What Is Art Awareness?

In the end, we analyzed how Luis J. Rodriguez used connotation, syntax, and imagery in his poem, “‘Race’ Politics.”Through his writing you were able to make the impression that the writing shows the experience that colored or non-white people suffered during

A speaker earns the right for his or her voice to be heard through the power of ethos, logos, and pathos. In the TED Talk “Color blind or color brave?” Mellody Hobson speaks about her experiences, states facts, and connects with the audience. Throughout her presentation, Hobson mainly addresses the events she has gone through as a woman of color. She informs the crowd about the difference of the terms color blind and color brave. She’s very open about the topic of race and believes it should be talked about, even if it is uncomfortable. Not speaking about race ignores continues issues that still happen today and can even create more problems. Mellody has the right to speak about the topic and capture the audience's attention because she gives her life experiences and factual information all while doing it in a non conflicting manner. Her open mindedness and passion are shown as she speaks.

The article, Nobody Mean More To Me Than You And The Future Life Of Willie Jordan by poet June Jordan combines two stories she acknowledges as important memoirs that occurred during her career as an English professor. In this essay, Jordan mentions a class she taught on Black English and the other one concerning Willie Jordan, a young black student in the class trying to bring justice to a corrupt South Africa while facing the unexpected death of his brother who was killed by a Brooklyn police officer. Jordan’s essay demonstrates the importance of Black English and her effort to help students discover the commutative power and clarity of the language. Jordan successfully incorporates notable student examples and creative guidelines for a well written paper while still enlightening students about the difference between standard “Standard English” and “Black English”.

Allison Joseph and Sekou Sundiata are both great writers who engage the world by expressing their struggles through poetry. Both authors write about how people make assumptions because of what they hear and see around them. Their poems discuss the altercations and obstacles they have faced only because of the color of their skin. In the poem “On Being Told I Don’t Speak Like a Black Person,” Joseph incorporates a wide breath of experiences from her point of view. She expresses her strong emotion by using descriptive language which allows us to read with emotion. In “Blink your eyes,” Sundiata shows the intensity of his feelings by using the repetition of phrases and reinforcing the poems irony.

Many poets have conversations with other authors within their literature. They do not talk directly, as if addressing each other face-to-face. Instead, they choose topics that relate and continue the conversation. This is what Nikki Giovanni’s “Nikki Rosa” and Terrence Hayes’ “Talk” does. These two poems exemplify the issue of racial misinterpretations using different literary devices to describe the issues that many black people, faced and continue to face today.

When I was reading The Transformation of silence into Language and action by Audre Lorde, remember me that day at work about my strong acensent. The article of Audre Lorden at the end have the big reflection that let broke the silence will be better to became a strong person and know that my voice have to be lisent because it is important. For me is important to speak so I can be hear by the customer and get better in my inglish. For the woman was important to broke the silence so she can be out of their painful of be silence. Also in my experience of racism at work reflect the philosophy by Judith Butler and is where I find what I really think about language, and culture. I was like I don't want to know how far cruelty and ignorance

What does “race” mean to you? How does your race affect your life? Are races really so different? You might answer these questions differently after visiting the RACE exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences. From understanding skin color to examining how systematic racism impacts minorities today, this exhibit is incredibly inclusive and eye-opening. One of our favorite interactive components was an activity in which you listen to a person talking and try to determine his or her race. It was very interesting because it forces you to face any misconceptions you may have about how a person of a certain race “should” sound. We all performed poorly at identifying the speakers, which caused us to inflect on our own stereotypical thoughts. The

“What it look like” by Terrance Hayes is a poem that stresses the impact that racism has on the African American community. The speaker successfully portrays the obvious discrimination that blacks experience and that the white community does not know that they have power. Through the examination of the deeper and apparent meaning, powerful emotions and connections to society, the speaker is able to craft the argument that exposes white power and discrimination towards blacks. Terrance Hayes uses a unique word choice to show the readers what he goes through as an African American. Hayes also uses produces a rhythm of longer lines to create tension in the poem. In today’s society, racism is becoming more of a major issue and has not improved due to social media. Social media is increasingly becoming more influential which is changing the perspective of how one feels about different races. African Americans are perceived by others to be these awful individuals that are most likely to be perpetrators of crime due to social media. The media does instill racial stereotype on African Americans. This issue is important because discrimination in America has led to police brutality. Individuals look at African Americans to be dangerous because the media portray it to be a bigger issue than what it already is. Nevertheless, what one fails to realize is that it’s not just African Americans that are experiencing racism, it is everybody in the world and still the social media fails to

The purpose of this essay is to inform the reader of the struggles that black people have to face. The stereotyping that is still happening today. The essay is telling a story of a black man who had to face them.

In the short story “on the subway” by Sharon Olds the author uses the techniques imagery, diction and tone to relate the topics of discrimination, racism and different social classes.

More importantly, ethnicity has been an impact in our lifetime. To illustrate, in the article about the Ferguson, racism is an important role. It shows that it was similar to the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird,” of the blacks and whites against each other. Mr. Barack Obama states, “communities of colors aren’t just making this up,” meaning that colored people are not just giving advice to where they want to cause problems, but saying how something felt can be touched as a hard situation to loved ones. Consequently, this case on the Ferguson expresses the life of a Michael Brown’s death and the way his skin colored

Saginaw Public School District, located in Saginaw Michigan is the urban school district of Saginaw, Michigan. The district has approximately 7,500 students and operates 15 schools which include, 10 elementary schools, 1 middle school and 3 high schools. Over the past 10 years there has been a drastic decrease in student enrollment. The main cause of the decrease in enrollment include Michigan’s failing economy. The closing of automobile factories has resulted in a huge decrease in the city of Saginaw’s populations. During the past 10 years there has also been closing of many schools in the Saginaw Public School District. The district is also operating in a deficit and has been required by the state of Michigan to decide a plan to eliminate

In those years, racism was a strong and violent issue that not only referred to women but also to minorities such as black people, gays and single mothers. Today people are still struggle with these very issues. Racism in America is proving that this essay is sadly very relevant today and this minorities group reacts in different ways but always similar to Lorde’s description of poetry as a form of creativity as a class issue, thinking that in the 80’s poetry was the most economical way of communication. In recent years there has been an explosion of creativity by minority groups in form of: street-art, rap music, and

A lot of people think that art can only go as far as a class in school, but in reality there is art around everyone. Art can be a way of life for some people, and for others it is simply just something they pass every single day. What they do not realize is that art can have benefits in different aspects in their life, in children's lives, and even the world around them.

Knowledge lies at the foundation of everything in society. While it may not always be noticed, it is always present. This knowledge is used in an array of processes such as creativity, experimentation, analysis, and so much more. From process to process, or area of knowledge to area of knowledge, all knowledge incorporates the processes of both transformation and description in order to evolve as justifiable beliefs. Transformative knowledge includes the product of an individual’s implementation of their personal cognitive processes to challenge traditional perspectives, while descriptive knowledge results when individuals utilize the new perspectives, allowing fresh outlooks to be perceived. While all areas of knowledge incorporate the use of both processes, some may primarily use one or the other. This can be seen in the areas of art and natural sciences. Knowledge in arts seems to primarily describe the world, while knowledge in natural sciences seeks to transform it through innovation and much more.