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August of 1995, in Essence Magazine, Bell Hooks stresses how much African American women are spending to look good. The pressures to fit into Western culture can turn into an obsession over their outward appearance. Bell Hooks believes that “the schism between how we view ourselves and how society perceives us, leads to poor self-image and low self-esteem among many Black women, making our lives a breeding ground for "appearance obsession."”(Hooks 1). Hooks challenges women to see beauty as…

In the reading Feminism is for Everybody, bell hooks declares feminism as “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression” (hooks, vii). Although this is a very simple and direct answer to the question of “what is feminism?” there is more to the question than the simple and laid out answer. By starting with what feminism is not, coming to an answer of what is feminism becomes much clearer. In today’s society feminism has become a very negative idea with the masses, with young…

Out of the other chapters in Bell Hooks’ book, I felt this chapter was the most relevant to me. Hooks talked about the need for educators to engage in their teaching. Some professors and teachers do not engage and show much interest in what they are teaching. Hooks was able to describe the lack of engagement that teachers show without many examples or controversial subject material. I felt the chapter was able to relate to everyone rather than make a politically charged statement and expect…

My assignment for discussion 6 was to summarize the assigned readings. Our first reading was called “Engaged Pedagogy” by Bell Hooks. This reading was a very interesting reading on how Hooks describes her experiences as a teacher and a student. The second was actually not a reading but a podcast that was assigned for us to listen to. The podcast was called “The problem we all live with” by This American Life. Which talks about desegregation and integration within schools. I have personally never…

explanation of a hook, Weiland says, “…stripped down to its lowest common denominator, [a hook is] nothing more or less than a question.” She is asserting that the best of hooks with pique the interest of the audience, and cause them to generate their own questions, and will be propelled into the story in order to answer them. Hooks can provide information, even partial information that doesn’t fully gratify the readers’ inquisitive nature; but rather exacerbates it. Weiland compares a hook to a…

photography generally, but more specifically, domestic photography. This introduction is connected to Bell Hooks and Sally Mann’s photographs, image and identity and the language in the photographs are performing as a mediating role that built a bridge between experiences and the questioning of a feeling inside of a viewer. In Our Glory: I found the most enlightening and meaningful point in Bell Hooks’ essay. She stated, “The image can give back and take away, it can bind.” She refers an image…

Ever since the Sandy Hook shooting in late 2012, it has become glaringly apparent an alarming amount of the United States’ populace and lawmakers would sooner sacrifice the lives of children than ever dare consider the idea of constricting some of the freedom a gun carries. It might be a tad bit of an overgeneralization, and obviously very few would ever admit to believing they fall into that category, but the history of gun violence in the US shows the lack of attempts and resistance to…

What is feminism? Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression. In my own words feminism is used for a woman figure, who fight for civil rights and equality with men in all fields, such as being independent, stepping outside from house to look for jobs and making their career, achieving their goals, making decisions for their families or participating in political parties. However, today due to feminism movement women get more media attention compare to men in social…

There have been few American tragedies quite as heartbreaking as the Sandy Hook massacre. December 4th, 2012, in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, an elementary school was attacked by a violent shooter. Teachers bravely sacrificed themselves for their students, but many were still killed. Twenty children (students in Kindergarten through First Grade) and six adult teachers were murdered. Others were severely traumatized and injured. This was the definition of tragedy, and raises many concerns on our…

Bell Hooks’ All About Love is a philosophical book that discusses love in modern day society. Freedom, love, and commitment are three topics where Hooks imbricates other ideas proposed by other philosophers discussed in our course. Her thought processes relate to Fromm, Frankl on two separate ideas, and also Tillich. Bell Hooks and Fromm are correlated due to their shared views on using freedom as a means to commit to something or someone. Fromm says in his book Escape From Freedom that…