The first article I have chosen is‚ "Juncture in the road: Chicano Studies Since: "El plan de Santa Barbara" by Ignacio M. Garcia. I have chosen this particular article for various reasons. One is because reading the first few paragraphs of the article stirred up many emotions within me. I found myself growing angry and once‚ again‚ repulsed by the United States discrimination system. The more knowledge I obtain on the United States‚ on its past and how it develops today‚ I can finally say that I
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Rene Llanos Soc 412 Final Question 1. Karl Marx‚ like Gilman and Du Bois was interested in seeing society change. Karl Marx was interested in seeing a classless society in which capitalism was abolished. Karl Marx saw the world with a materialist view and the first “to develop the structural method‚ without which there could be no social theory...”(Lemert 2007; pp 49). Through this‚ Marx was able to to structurally analyze the world he was living in; a world in capitalism was beginning to
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At the Intersection of Mutant and Chicana: Using X-Men and Gloria Anzaldúa to Understand Cultural Imperialism Throughout history‚ humanity has witnessed the consequences of numerous imperialist conquests‚ with culture being only one of the many facets of civilization affected by them. As humankind perceives the mutants as a threat in the 2014 film‚ X-Men: Days of the Future Past‚ the development of highly specialized weapons to destroy the mutants becomes a reality‚ a reality that led the mutant
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an empowering figure‚ especially for females. For instance‚ in Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa‚ snakes are once more equated with sacredness in defiance of Christian interpretations of snakes as being evil. Anzaldúa‚ a Chicana‚ says in her book that she “know[s] Earth is a coiled serpent. Forty years it’s taken [her] to enter into the Serpent‚ to acknowledge that [she has] a body‚ that [she is] a body and to assimilate the animal body‚ the animal soul” (Anzaldúa 26). Unlike
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Latino Culture: The Struggle with the American ‘Melting Pot’ The year is 1776. In an act of defiance of the oppressive rule of the powerful nation of Great Britain‚ the political leaders of the British-American colonies sign into existence the United States of America. Even before this inception of the United States‚ North America had been seen as a place where one could move to start a new life and reap the full rewards for one’s work. These opportunities combined with the new United States government
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Zachary Horton Introduction to Philosophy Brianne Donaldson May 1‚ 2013 Voices From The Margins Bell Hooks‚ American author‚ feminist‚ and social activist said‚ “ …[the margin] is also the site of radical possibility‚ a space of resistance…a site one stays in‚ clings to even‚ because it nourishes one’s capacity to resist. It offers to one the possibility of radical perspective from which to see and create‚ to imagine alternatives‚ new worlds.” This philosophical view often presents questions
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States. As already stated‚ that’s how the rise of the Chicano Movement came upon. It began by many Mexican Americans who began to develop a whole new attire of political‚ and social consciousness. They then determined to call themselves chicanos and chicanas‚ who worked to enhance the political‚ economic‚ and social status of their people. (Richard G. & Arnoldo L. pg.
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Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter presents both foreign and local related literatures relevant to the study. This relevance is shown by the proponents in order to give more reason and understanding of the proposition. Related Literature and Studies Downsides in Caffeine New research from John Hopkins Medical School shows that performance increases due to caffeine intake are the result of caffeine drinkers experiencing a short-term reversal of caffeine withdrawal. In essence
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alongside men in the fields. For these reasons‚ women’s studies scholars often describe gender norms as racial zed. Thus‚ we often hear of African-American women’s domineering nature‚ the exotic‚ mysterious sensuality of Asian-American woman; the Chicana woman’s stereotyped as evil‚ sexually uncontrollable‚ and betrayer of her race; and the status conscious Jewish American woman. Stereotypes of women’s mental capability give rise to snap judgment that women are not as qualified as men for certain
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Whose values count? Culture: any group sharing values‚ beliefs‚ customs “…isms” ethnicism/racism sexism heterosexism (homophobia) classism ageism prejudice against disabled religious bigotry Cultural Competence Familiarity with other groups culture Know thyself People including students‚ therapist‚ profs‚ are humans first and Three challenges to know about yourself Humans rarely contemplate the origin‚ validity or meaning of their value Humans underestimate the arbitrariness
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