“Bitches ain’t shit but hoes and tricks”-Snoop Dogg. These are lyrics from‚ gangster rapper‚ Dr. Dre’s song entitled‚ “Bitches Aint Shit”. Regrettably‚ this sort of language is prevalent in hip-hop music. Women are often stigmatized and presented as nothing more than objects for the satisfaction and entertainment of men. Men in hip-hop regularly refer to women with debasing and offensive names without consequence‚ and this treatment has not just begun recently. Unfortunately‚ this degradation of
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The two speeches Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth and the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln were both similar because they were powerful speeches for equality. The two speeches were different because of their speakers‚ Truth and Lincoln were on completely different spectrums of the social scale and therefore seen differently by the public. Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth was a speech on equality of the sexes. Her speech was extemporaneous‚ and still had such an effect. She had a power in
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I am tired of the way the blacks are being treated I am tired of the white men and women making us feel as if we shouldn’t be alive I am tired of them thinking they are better than us because of their skin color Tired of them making us do whatever because they threaten us But the truth is they can’t make us do anything We can stick up for ourselves We can do whatever it takes to make sure we are treated how we are supposed to be treated But we are scared. Scared to be powerful Scared to be on top
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more like an old wooden stair case. It is interesting how Hughes uses a staircase for his life metaphor‚ making it very effective. Hughes shows how the woman or mother‚ who is speaking‚ has had a hard life but she has never truly given up. In the hardest of times always keep going never give up‚ is what Hughes seems to be trying to say through the woman. In question 6‚ the poem “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” is viewed to discuss the various similes in the poem. The main simile that will be focused on
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ethnic groups‚ who together are an integral part of India. A transgender woman whose journey begins after indentifying herself as a woman but brought up as man by her parents. We follow a general prevalence method of identifying gender at birth as either male or female. But transgender cant be identified at birth‚ they posses contradictory physical appearance and inner feel. Though they physically look like a man they are woman in nature. From the moment we’re born‚ our gender identity is no
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Sojourners Thesis In this essay‚ we are told that the author alternates between thinking of the planet as home and as a hard land of exile. The thoughts of despair are introduced in this essay to contrast the beauty of the mangroves. However‚ ultimately the author has stated explicitly that she finds the possibilities for beauty our planet holds more interesting than the thoughts of despair‚ which clearly supports the thesis. Therefore‚ ¡°The planet is less like an enclosed spaceship¡ªspaceship
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The woman I am in my Dreams Lexi MacConnell 1.) What we can infer about the narrator based on the contrasts she reveals is that she is a short woman‚ who wears sensible average clothing‚ she is unconfident with lack of sex appeal. 2.) The woman in the narrator’s dreams is a tall well-dressed woman who is very social; she is concerned with her own needs. This woman in her dreams is very confident‚ she is able to overcome obstacles and it’s her way or no way. We know this from the poem
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What exactly is the truth? Is it reality‚ sincerity‚ integrity? Is it accuracy and honesty? How can we tell the difference between the truth and lies? Why does the media have the power to decide for us what is true? As Oscar Wilde once said ’The truth is rarely pure and never simple’. This statement sums up the difficulties of telling the truth‚ and this is furthermore shown in Rob Sitch et al’s Frontline‚ Lies by Michael Leunig and the poem Nothing to Report by May Herschel Clarke. The television
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is changing daily news is either broadcasted or by word of mouth in America. I believe that there have been many television shows and movies that have displayed the culture of times in them. People have been influenced by these movies and television shows because some individuals can really relate to the lifestyles or actions of the people in these movies or shows. Especially with videos out there for learning things‚ I think that can really help with teaching people rather than just trying to get
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Women in India have attained greatness through the ages – in political‚ academic and spiritual spheres. They enjoyed freedom and equal participation in public life in ancient India. In the Rig Veda‚ women are placed at the highest pedestal – ‘Yatr nariyastu poojayante ramante tatr devah’ or where women are worshipped‚ Gods preside there. The Taittriya Upanishad teaches us ‘Matridevo bhava’ or ‘Let your mother be God to you’. Swami Vivekananda rightly said‚ “All nations have attained greatness
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