...I Am a Man! Race, Manhood, and the Civil Rights Movement Book Review “Our education system as a whole has not integrated the histories of all people into our education system, just the Eurocentric view of itself, and the white-centered view of African Americans, and even this is slim to nonexistent. What I find is that most people don’t know the fact that they don’t know, because of the complete lack of information” .Due to personal experiences I agree with Takaki. I agree with Takaki because when I was in high school my teachers did not teach me everything about the Civil Rights Movements. My history teacher basically taught me the basics of it. For example, in high school I learned that the purpose of the Civil Rights movement was to fight...
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...Atomkraftværk * Nikoline og Kamilla 1.d Hvad er et atomkraftværk? Et kernekraftværk (atomkraftværk) er et termisk kraftværk der producere elektricitet ved hjælp af kernekraft. Man kan sige at atomkraft er en måde at producere energi på. (Wikipedia, u.d.) Hvordan fungere atomkraftværker, og hvorfor anvendes de? Teknologien i et atomkraftværk kan virke skræmmende og uforståelig. Men et atomkraftværk er grundlæggende ganske enkelt. Det er slags dampmaskine, blot er der ingen fyrbøder, som læsser kul. Det glødende kul er i stedet erstattet med varmen fra atombrændsel. Egentlig er begrebet atombrændsel misvisende. Der er ikke noget, der brænder. I atombrændslet sker der kernereaktioner. I kernereaktionerne bliver tunge grundstoffer som uran spaltet til lettere grundstoffer. Da frigøres energi i form af varme. Atombrændslet opvarmer vand eller en anden væske eller gas, hvorefter damptrykket driver turbinerne, som laver elektrisk strøm. Et atomkraftværk er altså ligesom et kulkraftværk eller et andet varmekraftværk. Men varmekilden giver meget mere energi end kul. Og den er farligere. Uran eller andet atombrændsel udsender radioaktiv stråling. Denne stråling er som en usynlig haglbyge, med bittesmå dele af atomkerner. (Christensen, 2011) Fordele og ulemper ved atomkraftværk. Atomkraftværker har desværre kun få fordele, og mange ulemper. Fordele: * Atomkraftværker giver adgang til meget energi. * Atomkraftværker udleder ikke særlig meget CO2, hvilket er...
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...Manhood in Macbeth In today's society the traditional stereotype of manhood is that men are to be strong and powerful. Normally males demonstrate a being strong and have a powerful exterior, while females usually show that they are full of inertial emotions. Common Manhood motifs shown in in Macbeth are tied together with strength, power, physical courage, and force. The characters in the Macbeth use the idea of manhood to instigate one another into fighting, just to serve their own benefits the characters have manipulated their ideas of manliness. Masculinity becomes a trait that is manipulated by Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth by making him questioning his manhood and convincing him to murder the King of Scotland, Duncan. The same way Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband. Another example would be how Macbeth convinces the three murderers he hired to kill Banquo and Fleance by questioning them, and making them question their own power and masculinity. One point of view of masculinity could be its dominance over femininity. The first women that appear in the play are the witches. When they meet Macbeth for the first time, he “start and seem to fear” (1.3.54) their prophecies. While it is not shown in the play, there is also a wish that...
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...A Bloodthirsty Man “Just like that” is a short story written by Michael Richards. The main topic in this story is the chance from boy to man. A boy and a man drive out to the wild to shoot some kangaroo, the boy hopes that shooting a kangaroo would make him a man, so he shoots more than 5 of them, but the boy does not want to shoot kangaroos. But he has to so he can pass the man’s test of manhood. He develops throughout the text and becomes a “man” Death is new to the boy, who is surprised by how easy it seemed when the man killed the first Kangaroos, it was exactly like the man had told him ”dead just like that” (p.1 l.1). So when the days starts are the boy immature. “The soft hair on his legs where soon matted and tangled” (p.25 1. 4). He has soft hair on his legs, and therefore are the boy young. The boy dies. “Suddenly the boy felt very calm. His eyes saw his hands lift the rifle. He felt nothing. He felt as if he were dead.” (p.29 l.18). The boy does not die, but has become a real man. When he has shot his first kangaroo he does not feel very good, he cannot even remember pulling the trigger” …He was empty as if his heart and guts had been sucked out of the barrel of his gun” (p.2 l.29-30). He is disappointed ”he had thought that somehow this would make him a man- but it had made no difference at all.” To him killing the kangaroo has been pointless, it did not make him a man. “The boy was surprised to find himself with an empty gun in his hands” (p.3 l. 28-29)...
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...charge of one’s own life, liberty, and property. The first two chapters of Michael Kimmel’s book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History, goes into detail of how American Manhood was like and how it started. In the introduction of his book, Kimmel states, "I do believe that a comprehensive historical account of the American experience can no longer ignore the importance of masculinity--and especially of men's efforts to prove their manhood--in the making of America" (p. ix). His book puts together the changing ideals of manhood from the Revolutionary War to the present time. In the first chapter, The Birth of the Self-Made Man, Kimmel talks about a shift in the ideal of manhood that occurred in the aftermath of the American Revolution. He shares with us the three dominant ideals of manhood that coexisted during the nineteenth century. Two of the ideals being Genteel Patriarch and Heroic Artisan. They were both inherited from Europe, one focusing on deep community and family involvement while the other was considered...
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...Colin Stokes, the managing director of Brands and Communications, explained in his ted talk, “How Movies Teach Manhood”, that movies have a large effect in how young boys and girls develop to be when they’re older. He talks about how boys are taught to be brave and athletic and how girls are taught to “let the man do the work.” This makes society a very unforgiving place and allows bad stereotypes to be mainstream. It affects young children in such a big way that it can influence their self confidence when they are older. An archetypal pattern in many stories throughout the world is the idealized female character. This means that there is usually a female character that is made perfect in every way and is almost impossible to be like. This...
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...Eshana Batra WR 100 Byttebier Manhood by the virtue of Martyrdom The mental and physical suffering of the protagonist, Henry Fleming, in Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage drives him to his ultimate quest for manhood. Henry, often referred to as ‘the youth’, enlists in war with the belief that he’ll achieve manhood through a valiant soldier’s life. The premise of his enlistment is his endeavour to attain self-worth and a heroic stature, a microcosm of the need for human beings to achieve recognition. The novel is spanned across two days of heated battle between the Confederate soldiers and the Union during the American Civil War (schmoop,2012). This essay will bring to light Michael Walzer’s opinions on the rules of war and moral decencies in battles in situ to Henry’s red badge of courage. Walzer, a political theorist, insists on the importance of ethics and need for conventions for the abolition of war rather than it’s toleration. As Henry is exposed to the realities of war, his conceptualization of manhood evolves from a naïve lust for glory to a noble and selfless rationale of life. This essay will identify the changes in Henry’s perception of manhood as a result of his experiences on and off the battlefield by analyzing his inner turmoil of self-doubt and insecurity. The heroism associated with military exultance intoxicates and thus misleads Henry into believing that war brings glamour and honor. This resonates with Walzer’s argument that “military honor...
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...trying to escape his monotonous life and has to be constantly brought back to reality by others around him. Most of the time it is his almost ‘mother-like’ wife who is always looking all over for him. This sort of behavior is almost expected out of Mitty and seems to have been happening for a while as when she pulls him out of his first day dream she even says that, “it’s one of your days, I wish you’d let Dr. Renshaw look you over.” His wife is clearly the dominant one in their relationship as she orders him with tedious everyday tasks and seems to be pretty much in control of his life. Whereas, the common theme in all of Mitty’s daydreams are bravery, power and control over others. It is safe to say that Mitty is highly insecure of his manhood and hence escapes into these fantasies where he upholds his preconceived notions of masculinity. He associates himself as...
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...emotions. Most of these ideas stem from the military concept of what an American man should be like. In the military a man should show no fear, be a leader in addition to being aggressive and wise. The thought of a man having feminist symptoms or showing emotions, threatens the American concept of masculinity. Men overindulge in being more aggressive or violent. Secondly, men fear showing signs of weakness or emotions by leading aggressiveness towards the abuse of other women using violent activities. The military concept has shaped American manhood for the worst. Today many American men are becoming frustrated with the idea of what it means to be a man and trying to find their own identity. Many have fallen into depression; question themselves if they have fulfilled their desires of being a man. In the book “Manhood in America” by Michael Kimmel, the author discusses the roles and struggles that American man faces and how the American manhood roles have changed over time. In Temporary About Myself, Kimmel uses different articles to discuss the responsibility of a man and touches on issues of masculinity...
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...The interplay of murder is a theme throughout the entire play that emphasizes the effects of killing one person: It leads the murderer to feel more comfortable in committing the crime continuously. This is clearly shown in Macbeth when he killed Duncan and eventually his best friend. Like so, the theme is present in people who chose criminal lives. Once they accomplish the first crime, the rest comes with no guilt. Another concept is manhood. In Macbeth, manhood is used to manipulate characters to perform task they would otherwise not. Lady Macbeth was able to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan by questioning his manhood, and Macbeth did the same to his group of hired murders to kill his best friend. Modern examples of manipulation include gangs, children, and siblings. The final concept is the importance of interpersonal relationships. This is the core of the play. It is the relation Macbeth had with the witches and his wife alongside himself that led him to a life of crime. Bad outside influence leads people to act unpleasantly. Even in modern cultures interpersonal relationships can be seen. School life, neighborhood, and family relationships all influence how an individual behaves. If the influence is positive, then the person sustains his relationships and grows...
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...one, Kristin Hoganson writes about male degeneracy and the allure of the Philippines. When considering the case of the US annexation of the Philippines, Hoganson central argument is that the Spanish-American war, along with the United States annexation of the Philippines, is due to the United States’ imperialistic mindset and the challenges of race and manhood that accompany it. Multiple sources in chapter four support Hoganson’s opinion, such as source six. Nevertheless, sources such as number nine under the argument of Senator Donelson Caffery, counter Hoganson claim. Overall, Hoganson thesis that the United States Annexation of the Philippines was due to masculinity and the imperialist mindset of men in America, is sound and reasonable due to the multitude of evidence found within these primary sources....
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...According to Frank T. McAndrew's article "The Evolutionary Psychology Behind Mass Shootings" from the Cable News Network (2016, July 8) each new statistics of mass shooting is truly surprising. Whenever a tragedy happens, politicians and the media quickly go behind the reason of the suspects, the often reason are either mental illness or easy access of guns. McAndrew (2016) is curious that why man is always responsible for these shootings and turns out to be a young man. Two psychologists, Joseph Vandello and Jennifer Bosson stated there is a problem that only man experience and they call it "precarious manhood". Conversely, Vandello and Bosson argued about "manhood" because every man grew up in a different culture and their dignity is tied to be...
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...Steve Estes’ book, I am a Man!: Race, Manhood, and the Civil Rights Movement skillfully captures the attitude and way of thinking for black men during the twentieth century. Systematic racism has forced black men and women to develop a dual identity; one that is their true unapologetic self and one who must disguise their identity and thoughts from whites as they struggle with their black humanity (Estes, 2005). Black men have often had to mask their masculinity in order to protect their lives and the lives of others around them as threats of murder, lynching, and incarceration loomed above their heads. The black man’s journey for racial equality began as black men and women wanted recognition of their basic human rights. During the Civil Rights and Black Power Manhood, many male leaders referred back to the past in order to justify their rights for all citizens (Estes, 2005). The philosophy of “manhood” within American society derived from the ideas of European Enlightenment thinkers, who used terminology such as, ‘rights of men’, in order to represent all citizens (Estes, 2005). Southern white manhood during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was explicitly defined as white, male, and land or slave owners. Southern white manhood depicted having numerous dependents such as wives, children, and...
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..."As Eugene Waith comments: 'True manhood is a comprehensive ideal, growing out of the familiar Christian concept that man is between beasts and angels in the hierarchy of creation,'" (Asp 156). From Samurai to the modern family man, but anyone from anytime has strived to be accepted as manly, and Shakespeare's Macbeth is no exception. Shakespeare's Macbeth (1623) is about a man named Macbeth and his journey to gain power and his struggle to keep it. In the play Macbeth and Banquo meet three witches on the moor. The witches make a prophesy that Macbeth will be King of Scotland and that Banquo's blood line will rule Scotland even though he will not be King. Macbeth later kills Duncan, the current King of Scotland, and becomes King himself. Macbeth orders for Banquo and his son to be killed, but Fleance escapes. The longer Macbeth is king the more suspicious he becomes of the people around him and the more worried he is about securing his blood line as the ruler of Scotland. The play concludes with Macduff killing Macbeth, and Malcolm (the rightful heir and son of Duncan) becomes King. In Macbeth the definition of a true man can best be seen through gender stereotyping, reversal of gender roles, and the depiction of men who uphold the manly virtue. One of the most important views on being a true man is that of Macbeth's. This view can best be seen in the scene when Macbeth is talking to the murderers about killing Banquo. Macbeth asks the murderers if they are men. Naturally they...
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...Macbeth Journal Entry # 9 Keep up with your Journals for Macbeth—you will turn all of them in at the end of the unit. “Dispute it like a man.” “I shall do so; / but I must also feel it as a man…” “Let grief / convert to anger; blunt not the heart, enrage it.” 1. Write these quotes at the top of your entry and identify the speakers. 2. Respond to the three quotes above. Use the questions below as guides, but if other things come to your mind, feel free to DV8. Remember, as always, journals are informal, so content is much more important than grammar. a. Do you blame Macduff for abandoning his family? Why or why not? b. Compare this opinion of “manhood” to Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s view from earlier in the play. Which is more familiar? Explain any connections you see between your view of manhood and the two from the play. c. How is the theme of revenge portrayed through the play? Positively? Negatively? Necessary? Unnecessary? When is revenge warranted? How is a “man” supposed to handle his grief? Do the two speakers agree? d. Who is the “bigger man” Macduff, who wants to stand and fight, but weeps for the loss of his family, or Macbeth who, despite initial misgivings, is guided by his ambition for money and power despite the consequences? Macbeth Journal Entry # 9 Keep up with your Journals for Macbeth—you will turn all of them in at the end of the unit. “Dispute it like a man.” “I shall do so; / but I must also feel it as a man…” “Let grief...
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