In chapter 5 of The Blue Sweater, which was written by Jacqueline Novogratz, Jacqueline was a good listener who drew my attention. Novogratz explains that the only way to create a good business was to listen to the people who work with you. Jacqueline was ready to learn from the Rwandan women by listening to whatever thing they had to say. “On the other, I began to understand that I could have listened better, for listening is not just having the patience to wait, it is also learning how to ask the questions themselves” (86).in order to make a successful bakery business, she went to a great depth to listen to the African women. After reading chapter 5 of the blue sweater, I remembered that I witnessed one event
Reaction Paper Amy C. Steinbugler the author of Beyond Loving, examines interracial intimacy in the beginning of the twenty-first century and it has continued to developed new ideologies. Segregation, slavery, court cases, black lives matter and many other historical movements occurred decades ago and people were not allowed to form a relationship outside of their race, because of biracial which was looked upon as wrong. It became a phase of racial denials in which interracial relationships are seen as symbols of racial progress. This book examines the racial dynamics of everyday life of lesbian, gay heterosexual of black and white couples. Overall, this book analyzes cotemporary interracial through “racework”.
In the short story The Bride, written by Christina Granados, we are taken into Lily’s perspective. Lily describes her childhood with her sister, Rochelle, who has been planning her wedding since birth. To plan her wedding, Rochelle uses the “five- pound bride magazines” (Granados 502). She plans the songs, the food, the guests, as well as the dress from these magazines. Rochelle, throughout the story, never seems to accept any traditional Mexican- American wedding practices.
All But My Life is a memoir written by Gerda Weissmann Klein. This memoir tells about her experiences during World War Two. Her childhood was full of happiness growing up with her Jewish family. This memoir starts two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland.
Book Paper: 37 Words I had the opportunity to read the book “37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination,” by Sherry Boschert. In this book, Boschert presents the story of women working in higher education in the 1960s and fighting for gender equity. These women realized that their frustrating experiences at work were not isolated incidents but rather part of a larger system of discrimination against women. Their activism led to the passing of Title IX in 1972, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender in all schools receiving federal funding.
Lucille Parkinson McCarthy, author of the article, “A Stranger in Strange Lands: A College Student Writing Across the Curriculum”, conducted an experiment that followed one student over a twenty-one month period, through three separate college classes to record his behavioral changes in response to each of the class’s differences in their writing expectations. The purpose was to provide both student and professor a better understanding of the difficulties a student faces while adjusting to the different social and academic settings of each class. McCarthy chose to enter her study without any sort of hypothesis, therefore allowing herself an opportunity to better understand how each writing assignment related to the class specifically and “what
The show depicted the everyday experiences of a Jewish immigrant family in the Bronx and their navigation of American society. At the beginning of each episode, Molly Goldberg, the sympathetic protagonist and mother figure, directly addresses the audience, introducing the moral themes of the episode along with advertisements. By breaking the fourth wall of communication in television with her direct address, Molly mediates between the story world and reality, which eases the transition and makes her relatable to the viewer. For the first televised sitcom, it is remarkable how the show vocalized the female perspective, and centralized an immigrant group thought to be unassimilable in society
Into considerations of having children, many people have different outlooks on the proper way to raise their children. However, in The Glass Castle, Rose Mary and Rex Walls had their own method of parenting, which many people would find controversial. Throughout The Glass Castle, author Jeannette Walls, describes her childhood and her consequential living conditions that she had to deal with due to the choices her parents made. Although Rose Mary and Rex had their own methods of raising their children which would be considered neglectful, many would believe that they belong in a foster care, but since they didn't get taken away there must be a reason to it. If Jeannette was placed into foster care I don't think she would have benefited from
The Glass Castle In The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls, it presents welfare to utilize the idea of overcoming adversity and achieving success despite difficult circumstances. In the beginning of the book, Walls connects her personal experience as a kid to the symbol of welfare in order to emphasize how it was proclaimed through her childhood and adulthood. Take, for example, that In the passage, Jeanette explains, “But for the time being, things might get a little tight around the house.
Currently in society, people have become extremely broad. Terms that apply to a group and words that are not specific get used on the daily. In “Be Specific” by Natalie Goldberg, the author explains why people should be more specific about what they are talking about. Now, I will go ahead and discuss this thing. Did you see what I did there?
The duration of an individual’s coming of age is one of the most important times of their life which shapes them into who they are meant to be as an adult. Throughout this journey, they will be influenced by a variety of experiences such as discrimination, society’s perception or misperceptions, love, and interaction with adults. These influences help them reach maturity, gain an understanding of the world and overcome the challenges they might come across in their everyday life. “The Breadwinner” written by Deborah Ellis, tells the story of a young girl named Parvana who is living in Afghanistan. After her father’s arrest, Parvana takes the responsibility to work and earn money for her family by disguising herself as a boy.
It could be considered that at first look, Merry Wiesner-Hanks investigates an alternative view of the early modern world in terms of the history behind Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World. Wiesner-Hank’s viewpoint moves on from her earlier studies in women and gender in Europe and instead investigates Latin America, Asia, Africa and North America within her renaissance studies of “how Christian ideas and institutions shaped sexual attitudes and activities from roughly 1500-1750”. This in depth examination of the concept of sexuality and the way that it is underpinned by religious life and institutions is divided into six chapters. Her chapters explore the context of sexuality within history, including women’s history, legal
The 1970’s was a time for radical change. Within the radical change was feminism, sex and sexuality, and drugs. Although this may not have been part of everyone’s lives, it was there, and it was prevalent. However, in 1970’s television none of this was talked about. Even though the 1970’s was a turning point in censorship in American television, the ideas and values were still moderately the same as the previous decades.
Steinbeck manages to make Lennie seem childlike by hinting the readers that he has a mental disability through Lennie's simple-minded thinking and innocent killing behaviors. When George lost his temper and told Lennie that he could have lived a better life without him, Lennie proclaimed, "If you don't want me, you only jus' got to say so, and I'll go off in those hills right there - right up in those hills and live by myself" (Steinbeck 13). Even though Lennie knew that George will not leave him, Lennie still does not think of the possibility and casually said he can live comfortably in the hills. With his clumsy attitude and lack of survival knowledge, Lennie will most likely starve out in the hills without anyone he can rely on. In addition,
The main character in the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates, is a fifteen-year-old girl named Connie. This character appears to be a typical teenager who feels misunderstood by her family. The relationship with her family causes her to live two different lives “Everything about her had two sides to it, one for home and one for anywhere that was not home.” (86) Connie’s dual lifestyle and inability to communicate with her family will eventually lead to her demise.
