Final Reflection When I registered for the Internalized Oppression (IO) course‚ I did not fully grasp how impactful the work would be for me personally and professionally. I thought I was fine‚ albeit self-conscious about my weight and occasionally my abilities. Considering my age and that I decided to change careers‚ I assumed this was normal. Either bravely or naively‚ I embraced my mid-life realization that I could follow my dreams‚ but did so with a head full of messages questioning my ability
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During a time where black men‚ women‚ and children are getting shot down in the streets simply for being black‚ it is important to remember that white people have fallen victim to the damaging effects of systematic oppression as well. Throughout history‚ the oppression of white people is clear as day. Originally‚ the Europeans were forced out of their homes to travel across the seas while looting and destroying the resources and lives of the natives inhabiting Americas and pretty much the rest
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Finding Your Voice The Color Purple is a novel written by Alice Walker‚ which was published in 1982. The story takes place around the 1910s-1940s. It follows a young girl Celie as she grows up and all the challenges she has to face. The book is written through letters. The letters begin by being addressed to god but as Celie finds out her sister Nettie is possibly still alive she begins to write to her instead. The main recurring theme in this novel is having a strong voice and sticking up for yourself
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Purple Hibiscus Character notes: Eugene Achike Eugene is a complex and fascinating character‚ whose shadow falls strongly on his wife and children. Born during the colonial period in Nigeria‚ he was raised by priests and left his country to study in England. Publicly‚ he is praised for his courageous stand against the military regime in Nigeria and admired for his success in the business world. Privately‚ however‚ he is revealed to be a religious fanatic who rules his household with his
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Perhaps the Early Modern ages in Western Europe were what established the continuous years of oppression for the female gender. During this time‚ women were barely even looked at as human‚ evident when essayist Richard Steele defined women in 1710 as “...a daughter‚ a sister‚ a wife‚ and a mother‚ a mere appendage of the human race...(Hufton)” Throughout a woman’s life‚ it was the norm for them to prepare all their lives to serve domestically in order to get married young‚ and care for her husband
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The Oppression of Muslims in the World Today Muslims are being oppressed all over the world in today’s times. Muslims are branded by the Western part of the world as ‘terrorists.’ This is completely false. Islam is a religion of peace and those countries that have branded Muslims as terrorists are in fact oppressing Muslims. One of the worst types of oppression that is taking place today against Muslims is in Palestine. Israel is killing and torturing all the Palestinian Muslims just to gain territory
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Oppression is Not Freedom of Speech Atheists promote Satan. Only Muslims commit violent acts of terrorism. Homosexual people ruin the sanctity of marriage. Homeless people choose homelessness. Not only do each of these statements oppress a group of people‚ but each of them is poorly stated. In a government that allows it‚ the idea of freedom of speech is a given right; however‚ certain things‚ such as discriminating stereotypes of minority groups‚ are oppressive. In Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
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During the 1980s we witness a powerful manifestation of courage hailing from the Chicana women. In class we discussed forms of oppression that were displayed such as: nonconsensual sterilizations‚ employment discrimination‚ underemployment‚ etc. In a world dominated by men‚ the Chicana women mobilized and took a stand against such forms of injustice. Though reactions towards this caused them to be labeled as “malinches”‚ they fought to “create a space of their own”‚ abolish the patriarchy completely
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tackle the oppressions to which they are subject? Compare and contrast the work and approach of two applied theatre practitioners and companies in order to explore this question. According to Oxford Dictionary Online‚ oppression is defined as ‘prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority’ (2014). Within theatre‚ oppression is a powerful subject to tackle. Not only it is used as the subject of many productions‚ it is also a key part of many rehearsal exercises. Oppression comes in many
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Americans in Southern states still inhabited a vastly unequal world of disenfranchisement‚ segregation and various forms of oppression‚ including race-inspired violence (www.history.com‚ 2015). In 1960‚ the black Americans made up 10.5% of the total population and 55% of them were living in poverty (http://www.shmoop.com/‚ 2015). This is just one example of how a century of oppression can affect a whole demographic. The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s included
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