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health has been overlooked by US policy makers and activists. Although this piece is not necessarily a foundational text on Latina reproductive justice, it does take many of the keystone pieces of feminist scholarship (e.g. Bell Hooks and Kimberly Crenshaw) and applies them specifically to analyzing Latina movements and struggles. I think the only way this paper could be strengthened is if it were to use direct interviews with the undocumented women it studies. However, because of either time…

Films that we watch and enjoy present racism that is subtle and strategically positioned that allows audiences to believe there is no racial aspects that affect blacks and whites from having a relationship. This hegemonic idea allows audience to enjoy racists films, with some extremely degrading ideas flying over their heads. Lee Antz presented some great insight on black and white buddy films in “Hegemony in Black and White: Interracial Buddy Films and the New Racism" and their attempt to…

Continuing on the topic of the ‘Model Myth Minority,’also known as the Caucasian plan by creating Asian-privilege as a tool for Anti-Blackness. “That’s really the key to all this. The work of the African American freedom movements had made white liberals and white conservatives very uncomfortable. Liberals were questioning whether integration could solve some the deeper problems of economic inequality. And by the late 1960s, conservatives were calling for increased law and order...Across the…

Jermesha Crenshaw Dr. Karolyn Steffens Literary Interpretation 22 Feb, 2016 In the text “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a man with Large wings falls from the sky into the courtyard of a husband and wife with a sick child. The “angel” is then, taken in by the husband and wife and used as an attraction for money by the pair until the “angel” gains the strength to fly away. Marquez uses symbolism, and irony in order to convey the corruption of…

James King (Will Ferrell) is an extremely wealthy hedge fund manager, engaged to his gorgeous gold-digging fiancée Alissa (Alison Brie). His car washer, Darnell Lewis (Kevin Hart), and his wife, Rita, are trying to put their daughter Makayla in a better school away from the bad neighborhood they live in. Darnell meets James when he accidentally frightens James in the parking lot. James makes a speech about how he got to his success, and to inspire Darnell to go for his. He pulls out a big wad of…

In John Grisham’s Bleachers, Eddie Rake demonstrates greatness by helping everyone, because he loves his players and Messina. He shows kindheartedness more than anyone in Messina. Rake helps his players throughout their lives. Coach Rake looks past each player’s differences. Eddie Rake cares about equality. He plays each and every player. Eddie Rake puts them in the game based on their ability, not the color of their skin. He made the newly integrated black players feel welcome. He did not…

Ann Braude in “Faith, Feminism, and History,” discursively articulates and illuminates the ways in which religious narratives about feminist activism and consciousness have been diminished throughout American history. She particularly attends to the itemizing of feminist activist and religious women who worked from within their traditions to dismantle sexist nomenclatures. Notably, she writes, “On the one hand, some feminists depict religious women as apologists for patriarchy whose allegiance…

Throughout the years, we as a society have been working on accepting and acknowledging those who have experienced injustices, prejudice, and discrimination. We are more educated and willing to learn from those who have never had a voice. From black lives matter activists to transgender advocates, we are slowly coming together as a community to create a society where everyone feels safe, included and welcome. Yet, we still have a long way to go. In this essay, I will discuss how being biracial…

Respect shines through certain people more than others. Everyone has their own way of showing their respect. In John Grisham's Bleachers, Coach Eddie Rake is highly respected by a number of his football players. In turn he respects them even when it is hard to do so. Showing respect is not always easy, but sometimes very necessary. True respect is standing up for someone else when no one else is brave enough to do so . Coach Eddie Rake, of the Messina Spartans, always had the sort of authority…

Summary of the Book The novel Black and Blue is about the new life of Elizabeth M. Crenshaw. Her formal name was Frannie F. Benedetto. She was once a nurse back in Brooklyn where she lived with her abusive husband Bobby Benedetto, who is a police officer, and son Robert Benedetto, who is now name Robert Crenshaw. The book starts with Elizabeth “Frannie” escaping the abusive life with her son inside a train station. She had no plan, and she was waiting to learn her next move from a woman who…