as of every science is to reveal that which is hidden.”(Pierre Bourdieu). The film Freedom Writers has hidden themes that can be explained by the three theories of sociology. The three theories of sociology: Structural Functionalism‚ Conflict Theory‚ and Symbolic Interactionism explain the behavior and experiences of the students in room 203. The students’ lives are filled with gangs‚ crimes‚ racism‚ domestic abuse‚ income inequality‚ poverty‚ unfair treatment‚ and lack of education. With regards
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In Alice Walker’s The Color Purple‚ Celie leads a life filled with abuse at the hands of the most important men in her life. As result of the women who surround and help her‚ Celie becomes stronger and overcomes the abuse she experienced. The three most influential women in Celie’s life are her sister Nettie‚ her daughter-in-law Sofia‚ and the singer Shug Avery. These are the women who lead Celie out of her shell and help her turn from a shy‚ withdrawn woman to someone who was free to speak her mind
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Paige 1 Jodecie Paige English 101 5 March 2013 Domestic Abuse: An Annotated Bibliography Kunz‚ Marnie. “Effects from an Abusive Relationship”. Livestrong.com. Domestic Violence‚ 19 March 2011. Web. 1 April 2013. In this article‚ “Effects from an Abusive Relationship”‚ the author Marnie Kunz‚ discuss the long term effects on a person due to domestic violence. He feels that abusing someone can leave them with many emotional and physical scars and issues. He also feels that even after the relationship
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said. Eva and most of the students usually skip class and brought back by an officer. One day‚ Ms. Gruwell played a rap song in class and gets everyone’s tension up. Especially Eva‚ she screamed out and say that Ms. Gruwell does not know anything about them. Eva also states that she hate white people‚ because of her dad’s arrest. She said that white people can do whatever they want and whenever they want. One night‚ two students‚ Eva‚ and a Cambodian refugee‚ Sindy‚ find themselves in the same
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Theme #1 Alice Walker uses several different techniques in her writing to get her point across to the reader. The use of conflict in the novel‚ “The Color Purple”‚ helps the author portray how society was during this time. The main conflict brought up in “The Color Purple” is based on the society’s views of gender‚ race‚ and ageism. The American society in the south was heavily one-sided on these topics‚ as the author describes in this book. Women during this time are looked down upon and unappreciated
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The characters in The Color Purple are beautifully crafted with unique personalities and backgrounds. Some are detestable‚ while others are lovely‚ but all go through a period of self-reflection and development. Celie As an adolescent‚ Celie is a victim of rape and abuse by her father‚ Alphonso. This is evident when she says “He [Alphonso] beat me today cause he say I winked at a boy in church. I may have got somethin in my eye but I didn’t wink. I don’t even look at mens. (A. Walker‚ 5)” Her father
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writing your story: Note down your ideas: write an outline of your story List relevant vocabulary you could use: verbs‚ adjs‚ advs‚ linkers‚ nouns Develop a living‚ breathing multi-faceted character (you should know more about him/her/them than your reader Choose a point of view: 1st person narrator ‘I’/ 3rd person narrator.. Use your five senses. Show (create a visual image in your reader’s or listener’s mind)‚ don’t simply tell‚ by using descriptive phrases and
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COMMENT ON THIS STATEMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITHIN THE FAMILY IN ALICE WALKER’S ‘THE COLOR PURPLE’. Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9‚ 1944) is an American author‚ poet‚ and activist who is known for the various essays and poems on race. Among all her works‚ she is best known for the Pulitzer prized literary work titled The Color Purple. The Color Purple reveals the brutal reality of imposed feminine stereotypes and the terrible effects of a male dominated society
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The Color Purple: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence Men who are violent towards women have generally been ostracized by society. The feminist movement was instigated by women who were determined to stand up and challenge the adverse ways that men treated women. By defying the domestic social norms of their families‚ women effectively blurred the line between established male and female gender roles‚ forever changing the way men perceived and treated women. Alice Walker’s novel‚ The Color Purple
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Background History and Context of ‘The Color Purple’ “The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife‚ -- this longing to attain self-conscious manhood‚ to merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost... He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American...” (W.E.B. Du Bois) The African-Americans or the ‘Black Americans’ are members of those ethnic groups in the United States that
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