Magi Gibson Sparknotes
Magi Gibson
Magi Gibson uses the metaphor of a bad marriage to compare the relationship Scotland has with the United Kingdom citing inequality and forced coercion. Without this unity Magi Gibson believes Scotland can thrive and create its own future guided by the Scottish people’s beliefs. This story also highlights another exigent issue of female empowerment and feminism with the reference to a marriage that is dominated by the male figure. Spewing forth the idea that women are not dependent on men and can be educated and successful without them. She furthers her stance on independence by showing her readers two examples one of women who stays in an abusive relationship and one who leaves. Showing that Magi Gibson believes Scotland can …show more content…
Magi Gibson has worked for the Worker’s Educational Association helping marginalized groups such as women and children. She has created many works on those groups for example, I am me I am free, based on women and children’s exploitation. Magi is also a celebrated and accredited writer known throughout Scotland, receiving three Scottish Art Council Creative Writing Fellowships, Poet Laureate and the Scottish Arts Council Bursary. Gibson has taught and teaches workshops at the University of Glasgow where she previously graduated from. Producing works ranging from children’s novels to serious poems, covering topics ranging from sexual abuse to her Graffiti in Red Lipstick as well as writing poems, about everyday …show more content…
The writer also is offered a affordance because this is her profession, from which she is educated on and has had time to refine her skills over many years. The story builds off other writer’s strengths to because, she included this article with others who mostly were for independence helping build and solidify a call for liberation. One of which should be noted is highly specific, creating a reader base that most likely is familiar with the topic. However, some disadvantages of writing are not being able to respond to questions, showcase tone or pitch, add music. And is at the mercy of how the reader creates a mental image or picture of Magi’s story. Although Gibson could also use this medium to highlight her stance on Scottish independence helping to sway people in independence’s favor or portray this from a different perspective.
Exigency: When this piece was written the Scotland act of 2012 was passed granting more power to the Scottish parliament, providing Gibson an opportunity to join a growing discussion on whether or not Scotland should become independent. This not only created an opportunity for her to respond and state her opinion on the topic but provided her another chance at to write about domestic abuse, an issue Gibson regularly focuses
Magi Gibson uses the metaphor of a bad marriage to compare the relationship Scotland has with the United Kingdom citing inequality and forced coercion. Without this unity Magi Gibson believes Scotland can thrive and create its own future guided by the Scottish people’s beliefs. This story also highlights another exigent issue of female empowerment and feminism with the reference to a marriage that is dominated by the male figure. Spewing forth the idea that women are not dependent on men and can be educated and successful without them. She furthers her stance on independence by showing her readers two examples one of women who stays in an abusive relationship and one who leaves. Showing that Magi Gibson believes Scotland can …show more content…
Magi Gibson has worked for the Worker’s Educational Association helping marginalized groups such as women and children. She has created many works on those groups for example, I am me I am free, based on women and children’s exploitation. Magi is also a celebrated and accredited writer known throughout Scotland, receiving three Scottish Art Council Creative Writing Fellowships, Poet Laureate and the Scottish Arts Council Bursary. Gibson has taught and teaches workshops at the University of Glasgow where she previously graduated from. Producing works ranging from children’s novels to serious poems, covering topics ranging from sexual abuse to her Graffiti in Red Lipstick as well as writing poems, about everyday …show more content…
The writer also is offered a affordance because this is her profession, from which she is educated on and has had time to refine her skills over many years. The story builds off other writer’s strengths to because, she included this article with others who mostly were for independence helping build and solidify a call for liberation. One of which should be noted is highly specific, creating a reader base that most likely is familiar with the topic. However, some disadvantages of writing are not being able to respond to questions, showcase tone or pitch, add music. And is at the mercy of how the reader creates a mental image or picture of Magi’s story. Although Gibson could also use this medium to highlight her stance on Scottish independence helping to sway people in independence’s favor or portray this from a different perspective.
Exigency: When this piece was written the Scotland act of 2012 was passed granting more power to the Scottish parliament, providing Gibson an opportunity to join a growing discussion on whether or not Scotland should become independent. This not only created an opportunity for her to respond and state her opinion on the topic but provided her another chance at to write about domestic abuse, an issue Gibson regularly focuses