women, giving credence to the fact that women are tidier than men.

A novel by Jane Austen also shows a brief conversation between a couple indicating that the woman paid more attention to the cleanliness of her environment than her husband. The hunter-gatherer hypothesis is also proof that women did work that requires giving close attention to details while men observed from a distance.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)