Shunning

Music has always been used by the voiceless, especially those in the African American community, as a tool that will pave the way to their representation in a community that is shunning them out and neglecting their issues and concerns. According to Lakeyta Bonnette, a Political Science professor at Georgia State University, if a person is trying to gain an understanding of the struggles and issues that are encountered by the African American community one should study the various forms of music…

Society, particularly Millennials, faces conflict when presented with a differing opinion that may not correspond with their worldview. On campuses across the map, we find “safe zones” in which college students do not have to absorb anything but their own agenda of absolutely necessary diversity, to the point in which they limit the intake of white men in a group in order to promote diversity, conservative values kept at the tides of a dorm, and defined, in a malleable manner, “hate speech”, to…

identity and would not live by her husband’s objectification. Edna shows this as she moves out of the family home and into her “pigeon house” (pg. 79) this was a breach into the modern-day divorce, which is significant as she knowingly embraced the shunning of her husband if it meant she was autonomous. She was not one of the “women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed in holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels.” (Pg.…

Through a sociological lens, when it comes to juveniles joining gangs there are many factors to take into account that influence this aspect of joining. When a juvenile decides to joins a gang he encounters personal contentment on the following areas; acceptance, sense of belonging, success, personal support, power, control, and an essence of family bond that supports that juvenile and is viewed as a valuable member of the group. A main theory that helps explain why juveniles join a gang was…

The Whore’s Child is a famous short story in a collection published in 2002 by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Richard Russo. The story follows the life of a nun, Sister Ursula, as she joins a college fiction writing course and begins writing her life story. As she writes her story, with the help of her professor and the feedback of her class, she discovers more about herself and the truth about her life. This story is particularity unique because although the narrator is a character in the story…

A Complicated Kindness: The Journey to Adulthood The importance of reading novels throughout English courses has become highly crucial, as it allows students to understand current issues and develop strong literature skills. The fictional novel, A Complicated Kindness, written by Miriam Toews is about a sixteen year old girl who lives in a Mennonite community and is eventually kicked out of the society by the end of the book due to her rebellious attitude. A Complicated Kindness, by Miriam…

Changing the Western Hero and Women The hero in the Western is as iconic as apple pie in America (Dirks, part 1). He represents the west and all its mystery. In, film the hero has been represented as the wholesome man with ethics and also the antihero starting in the late fifties with all his gruff and attitude. As Western films progressed, the hero became different. Film viewers were looking for a different kind of hero along with the changing times in America. In Gary Cooper’s character,…

Doctor Faustus, written by Christopher Marlowe is about a man who sells himself to the devil. The reasoning behind this trade to the devil is for power, fame and knowledge. This story explains his time, and experience in selling himself to the devil. This play was a well known play at the time. It struck people because it was a rebellious decision the main character made, especially with the historical and social events at occurring at this time. The historical impact from what was socially…

Lumières Revolutions “Give me Liberty, or Give me death!” cried out the British American colonists on the eve of their independence movement. Yet, the tale of liberty does not begin with the cannons sounding the American Revolution, instead, the story begins with a quill and ink pad in France. In particular, the idea of the social contract, where the power of kings rested solely on the social acceptance of the populace, inspired Americans to clamor for reform against the imposing British crown.…

the rest of the community turns their backs. Also, throughout the book Atticus and his children received hate from the rest of the community but kept the case anyway. By keeping the case, it showed that Atticus was willing to put up with hate and shunning from the rest of the community just as blacks have been for years and years. Since he did not drop the case, he showed that he was serious about staying by the black communities side even if it meant receiving hate from the town’s people.…