White Teeth Analysis

It directly affects our humanity and our mindset towards others. Harper Lee realizes the topic was a extreme part of history and significant to the world. She uses this as an influence in her book, putting emphasis on the inability of one to regard everyone as equal, especially through racial differences. She wanted get the message across that humans may look different but we are all the same. As an unknown author said, “we bleed the same color,” meaning that while we may not look the same, we all should remain on equal

To advance in society, the characters must stick together and not attempt to tear each other apart. It is hypocritical for someone to condemn another person for something that they also practice; “colorism and traditional U.S. racism are inextricably intertwined, yet distinct” (Harris 54). However, this demonstrates how racism has influenced the thoughts of those oppressed by it. It is ironic that although Janie is the person with the lightest skin and has grown up in a white household, she does not have these views. The people with darker skin have these colorist views toward her.

He saw the need for an attachment between child and caregiver as a basic biological need. Like Freud he believed that the fundamental part of a child’s identity is established in a child’s early development, therefore any trauma or failure of this attachment could have a long lasting effect into later life as an adult. The assumption here is that the absence of attachment in childhood between Sarah and her parents, could be a reason why there are issues in her own relationship with her daughter. The attachment theory presents that the cause of Hannah’s difficulties might be due to the fact that Sarah never had a secure attachment figure in her childhood, so therefore doesn’t know how to be one in Hannah’s life.

Christy Wampole identifies the primary reason she feels modern young people adopt an “ironic” persona as the lack of culture the generation has to offer. As she describes her reasons for feeling this way, her statements could be classified as a claim of value, and in my opinion, it is not very convincing. I do agree with some of her points, and her piece is definitely thought-provoking, however, she attempts to prove her opinions based on judgements because of her own belief system. To Wampole, the young generation should not dress hipster, because it is not a true expression of who they are, but instead, it is an ironic way of life. To Wampole, all of the forms of art that are being “imitated” is just a repeated version of generations before, and in

Echo-Hawk wrote a pretty strong argument in favor of educating non-indigenous peoples today and explaining why colonialism in current American legislation is hindering Native American life in the United States. His sources back up his multiple arguments, leaving the reader with an enhanced understanding. What confused me was how he seemed to very strongly want reform in American policies concerning Native Americans, yet he believed that if the United States adopted the United Nation’s minimum standards for the treatment of Indigenous peoples, that it would Native Americans lives so much better. Maybe I don’t know enough about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but expressing only wanting the “minimum” amount of consideration seems a bit counterintuitive after describing all the horrors indigenous people have been through and all the struggles they have faced with the current

White man’s burden was a common phrase used to justify European imperialism in the 19th and early 20th century. It was a period of time where westerners had the desire to “save” those who lacked the same freedoms in which the westerners perceived to be necessary to a functioning society.. It was a period where the Middle East was taken advantage of, and the middle easterns had to deal with it, whether they liked it or not. But, the underlying question of the modern era is still up to debate: Is White Man’s Burden on Muslim Women unwelcomed in the Middle East?

The Equal Rights Amendment was passed to eliminate the discrimination on women and men to have equal rights throughout the United States. Political campaign and politicians were trying to go against voters from supporting the Equal Rights Amendment but Phyllis Schlafly attracted the attention of the nation and she points out that equality of rights under the law should not be denied by the United States or by any state because of gender. People agree with her because she believes equality of rights would eliminate laws that protected women and if the amendment became law they will lose preferential treatment in child custody, legally be subject to the draft and might get less pay from child support. Phyllis says, “why do we have to lower ourselves

The European educators had an authoritarian style and were new to Canada thus were not aware of the native ways or their culture. When the government was supposedly helping the Indians they were actually hindering them by ignoring their native ideals and instilling European ones instead.

(Martin, 1990) The refugee crisis is a prime example of people’s social identity being influenced by racial status. This issue is an ongoing problem that might never be resolved if society continues to fail on trusting people based on their race. Innocent refugees not able to settle in countries because society has deemed them insignificant and inferior to their own safety, this is evidence that things need to change in relation to the way in which we view

While she wants to enjoy the freedoms afforded to her in America, such as education and freedom to bounce between hobbies, she does not want to do it at the expense of fully losing touch with her roots. This is largely shown between her two love interests, George Murchinson, a wealthy, fully Americanized black man, and Joseph Asagai, a visiting student from Nigeria. While Asagai ignites her desire to learn more about her heritage, Murchinson continually dismisses it, pushing her to adhere to the culture in which he lives. However, despite encouraging her, Asagai also urges her to consider her privilege as an American, something many people in his country do not have, adding another interesting facet to race within the

While the author does use parallels so that the reader can relate to the text, the author also estranges the reader from the idea of humans being the superior species. Through this estrangement the reader can see that the medical ethics in play, when referring to eugenics and genetic engineering, are in jeopardy as many people believe. The notion of humans not being the top species forces the reader to take a mental step back and rethink the reluctance to explore the possibilities of the human

Even though Linda Brent (Harriet Jacobs) was expected to fulfill the expectations of white womanhood, she was not able to because of the setbacks she encountered, which include preserving her purity for her future husband, accepting pieties, staying submissive to the man in charge, and maintaining a safe domesticity. According to Barbara Weller, “Piety was the core of woman’s virtue, the source of her strength” (Weller. 152). Linda Brent had a hard time keeping this outlook because she justified that God would not let Mr. Flint sell her children or cause them harm unless He were not real or wished for a negative outcome. As stated by Brent, “O my Child!

Loury 's assessment is a faulty one. His well-intended ideas ultimately work against the very thing he is trying to eradicate. Loury 's thesis fails because it proposes that equality is not possible without making racial distinctions. Even though this approach might show some initial progress for minorities, it also leaves itself open to discriminate against the traditionally better off races.

Also, she defenses her style of writing the book because she wants to make it accessible to the reader not only in the schools, but also to the average person. As a matter of course, the best defense of her book can be found in the article’s conclusion, when she states that Finlay claims cannot be true in any case, when he argues that Bertrande would not be able to tell the difference between the impostor and her real husband. She sites psychology sources to support her argument . Even more, she

Ellie Reynolds advances a rhetorically effective argument on why government should not have regulatory control over offensive Native American mascots in schools across the country. She believes this control is more of a detriment to society than a service. Her article published on the DenverPost.com, “Native Americans Have Become a Political Pawn,” offers a compelling point of view on this controversial issue because Reynolds is a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe herself (Reynolds 659). Along with her strong view against government involvement on this issue, which she considers censorship by political correctness, Reynolds uses her personal experience, historical context, and the negative effects of political correctness to convey her effective