Bell hooks

links us together by our similarities and allows us to understand each other’s differences. Making a connection with the reader is essential for an author, no matter the genre. Without a connection,nothing said by the author will matter to the reader. For the reader, making this connection happens in multiple ways, whether it be identifying with the author as a person, having shared experiences, or simply liking their writing style. When we first read Where We Stand: Class Matters by Bell Hooks, I felt this same immediate connection. I was drawn to Bell Hooks by her writing style, the feminine narrative she told, and our points of view on money and class. Through this connection with Bell Hooks, I hope to discover more about my own dispositions and the impact that connections have on me and other readers. What first drew me to Bell Hooks was the fact she is a female author. I have a great respect for women writers, especially those who grew up with a male dominated work force. In the time that Bell Hooks grew up in, being an educated woman was seen as a bad thing. She recalled that, “Daddy believed a woman with too much education would never…

What type of a world where we go without assisting the poverty victims or even ways to cut energy usage? Gloria Watkins, a pen name for Bell Hooks, an author who wrote an article called, “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor.” Hooks approach a point of view on the issues relating to individuals from the higher class compared with those are from, the lower level. In her article, she uses her own personal experience how poverty effects on negative stereotypes towards today’s society.…

Bell Hooks We all face challenges in the world and we’re the only ones who can decide if we should remain silent or speak out. Bell Hooks from a very young age was a person who spoke out and talked back to others when she did not agree with what they had to say or if she had a different idea. At a very young age, “growing up in a small segregated town in Kentucky” (noteablebiographies), she grew up having to be a someone who stood up for what she thought was right and did not back down. This…

restaurants, parks, restrooms, and schools either for only colored people and vice versa. The motto that marked this era was “separated but equal” a phrase that never was true; and after a long fight that lasted for over 80 years the segregation was ended. The author, Bell Hooks, from the book named Teaching to Transgress lived part of the segregation and after it finished she lived the integration. The integration was a movement to desegregate schools and other places around the United States,…

Bell hooks: Men aren’t all equal: Bell hooks, author of Feminist theory from Margin to Center, have represented a voice for women of minorities groups that struggle with the Feminist movement not being inclusive. As a proponet of ending sexist oppressions, bell hooks represents a radical feminist who shows society how different structures need to be replaces in order to improve society for the masses. Even though mostly focusing on women’s experiences, hooks had a whole chapter dedicated to the…

large universities. We have small class sizes, and they will notice when you aren’t there. They will know your name.” This may seem insignificant, especially to someone who does not care if their professor knows them. However, if one is a student at Christopher Newport, they cannot imagine it differently. There is a certain energy between the students and professors at CNU, one of mutual respect and perhaps even admiration. Surely this is not an effect of what the president of the university…

Bell Hooks took the concept of feminism and described how feminism has been shaped and formed throughout the years. Hooks describes feminism as a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. She believes that this simple definition is respectable because it does not state that men are the problem or enemy. By saying that sexism is the problem instead of men, it implies that all sexist thinking and action is the problem, whether men, women, adults, or children cause it. It is…

Bell hooks used a variety of strategies and techniques to attract her audience in her book: introduction to teaching and transgress. This paper will focus on the chapter on education as the practice of freedom. The strategies and techniques portrayed in this chapter include drawing readers with the first sentence, strategic formatting, short paragraphs, clear writing and a conversational tone (Hohenshel and Hand, 36). The chapter starts off with Bell Hook explaining why she was preoccupied by…

Black, White, Asian, and Hispanic women all have one thing in common. They all have dealt with some form of oppression. bell hooks exemplifies a woman who seeks change and improvement in the feminist movement. When bell hooks enrolled in a graduate class on Feminist Theory she realized all her readings were written by white women and one black man. She had every right to be curious of the works from women of different cultures. Did I mention bell hooks was black? Oppression has no color or…

Social philosopher Erich Fromm formed a definition of love that is simple, yet comprehensive. He broke love into four connected but distinct elements: respect, care, knowledge, and responsibility (hooks 19). These forms can exist on their own, but when authentic and genuine love is practiced, the four must exist together. We must, at the very least, respect others. Often times, when a relationship is established, we go above that basic respect and care for others. Care is practiced when we…