Reflection On The Awakenings

Often times when a person is forced to outwardly conform while questioning themselves it leads to a struggle between their inner selves and what is expected of them. Outward conformity often oppresses a character’s true feelings of loneliness and being misunderstood. In The Awakening by Kate Chopin, the protagonist, Edna Pontellier, leads a dissatisfactory life. She is stuck in a loveless marriage, and has children, all in an attempt to conform to the social norm of the Victorian woman. However, she inwardly questions whether or not she should try to break free from this life to find her own independence and happiness. Edna continually questions whether or not she is destined to live a life of subordination or if she can find her own freedom. Edna Pontellier’s defiant nature is brought out

“Independence, free will, and personal effort are considered primary virtues that contribute not only to personal achievement but also to the success and well-being of the nation.” This quote, stated by Charles Finney, means that people must be able to choose for themselves and make their own decisions in order for the country to become better than it is. The Second Great Awakening began for several different reasons, consisted of many different church revivals and leaders, and ultimately had a lasting impact for several more years after the end of the Second Great Awakening.

In Letter From Birmingham Jail, the part I find most persuasive is when Dr. King tells why African-Americans can no longer wait to gain the justice and equality they deserve, and there is not a “right time” to try to gain this justice and equality. It is true that African-Americans cannot not just wait and hope that one day they will gain the equality they deserve. Instead, they must act to gain justice and equality. When people are comfortable, change is unlikely to occur. If African-Americans did not create any tension, they may have never gained the equality they have today. In addition, Dr. King’s descriptions of specific injustices African-Americans suffer make this letter very persuasive. For example, he states that African-Americans

The film At the River I Stand was a very interesting film that went back to the civil rights movement and told the dream that Martin Luther King had and how his dream has come a long way. This film took place in 1968 in Memphis, TN. It focused on how African Americans were excluded out and were paid low wages and worked in poor working conditions. Not only did they go on strike to gain equality, but they also wanted to stand up for what’s right. Being though Martin Luther King was assassinated during this film, African Americans started more riots all over the country to fight for justice.

“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.” Fortunately, King’s and other people’s hope was completed but it wasn’t an easy task to do. During the time King was writing the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, the African-American Civil Rights Movement was proceeding. Men and Women were protesting for the equal rights of “colored people”, to overcome racial injustice in the USA and Martin Luther King Jr. was a major part of it. He was one of the main leaders of this movement; this

Identity: Edna suffers a sort of identity crisis throughout the novel. She no longer wants to be the perfect “mother woman” and decides to try and find her independence

King exposes the fact that blacks were in America a long time before many of the whites even were. They were here for a long time: “Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth we were here.” (1). “Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here.” (1). This shows just how long the blacks have been in America and it reveals and that even after all of this time, they still do not have freedom. The blacks were working as slaves back then: “For more than two centuries our foreparents labored in this country without wages…” (1). They were working in the fields and building homes for their masters. The sad fact is that they did not make any money; they were just forced to do it against their will. After all of this passed time, the whites cannot see it in their hearts that these people are no different than they are. In addition, King hopes that everyone can reach brotherhood someday. He hopes that “the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away…” (7) “…and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted” (7). He hopes for brotherhood to reach the nation: “and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation.” (7). Someday he knows that brotherhood will come and everyone will be seen as equal individuals. Love will be established and people will stop their silly disputes over the color of somebody’s skin. King uses a rhetorical tool to provide the hope that radical prejudice will pass away

The Great Awakening during the Colonial time is an example of Communities of Consensus. During the late 1760s the Puritans and Anglicans represented 40% of the nation 's religion. Ministers tried to promote a single “identity” but were unable to due to the restriction of religious freedom. As evangelists went town after town they found bigger chapels and a huge number of Protestant categories grew. The Great awakening pulled America away from the English way of politics and religion. It was through the revivalism of the first half of the Eighteenth Century that the colonists were finally able to step out from under the protectorate of the established Christian churches and assert religious control

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X., were two men that had a great influence on the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950’s and 1960’s. These men had very different beliefs on how better to serve our black community. Both of these men decided to make an incredible speech to persuade citizens of all races the civil rights of each individual. They wanted to change the minds of people, to see racism as a new perspective.

America is a diverse country, filled with people of different race, religion, and class. People from all around Europe and Africa were transported to America, whether it be for religious freedom, escaping poverty, or being forced across the Atlantic through the Middle Passage. As time continued different people began to come to America, each group bringing their own unique quality to the ever growing country. These differences among the nation have caused relationships to form between north and south, wealthy and poor, slave and white man and man and woman. From These Beginnings, Black People in a White People’s Country, and The Transformation of European Society have shown the changes of America from the fifteenth century, ultimately holding

Despite Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. both being highly respected speakers whose use of scruples of the country to benefit their points in gaining equality for black, Martin approached the situation more appropriately and was able to have a bigger effect on society. Martin spoke to all races while Malcolm X spoke strictly to African Americans. X always used the anger many African Americans had with society about they were treated as a basis for his speeches and criticized the fact that they weren’t trying to make a change. Malcolm was very condescending towards his audience yet he used it in a way to make them realize that they have to be the change they want to see. In one of his speeches, X said “A man who stands for nothing will

Edna stood in the dark street, terrified and completely confused. People passed by her, oblivious to her obvious fear and pain. It was night, the darkest night imaginable. She couldn’t remember her name, where she worked, or where she even lived. The crowd stared, quietly laughing at her misery. They just didn’t seem to understand what she was going through. Edna felt like a sideshow attraction. Given the circumstances, she couldn’t feel like anything else. After all, she had just murdered someone.

In ‘The Awakening’ there’s many themes that this story has, the most notable one is how music and art is displayed through emotions and actions. Moments in the story help us understand what Edna is feeling and gives us a better understanding. Some examples is when Robert tells Mademoiselle in

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The ultimate goal of justice is slowly but surely been achieved today for the black community. A day that heavily influenced this achievement was in 1963 during the March on Washington, in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The man who changed lives that day only wanted those who heard him to apply his message to their lives. In his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses repetition, specific, illustrative detail and examples, allusions, and figurative language in order to amplify his message that his audience needed to bond together in order to fight for civil rights and justice now.