Roxane Gay's 'An Untamed State'

There is a lot to know about Haiti when it comes to the conditions as well as the events witnessed in Haiti during the regime of the Duvaliers. However, little is know about this country because despite its proximity to the United States. The Duvaliers caused a lot of injustice that Haitian were subjected to. In Edwidge Danticat’s Krik? Krak!, originally published in 1991, she brings out the suffering and violence that were witnessed in Haiti through the resilience of strong women. Josephine’s mother in “ Nineteen Thirty-Seven” and Marie in “Between the Pool and the Gardenias” represent the strength of women, playing a significant part in most stories in her book; yet, their

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were the pioneers for making children’s literature more risky. These fairy tales were originally meant for adults, thus explaining the violence and other dark topics. After Grimm Fairy Tales became popular they re-wrote the stories, deleting a fraction of the dark topics. Some of the stories included in the copy of the fairy tales that I rented from the library include Cinderella, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and Rumpelstiltskin. All of these are classics, but not as Disney or other animators portray them. Disney took out all the dark topics and replaced them with cute. In Cinderella there is recurring themes of graphic violence, child abuse, and wicked mothers. Most of these themes there are in all Grimm fairy tales. Like Snow White has a wicked stepmother, Hansel and Gretel has child abuse, and Rapunzel has graphic

Often throughout the book she mentions that it is said that "you're paid what you're worth", saying that little pay results in you not being to good of a person. With that label they were looked down on and viewed kind of as untouchables. They had low pay, long hours, no overtime pay, and no benefits which leads to low socio-economic-status a job that no one wants to pursue. She stressed that poverty wasn’t a sustainable condition, it's a state of emergency. Citizens in the lower classes are left to fend for themselves and the ten, eight, or six dollar jobs are all that's there for them. What she would encourage them to do is to demand to be paid what they're worth because in the end they will be better off.

Most people cannot imagine coveted childhood fairytale with pure sadistic characters, blood, death and neglect. Disney motion pictures have depicted their classic fairytales by painting picture of princess with a loving parent, a dead parent, and a wonderful outlook on life with just the hope of dreams coming true. Many people cannot fathom the idea of a beloved fairytale containing the dark acts of rape, torture, and cannibalism. After all, Snow White’s apple was just meant to put her to sleep; and Sleeping Beauty did find her prince right? Wrong. In the original Grimm Fairytales Snow Whites apple was meant to kill her for good and Sleeping Beauty’s prince was

I am only thinking about myself and have been conditioned by society that the poor are beneath me. Just as hooks states in her book, “Society is telling them that poverty and nihilism are one and the same. If they cannot escape poverty, then they have no choice but to drown in the image of a life that is valueless” (hooks, 198), we have been taught by society to believe that poverty and nihilism are synonymous, but this is not true. Just as it takes a village to raise a child, I believe it takes a nation to resolve the issue of poverty. Our society needs to dig deep to reignite the morals that generations in the past taught us; sharing our resources, whether monetarily or charitably, through understanding, kindness and generosity to those less fortunate. We all have to be ready to share liberally and recognize the fact that there are those who struggle and deserve attention paid to their struggles. By helping others who have not, we keep our humanity intact and maintain our ability to empathize and show compassion towards others. Our culture is based on working together and helping our neighbors. We need to stop considering the poor invisible and instead take personal steps to keep our communities thriving via good will towards others, and lending a helping hand. The poor, just as our environment, are our responsibility, and the sharing of resources is crucial to bringing an individual from poverty to a more

In this article Massingale highlights the lack of concern for the marginalized in America by comparing Hurricane Katrina to a similar hurricane in Cuba where different precautions were taken and no one died. Katrina on the other hand, killed at least 1,706 people most of which were poor, black, elderly, or otherwise disadvantaged in society. Massingale explains three factors that contribute to our country’s “cultured” indifference to the poor. The first is the idea that poverty is the fault of the poor. Since America is regarded as the “land of opportunity” those who do not thrive here are viewed as careless and lazy. The second factor is the value we place on material objects—the more you have the more you are worth. The third factor is how

During times of extreme poverty and inequality more attention is provided to those in hardship. A prime example of this is New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. Before the hurricane hit the only time I had hear of New Orleans was if someone was speaking about doing down to Mardi Gras. The people affected by the hurricane lost a lot. Many lost their homes, tangible possessions stored in their homes, animals, and some lost their lives. Hurricane Katrina was a huge devastation to the country, but many survivors say they did not get adequate supplies, shelter, food, or support (Lee, S, 2006).

This topic is incredibly relevant to today’s society in America, because that exact thing is happening all around us. Everything caters to the top one percent. This is being protested by the ninety-nine percent movement and more specifically, a former Democratic presidential primary candidate by the name of Bernie Sanders. Despite these protesters, America is slowly becoming a case of extreme

We all heard countless solutions on how to solve world poverty. In Peter Singer’s article “Rich and Poor”, he discusses how he thinks this problem can be fixed. Singer claims that we all have a responsibility to support people who are in extreme need and are suffering from absolute poverty. Singer believes that poverty could be fixed if people give up their luxuries and give the money that they spent on unnecessary things to those who are destitute. In Singer 's mind, we all have a duty to give until we are no longer able to, or until the problem with the world poverty will be solved. Singer feels that it is necessary for people who are more wealthy to help those who are less fortunate by donating money right away to organizations that help fight poverty. In his opinion, by not helping those in need we are negatively responsible for their suffering and thus failing to live a moral life.

She knew that what the father was doing was problematic, and caused the children to starve. She knew her right from her wrongs and didn't let this behaviour pass. Being a father was to make sure your kids are safe. However, this father failed in doing his duties and was selfish. Although, she couldn't help save everyone she did her best in being a good citizen.

During Paines era everyone lived in perfect unison where not even social class made anyone less than another but in today's world money means everything and the more you have the more prilvaged you are. One example of this would be with the Kardashians. The Kardashians are multimillionaires who are praised for their beauties. However, for the most part the Kardashians don't do much to help better our society. They don't donate much of their money, don't stand up for social changes they are simply just their for our entertainment. In fact the reason why the Kardashians have as much money as they do is because of their reality television show where viewers get the inside look of the un functional and extravagant lives they live. Without their television show they would not have nearly the amount of money they have. This helps show how when you have money in America you are out on a pedestal. If the Kardashians did not have the money they have and live the extravagant life they do no one would bother watching their television show. This demonstrates how American citizens idolize people just because of the money they have, not because of their character. Additionally, the poor are absolutely oppressed in today’s world. The word oppressed meaning subject to harsh treatment is exactly what the poor in this country have to suffer through each day. An example would be the ridicule and stigma a poor individual gets. When walking in the city and seeing some one begging for money people rarely stop to give them anything claiming they will go use that money for drugs when in reality they can be using it to feed themselves or loved ones. Our society has gone to the point where we can no longer see the good in each other and can only see the bad. Also, in schools children are ashamed to admit they are poor because of the

As a result, the problem of the lower class will remain problem until someone decides to seek change. Welfare states have existed for substantial periods of time without the development of a modern underclass: an added ingredient is obviously necessary. Dalrymple, Theodore (2010-10-19). Life At The Bottom (Kindle Locations 223-224). Monday Books.

1. How is this theme presented in the novel? Is it presented directly or indirectly? If someone is poor, they are more likely to be treated with less-respect and given different rights and equalities than people who are rich.

In the article Rich and Poor, Peter Singer sees extreme poverty as “not having enough income to meet the most basic human needs for adequate food, water, shelter, clothing, sanitation, health care or education” (pg. 234). Singer does not fail to compare those in extreme poverty to people who are living in absolute affluence. He suggests that it is the responsibility of those living in affluence to help those who are in need of obtaining even the basic human needs. He also argues that the affluent not helping is the moral equivalency of murder. Singer realizes that even though the rich can give to the poor these resources that they need, the rich do not feel enough of a moral mandate to do so. I disagree a bit with Singer because he seems to suggest that everyone who has the basic necessities is morally obligated to give but, I believe that this idea of a moral mandate to give should only apply to the extremely wealthy. Like Singer’s first premises says “If we can prevent something bad without sacrificing anything of comparable significance, we ought to do it.” (243) If the absolute affluent have large amounts of money, they can help to at least make people live comfortably without losing anything of great significance. The increasing poverty rates, not just in America but, globally cannot be solved if the extremely wealthy continue to do wasteful spending and choose to not put their money more towards programs and charities that better the lives of the people in their

The political system works in a way to make everyone equal and provide individuals with similar opportunities. Many citizens of the United States complain due to the logic of poor individuals’ purchases, but still are required to benefit these people with their hard earned money. A possible solution would be giving more money to school funding, which in correlation would increase to higher levels of education and success in career fields. The majority of the poor population that is currently government funded will never be encouraged to work due to the benefits we provide them. By doing this, individuals of wealth will show more respect towards