the word “poor” has become quite unrecognized for its real meaning and qualities. In the article‚ “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor‚” noted African American scholar‚ Gloria Watkins under the pen name bell hooks (1994)‚ addresses how poverty is presented through society and criticizes the misrepresentations made by the higher class and media. Watkins (1994) emphasizes her argument that the dehumanizing form of representing the poor is the root cause low self-esteem among poor people.
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Garbarini Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor What is your perception of the poor and less fortunate in society? Would you say that you have a low perception of them or do you regard them in the highest? Would you do your social duty to reach out to the poor and impoverished to assist them‚ or help assist‚ in establishing programs that would aid in leading them to a brighter future? These are the questions that I ask of myself as I read‚ “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the
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showing poor people as happy and having a good self-esteem level. I feel as if my essay has good structure to it‚ and I support my argument with sufficient detail that helps back up my main point. I would like the readers of my draft to provide me with information concerning my examples and if they are proper and accurate. Thanks. 11/15/13 Synthesis Essay for Siering and hooks Arguments “Taking a Bite out of twilight”‚ written by Carmen D. Siering and “Seeing and
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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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As you read bell hooks’s Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor‚ it’s hard not to ask yourself the question‚ how do I see the poor? In her writing‚ she declares that issues like stereotypical 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
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bell hooks: “Seeing and Making Culture” Summary In the essay “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor”‚ hooks proposes a different perspective on issues regarding people of higher class compared to those of lower class. In doing so‚ she clarifies and illustrates assumptions made about the poor‚ how they are viewed in popular culture‚ and in the media. To further validate her points‚ she utilizes ideas that stem from her own personal experiences with poverty‚ as well as examples from pop
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The purpose of this essay according to Bell Hook “Seeing And Making Culture‚” that the author is portraying it that she is trying to change how poor people are represented. And the complaint that Hook stated that “Socialized by film and television to identify with the attitudes and values of privileged classes in this society‚ many people who are poor‚ or few paychecks away from poverty‚ internalize fear and contempt for those who are poor.” Hook is trying to argue that these homeless people are
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August‚ 2013 Representing the Poor In Bell Hooks; “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the poor; Hooks writes about issues involving the higher class rather than those suffering from poverty. The issues that she addresses are assumptions made about the poor‚ how poor individuals are viewed‚ and how they are represented on television; she shows and interprets how poverty affects the daily lives of individuals. Hooks first argument involves a false accusation made about poor people from her
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hopeless romantic‚ I am deeply intrigued by Bells Hooks writing. Bell Hooks born Gloria Jean Watkins was born September 25‚ 1952 in a black neighborhood in Hopkinsville a small‚ segregated town in rural Kentucky. With her father who worked as a janitor‚ and her mother‚ Rosa Bell Oldham Watkins‚ who worked as a maid in the homes of white families‚ Hooks used her experience of rural living‚ poverty‚ racial segregation‚ and resistance struggle in her works. Hooks wrote in an essay “Keeping Close to Home”
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In the article “Seeing and Making Culture” by Bell Hooks‚ Bell argues that society has a wrong outlook of the poor community. Her goal is to try and change everyone’s image of these people. She successfully supports her claim by using authority (ethos) and values (pathos) to explain her claim and why she feels so strongly about this situation. According to the census‚ “Between 2015 and 2016‚ the poverty rate for children under age 18 declined from 19.7 to 18.0 percent. The poverty rate for adults
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