A Rhetorical Analysis of “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women” Divan Ealy September 25‚ 2013 ENGL 1123 9-9:50am The article “Hip-Hop Betrayal of Black Women” was written by Jennifer McLune and appeared in Z magazine Online in the July 2006 issue. McLune argues that sexism in hip-hop’s culture is a big part and has helped make the industry what it is today. This article can be divided into 5 different sections. In the first section‚ she talks about Kevin Powell and how he
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Gorilla‚ My Love In the short story‚ “Gorilla‚ My Love”‚ author Toni Cade Bambara narrates a story about the way children overanalyze little white lies. Bambara tells the story as if a child was talking in first-person view. Throughout the story Hazel talks about different instances of her share of what she thought was being lied to. The read was very enjoyable because it was something that I could relate to. For instance‚ when Hazel and her friend are at the movie theater and she says‚ “ …we yell
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Oscar’s Love Journey Even though Oscar is always falling in love‚ violence is always involved. And if he does not try to do it himself someone else is trying to kill him. Love and violence go hand in hand with his relationships. Oscars first experience falling into love sets the tone for love being equated with hurt or pain. Oscar dumbs Olga “the following day on the playground with Maritza by his side and Olga pouring down in tears”. So Oscar stayed with Maritza his first love he loved most. When
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John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love is a ‘romantic comedy’ set in the class-dominated society of Elizabethan England. The two protagonists and “Star-crossed lovers” of the film come from completely different ends of the class spectrum. Will Shakespeare is a “lowly player” with writer’s block searching for his muse and wealthy Viola De Lesseps who dreams of “love as there has never been in a play” are fortune’s fools as the viewer must come to realise that love cannot conquer all. Madden conveys
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Napoleon betrayed the goals of the French Revolution. The first example that proves Napoleon betrayed the goals of the French Revolution is he did not allow freedom of religion. “One area where Napoleon disregarded changes introduced by the French revolution was religion” (Beck 230). One goal of the French revolution was to have freedom of religion to all‚ including the Jews. Despite the revolution’s attempt to have freedom of religion in France Napoleon an agreement with the pope. The agreement
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The recent article that I have read sheds‚ more than enough‚ light on a situation that many people consider not being relevant. “Celie’s Revenge: Hip Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women” written by Jennifer McLune relates to the feelings of many women in today’s society. Being referred to as bitches and hoes in the music that we hear every day‚ on the radio‚ TV‚ etc.‚ is a disgrace to all whether they feel so or not. This article is a response to Kevin Powell’s article “Notes of a Hip Hop Head”. In his
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and confusion of love lies in its diversity. Love is an individualized emotion. It is a part of who we are. Love does not look for equality‚ but it persists on balance. Love exists in every smile‚ every pounding heart‚ and the sweet taste of every kiss. Love is an emotional feeling in the soul and the basis of everyday life. However on earth and in this life‚ love is forever changing and death is the only constant. The role and significance of love in "Death Constant beyond Love"‚ by Gabriel Garcia
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18 January 2008 Love and Hatred in Medea Abstract This paper focuses on the issue of “Love and Hatred in Medea.” Most people consider Medea as a bad and evil woman‚ but‚ she is not that evil. It is just because she has different levels of love and hatred toward different people‚ just as we do. First‚ I will focus on Medea’s intense love toward Jason. I mostly focus on the part that she sacrifices everything for Jason because of her love. Second‚ I focus on the reasons that Medea decides to take
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was in love”. What does such a statement imply about the nature of love? Write an essay which argues your particular view on the nature of love and the object of that love. Limit your answer to the notion of romantic love and use Robert Ehman as a starting point. Everybody seems to believe that love is a good thing. However‚ not all agree on what love is. Is love that warm fuzzy feeling a person has when they are with a familiar person? According to the Bible‚ love is caring in action. Love is not
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such thing as "true love" they believe that love is nothing but an illusion designed by social expectations. These people believe that love ultimately turns into pain and despair. This idea in some ways is true. Love is not eternal it will come to an end one way or another‚ but the aspect that separates true love from illusion‚ is the way love ends. "True Love" is much too powerful to be destroyed by Human imperfection; it may only be destroyed by a force equal to the power of love. Diotima believed
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