My Stealthy Freedom

Slavery, Hardships, and Freedom? This book describes a day in a life of Frederick Douglass. In 2013, I saw a movie called ’12 Years A Slave’ reading this book and watching the movie was eye-opening for me. ‘My Freedom’ in this book explains that young Douglass suffered as a slave, when which he failed to flee his ‘Bondage’, then eventually he escapes that life. Douglass’s story continues to reverberate throughout his life and the American Dream that he conquered all the obstacles that he overcame and reached his goal. He shows us that you can achieve your goals if you strive for it. “My Bondage and My Freedom” is an eye-opener for your life and you can compare your life and see how you can make a change

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all" (Mauro, sec. 1). This was the original pledge of allegiance to the United States of America given on October 12th, 1892, celebrating the four hundred year memory of Columbus’s journey (Mauro, sec. 1). This pledge is now a part of all school systems, recited at many sporting events, and posted in various places all over the United States of America. Since that time, the pledge now reads, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all” (Mauro, sec. 1). This pledge is a representation

Memes that are spread throughout the internet allegedly become successful, because the internet is a global network that connects millions of people around the world to link and exchange their ideas, opinions, and information. Through the internet it will be easily accessible for memes to be copied, spread and to be successful. Nonetheless, Malcolm Gladwell stated the internet and the social media are nothing compared to the sit-in movement, and considered the internet and the social media as weak ties and a disorganized network. To add on according to the essay, “Small Change”, Gladwell included that, “Social networks are effective at increasing participation---by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires” (138). On the other hand, in the essay, “Strange Creatures”, Susan Blackmore asserts that, “Memes spread themselves around indiscriminately without regard to whether they are useful,

Daily Wire is a internet news site that has countless stories about feminists executing some crazy stunts because radical feminists are “looking for relevance; mostly because women today face no legislated institutionalized sexism—zero, zip, zilch, nada.” One of the crazy incidences feminists have created

In 1855, My Bondage and My Freedom, was published by Fredrick Douglass. Douglass was a slave, but he was much more than just someone’s property. He was born in Talbot County, Maryland in 1818. Slavery during this time was in full effect. Families were being separated and ripped apart from one another, and sold to masters. My Bondage and My Freedom was an autobiography written by Douglass after he was free from slavery. This book is more than just a summary of a historian’s explanation of slavery; it is a person’s experience telling the story. While reading this book, you obtain insight from a slave’s perspective, nothing is sugar coated or minimized for you. The introduction was written by James McCune Smith. According to Douglass this man was the most influential person in his life. Smith was an African-American man and was discriminated by the color of his skin and was not allowed to attend college in any American college. Therefore, he decided to flee to Scotland to attend a medical school there. Once he graduated, he moved back to the United States and ran a pharmacy. In 1853, Smith and Douglass started the National Council of Colored People. In the early chapters of this book Douglass talks about his faint childhood memories with his mother Harriet before they were separated. She died when he was around eight or nine years old. He lived with his grandmother, but was sent to his first master’s plantation while he was still young. Douglass was sent to live with the Hugh

During the mid-1970’s, the process of veiling in Islamic countries such as Egypt and Iran became highly controversial. The veil became the center of intense political debate throughout the countries, creating political tension among the citizens on opposing sides of the argument. Like many other political issues, there was more than one side to the argument. There were various political groups including Liberal Feminists, Islamic Feminists, and Class Feminists, to name a few, who each had their own opinions on the process of veiling. This paper will go in depth on the arguments regarding the process of veiling and my own personal argument in favor of the Liberal Feminist ideology in regards to this debate.

I chose this site because I found the title “The Rise of the Islamic Feminists Muslim-women are fighting for their rights from within Islamic tradition, rather than against it” very intriguing. The fact that women are actually using their Islamic identity as a tactic in their movements was something I wanted to learn more about.

No matter what activity I’m involved in, I am always an advocate for gender equality and racial diversity, finding ways to raise awareness for those issues through my endeavors. As an Asian American actress, I strive to promote racial diversity in media. Combining my media interests and academic pursuits, I studied women’s rights in the Middle East examining how women in Turkey are escaping oppression through social networking platforms. Conducting research on gender-based violence and social media activism was incredibly rewarding, because even though it can be a depressing topic, looking at the resilience of these women, their grit, resourcefulness, and iron determination was extremely inspiring. I am inspired by those women everyday as I continue to advocate for women’s rights and racial diversity in my everyday

Iranians have struggled for many years attempting to gain rights from their government. The use of social media has changed how the Iranian people see the world and seek outside resource. Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, media reports have covered the events occurring in Iran and blasted them out to the rest of the world; the struggles and political influence on the citizens. In the past few decades social media such as Facebook and Twitter have become popular to the society. Movements such as the student movements and Green movement have relied on modern technology to spread their beliefs and spread acknowledgement of the issues that are occurring in their country. Studies on Women and Facebook have been changing culture in Iran affecting the younger generation more so than the older generations. Gaining equal rights and privileges are popular issues that are being fought for in Iran over Media. Along with women the gays and disabled are being segregated from their country due to their differences. How has the media effected minority groups in Iran?

Digital campaigning is a medium which uses electronic communicative technologies like Facebook, twitter and youtube etc. Individuals or groups may take to these forums to discuss particular issues with other users, with the intention to simply vent or to make zealous change via petitions, campaigns or advertisements. “Networking and strategising among women and women's groups have led to activism, such as the Women's Internet Campaign” Sutton, J and Pollock, S (2000) Online Activism for Women’s Rights. Cyberpsychology and behaviour. Vol. 3, pp 699-706. Since it’s uprise, digital campaigning has been the fundamental reason behind many significant changes regarding the fight for feminism. An example of a small scale but still very much momentous

To Marie and team o3, I really like your post about Guerrilla Girls and how they are fighting for women. Also, according to the National Museum of Women in the Art, there is discrimination to women in art, so they tried to fight for us to get our rights. Another thing is really great about them that they do it in funny ways, and they didn’t use violence to get their rights. In my opinion, in result of how Guerrilla Girls act, they send another message, which is “getting your rights without violence, or in a funny way”. However, there is a question in my mind that makes wondering about them. In the article said that they are wearing the masks and changing their name in the public! Why did they do that if they are proud about their work? I have

In her article “A Woman’s Place is on the Internet,” Rebecca Mead notes that “if we have gone a long distance toward disproving the notion that a woman’s place is in the home, we are still discouragingly far from it being widely understood and accepted that a woman’s place might, safely, be online” (Mead, “A Woman’s Place is on the Internet”). Mead’s call for safety for women online speaks to the persistent misogyny and sexual harassment many women face on the Internet, and importantly, underscores the potential for feminist voices to make positive change for women on the Internet. However, the Internet is often a dangerous place for women who speak out about gender inequality. These issues are important to consider as Emma A. Jane argues, “on-line hostility is getting more prevalent, it is getting uglier, and it has a number of gendered characteristics” (“Your a Ugly, Whorish Slut” 534). Our experiences of Internet, then, are certainly marked by gender dynamics, gender norms, and gender hierarchies. The sexual harassment directed at female Internet users reflects an unequal power balance between users on the basis of gender: women are harassed on the Internet in sexually explicit and violent ways because of their gender identity. Additionally, sexual harassment directed at women who are publicly feminists and using the Internet as a means to assert their feminist viewpoints reveals that the Internet is not just

As FEMEN protested that the Muslim women were enslaved and insisted they "remove their signs of oppression" , Muslim activists began protesting against FEMEN. Creating a Facebook group named Muslim Women Against FEMEN and posting pictures of themselves in hijabs carrying signs that read: "Nudity does not liberate me and I do not need saving", "FEMEN stole our voice" and "FEMEN, I am a strong woman, do I look like I need imperialists to free me from oppression?" ; the Muslim group called out to reclaim their voice from what they called the "white colonial racism disguised as feminism" .

I often ask myself what I must achieve to find some semblance of stability, freedom, and safety in this world. My path so far is in line with reaching this goal of freedom and stability. To achieve safety, I’ve studied everything I could get my hands on so far collecting experiences and life lessons whenever the chance arises. I define stability as the ability to engage in financial freedom, as having the skill set to reduce the amount of work required to survive and thrive to a minimal amount of time invested each week while maximizing the efficiency of resource collection. I’ve worked for as many successful people as I could interact with hoping to glean more information to better myself with. I’ve come to the stark realization that this world is centered around a very old and very entangled power structure. To navigate through this maze of modern man I plan to devote all my time to acquiring knowledge and using it to synthesize production to add to my material wealth while at the same time enjoying myself with a good book or a video game. This strategy has served me well so far, in fact my ability to converse has gotten me where I’m today. I’m lucky to count quite a few professionals as my friends drawing on their wisdom kindness and knowledge has taught me many things about this world that most people neglect in the hum bug of day to day life.

Contemporary social movements such as Arab Spring and Kony 2012 use the Internet and social media as potential tools towards change. But why are some more successful than others. This paper argues that when news outlets see the potential for change, they “premediate” (Richard Grusin) its possibilities, and make that change ever more possible in their coverage. On the other hand, extant stories that are more reactionary do not get the same amount of new exposure, and remain static. In other words, our media - not just social media, but news organizations - play a great role in shaping current events. I will compare and contrast the unfolding of the Arab Spring story, and how little changed regarding Kony 2012, as cases in point.