Bell Hooks Research Paper

We live in a world where there are numerous discriminations: race, religion, sex, age, or sexual orientation. bell hooks has eloquently explained multiple reasons why the black population is discriminated against in an educational setting, “...most white folks are rarely, if ever, in a situation where they must listen to black women lecture to them.” (hooks, 31) Daily we hear about the killings of transsexual men and women, as well as multiple examinations talking about men who receive more money then women in the workplace for the same job. Carl Grant intelligently said, “Another factor stimulating the change is the acceptance of the importance of social cultural factors in learning and the movement toward challenging traditional assumptions and envisioning multiple possibilities for change.” (Grant, 1) The discrimination I’m talking about most people don’t understand or even see,
The answer is simple. They can’t observe it, therefore it isn’t real. Those of us who have chronic pain or a mental illness, or any illness where you look healthy on the outside learn to become exceptionally great actors. In fact, I perform so well, I should disregard my independent concentration and consider drama therapy. I go about life looking like any other person on the exterior, but I hide my pain and mental demons on the inside. My hope is that Antioch will allow me to be me, and not be “That Student With The Dog Who Receives Whatever She Wants.” Now, more than ever, I have determined that I’m right where I’m supposed to be, not only to educate the educational system, but to prove that invisible illnesses are discriminated against every single day. My goal is to walk out of Antioch with a developed program to teach others with invisible