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    The Impact of History and Counseling Theories on Culturally Diverse Populations As our population continues to expand and rapidly diversify, the need for cultural competence within the counseling profession is of high importance. More and more, diverse populations are seeking counseling as a result of increased community awareness, empowerment, and opportunity. Traditional counseling approaches are rooted in the belief that “good counseling is good counseling,” while not recognizing that the definition

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    Niyi Osundare’s free verse poem “Not My Business” is about the way that tyranny grows if not opposed. It offers three different stories of oppression followed by the experience of the speaker. This story is set in Nigeria but could apply to other countries too. Osundare’s use of a refrain symbolizes the desire to be free from oppression, which the speaker associates with the yam. On the other hand, the cliché “Not my business” is representative of the speaker’s indifference to the ubiquitous grasp

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    Systemic Oppression “#AllLivesMatter”. “#NotAllMen”. “Why isn’t there a White History Month?” “Yes, women of colour are beautiful, but I think what you mean to say is all women are beautiful.” “But isn’t a woman telling a man to ‘sit down and shut up’, sexist?” Discernibly, these retorts all demonstrate that it is possible to experience some kind of reverse subjugation, right? Well no, not exactly. So, is reverse sexism possible? Is reverse racism possible? With a focus on systemic oppression in this

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    Oppression is defined as, “the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner”(dictionary.com), and is found all around the world. There is essentially two parts to oppression: the oppressor, who is demonstrating his power by displaying cruelty towards the second part of oppression, the oppressed. The oppressed take part in offenses made by the oppressor, that usually contain a cruel, and unfair burden towards them. The world has demonstrated this profound relationship since

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    empowerment but to shed light on how crucial the situation with understanding how social (race) and political (justice) constructs have hindered the unity of Black individuals. The goal of this paper to analyze how Lamar portrays the social and political oppression of African Americans in the United

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    of the flowers from Nsukka in the fridge as he is afraid that Papa will confiscate them, therefore crushing his rebellion. The contrast between the purple and red hibiscuses symbolism is extremely effective in developing the theme of freedom vs. oppression. It is the love, warmth, laughter and free expression what they experience in Nsukka, home of the purple

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    challenged the traditional ways of the Pakistani culture. Encaved in a patriarchal society, Malala gives personal anecdotes on her coming of age in Pakistan during a time of war and terrorism. Malala gives the audience a deeper understanding of the oppression women experience outside of the United States through descriptive imagery, credible ethos and factual logos. Malala witnessed Pakistan’s shift from a peaceful and lively community to a warzone due to the surge of terrorism and unjust cultural

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    According to C. Smith, Social Struggle, they’re a couple of strategies that can help bring people together, three of them, which include starting where people are at, social justice values and increase ties among organizations. I believe that these three strategies have the best chances of bringing a small group of people from my community together. Deep Issues that truly matter to me that revolve around diversity and justice include decreasing prejudice against minorities and to end division between

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    which “crimes of passions” are vindicated in relation to the abuse and mental torment of the perpetrator of the crime. In essence, an ethical analysis of Bigger Thomas and Maria will definer the vindication of certain crimes due to hierarchical oppression and psychological torment in crimes of passion. Fletcher’s literary allusion to Shakespeare’s Henry VI defines the underlying social circumstances that define the validity and invalidity of crimes of passion that occur within certain legal

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    poverty, oppression, and violence depicted in the films are indeed realities in the world in which the viewer lives. The Hunger Games is a series that holds the imagination captive, as its stories deal with themes larger than itself. The themes amidst the dystopian setting are the same ones its viewers wrestle with every day: love, compassion, and justice in the midst of oppression. The dystopian story resonates with its viewers because it leaves open the possibility that injustice and oppression can

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