intersectionality essay

On August 26, 2016 Colin Kaepernick “Took a stand” by not standing during the National Anthem before the preseason game. This angered many fans, including African American fans. Many videos have gone viral, of fans burning Kaepernick's jersey. In one video the man was recorded saying, “if you don't love our country, get the [] out of it. You should never play another down in the NFL. Move to Canada." Although, Kaepernick broke no rules, Officials are still thinking about penalizing him. Kaepernick

Liberty is defined as the equality between people and their strive for individualism found in the identity of their society and culture. American literature portrays the reality of liberty in society. The struggle of obtaining liberty in American society is acknowledged and discussed throughout literature. There is liberty displayed in both American society and American literature. The identity of people and the cry for equality in American literature paints a hardworking picture of liberty for America

Spiritual Awakening Through Our Bodies: Oppression & Liberation Within Zenju’s The Way of Tenderness she speaks to a reengagement with how spiritual awakening is understood within Buddhist discourse. In particular Zenju challenges the gap distancing spiritual awakening from our everyday experiences. Instead, Zenju argues to inextricably link spiritual awakening and everyday experiences: “awakening does not come in a blind, euphoric, or empty world” (2015, 7). Further, Zenju’s engagement with spiritual

What is Oppression? Oppression means prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority. (Dictionary.com) The exercise of power and authority itself is oppression because to rule or to dominate in itself is oppression. To hold supremacy over someone whether it is in any form or manner- is oppression. In India, violence against women occurs almost daily and women are oppressed to the optimum altitude. Women are ruled by the so called stronger men of the society and this oppression starts

Sitting down under the same sky, looking into the same outer space and participate the same environments have made us very curious about whom we are. It is true that we were born into different lifestyles yet we do not know much about ourselves, especially how we, oppressed people, can deal things in a non-violent resistance. According to Martin Luther King’s Three Ways of Meeting Oppression, he reveals how we can deal with our oppression in three characteristic ways – non-violent resistance, violent

ISSUE Gynocritical Ethnography of the Dalit Women: Usha Ganguli’s Rudali The paper aims to study Ganguli’s Hindi play Rudali1 as a sociological discourse of Dalit woman’s experiences in the post colonial India. In his introduction to Poisoned Bread: Translation from Modern Marathi Dalit Literature, Arjun Dangle gave a genesis of Dalit literature and discussed how it became popular among academic personages. He noted that Dalit Literature is marked by revolt and negativism, since it is marked by

In chapter 1, Freire stresses the concept of humanization and dehumanization. Mankind has qualities that make us human beings as understanding, freedom and integrity. Freire emphasized that not only do people need to demonstrate the qualities to others, but for yourself. He mentioned to realize humanity, we must also admit inhuman. With the loss of humanity, the humanity of a person had been stolen; so he became oppressed. For those who are oppressed, to be is to have continuity and control over

Childhood and adolescence are expected to be the times of great functioning and physical health, yet poverty provokes this from occurring and children face poor health. Children living in poverty are at immense risk for their development, health and overall well-being. According to Komro, 2011, the absolute rate of poverty among children is higher in the United States than in other industrialized nations. Nationally, One in five children are living in poverty (Raphel, 2014). Malnourishment is one

In his article "The Terrestrial and Aquatic Intelligence of Linda Hogan" (1999), Donelle N. Dreese stresses that "water (is) a recurring image for physical and psychological healing in a contemporary world of sexism, drought, violence, and hunger." (Dreese 1999: 8) The four writers studied in this thesis use "an ecofeminist activism that brings together women and water imagery to expose male exploitation of women and nature on an aquatic terrain." (Dreese 2002: 73) However, the researcher 's analysis

Worth the Pain: A complete guide to taking the staircase on your stomach. Since the year of 1973, many young innocent lives have been awaiting for the world ahead of them. Young premature babies thinking that they may still have a life ahead of them. In fact, many babies today, are now being unborn. Many humans today are now arguing that while it is a potential human being it is not yet a tangible one. This mentally is clearly dignifying carelessness, ignorance of a child’s life, and also a lack