Middle Passage

curriculum should not be dumbed down for the so called inept students (Kozol, 2005). This is a trend that still continues today despite the disproval of Ayre 's theory and a growing mistrust of IQ exams. Many believe that because unlike their white middle class contemporaries, most of those students in poverty or of the minority will’ by accident of birth, be doomed to menial labor, academic courses are thought as an unneeded luxury and one that would only waste taxpayer 's dollars and…

As the United States transformed into an industrialized nation in the late 19th century, the effects of this had many positive changes that affected society, but it created serious problems that required to be addressed. Through the sources: “Studies of Factory Life: Among the Women” by Lillie B. Chase Wyman and “Waifs in New York City’s Slums” by Jacob Riis, we can piece together how industrialization and urbanization affected the working class and the poor. These reformers during this era…

As a student, I have always asked myself the same question in every grade, “Why does my English suck?” In school, I was the student that would just get by with C’s and barely grasp the concepts that I’ve been taught. I could not understand why I wasn’t good in English, but it was my first language. Then I realized that I wasn’t great in English because I disliked reading, and that was one significant way of learning it. Eventually, I found myself in a classroom full of students who can barely…

disadvantages; financial security, unmerited respect, and privileges verse nativity, limitation of companions and high familial obligations. Social class dominates a large portion of their lives due to primarily negative expectations for the upper-middle class. Emily and Laura were raised in wealthy homes with the comfort of financial security, though Emily lost the majority of her riches when her father died in her thirties. Possessing money was a symbol of importance which was greeted with…

In the article “Depression: not a normal part of aging” the author, Honor Whiteman, introduces the fact that depression is not natural aspect of growing old. She goes into detail explaining why we see depression among most seniors. She then explains the causes and thoroughly covers how to prevent depression from affecting seniors. Throughout the article, Whiteman makes it clear that depression is not supposed to be a pattern among seniors. To begin the text, Whiteman presents many factors that…

As I learn more about linguistics through readings and class discussions, I have become increasingly curious about the social aspects involved in language. Natalie Schilling-Este’s chapter about dialect variation in addition to the dialect perception experiment provided insight to some of these curiosities. After reflecting upon the reading and experiment, the topics that stood out to me most were factors that contribute to language change, the social implications of dialect, and the perception…

occupation and income. Therefore, he belongs to the upper class. His occupation defines his income and wealth, which determines his class. Will Wilson, who is a utility worker, earns around $75,000 a year and has some material wealth, so he belongs to the middle class. Ewa Gora is a maid. She earns about $21,000 annually and rents a home. Consequently, she belongs to the working class. The…

embarrassing program. That was not easy with the school board since they were convinced that bilingual education was the way to go. How totally wrong they were in my book. I never realized how many turns my life would take all through my years in middle school as well as High School. I learned so much and this caused my life goals to be more confusing, I started making good money without a degree making my decision to go to school less important. Always holding professional jobs without a degree…

impacted women then and what that means for women today. This is shown by Western Europe’s gender roles and religion as well as their impacts on Native Americans and the Middle East. In Western Europe, patriarchy is already established because of Christianity and Catholicism. Thus when they went to places like America and the Middle East they brought those beliefs and their patriarchy. In the introduction to Part Two Stearns illustrates this by writing, “Europeans had very decided views about…

According to my mother, I was six years old the first time I told her what I wanted to do with my life. “I want to be a teacher when I grow up!” I said to her, and I’ve been saying it ever since. I had a brief flirtation with marine biology in sixth grade, and with psychology in tenth, but in my heart I’ve always remained faithful to my one true passion: teaching. When my high school guidance counselors began asking about my career goals, teacher was always the answer I gave them, because…