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- 171: The Beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... the black southern community. He was able to accept and adopt wise counsel, i.e. in choosing to be a preacher. From the pulpit he could reach the people. MLK was well aware of Negro stereotypes and in college made pains to avoid such labels being attached to him. As he grew in understanding of humanity he knew to speak to individuals on a one to one basis to get a ...
- 172: Judith Sargeant Murray
- ... Women are no longer subservient to the male population, yet many issues neet to be overcome. Many women are still underpaid for the same jobs that employ men. Women of today are still fighting off stereotypes place on women years ago. It seems that the feminist movement has only just begun. We still have many battles to fight if we are to win the war. Murray is an early voice in ...
- 173: Life and Work of Shirley Jackson
- ... maturity. She is a social misfit, not beautiful enough, charming enough, or articulate enough to get along ill with other people, too introverted and awkward. In short, she does not fit any of the feminine stereotypes available to her"(146). In the end, very few of her protagonists achieve much of a victory over oppression. Indeed most of Jackson's protagonists are emotionally violated and must struggle desperately to overcome their ...
- 174: Howard Stern: The King of Mass Media or the Anti Christ?
- ... inappropriate. The way that he generalizes the listening community is immoral. It is beyond thought as to why any self respecting citizen would care to subject themselves to Stern’s slew of distasteful comments and stereotypes. Stern quotes “I’m an outsider! As long as I think I’m shit, which I do. I still think I’m garbage, and that’s the healthiest thing about me. I don’t get ...
- 175: Hellen Nellie McClung: A Canadian Feminist
- ... that Canada, particularly the prairie West, was a perfect place to begin to bring that about. Women's suffrage, temperance and the ordination of women were keystones in the battle - engaged. In contrast to contemporary stereotypes, with a wit and compelling humor that won over enemies as it delighted her allies. Nellie was a curious girl, she was always asking questions. This was not commonly seen among girls in her time ...
- 176: Mark Twain and Racism
- ... Racism The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is an excellent example of racism in literature, because it uses language describing African Americans which goes beyond satire. It treats them as objects and perpetuates stereotypes. It does not expose and deal with racism, as many advocates of its reading claim, but encourages an attitude of superiority that is unnecessary and intolerable. In order to rid ourselves from this racism, African ...
- 177: The Crime at Compiegne
- ... tiny bit off the beaten track…by their very nature cannot fail to be criminals" seemed to be written especially for Jeanne. As a female in the early 1400s, Saint Jeanne managed to break two stereotypes rigorously supported by the Roman Catholic Church of the day, that God could speak directly to the people, even a peasant like Jeanne, and that God not only showed himself to women, but that he ...
- 178: The Good Friday Agreement
- ... case. Looking at the problems I think that all of the problems stem out from the social problems and that factors can be made bigger by others. As I mentioned before kids grow up with stereotypes about other people and they aren’t allowed to start to have their own opinion until they leave school because the schools carry on from where the parents leave off. So when they are old ...
- 179: Stereotypical Civilization
- ... few of the natives, he learns that his preconceptions belittled a race that not only demonstrates restraint, but is also treated poorly. His preconception of the natives being "savages" is a perfect example of western stereotypes and prejudices. Marlow’s mistake, of judging someone he did not know, proves the point that if a person goes into a situation with a closed mind, he can miss out on good opportunities. During ...
- 180: My Belief about Gay and Lesbian Families
- ... should be mandatory therefore, society would be enlightened, like myself, as to what homosexuality is and is not. A family is not defined by sexual orientation nor by society's rigid sex role assignments and stereotypes. What gay men and lesbians long for, and are beginning to achieve, is to lead an ordinary life without hiding their sexuality. This, too, is what many gay and lesbians parents want. Based upon the ...
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