A WASP Stings Back Summary

Shelby Steele supports his argument in his essay “The New Sovereignty” through the use of several effective rhetorical devices. He incorporates historical allusions, repetition, simile, personification and jargon to support his assertion that minorities end up separating themselves instead of integrating and should focus more on achieving integration.

Throughout history, Colored folks and White people do not seem to get along based on appearance.Men and women of color weren't treated fairly, no matter where they're at without being looked down upon. Most Americans have divided themselves into non-mixed neighborhoods. The “Jim Crow” laws on the state level stopped them from entering classrooms, bathrooms, theaters, trains, juries, and legislatures.Also, In the case of “Plessy v. Ferguson” in 1896, the U.S. Supreme court said that racially separate facilities are equal, it does not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the court said, was not a discrimination. Segregation supported the legal system and the police, but beyond the law, violence was going on around the citizens. The Ku Klux Klan, Knights of White Camellia, and other terrorists murdered thousands of African-Americans, to prevent them from voting and participating in public life. In Arkansas, Central High School was one of the firsts to integrate. Nine teenagers got together to go to Central High, they did not go in to protest but to get a better education. The Little Rock Nine didn't see it as a way to bring in violence, but it all started in Arkansas, in 1957, a conflict against two different points of views. However, In Warriors Don't Cry Melba Pattillo Beals presents the idea that emotional strength, Determination, and confidence are necessary to gain freedom and equality for all.

Next he goes on to say America has limited democracy to only whites. The Civil Rights movement that so many fought for has broken down white superiority, and he even goes so far to compare the movement as way of “re-enacting the American Revolution” (Education and Society, 454).Steele then shares a memory from his childhood. Which was when he joined his father at a picket line trying to get a restaurant to change the policy on only white customers. When he was younger Steele found this type of things to be boring and useless. However, it was his father who made him look at these things and think differently. He taught him that people participated in the rallies, picket lines, etc. because blacks and whites were both human and should be equal, but also able to do the same thing. Next he speaks on how the passing of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act was a way for whites to somehow get over their guilt of oppressing non-whites. The passing of these acts brought a little bit of satisfaction, but blacks still had a lot of anger built up inside of them. During early solidarity groups joined together to fight for equality and fairness, but the new solidarity isn’t

He threw himself on me like a wild beast, beating be in the chest, on my head… crushing me with ever more violent blows, until I was covered in blood.” (53) This shows how horribly these minority groups were treated by the more superior groups, which goes to show that society functions on the idea that one group will always be superior than the other. Our present society, in fact, also functions on that idea as well. Society today is separated into groups based on class, race, religion, political party, gender, and many other groups as well. Even though

As a minority, I personally despise when people use race as a ticket to excuse their actions. I plan to graduate with a criminology major and I will not pity people because of race, gender, color, or any other label. Our actions are not performed because of what we look like, but because of our own will. In the paragraph

One of the main themes of the readings that we have discussed recently is race and how different people view what race means in relation to power. It is a concept that has been examined from every angle imaginable. Defining race and how it relates to people’s lives is an important part of our culture today. It is not something that anyone can pretend doesn’t exist in our lives. Race and power are closely associated within society. The readings that I will be discussing describe race from different perspectives. Beyond Black and White : Transforming African American Politics by Manning Marable discusses racial categories from a learned perspective. The second reading will be a selection from The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness called “The

During the time of World War II, there was a dramatic change in the society of America and its way of life. Men were needed at war and the women were left at home. People were mistrusted and were falsely accused of something they didn’t do. Some people were even pushed away because they were different. These people were the minorities of America. Some of the minorities it affected the most were the African Americans, women, Japanese Americans, and even young adults. What is a minority? A minority, in this case, is a person or group of people who are discriminated against because there is something about them that makes them different. Some of these reasons why they are different are things like race, gender, and even age. However, the real

Her third and final claim as stated in the text reads, “I think much of the problem today in the way of racial relations, is with America’s obsession with political correctness.” (Guthrie 1). Once again her use of strong emotional appeal to state her claim, conceals and validates her statement which is truly nothing more than an opinion. She uses the fallacy of appeal to fear, or a “Scare Tactic”, by using words such as “obsession” and “radicalized movements.” When Hanna constructed her paper she didn’t use factual evidence, which in turn completely undermines her primary claim. Hanna Guthrie does anticipate counter augments when she says, “As it is, you probably think I’m racist for delivering into this issue to begin with.” (Guthrie 1). The author gives another fact when she says, “It’s a known fact that things like affirmative action give preferential treatment to American minorities.”( Guthrie 1). Hanna discredits this fact by her skewed opinion providing another false sub augment.

Do you ever believe that you have been a victim to a microaggression and there was nothing ever done about it? A victim of institutional racism that made you feel doleful and surly? Institutional racism happens a lot, but not as much as microaggressions, but a lot of people wonder why they get this type of vibe from white supremacist. These are the same people in the same country, with the same daily schedule but somehow they judge people based on their skin color. Some reason you aren’t allowed to lead this country if you are any other skin than white. There's a lot of racism in America, and a lot of people really wonder will the microaggressions, microinsults, the institutional racism will ever stop. People look at our president Donald J. Trump with his campaign of “Make America Great Again” does he mean the bad times for the African Americans? The bad times, for the Asian Americans? Do white people in general categorize all cultures/ ethnicities other than white as minorities? There are two articles that come together, to grow on this idea, to answer the questions above and to explain in full detail. Both of these articles, compare on what and how plenty of “minorities” feel in America. The speech essay “Analyzing Some Thoughts On Mercy” and the argumentative essay “6 Reasons We Need to Dismantle the Model Minority Myth of Those ‘Hard-Working ‘ Asians” by Ross Gay and Rachel Kuo deal with the problem with racism shown by white supremacy. Through these texts the

Published by the New York Times under the Opinion section, the audience for this article is any interested reader. At the time it was released, November 18th, 2016, this article arrived during last year’s elections, in which a large, but surprising number of Americans voted for candidate Donald Trump, shocking many forecasters who had predicted otherwise. Therefore, after the election, many people may have been researching the demographics of the election, and this article, which briefly shared Brooks’ opinion on the nature of the election and how viewing others through the lens of a dominant identity influenced how the votes fell where they did, may have caught a keen reader’s eye. Also, this article came at a time where racism and prejudice caused many problems, leading some to view others as one-dimensional, represented only by a skin color or religion. Since prejudice and hate is still a large issue today, tackling this problem helps make this article relevant, nearly a year after its release.

White pride groups are becoming a more relevant thing nowadays. More and more white supremacists are coming together to express their views and beliefs. The importance of their views is that it spreads an idea that white people are the supreme race, which is not how todays culture is compared to the 1860s. Members of white pride groups use stereotypes of blacks being unsafe to persuade their peers to side with them. But how does the rhetoric of the author of this letter enforce his old-fashioned beliefs?

In America’s history, each race has been portrayed as inferior or inferior, because of one’s skin color, or the beliefs of a culture. Oppression In early America varied in some ethnicities. Some races didn’t even have any civil liberties at all, they were not allowed to vote, not even allowed to become professionals. This was to keep everyone that was not of the superior race below them. Even though they are classified as U.S citizens. In most areas, the ruling race is the upper white class that runs the system, and have a disproportionate amount of power. In other areas, it may not be the white race, but it is still the race that makes up the majority. The majority, who makes the laws, and/or has money, are keys to dominate over the weaker minorities that don’t have the

The summary of the chapter is how Republicans used resentment and racial motives to win votes and trump us all. Republicans were literally working over-time to paint a horrible picture of Hillary Clinton to ensure Donald Trump was viewed as the better choice, and the way it was done was to have people believe Democrats were weak at budget spending that took from minorities to give to the poor or low class. and with that caused several reasons for white voters to be persuaded to chose Trump even when the reasons for not choosing him were clear. but whites felt as if they were losing their power in the world as minorities by not having republicn represent them in the united states and with that. Republicans used racism, highlighted black on white crime and cultural issues that the United statess were facing at the time of election to drive out voters.

After reading chapters five and six in the Sue text, I feel that minority groups understand what it means to be “White” much better than the majority of White people do. I believe this is because they have to deal with what it means to not be White on a daily basis, in a culture where whiteness equates to power and privilege. White privilege unfortunately works like that- Whites are unaware of its oppressive force, as it does not affect us- because we created it. If I am honest, I have realized that I was unaware of many aspects of my own White privilege. For the purpose of this paper, since political correctness infers that Caucasian is an outdated term (Dewan, 2013), and to answer what my race is accurately, I am White.

In this paper, I will discuss a play by Athenian playwright Aristophanes, The Wasps. First, I shall give a brief overview of the The Wasps. Then, I will examine the courtroom scene of the play and argue that Philocleon is not an impartial juror. Next, I will discuss generational gap in Athens. Finally, I will conclude the paper with my outcome of the investigation of the conflict between Misocleon and Philocleon.