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    In the case of the Sandy Hook Massacre‚ gunman Adam Lanza was consumed with the massive variety of weapons. He also had a huge obsession with violent video games such as Call of Duty‚ it has been said. The walls of his bedroom‚ where he had spent a majority of his time‚ were covered with posters of weapons and even tanks. This was claimed to have been seen by a plumber who worked in the home at one point.“The kids who play these games know all about guns. I’m not blaming the games for what happened

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    The Sandy Hook Massacre and Its Effects on Gun Control The Sandy Hook Massacre is the second deadliest shooting by a single person in American history. According to CNN‚ this tragic attack took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut on December 14‚ 2012. The shooter‚ Adam Lanza‚ brought three guns into the school‚ two of which were pistols‚ and one of which was an assault rifle. To get into the building‚ which had an updated security system‚ he shot his own way into the

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    A Double Standard In “A double standard for “Hooking Up”: How far have we come towards gender equality?” Rachel Allison and Barbara Risman offer a current study with students from 22 colleges‚ and universities in the United States. Focusing on‚ if the students approve of casual sex‚ and are men and women viewed differently. Allison and Risman are determining if inequality occurs‚ and if there’s still a stigma with both sexes with casual sexual encounters. “Our results confirm previous research findings

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    Bell Hooks’ Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom proposes an engaged pedagogy to handle the overwhelming sense of boredom‚ disinterest‚ and apathy that teachers and students feel about the learning experience. According to the author‚ the feeling of student alienation in the educational institutions can be traced to discriminatory‚ racist‚ and classist policies present in these settings. Hooks (1993) leverages on her past experiences to show the impact of race and gender on

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    In reading bell hooks’ opinion about sexism and misogyny I had to admit to myself that I had no idea what she meant by sexism and misogyny. So‚ to accurately know what she was referring to‚ I looked them up on the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. For the word sexism‚ I found there were two meanings that support hooks’ ideas: 1: prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially: discrimination against women and 2: behavior‚ conditions‚ or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based

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    In the article “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor” by bell hooks‚ she is evaluating the misrepresentation of the poor and their values by society and explaining how humanity should change the way they label the underclass. Much of the nation believes that the poor do not have any values‚ morals‚ work ethic‚ integrity‚ and cannot be trusted. This is supported by hooks‚ concerning her college teachers and classmates remarks regarding the poor‚ when she quotes‚ “I was shocked…by the comments

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    would’ve been comrades in arms (maybe no gun for bell hooks!) if they were contemporaries. I can’t help but wonder if hooks studied Ida B. Wells as she developed her feminist theories. There are many‚ many similarities between these two women in terms of feminist theory and their work against ideologies of oppression and domination. As I read through Wells’ autobiography‚ I was constantly reminded of bell hooks. For example‚ when bell hooks talks about her feminist theory‚ she places emphasis

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    important for women to express their idea and their feeling. Being a woman from different culture‚ I should think about the meaning of feminist and how to explain my opinion and to know that I am equal to man. I read Feminism for everybody Written by Bell hook‚ she tries to explain the definition of feminism which is a movement to end the oppression of sexism which is the discrimination‚ and how men usually use force against women‚ not as many people believed that it is anti-male. Both males and females

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    thinking and negative cultural portrayal are the downfall of this economic status. hooks‚ herself‚ came from a background of poverty and thus‚ through her study‚ sets out to battle the stigma that is associated with being poor. I believe that hooks has a valid point and that within my lifetime‚ we can change the way the poor are viewed. I will talk about her audience‚ her claims‚ and her purpose in my essay. hooks did not just focus on a single audience in her piece‚ but rather started by addressing

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    In Pico Iyer and bell hooks writing‚ both authors illustrates the importances of interaction between nature and humans. Iyer discusses how we must solve the issue of ourselves before making changes to nature. Hooks states when we see the beauty of nature‚ we are able enjoy the happiness and joy it provides. Nature is a reflection of humans innerself and can only be healed when we reflect on our actions and behaviors. Pico Iyer address his concerns about some of the major issues in today’s changes

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