Something I thought about while reading this section of Ghettoside was prostitution, and specifically the experience of Midkiff, growing up. Of course, Skaggs is interrogating her about a recent murder. But as time progresses we see that Skaggs gets a more in-depth understanding of her character, and her background, which proves revealing. ==============
For instance, we learn that not only did she turn to a life of prostitution at a very young age, but she claims she had had a number of boyfriends—who were actually her pimps—if these male figures in her life were genunine companions and caretakers. She likewise seemed to think of her work as a kind of career, not as any sort of forced servitude. In fact, the way in which she generally
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I get the sense of someone who is so accustomed to this oppressive state of affairs as normal that they do not question it, do not analyze its harmful effects, nor think to find a viable means out. And in some cases, of course, those means are not easy to come by.
==============Granted, perhaps Midkiff is in a state of denial about her position in society and knows perfectly well not only that she is—but why she is—disenfranchised by it. But a question of standards certainly arose for me in reading about her character. ==============
Could someone become so used to a certain state of affairs in society—particularly if they happened to be born in it, that they would come to accept it as simply ‘the way things are’ (no matter how detrimental this would be to themselves)? If so, how often is it the case that we or some other group of people could become acclimated to certain standards of treatment in society, regardless of their inherent injustice? And—if so—how often are our most genuine efforts towards ensuring social justice thwarted, not necessarily by our own lack of resources or inability to make change, but by those we try to help assuming no other options for them exist in life? As if their current state of oppression which they accept as normal supplied their whole self concept and all the justifications for why they lead the kind of lives that they do? How does a mythical cop like Skaggs address injustice, when its victims think of it as normal, or even rationalize their participation in
She went into it with some money, a car, and three rules. These rules being, “Rule one, obviously enough, was that I could not, in my search for jobs, fall back on any skills derived from my education or usual work-not that there were a lot of want ads for essayists anyway. Two, I had to take the highest-paying job that was offered me and do my best to hold it; no Marxist rants or sneaking off to read novels in the ladies' room. Three, I had to take the cheapest accommodations I could find, at least the cheapest that offered an acceptable level of safety and privacy, though my standards in this regard were hazy and, as it turned out, prone to deterioration over time” (Page 9).
This artilce had a very strong point to make, they cliam that many people fall into this " isolationist nonresitance" which the author cliams that they silently ignore or gladly profit from injustice as long as they are not put inot a simlilar situation. The authpr also uses a quote from gandi that really came out to me. He stated " if the only two choices are to kill or to stand quitetly by doing nothing while the weak are oppressed and killed then, of course, we must kill. " I feel this quote is so powerful ,because we see so much injustice around the world , but we do not alwyas see the injustice in our own country or system. The author also uses an example of how fifty percent of children die before the age of five, but at same time in other
People experience unjust social realities that the law cannot understand or
Development of an area can easily affect the society of that area. The landscape influences a society. Things like airports, roads, economic status can also change society. Atlanta has been largely impacted by its airport and its economic status. Atlanta has one of the largest sex trafficking cities, and child sex trafficking is a large problem in Atlanta.
Through her story, she puts job stereotypes to rest and even glorifies them. Without passion, it would be very unlikely for people to accomplish tasks effectively. People would be unmotivated. Without pride, taking
HOW DOES PRIESTLEY PRESENT GERALD AND THE BIRLING FAMILY? Olivia Perham - Sims 9k In this essay I am going to talk about the way Priestley uses each character of the Birling family to represent a theme or topic in order to criticize it and make the reader understand the danger and problems of capitalism , sexism and class division. Priestley presents Mr Birling as a superior, selfish businessman in order to criticise difference in classes and capitalism.
She spoke about how when she worked in a field, men made twice
Not to mention, she got so prevalent in the field without any formal schooling. Her ideals were unheard of as well. " ’I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing,’" she once said, "’but if paid at all, I shall never do a man’s work for less than a man's pay.’" (LaFantasie 34). She was let go from her clerk job out of people’s outrage by this.
Mr. Bulstrode is an affluent banker. He has an unpresentable past. His money is ill-gotten gains. He marries a wealthy widow who is Will Ladislaw’s grandmother. The widow begs him to find her daughter because the widow wants to leave her wealth to her only surviving daughter.
METAMORPHOSES Metamorphoses is a play that tackles the issue of prostitution and how it affects the people involved. The writer wants us to know more about the sex industry in the streets. The story aims to look beyond the obvious. What other factors push these people to do what they do aside from economic reasons?
Despite all of the above, prostitutes were respected in certain branches of everyday life in ancient times. For example, in Vienna it was normal to participate in reception of high-level guests, and were given a privilege to have speech in front of the guests. They used to believe that if a woman was barren, the meeting with the prostitute was supposed to bring fertility. In Italy people believed that if three stones are excavated from under the threshold of prostitute’s house and are laid on the chest of the patient, it would bring healing. In Leipzig, during festivities, when death is chased, prostitutes symbolize the motif of “happiness and joy of life”.