Blackness

Many characteristics of an epic and of heroic tradition from Anglo-Saxon culture support that Beowulf is indeed an epic written in the heroic tradition of the Anglo-Saxon culture. Honor, bravery, and a sense of duty are all characteristics of a hero. Anglo-Saxons define a hero as usually being a king or thane who were at the higher end of the chain with the ability to run at danger with no fear of self-harm, having good leadership qualities, and being capable of providing for their people a…

and I found out that I was about to be taken to the hospital, I felt a sharp pain in my chest and stomach. Everything I had kept hidden inside for so long erupted and tears ran down my face. I hear my mother’s car arrive and everything withered to blackness. I was able to communicate to my worried mother again. Worried, my mother went to the counselor's the morning after to talk about my situation. I did not go to school that day. The day after, I was sent to the counselor’s to talk about my…

The term, Gothic literature, was a movement in the 18th century that focused on ruin, terror, horror, death, and the darkness of human nature. This writing also combines elements of the supernatural and events that can’t be explained in the natural world. Gothic writing originated with British writers using science, religion, and industry combined with the question of the unknown by using the symbolism of a darker world in caves, castles, nightmares, and fear. With the movement to the new world…

opportunity to become a heavyweight-boxing champion from the years 1908 to 1915 (Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2005). Before, many African American boxers would fight against each other or with white men but in other weight divisions. The documentary explains that having an African American boxer fight in the heavyweight division “was too big of a risk to take” ((Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2005). However, on December 26, 1908, Johnson…

In George Orwell’s work, Politics and the English Language, Orwell makes many points as to why the English language is collapsing, especially in political writing. Impropriety in the English language has been passed about much like tradition and has not seemed to have stopped. Ambiguity in political writing has made it dry with no imagery in the words or metaphors used, which is often done incorrectly. Orwell uses several phrases from other professors and politicians as examples to explain why…

In the article that I have read it talks about Shoshana Hebshi, and what has happened to her. Hebshi is a freelance journalist, and a mother to a set of twins that are 7 years old. She is half- Jewish, and half- Arab. Hebshi was on the Frontier Airlines Flight, and landed at Metro Airport in Detroit. She was terrified, and violated. On September 11, 2011 Shoshana Hebshi on the Frontier Airlines. As she found her seat there were two Indian-American men that were sitting in her row of the plane.…

deal with issues such as lynching. It was through this particular lens that Cone begins to understand that theology is influenced by experience. Cone’s existential reality captures the tension of what it feels like to love God but wrestle with blackness. In Baldwin’s work it is hidden in the lines of his phenomenal written. As it writes about his black rage, it is hidden in the rage against his father. In his work such as Notes of Native Son, Baldwin locates his anger with his father but…

don’t notice the difference. This is reflective of how fundamental race is as a factor of perceived identity in the U.S. Ifemelu must learn to navigate these racialized dynamics, at times both conforming to and also rebelling against her assigned “blackness.” However, upon returning back to Nigeria, she is viewed as having “become American,” though she most identifies with Nigeria as her home.…

The 1960’s were probably the most crucial year for the Black Rebellion. The year of 1963 saw protests in 115 cities across 11 states. More than 20,000 people were arrested, ten protesters had lost their lives and thousands more were injured. After a powerful and intense battle that was a victory against segregation in Alabama. As the year came to a climax in a massive march of 250,000 on Washington to force President John F. Kennedy to pass a New Civil Rights Act, which was at a far greater…

switched from operatic arias to religious songs like “ There is a Balm in Gilead.” There was a reluctance to perform spirituals following emancipation because they were seen as a degrading reminder of slave life. Their story can indicate the selling of blackness cultivated to the preferences of white consumers. They were working against stereotypes and a racist society, so they found a more engaging sound and still maintained the ideal passion of slave music to resonate with the white…