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world, but are also present in the Maya Angelou’s novel. In “I Know Why the Caged Bird SIngs”, Margaret Johnson shows many character traits. In the novel Maya uses her masculine traits to break down sexist and racist boundaries in the early twentieth century. Marguerette shows masculinity in many different scenes in this book. One of those scenes is after Mr. Freeman molests her. HE threatens to kill her if she tells Bailey or if anyone else finds out. She considers telling mama but decides…

world. In the beginning, people only used writing as an aid to the memory, but as time passed, it became more than a necessity. In the early twentieth century, to be illiterate, meant not to be civilized because a person did not count with the morality or the social appropriateness of a society. As the century progressed, literacy became an important part of many aspects in society, and people were required to read and write in order to survive in the modern world. People had to adapt literacy…

The second half of the twentieth century brought great changes to both anthropological theory as well as the perception of mental health. After the end of World War II and throughout the Cold War, a large demand for new university programs and faculty emerged due to the GI bill. This allowed many more Americans to study anthropology as a profession, shifting professional positions from governmental work to teaching jobs in new universities. The tension during this time of war gave way to new…

rearing of the 19th century, Sigourney’s excerpt is just one example of the feelings experienced by mothers of her time. While she boasts of her new affection which “seems to spread a soft, fresh green over the soul”, later mothers such as Adrienne Rich (1976) and Anne Lamott (1993) complain of heart-wrenching feelings of anger,…

murder, the Chronicle of a Death Foretold itself is a glimpse into the culture and social structure of early 20th century Latin America and allows Marquez to portray society. By close reading Chronicle of a Death Foretold a greater understanding of cultural norms during this time period can be achieved. The Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a window into the culture of Marquez’s early 20th century Columbia. While the story revolves around the murder of Santiago Nasar, the book is written…

since the eighteenth century. It was not until the twentieth century when boxing became an American sport. At this time all Americans, regardless of race and financial status, could box. Any American athlete with a talent for boxing could make a sufficient amount of money that was enough to be successful. With technological advancements and increased political interest, boxing became increasingly popular in the twentieth century, and then declined in the twenty-first century. Corresponding to…

Eastern culture has become more and more celebrated in western culture in recent years. It is now considered almost fashionable, in many places, to participate in activities such as meditation and other mindful rituals. It was not until the mid 20th century that the popularity of meditation began to increase. It was around the 1960’s that scientists began to conduct studies on the effects of the activity, during which time the Beatles also became interested in the activity, bringing increased…

Martha Bayles argues that modernity has removed the humanity so essential to early to mid-twentieth century African American music from contemporary music. She furthers the contention that vernacular musicians, specifically those from the African American idioms of blues and jazz, were not primitives. Rather, they were seasoned professionals with an ability to interject soul and passion into their music. However, to make this argument, Bayles takes aim at the post soul music era as a counter…

Many myths and realities about American Indian life prevailed in the late nineteenth century following the period of modernization and Americanization. Americanization mainly refers to the process in which individuals become assimilated into American culture and customs while also still practicing other ethnic traditions. This process prevailed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as more immigrants traveled to the United States for work or to evade harsh governmental control.…

nineteenth century placed a particular focus on gaining basic rights for women, were more focused in the Western world, and offered less diversity in their expressions as compared to feminist movements in the second half of the twentieth century. However, feminist movements of both eras were fundamentally based in the idea of female rights, had a basis on white and middle class women, were international in scope, and also were provocative of backlash from orthodox institutions. In the 19th…