Sammie Britt Comm 661 Extra Credit Paper December 4‚ 2014 Double-consciousness‚ the veil‚ and Ferguson W.E.B. Du Boise first coined the term “double-consciousness” in the early 1900s. “It is a peculiar sensation‚ this double-consciousness‚ this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others‚ of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.” (Du Bois‚ “The Souls of Black Folk”) Du Bois also believes that African-Americans are “born with
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“The Illusion of Water Abundance‚” “The Burden of Thirst”‚ and “Unquenchable” give unique insight into the way different peoples view the source that gives humans life. This synthesis paper will focus on the ethics of water and will compare the way Americans view water to how people who live in Africa view water. Specifically‚ it will discuss the effort it takes to obtain water versus the way water is used and appreciated by two different peoples. “The Burden of Thirst” is an article in National Geographic
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something incredibly wrong. Economic exploitation became Britain’s source of income‚ and Social Darwinism became their motto. Defining the uncivilized people as “Half devil and half child” we are enlightened with the harsh reality that the White man’s burden was based upon euro centrism. They are clearly stating “because you don’t follow my religion‚ you are half devil”‚ “because you don’t have the same way of life‚ because you don’t comprehend the things we comprehend‚ your minds are immature‚ they are
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The Doctrine of Double Effect (DDE) is often invoked to explain the permissibility of an individual’s action that has two outcomes: one where the end result can be foresee and is good‚ the other that can also be foresee and is bad (Goldworth‚ Amnon‚ 2008). In other words‚ this doctrine is used to justify cases such as where doctors give drugs to patients to relieve severe pain (good result) knowing that doing so may shorten their life span (bad result). Under DDE‚ this action is justifiable because
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interpretation of the poem is that Kipling presents that white people have an obligation to rule over people from other races or ethnicities. Also‚ it suggests that the “burden” of white people‚ is to help other countries to develop around the world. Finally‚ Kipling is suggesting that we need to “Take up the White Man’s Burden” meaning that we‚ the United States‚ must begin to colonize places around the world. I think that Kipling specifically wrote “Take up” as a message that the imperialistic
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Edward D. Morel‚ The Black Man’s Burden (1903) Edward Morel (1873-1924) was a French-born British journalist and socialist who drew attention to imperial abuses and led a campaign against slavery in the Belgian Congo. While working for a Liverpool shipping firm in Brussels‚ Morel noticed that the ships leaving Belgium for the Congo carried only guns‚ chains‚ and ammunition‚ but no commercial goods‚ and that ships arriving from the colony came back full of valuable products such as rubber and
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The perception that a double standard exists between men and women‚ with regard to matters sexual in nature‚ is our topic of study. The World Book dictionary defines a double standard as principles applied more leniently to one group than another. A sexual double standard asserts that “men have greater sexual freedom than women‚ and that society accepts and tolerates from men certain sexual behaviors‚ such as premarital and extramarital sex‚ that it does not from women” (Gentry 1998: 505). Many
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DOUBLES’ DELIGHTS Stacy smilingly approached the podium for her turn to speak at our annual tennis banquet. The team with families‚ and fans had gathered to celebrate the end of tennis season. After thanking her family‚ and the coaches‚ Stacy turned towards me‚ and with her voice quivering said‚ “You pulled me through.” There were tears in her eyes. “You were the best partner I could have‚ you lifted me up. I learnt to hold myself up. During the worst of times‚ you brought out the best in me. You
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Chargaff’s rules‚ X-ray diffraction studies‚ and the use of brass and wire models of sugars‚ and phosphate groups. This revelation contributed heavily to scientific research and studies. They deduced that from their studies that DNA is structured in a Double Helix. With all of the evidence they accumulated they were able to achieve as well as build something great‚ with such a huge impact on the world. One piece of evidence they used to determine the structure of DNA was X-ray diffraction studies.
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Double Standard Women of our time are beginning to break into this male dominated news industry. A recent survey from Ball State University showed that 99% of all broadcast newsrooms have female employees and that now women make up more than 40% of the total broadcast workforce (Papper‚ 2005). That same survey unfortunately showed that only 10% of local sports reporters are women and that 7% of local sports anchors are women (Sheffer‚ 2007). These numbers show that women are breaking into the
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