Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures illustrates the story of the brave African-American women who defied the stereotypes and fought through segregation to become a part of what is considered one of the greatest historical landmarks in American history. Shetterly portrays the lives of the intelligent mathematicians who persevered through adversity and in return received no recognition; however‚ rather than giving up the women became trailblazers for aspiring engineers who believed they could not
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In my opinion‚ Graff makes one very strong statement in his essay‚ and also a lot of personal background to support his point. This main point is on hidden intellectualism itself‚ and what exactly it means to be intellectual. He argues that intellectualism can be found almost anywhere‚ and I strongly support his argument. Graff’s argument is based around the ideas of two different types of smarts‚ book smarts and street smarts. Being a teacher himself‚ he sees the students as more of a street
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MOVIE REVIEW “Hidden Figures” is a biography film directed and written by Theodore Melfi in 2016 that adapted from the true story of three women who are African-American mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. These three women had succeeded in making the first man who managed to go into orbit‚ Glen Powell as John Glenn. In this film illustrates how the three women who worked at NASA in their work‚ they actually still have to
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back. They have also had always been deprived of respect from their non-coloured peers. Despite being seen on the bottom of the food chain‚ Negro woman manages to find the strength to fight back and show their resistance to the oppression.The films‚ Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and The Help directed by Tate Taylor‚ express the different forms of resistance that woman have shown to their so called ‘superior’ peers. Resistance is the fight for rights. It’s the act defiance to gain respect
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African American‚ or sometimes known as Afro-American; Black American; or Black people‚ is a group of American who partially or fully descended from African people. According to U.S Census Bureau‚ Afro-American is the second largest race in U.S which is 13.3% in 2016. It was increased since the beginning of 20th century which was only 9%. Even though they are the second largest race‚ they still face the biggest issue in the world: racism. It has began when Afro-American people was used as slave
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The Hidden History of the Flatiron Building Since 1902‚ the Flatiron Building has stood as one of New York City’s most iconic and celebrated skyscrapers. Known for its unique‚ triangular design‚ the building was once one of the tallest in the entire world when it was completed. Though long since overshadowed by taller‚ more modern skyscrapers‚ the Flatiron Building remains a favorite of New Yorkers and visitors alike. But how much do you really know about this famed tower? Here’s a quick look at
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According to Gerald Graff’s essay‚ Hidden Intellectualism‚ street smart students are often thought of as anti-intellectuals because of educators limited and narrow views that intellectualism is only associated with book smarts instead of realizing that students can develop their intellectual and academic way of thinking through non-traditional subjects that interest them. Graff conveys that by making students non-academic interests the focus can attract and motivate them to learn but acknowledges
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learners who are able to love‚ work‚ and act as responsible members of the community” (pg 9). Although education serves a role in a person’s life‚ is the material provided to educate these students sufficient though? Gerald Graff argues in his article‚ Hidden Intellectualism‚ that if school systems would incorporate more youth culture into the lessons‚
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Identification of Victims Identifications of victims is an issue service providers and law enforcement struggle with daily. Trafficking is very much a hidden crime‚ meaning most individuals could not identify a trafficking victim‚ even if they lived in their own community. There is only very recently increased awareness of trafficking‚ its victims‚ how to identify them‚ and how to treat them. According to Heather Clawson and Nicole Dutch‚ trafficking victims are kept isolated with no freedom and
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Management Ethics Review 2 Part 1 The Hidden Traps in Decision Making The higher the stakes of your decision‚ the higher the risk of getting caught in a thinking trap. When these traps work in concert‚ they can amplify one another. In this article‚ the author introduced 5 kinds of psychological traps. First and foremost‚ the anchoring trap means giving disproportionate weight to the first information received‚ which needs us to view a problem from different perspectives. The second one is
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