Gloria Anzaldúa Analysis

She writes, “the only efficient remedy must come from individual character…Could clear away all the bad forms of society, it is vain, unless the individual began to be ready for better. There must be a parallel movement in these two branches of life” (Fuller 45). That is, Fuller believes that after a bilateral self-development of both sexes, the progressive woman and man will be ready to challenge the existing bad institutions. As she further puts it, “we must have units before we can have union” (Fuller 60). Such point of view seems very ideological.

Sociologically speaking, gender is a social construct that we are so accustomed to that we rarely speak up about the injustices women face. Throughout the drama, gender plays a key role in the development of the story. Lorraine Hansberry purposefully incorporated empowered men and women both fighting to be heard and understood, while maintaining their masculinity or femininity. This was done to create the dynamic that gender does make a significant impact on lives and how we choose to live. Hansberry explores the issues relevant in the early 60’s such as abortion, the importance of marriage and the altering of gender roles.

7-8) The fact that women have not openly protested for their rights, and have often been submissive to prejudice and discrimination illustrates why Chisholm takes a stand for women instead of African American. She believes that though race relations in America had begun to improve, women would always be overlooked and thought of as incapable and inferior due to their position in society. As an African American woman, she is an embodiment of a strong, determined, and passionate woman who believes in equality for all, not just the agglomerate of whites and men at the time. All in all, as aforementioned, Shirley Chisholm may have made the choice to stand up for women’s rights instead of African American rights because she believed that women, unlike African Americans who would soon reach racial equality as America faces the issues that arise from segregation and discrimination, would continuously be classified in a position subordinate to men and society unless women spoke out for the rights they believed all Americans

This quote shows how oppression is largely universal while demonstrating how uncomfortable topics should not be avoided for fear of said discomfort. The differences that separate us as a people such as race, class, age, ethnicity, religion, and sexuality demonstrate the intermeshed oppressions that both men and women experience uniquely from one another. In “Age, Race, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference”, author Audre says that racism and sexism is a “belief in the superiority of one race/ sex over all others.”  We have all been manipulated into thinking how society wants us to think and this mindset will set up a lifetime pursuit of attempting to decolonize this way of thinking that has been instilled in us for so long. It is almost impossible not to recognize the difference when you know it is there. Race only exists if we allow our consciousness and belief to come

To put it simply it an all-inclusive movement that stands for the inclusion of black people and exercises the pro-black agenda in a way that they see fit. I want to restate this because this is very important not every pro-black movement has acted in the same way. The National Black Justice Coalition makes HIV/AIDS work centers and opens up job opportunities for black LGBT youth. While the Innocence Project works to free wrongfully convicted African Americans. With very different approaches both movements able to aid black people without excluding some or spreading false information.

Susan felt “And it is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them provided by this democratic-republican government -- the ballot.” (Anthony, 1872). While Anthony persuaded her listeners to take the side of women should have the right to vote, Wiesel was informing his listeners to not be indifferent. To be indifferent one must be unconcerned, uninterested, uncaring, and uninvolved. Wiesel couldn’t understand how humans live continuously normal in a world and not use their voices to be heard or to walk past injustice and show no acknowledgement. “It is so much easier to avoid such rude interruptions to our work, our dreams, our hopes.” (Wiesel, 1999).

Retributivism justifies that punishment is payback for crime and its main goal is to give the offender their just deserts. We will first look into the idea of how we treat people as they deserve. According to Rachels, “Moral judgments about what to do frequently depend on considerations about what will happen as a result of our actions.” (Rachels, 1997). People deserve to be treated the same way they treat others. Rachels has also mentioned that people can control their fates by the way they treat others.

In the short essay, " Gay "Marriage": Societal Suicide”. Olson is headstrong towards the fact that gay marriage is unnecessary and will lead to the degradation of society. Clearly, Colson strongly opposes gay marriage and has given reason to his position however, in some parts, it lacks the necessary evidence needed to support the argument. Charles Colson writes an essay opposing gay marriage. He first cites his outrage towards the authorities for allowing it to be implemented in the law as he strongly believes that heterosexual marriage is the traditional building block of human society.

Calpurnia’s act of coexisting in two worlds is something the people of Maycomb do not accept in their social standards. She accepts white and black people even though she is aware of the risks involved with her actions. When Calpurnia acts differently than most people in her society, she disrupts society’s traditions of never mixing the two races. Although Calpurnia is pressured into living like the people around her, she continues to live her life the way she wants. Calpurnia knows that she cannot change the way everyone deals with society’s pressures, but by detaching herself from the cultural norms she is taking a step closer to

Small lies that we subconsciously tell ourselves mean nothing in the grand scheme of things, but if we tell ourselves small fibs on a regular bases over small and miniscule problems, what’s to stop us from saying bigger lies when bigger issues arise? One of the biggest issues, gender discrimination, must be abolished since women struggle with the gender pay gap, and unfair treatment in sports, while men struggle with the gender discrimination in divorce cases, mostimes leaving their gender as the main reason the mother receives custody over the child or children. Women may be able to participate in the same profession as men, but the large gap in pay between genders fails to attribute to the positives of said situation. The members of the Institute for Women 's Policy Research have used statistics over the past hundred years to conclude that: “Hispanic women will have to wait until 2233 and Black women will wait until 2124 for equal pay” (Pay Equity). The IWPR states that, “According to our research, if change continues at the same slow pace as it has done for the past fifty years, it will take 44 years—or until 2059—for women to finally reach pay parity.” The same institute claims that the time span will stretch from a 41 - 215 year wait for equal pay.

Prescreening interviews will make or break the group. First, as the group leader I must go through the exclusion process, meaning that I must automatically eliminate clients that cannot possibly benefit from group therapy or fit in with this population. Yalom (2005) says that clients will fail in group therapy if he/she is unable to participate in the primary task of the group. For example someone that is deceptive, aggressive, or displays controlling behavior would not be a good fit for this group. Men on the basis of sex would be excluded.

The colored woman has the position in society that can and must influence change because she understands what it is like to be inferior in terms of race and gender. In doing so, the colored woman has the special ability to understand social struggles and be the one to spark revolution by being an “active agent.” She says, “No other hand can move the lever” (Cooper 125). Also, Cooper’s idea of agency, the capacity of individuals to influence social change, is ultimately difficult to defy, especially for a minority group. Therefore, there can’t be a one-way street; in other words, other races in society need to reciprocate positive change. To relate Cooper’s ideas to Princeton, the Black Justice League is the collective group that is initiating the change, but the change will only be successful if the other races on campus support it as well and vote for the expunging of Wilson’s name.