Ain’t I a Woman? Vs A Poem about My Rights . “A Poem about my Rights‚” written by June Jordan‚ and “Ain’t I a Woman‚” by Sojourner Truth were both poems‚ although Sojourner Truth’s was a speech that was being written as she spoke‚ they both spoke about equal rights for women. However‚ I believe that “A Poem about my Rights‚” delivered a more powerful message because it expressed the idea of not only women’s rights‚ but a general idea of equal rights. I also believe that “A Poem about my Rights”
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Millions of children are affected by prejudice and discrimination each day. In the short stories‚ “I Ain’t Sitting Beside Her” by Shyrose Jaffer and “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu‚ both protagonists are affected by prejudice and discrimination. Each protagonist was discriminated against for their hobbies and looks or their culture. The narrator in “I Ain’t Sitting Beside Her” and Jack from “The Paper Menagerie” express their beliefs without having to shame them. In this regard‚ prejudice and discrimination
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In chapter 17‚ To Love Again The Heart of Feminism by Bell Hooks quotes; “If women and men want to know love‚ we have to yearn for feminism. For without feminist thinking and practice we lack the foundation to create loving bonds” (Hooks‚ 100). As I was reading this‚ it sounded to me as if feminism was a must‚ almost sounding like a religion‚ because it is something people practice. Yet‚ if someone was trying to make their ideology a requirement of life they should just put it aside. If feminism
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Jean Kilbourne and bell hooks agree in their writings that the media often distorts what we perceive as reality in one way or another. Film‚ television‚ and advertising shape our ideals and what we believe should be true. Kilbourne focuses on the distortion of gender‚ particularly the distortion of the female gender in society in the excerpt from her book included in From Inquiry to Academic Writing‚ whereas hooks analyzes the misrepresentation of the impoverished and homeless in the excerpt from
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vote. In both Bell Hooks and Linda Harris Dobkins articles they respectively introduce race and power within the women’s movement and how it affected the movement. First off‚ in the passage Revolutionary Parenting Hooks acknowledges how difficult it is to define motherhood by including how race is a big factor and the perceived notion of mothers needing to be the nurtures and primary care takers of the children. When Hooks states the difference in opinions of motherhood between race‚ I felt that it
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In the essay “Touching the Earth” we see the author‚ Bell Hooks‚ at various points mention that when shes doing something that makes her feel at place it makes her feel at home. Hooks even claims in the first sentence of the essay the following‚ “When we love the Earth‚ we are able to love ourselves more fully (968). This quote references the fact that when she gardens or farms she is able to enjoy herself and the life she’s living. Bell Hooks explains how she grew up in Kentucky where she watched
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In reading bell hooks’ opinion about sexism and misogyny I had to admit to myself that I had no idea what she meant by sexism and misogyny. So‚ to accurately know what she was referring to‚ I looked them up on the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. For the word sexism‚ I found there were two meanings that support hooks’ ideas: 1: prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially: discrimination against women and 2: behavior‚ conditions‚ or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based
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Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks SCHER Critical review of any new evidence on the hazard profile‚ health effects‚ and human exposure to fluoride and the fluoridating agents of drinking water SCHER adopted this pre-consultation opinion at its 7th plenary on 18 May 2010 Fluoridation of drinking water About the Scientific Committees Three independent non-food Scientific Committees provide the Commission with the scientific advice it needs when preparing policy and
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Aren’t I a Woman? Was written by Sojourner Truth in 1851. The purpose of this speech was to shock people and make them realize the what’s really happening to the black people in America and how the women are being treated in America. There seems to be a lot of talk between people but they fail acknowledge see the true unjust that is going on and worry about trivial matters in the society instead. This why the speech was given‚ to paint a picture that two major groups are being grossly left out of
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"Touching the Earth" was written by Bell Hooks. Hooks starts off his writing by saying "when we love the Earth‚ we are able to love ourselves more fully." By opening with this‚ Hooks tells the reader that he is appreciative of the Earth‚ and believes that by loving the Earth‚ a person can love themselves. Hooks recounts his childhood‚ where he watched his family grow food on their land. The sharing of tips for growing and harvesting crops between Native Americans and African people is mentioned to
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