questions. Myself‚ a part of the middle class‚ see homeless individuals everywhere so it does affect me. In my opinion‚ homeless people should NOT be criminalized as this goes against the several aspects that makes Canada such a great place to reside. Classism is a very difficult problem to solve‚ as every nation faces this. It shouldn’t be up to us to differentiate homeless people amongst others. Pursuing survival is an aspect of human nature and no one should face consequences for this. As long as the
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A longstanding debate in human history is what to do with power and what is the best way to rule. Who should have power‚ how should one rule‚ and what its purpose should government serve have always been questions at the fore in civilization‚ and more than once have sparked controversy and conflict. The essential elements of rule have placed the human need for order and structure against the human desire for freedom‚ and compromising between the two has never been easy. It is a question that is
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“In One Slum‚ Misery‚ Work‚ Politics and Hope” published in the New York Times and written by Jim Yardley exposes what life is like inside one of the most densely populated and largest slums in the world. Yardley breaks life in the slum into four segments‚ “misery” discusses the lack of infrastructure‚ “work” covers how the economy and industry are run‚ “politics” explains the inequality in the urban landscape of Mumbai‚ while “hope” demonstrates the payoffs of hard work for those living in Dharavi
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One of Strongest Motifs in Oedipus is light and darkness‚ and as the story goes on it only evolves to great lengths throughout the novel. Additionally‚ this in particular motif is used quite frequently to the gods and Oedipus himself. The tragedy offers many examples of blindness being used for specific scenes and characters. Lastly‚ this plays biggest tragedy can only be summed up as blindness. The play has plenty of examples of the motifs put to great use. First‚ one incredibly ironic character
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Non-possession (poverty) 6. Body-labor or bread-labor 7. Control of the palate 8. Fearlessness 9. Equal respect for all religions 10. Swadeshi (commitment to self-reliance and "home rule") 11. Freedom from untouchability (or any kind of casteism or classism)
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In this week’s readings‚ the authors emphasize the importance of using an intersectional framework in critiquing systems of oppression. This approach is exemplified in the resistance Asian Canadian women showed in the 1970s and 80s (Li‚ 55). In the height of Western white feminism in the 1950s and 60s‚ many Asian Canadians felt like their experiences were not represented since it only focused on women’s rights (Li‚ 54). These women’s rights that white feminists advocated for erases the role imperialism
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rarely mentioned in the public discourse. If you deny this fact‚ then you can exculpate yourself from a discussion of social class and just focus on race. White people can more easily ignore this and just go about their business. It is a form of classism AND racism to merely link together poverty and minority to say they are one and the same. It is within classrooms that there are the strongest impressions of potential- what a child perceives he
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I attended the event Gender‚ Economic development‚ and Armed conflicts on Wednesday‚ April 6th 2016. This event was presented by Jennifer Olmsted. A brief overview of this event was that it regarded major points that had a strong correlation to women including the causes of war‚ the different categories of conflicts‚ the impact of these conflicts‚ the gender roles that take places within them and sexual reproductive rights. I believe the primary goal of this event was to further educate the attendees
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“Buffet of the Universe”: Deeper Themes in Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin’s 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild uses the story of a rural community in Southern Louisiana to evoke themes such as classism and community ties. Zeitlin is successful in reminding us of our connectedness with each other and the world around us‚ and the Americana aesthetic of the film reflects our heroes’ resiliency in the face of destruction. At stake in this aesthetic and the exploration of these politically
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her book Ecofeminist Philosophy‚ claims that feminist theorists question the source of the oppression of women‚ and seek to eliminate this oppression. Ecofeminists consider the oppression of women‚ (sexism) the oppression of other humans (racism‚ classism‚ ageism‚ colonialism)‚ and the domination of nature (naturism) to be interconnected. In her book New Woman/New Earth‚ Rosemary Radford Reuther wrote‚ "Women must see that there can be no liberation for them and no solution to the ecological crisis
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