Lisa H. Newton brings up an argument that is very taboo in today’s politically correct culture; is reverse discrimination a just action during the post-civil rights movement era? The answer Newton gives is no. Affirmative Action was the policy that set the precedent for reverse discrimination. While I agree with her arguments‚ I don’t believe she went far enough into the sort of prejudice that Affirmative Action creates. Newton has two main arguments against the current practice; if we are going
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In the New York Times‚ “Feminism‚ Hell and Hilary Clinton”‚ by Frank Bruni discusses how ridiculous the mentality is that if you are a woman you need to vote for Hilary Clinton. He briefly discusses some statements that were made by some very influential women‚ Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem. Bruni seems to almost mock their opinions that “women are more or less damned if they’re not on Hilary Clinton’s team”. Bruni makes it known that he doesn’t disagree with these statements because he doesn’t
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The first reading for this week was “The Dark Side of Transnational Latinidad” by Hector Amaya. Going into this reading I didn’t know about Narcocorridos and the impact drugs and violence has had on this music genre. I also‚ learn about the importance branding to our identity and how branding gives us an aura of authenticity. While I never heard of narcocorridos before I have heard of the name Jenni Rivera. In this reading‚ I learned the impact Rivera made in the genre and how she shows how women
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In the essay‚ "Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History‚" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich a well known Professor at Harvard University. Ulrich explains the history of suppressed women in the late 16th century and the meaning behind her quote that made her famous. Ulrich begins her essay with a response from a student when she learns that her famous quote had been featured on many occasions. Ulrich then clarifies the meaning behind her quote saying that good women on few occasions make history as a response
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Margaret Sanger uses the analogy of a garden to represent motherhood in "The Children’s Era" by using this analogy‚ it helps the reader see the issue of motherhood in a different way. Sanger uses the examples of soil and seeds to show that if a woman doesn’t feel that her "soil" is appropriate or ready for a "seed" (child)‚ she has the right to choose not to "plant" those seeds until her "soil" are improved. Women didn’t have reproductive choice - women did not have the choice of progressing the
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There are many types of "scarlet letter’s" in modern day life that apply to all in any given society. A type of "scarlet letter" in today’s society is none other than appearance and self-presentation. Another "scarlet letter" that all people are subjected to‚ especially earlier in life‚ is popularity and recognition. One more "scarlet letter" example in modern day society is money. Appearance and presentation has involved itself in society too much. If certain people in society don’t like an appearance
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___ Has acceptable thesis ___ Addresses all parts of the question ___ Substantiate thesis with appropriate historical evidence ___ Makes TWO direct relevant comparisons between regions ___ Analyzes reasons for similarity or difference identified in direct relevant comparison From 1750 to 1914‚ the role of women in Latin America and Western Europe differed in their roles in politics and the educations they received while they were similar in that of minor role in religion and social impacts. In
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Modernity and the Spaces of Femininity was written by Griselda Pollock in 1988‚ and later published in The Expanding Disclosure in 1992. Griselda Pollock is an art historian‚ and writes this article for fellow art historians. This is an article written to show the different approaches to femininity in the late 19th century‚ mainly dealing with the field of art. This article shows how during this time period there were women artists‚ but due to the gendered ruled ideas attached to art history‚ these
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Over time‚ Enlightenment ideals have had an immense impact on contemporary and modern society. The Age of Enlightenment was a time during the 17th and 18th century in which scholars and philosophers began to question traditional ideas about society. Centuries of corruption and exploitation from numerous monarchies and the church‚ initiated intelligent people to speak out‚ and thus‚ the Enlightenment began. This Enlightenment changed the world by promoting new ideas concerning political‚ economic
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The power of ethos is reflected by the influence of each contributor of the declaration. One contributing factor to the success of the declaration was the the multitude of social identities including but not limited to race‚ age‚ and class. The other was Stanton’s connection to various activist groups. With these circumstances followed by using the Declaration of Independence as the blueprint‚ the authors who signed the historical document displayed significant credibility. Although it would seem
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