“Poetry Is Not a Luxury” (1982) intertwines feminism and poetry together. Author Audre Lorde says that for women‚ “poetry is not a luxury‚ but a necessity of our existence” (Lorde‚ 1982‚ pg. 281). In today’s society‚ women’s opinions aren’t really expressed‚ because it’s not widely accepted in this man-built world. Lorde’s quote “poetry is not a luxury‚ but a necessity of our existence” means that women should use their voices and channel their energy into poetry. Since poetry is accepted‚ women
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Victim Blaming is Self-Shaming The theory of feminism can help explain the reasons for unreported sexual assaults toward females. For instance‚ females strongly disagree with the perception of "rape culture". "Rape culture" is the act of subjugating women by disregarding the significance of sexual violence as a norm. Media being a powerful platform‚ is able to promote/obstruct numerous issues‚ including "rape culture"‚ for example Robin Thicke’s song Blurred Lines "I know you want it.../Can’t
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and also the desire of the Irish people of living in a country without the British domination‚ as in the social life like in the religious. In spite of this poem‚ not all the critics consider him as a postcolonial author. Seamus Deane defines his poetry as "a strong cultural nationalist‚ but just as often he accuses Yeats of
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2 Victims and Crime Evaluation All over the world‚ people are pronged to become victims of an offense against themselves or their property violating them. Most of the time people decided not to report the offense to a police officer for many reasons fear of their lives‚ embarrassment‚ loved one hurt him or her‚ and are not citizens. While not reporting the offense to the police department it only creates more numbers for the National Crime Victimization Survey department to report instead of the
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After reading through all the poems‚ there was no question about which three I was going to pick. The poem “Punishment” by Lisa Zaran moved me with the first line‚ “When using‚ you are not the same”. Growing up in the 70s and being a teenager in the 80s‚ I have seen firsthand the detrimental effect that substance abuse has on our society. When she continues with next two lines‚ “That sublimity of an altered state‚ you are not the same”‚ I have absolutely no doubt I know what this poem is about. The
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Essay on Pre-Islamic Arabic Poetry Islam first came into prominence in 622 CE and quickly spread through the middle east over the course of a few decades. Many of the events that took place in and around Saudi Arabia are described as having taken place either before the birth of Islam or after it. Arabic poetry as most people know was never actually scripted by people during the pre-Islamic period‚ so many accounts of when the poetry was written may be wrong or falsified. This is because writing
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genders‚ yet is mainly an act of violence affects women worldwide. In her article‚ “The Ultimate Rape Victim”‚ anonymous author Jane Doe explains stigma of being a “rape survivor” and the injustice women who have been raped face from law enforcement. In her article‚ Doe notes that female purity is often seen as holy‚ whilst female sexuality is viewed as sinful (pg. 77). In her example of the devout Italian girl‚ Maria Goretti‚ Doe notes that women are basically taught that it is “better to die in
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Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf Editions. Open Purchase the entire Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf on CD at http://collegebookshelf.net Contents Selected Poems. John Keats. John Keats. Selected Poems. Contents About the author John Keats (October 31‚ 1795 February 23‚ 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. During his short life‚ his work was the subject of constant politically motivated critical attack‚ and it was not until much later that
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Victim Blaming As we all know‚ crime is everywhere and happens all the time. There are murders‚ theft‚ burglary‚ fraud‚ forgery‚ and then there is rape. Rape occurs more often than most think. In fact‚ every 98 seconds another American is raped (RAINN). Most believe that rape occurs by a stranger coming out of a dark alley but in reality‚ 45% of rapes are done by someone the victim knows and only 28% are committed by an actual stranger (RAINN). Although it happens often‚ not many people are well
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feel a strong sense of empathy for the victim‚ yet many others criminalize the victim for how they themselves got into the assault. Why does our society continue to persecute a victim? For the only ones who should be questioning in this fashion‚ are those investigating the crime in of itself. Rape culture has become a natural part of our society and the largest part of this “culture‚” is victim blaming. Yes‚ there are two sides to this issue‚ but whether the victim was truly raped or not‚ it does not
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