Reflection Statement on area of study Prejudice Prejudice; what a strong and powerful word that is. When prejudice first comes to mind I first think of‚ judgment‚ bias‚ stereotyping‚ unfairness and intolerance. It’s much more than that it’s an evil discriminator act of power. A preconceived opinion of someone de to physical characteristics that can’t be helped or changed. There are many different forms of prejudice but the four main ones to me are as follows. Sexism (the unfair prejudice against
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Survivors of great trauma often display psychological‚ emotional‚ and physical effects. In children‚ these effects are often heightened due to their fragile psyche. Angelou demonstrates the effects her trauma has on her by not speaking and viewing herself as worthless. In the first of Maya Angelou’s autobiographical pieces‚ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings‚ she recounts recovering from extreme trauma at a young age. Suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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English Monologue Script & Bibliography Script I really hope that I will be able to teach the children something important by taking them to my church today. I am going to dress the children up all neat and nice to show all my friends‚ I take pride in my work. There is so much racial prejudice in Maycomb and I don’t think it is right for the children to think that we are so different‚ especially with Atticus defending Tom Robinson in his court case and all. It was time for Scout and Jem
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Outside the courtroom Scout and Dill meet Mr Dolphus Raymond who is different to most of the residents in Maycomb as he tries to avoid conflict in many ways. Dolphus Raymond owns alot of land and comes from a repected Maycomb family‚ despite this he doesn’t behave like white people‚ there’s alot of gossip about him because he’s different. Everyone thinks that Dolphus Raymond is a drunk‚ but Dill discovers ‘it’s nothing but Coca-Cola’ that he drinks. He pretends it’s whisky so people can blame his
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in detail below and hope to help‚ you understand why this novel deserves this prestigious award. Lee has greatly explored the loss of innocence in both Jem and Scout throughout the novel. In the first half of the novel‚ it mainly focuses on the children and their early innocence. The second half of the novel focuses on how the children’s relaxed life is slowly interrupted by adult problems. However‚ by the end of the novel‚ especially the court case‚ Jem seems to lose his innocence. As he is older
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were‚ parting to make pathways for them‚ it made the children feel honoured in a way‚ as if they were special. Except for one Negro woman‚ “What you up to‚ Miss Cal?” (p.119) said a voice coming from behind them‚ this woman ‘Lula’ had her weight on one leg and rested her elbow in the curve of her hip‚ pointing at the children with an upturned palm. By this female’s body language‚ you could assume she wasn’t pleased with Calpurnia bringing the children to the church. Scout and Jem felt unwelcome because
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defending the Tom Robinson case despite what anyone else in the community had to say . Atticus was not only being courageous by defending the case but because he stood up for what he believed in not only for himself but to set an example for his children . " Because I could never ask you to mind me again scout simply by the nature of the work every lawyer gets at least one case that affects him personally this ones mines I guess. You might hear some ugly talk about it at school ‚ but do one thing
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Empathy Speaker: Scout Chapter: 24 Page #: 307/ 308 Quote: In the sudden silence that followed‚ Miss Stephanie Crawford called from across the room‚ “Whatcha going to be when you grow up‚ Jean Louise? A lawyer?” “Nome‚ I hadn’t thought about it…” I answered‚ grateful that Miss Stephanie was kind enough to change the subject. Speaker: Aunt Alexandra Chapter: 24 Page #:315 Quote: “Didn’t they try to stop him? Didn’t they give him any warning?” Aunt Alexandra’s voice shook. Speaker: Jem Chapter:
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Of Hopscotch and Little Girls Stolen Childhood shows little girls from countries all over the world dealing with the same issues. These issues range from child labor to sexual abuse. Young girls from places such as‚ India‚ Yemen‚ Haiti‚ and Peru were all interviewed and shared some very similar experiences. These girls aged 8 to 14 share the same hardships and hopes for a better life. The Video displays several key sociology concepts from our readings and lecture materials. One key concept
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“Respect other people’s feelings and beliefs. Even if it doesn’t mean anything to you‚ it could mean everything to them”-unknown. Prejudicial stereotypes have and will be seen in our society‚ for example‚ in the U.S society‚ due to all the terrorist attacks around the world‚ people automatically make prejudicial assumptions that all Muslims are “terrorists”. These stereotypes can legitimately hurt one’s feelings of their racial background and ethnicity. These events seen everyday itches the mind
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