Liberal feminism

A education in liberal arts has meaning and human value. Liberal arts teaches you not only knowledge, but also how to think for yourself. This is also known as real freedom. We have the freedom to worship what we desire and to do whatever it takes to help ourselves and no one else, however if we put all our energy towards good, and gain a better understanding and perspective on life, we could change the world for the better. While reading the story of the fish, we learn that, “The most obvious,…

Rhetorical Reading Response: “Value of a Liberal Arts education” In Andy Chan’s article, “Value of a Liberal Arts education,” (2013), Chan argues that there are many great benefits of being an liberal arts major or other majors that most don't see as beneficial to the world. Chan backs up his ideas by describing all of the beneficial trips and opportunities that one has selecting these "non-employable majors". Chan's main goal is to appeal emotion in order to convince the readers' why they…

What Does a Liberal Education Mean? There are many differing opinions regarding the definition and value of a liberal education. Cronon (1998) refutes the notion that a liberal education “indoctrinates students in the values of political liberalism.” Olsen (2012) on the other hand, agrees with Rick Santorum’s opinion of colleges enforcing what he calls a “politically correct left doctrine”. Delbanco (2012) also disagrees with the indoctrination concept arguing that all institutions “have a…

Longji Wang 304291956 Discussion 1B “Democratic Empire”: An Inaccurate Description of the United States (1880-1920) Based on the historical evidence from 1880s until the end of the first World War, Franklin’s assertion is inaccurate. Admittedly, the U.S. makes numerous democratic progresses domestically and demonstrates military, economic actions that are similar to what an empire would have done. However, the U.S. does a poor job when it comes to establish the same social orders and make new…

Feminism, or otherwise known as the “Woman’s Movement,” is falsely and stereotypically claim to be a mob of angry raging women. However, Feminism stands for equality and many other concepts. In May-Lee Chai’s short story, “Saving Sourdi,” feminism applies to the main characters and the relationship between them. Feminism falls within this story through the instances of the character development of Sourdi, Nea, and their relationship throughout the tale. First, to analyze feminism into “Saving…

immigrant multiculturalism conveys an extreme form of liberal intolerance shared by liberal feminists alike. Despite raising some valid issues of inequality amongst immigrant societies, Okin’s argument is based on the worst of immigrant culture constructing a misleading narrative about multiculturalism. Here I will analyse Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women to support my argument that Okin’s portrayal of immigrant cultural is in essence liberal intolerance and that the issue faced by women within…

Unnatural Causes America’s health gradient is largely dependent upon wealth and the amount of wealth an American has will indicate the average life expectancy of that person. The way in which the American society is organized is bad for one’s health; access to healthy foods, employment, and education are all determinants of a healthy life. In the film Unnatural Causes, it was found that lower and middle class Americans are twice as likely to incur diabetes and heart disease than that of the…

Feminism and femininity seem to be opposites in the cultural landscape of the United States of America. In popular culture, feminism can be interpreted in two different ways: the definitive interpretation and the social interpretation. Feminism as definition is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” (Merriam-Webster). The definitive interpretation of feminism is what it actually is, a movement of gender equality. Socially, feminism can be synonymous to misandry…

negatively affects society’s view of the feminist movement and harms the image of women in general. (end of intro) By definition, feminism is “the social, political, and economic equality between the sexes”. When the first wave began, it was radical to call yourself a feminist. However, people knew the real meaning at that time, the actual definition. In the new wave of feminism, people have come to see this word as ugly and undesirable. It has become skewed and twisted by the people who are…

Feminism is popularly defined as the belief that all genders should have equal opportunities in economic, political, and social life. Feminism has a long history in the United States, beginning in the 1800s and continuing to make strides in our current society. While the first-wave feminism of the 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women 's legal rights, including women’s suffrage, the second-wave feminism, also known as the Women’s Liberation Movement, approached feminism by examining…