...this speech Obama makes use of a number of ways to achieve the various purposes of the speech, which is to praise Mandela as a person and a leader, win the hearts of South Africans, put forward the benefits of Mandela’s struggles, and to connect races across the world. To begin with, Obama, aims to and effectively wins the goodwill of the South Africans. He begins the speech by thanking the South Africans, on the behalf of the world for sharing Mandela with the rest of the world. This is a great compliment to the South Africans as it whets their national appetite, telling them again, that a great man lived among them, a man whom the world admires, and it is due to him that the world is thanking them today. To maintain the goodwill of South Africans, Obama, continues to praise them and their country throughout the speech, calling their land, a ‘beautiful land’, and speaking of how Mandela’s struggle and triumph, was the struggle and triumph of the South Africans. This continues throughout the whole of the speech, with Obama ending it with, ‘God Bless the people of South Africa’. The American President has certainly won the hearts of the South Africans. Obama praises Mandela too, as Mandela is the patriot of the speech. He bestows Mandela with praises like, ‘a giant of history’, and goes on to describe Mandela, as a man of ideas and a man of actions., praising Mandela for his practicality, and for his determination to his cause, for which he...
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...Based on The American School: A Global Context From The Puritans to The Obama Era by Joel Spring, the history of American education is a story about the quest of power, a struggle for cultural, economic, and political freedom and equality. Throughout time, the purpose of public education in the United States has remained the same: to build an educated society, a productive government and economy, and help immigrants blend in to American norms. Although the purpose of American education has transcended through time, the way it was established has changed. Education reformers always saw the idea of education as means to develop individual growth in citizens, building upon the responsibility of a democratic society. There have always been conflicting...
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...turned one hundred years old last year in October. Throughout the years with the presence of this organization, Planned Parenthood has made history with their struggles and triumphs. But despite all of that Planned Parenthood still stands as the most trusted reproductive health provider, and benefits our society in a unique way. There is some controversy over the Planned Parenthood topic. It may be seen as a sinful abortion distributer to some, and a great benefit that helps people with low income to others. Ways for the low income population to acquire sexual healthcare services are dwindling. Planned Parenthood is the main organization that gives access to low cost professional health care services to those low income...
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...The songs for this week both relate to poverty as they both describe hardships faced by the working class. “Pastures of Plenty”, originally written in 1941, describes struggles faced by migrant farm workers. Atop of farming being backbreaking work, the song speaks to the heart of what it takes to be a migrant farmer, who “come with the dust and go with the wind”. This song is also directed towards the employers of migrant farmers, who reap the benefits of the laborious work. This divide in class and livelihoods speaks to issues of inequality, which have existed throughout America’s history. Moreover, the song reminds the listener that “pastures of plenty must always be free”, implying that land, as property and as a resource, and the ability...
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...people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.”(MLK) Social movements take on all kinds of forms throughout history. Social movements can be described by many things and are made up of different people and ideas. Social movements can have extreme impacts on an entire nation. Social movements take on many different form and have many different interest in what they want to get out of it. They can tear down societies and build new ones or create equality and change for others. While some movements don’t last long they put ideas in people’s heads and can create a whole new wonderful thing. Social movements are loosely organized but sustained campaign in support of a social goal. They are either trying to create a social change or stop one from happening. Social movements are not just a gathering of people in a crowd. This is due to the fact the a crowd cannot have single voice if it is not brought together by some type of leadership and will completely disburse if not held together by a strong centralized leadership with a common ideal. (Britannica)Social movements must have capable leaders. (Dobson) Grievances of people are a large way for a social movement to begin with a certain aspect controlling or causing grievance to people help motivate people to come together and make change to benefit themselves and others who also are affected by this. Many organizations within a region can help start the movement and or spread the word to...
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...life and the struggle he goes through to be able to have the best education as well as the struggles he sees his own people facing back home in Southern Virginia. Rob Garrett is forced to go to a all caucasian school to get the best education as well as to be shielded from the racism events happening back home but there was no way in shielding him from something so big and important. Throughout the novel, we are enlightened by the author on first hand experiences that involved racism in the South and examples of how history repeats itself till this day. In the novel, the basis of the piece of work is a short story the author wrote in school, the first African American at his school and was able to have a deeper connection with the topic. Julian Houston based this novel on events and cruelty he experienced back in the day when segregation was at it’s peak. The realism of this novel is that is based on actual knowledge of how the South was in the 1960s and how it affected America and the life of African Americans. This novel represents the horrors of segregation and racism at its worst. One of the messages told in this piece of work is that segregation in the South was an important part of history because it helped shaped America. Another message is that there was no escaping the harsh realities of racism because it was and is everywhere. The author is very effective with his work through conveying his message because Houston provides specific examples of history that he experienced...
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...Happyness Based on the true life events of Chris Gardner, now an American entrepreneur, investor, stock broker, author, and renowned speaker, The Pursuit of Happyness explores Chris Gardner’s ups and downs with homelessness in the early 1980’s. Gardner faces multiple struggles in his conquest to take care of his child as a single father, while also attempting to maintain a job and provide the basic necessities for primarily his son and himself when possible. Even as things begin to appear like they may be getting better for Gardner, they suddenly and continuously get much worse. However, through these crests and troughs in Gardner’s life, one can see Chris reflecting on and learning from his past, moving from a more individualized identity to a collective one, and displaying the spirit of generosity with what little he had. One of the most prevalent aspects of the movie from the beginning is Gardner learning from his past, more specifically his parents past, a theme also prevalent in Bordas’ text “Salsa, Soul, and Spirit”. In the text, Bordas uses the word Sankofa to mean reaching back and collecting experiences, values, and culture and to learn from them in order to avoid the drawbacks and stalemates of history. She says, “Sankofa rests on the foundation of the past, its feet are facing forward. This ancient symbol counsels us that the past is a pathway to understanding the present and creating a strong future.” (Bordas 28). Within the first few minutes of the film, Gardner...
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...important issues off all, though, is diversity. The equal treatment of all citizens either born in, or immigrated to, America. A lot of strides have been made over the course of America’s history. Diversity, and equal treatment of Americans, has to be one of the top priorities for everyone. Over the course of time, I have had a lot of interaction with different cultures. We have lived in Japan, America, and Europe. All of which provide very different cultures to learn and experience. One thing I have learned is to always keep an open mind. When you approach another culture with a closed mind that is when stereotypes take shape. I also learned to evaluate the history of your own people and their struggles. A lot of times, even though we may look different, we have all had very similar struggles throughout the course of history. Women have had the same struggles as African Americans when it comes to basic civil liberties. The same applies to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender people. As you look at the different racial and gender groups, you do see a lot of similarities. You also learn some new things about their histories. One of the things I learned about African American discrimination, is that it carried over from Europeans and how they dealt with Africans upon arrival to the continent ("History Of Hutu – Tutsi Relations.” 2012). Europeans would favor the lighter skinned Africans as they more closely resemble that of the pure Europeans. The Europeans would install the lighter...
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...understanding of international relations differently. For example according to realists “the international system is defined by anarchy—the absence of a central authority (Waltz). States are sovereign and thus autonomous of each other; no inherent structure or society can emerge or even exist to order relations between them,” where according to Liberalism “Liberalism makes for a more complex and less cohesive body of theory than Realism or Institutionalism. The basic insight of the theory is that the national characteristics of individual States matter for their international relations” (Anne-Marie Slaughter, 2011). Many looked at international relations in some other ways. In other words, each has looked at it according to their own agenda and benefits. In simpler words of my understanding, international relation is a study where it looks at the relationship between countries, which will of course include the role of different organizations and different policies. For a long time now, our world is highly filled with national security dialogues such as diplomats, statesmen and military positions, however, all of these managed to avoid women participation due to their lack of characteristics required to handle such heavy duties. Gender discrimination is not something new, proving that would be all of the feminist movements that happened over the years to address their issues. Many categories in life have addressed women’s issue for some changes even when it comes to the world of politics...
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...We have very advanced technology today and it keeps moving forward everyday. Throughout history there have been revolutions. Some of them are violent uprisings to overthrow dictators. Others are technological and industrial revolutions. These industrial revolutions are called so because of the sudden change of the technology used. With this change comes both pros and cons. People get new technology that can make life easier. Also new technology can stimulate an economy leading it away from an economic disaster. But with these benefits comes the darker side. These new technologies are unregulated and can be taken advantage of, along with the people required to use it. As people flock to cities to contribute and gain from these new technologies...
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...Affairs…………………………………………………………….. 9 Weakness……………………………………………………………………………. 10 Reference……………………………………………………………………………. 12 Introduction “For the only great men among the unfree and the oppressed are those who struggle to destroy the oppressor” (The Grounding With My Brothers, pg. 131). Walter A. Rodney otherwise known as 'Brother Wally' was a charismatic Caribbean intellectual. Rodney’s humanity poured out of his personality with a profound sense of the personal. He was articulate and well-spoken, well-educated and informed, a personable listener and one who was in tune with the 'grassroots'. He was able to fuse his knowledge of history, especially African history, with liberation politics. Many of his talks can be found in his book "The Groundings with My Brothers," however a brief portrait does no justice to the heritage he left. Walter A. Rodney was a revolutionary and scholar that combined his scholarship with activism and became a voice for the under-represented and disenfranchised and this of course distinguished him from his academic colleagues. Rodney’s duality as an intellectual and an activist, caused him to challenge the prevailing assumptions about African history and put forth his own ideas and models for analyzing the history of oppressed peoples. Influenced by the Black Power Movement...
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...than private enrollment for the first time in America’s history (Thelin, 2011). With so many options available, Goucher faced challenges attracting students as a small, liberal arts college for women. Competition came from the Seven Sisters colleges that remained single sex as well as the coeducational schools in the mid-Atlantic region. Coeducation was considered in 1973 during the Perry administration due to falling enrollment numbers and climbing inflation. The College chose alternatives to address their problems at the time. Coeducation was recommended again in 1986 by President Dorsey. The Board voted to admit men starting in the fall of 1987 with support from faculty, administrators, and alumnae (Musser, 1990). The theme of freedom stemming from the social movements of the sixties resulted in a more...
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...African-American College Students: Personal History, Struggles, and Graduation Rheon Gibson Northern Illinois University Abstract In this report, I discuss the importance of African-American college students in higher education realms and why the topic appeals to my interests. I will also identify trends in research questions, methodology, and research findings; regarding three identified themes; Personal History, Struggles, and Graduation. In addition, I will provide the reader with an evaluation/critique of the existing literature, including; 1) contributions of literature to the field, 2) overall strengths, 3) overall weaknesses, 4) missing elements, and 5) what are the next steps for research. African-American College Students: Personal History, Struggles, and Graduation Introduction Importance to the Field Educational attainment amongst African-Americans is a crucial concept that not only affects African-American communities but it also affects society as a whole. Education provides a solid foundation for individuals to experience personal growth, increase one’s socioeconomic status, and obtain professional careers and licensures. Obtaining higher education does not begin upon admission to an accredited college or university; instead, it begins when one is first introduced to the educational system. This introduction can be in Kindergarten, Pre-K, the first year of home school, or wherever the first fundamental steps of acquiring a higher knowledge of comprehension...
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...Britt Vonk History 158c Prof. Cramsey Europe’s Identity Crisis Europe today presents an attractive image: a plethora of states where people live in close proximity, prosperous, stable and (mostly) at peace with themselves and the world. Europe yesterday, however, was a little different: the killing field of the 20th century. From 1912 to 1949 it was the site of war, destitution and at least three sustained and partly successful attempts to destroy and exterminate whole populations. Hundreds of millions of Europeans were killed, imprisoned, tortured, uprooted and expelled in the name of racial, political and national ideological goals. The thirty years of war was followed an unprecedented 45-year period of peace, even if it was a peace imposed by the Cold War. How should one tell the story of twentieth century European history? Was it the process of capitalism and liberal democracy, referring the world wars as aberrations of “true” European history? In Dark Continent, Mark Mazower highlights the historical contingency of this European era. “Though we may like to think democracy’s victory in the Cold War proves its deep roots in Europe’s soil, history tells us otherwise” (Mazower, 5) He ties his interpretation into his themes of decline, fall, and social struggles in Europe to his thesis that communism, Nazism, and democracy are more related than they might seem. Through these views of the forms of governments and the main social struggle of the era, Mazower helps the...
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...According to Alexander (2012), “About 70 percent of offenders and ex-offenders are high school dropouts, and according to at least one study, about half are functionally illiterate.” Literacy skills shaped young offender’ chances of succeeding in life, and in other words, their succeeding in life shapes outcomes of future generation. The importance of youth literacy associates with young offenders' chances of opportunities, career and life decision. At first, education and literacy development prepare youth for adaptation and surviving in the workforce, and therefore teachers and researchers seemed to find a link between literacy and deviance behavior (Williamson,). In following, Hopkins (2016) discovered that young offenders who struggle with...
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