Jeremiah Wright

What does it mean to be a sociologist? I think being a sociologist is all about studying matters that happen in personal lives, the community, and even the world. Our lives are shaped around these matters, and a sociologist can do research and studies to try and better people in communities and in the world. How could this manifest itself in Reddie to Serve Day? If we all went into our group projects with the mind of a sociologist we could observe a lot of details you wouldn’t really notice…

Socialization imagination Wright Mills and American sociology developed the concept of sociological imagination. Mills defined sociological imagination as "the clear awareness of the relationship between the personal experience and society in general" (Kaufman & Peter, 310). In simple terms the concept advocates for the mindset of social relationship, working together with other people on a daily basis and approaching life in a new dimension than the general thinking. Also, in a different…

“Trifles” by Susan Glaspell is the home of a very dark mystery. A man by the name of Mr. Wright, who was the husband of Mrs. Wright, is found dead in his bed. The sheriff and a detective investigate the crime scene and integrate Mrs. Wright but she said that he was strangled in his sleep by a rope. As the women look around the house they see that the house is full of clues and hints as to what happened to Mr. Wright, such as a towel left on the counter, a loaf of moldy bread sitting outside the…

What is theoretical exegesis? A theoretical exegesis is when someone tries to use an idea to given an critical explanation of a phenomena. Sociologist uses this in order to understand the social environment around us. C. Wright Mills The Sociological Imagination (1959) and Karl Marx Alienated Labour uses theory to understand the nature of society in two different point of views. Although Mills perspective does differ from Marx, it can be used to better intercept Marx’s ideas. Mills quote,…

each other no matter the predicament. The conflicts of the story surround Minnie Wright, who is in jail on suspicion that she murdered her husband by strangling him. The story is told discursively through Martha Hale whose husband discovered the body of John Wright, Minnie Wright’s husband. In the story, readers are given background information about Minnie, but the story also implies how her life is now. Minnie Wright lived alone with her husband and canary. Susan Glaspell uses three literary…

After reading “The Promise”, I have really started to see the importance of the social imagination in today’s society. According to Mills, it is the responsibility of scholars to differentiate between the individual’s personal troubles and public issues in society. And it’s only once that we can differentiate between these two things, that we can then find solutions to these issues. A personal trouble affects only one person directly. While it may affect people close to them, it doesn’t affect…

men expect the ladies to be talking about such another insignificant trifle, but the reader know that what was just mentioned was the opposite of their expectations. The ladies were action talking about something that connects to the murder of Mr. Wright. This connects to the theme…

bird in the cage demonstrates how trapped she feels. However, the situation is taken one step further. Her husband strangled the bird, representing how he took the joy out of her, and stopped her from singing (literally), as Mrs. Hale explained. “No, Wright wouldn’t like the bird… a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that too” (11).Also, she comes to strangle her husband just as he strangled her bird, creating a grotesque, karmic “circle of life”. Another similar symbol was her fruit…

Minnie Wright, whose presence is unseen throughout the whole time, in "Trifles", which is the story of a woman who seems to have lost control of her emotions and murders her abusive husband. I believe her intention for murder goes far beyond the killing of her bird. The canary in the story is so much more than just a symbol. Minnie was known for her huge change after she gets married to her husband, John Wright. Apparently back in her youth, Minnie was a woman…

corporal punishment and abuse, United States federal law allows corporal punishment in both school and home settings. In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled in Ingraham v. Wright that corporal punishment could not be considered “cruel and unusual punishment” as punishment in schools were not the same as criminal punishment (Ingraham v. Wright). It is ultimately left up to the states whether or not to…