Our country is one supposedly based on fairness and equality; all citizens being treated with equal fairness. This is not the truth. Prejudice and inequality can be found in all societies today. People are not treated unfairly by others and‚ in return‚ treat others with the same unfairness. Most people‚ however unaware they may be‚ have been guilty of some form of prejudice. “Men call the shadow prejudice‚ and learnedly explain it as the natural defense of culture against barbarism‚ learning against
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racial subordination under which blacks were disenfranchised‚ barred from hotels and restaurants‚ relegated to separate neighborhoods and schools‚ and limited to the lowest-paying‚ least-desirable occupations. In the book’s first chapter‚ “Of Our Spiritual Strivings‚” Du Bois explained “double consciousness‚” the psychological duality African Americans experienced in a segregated society. He wrote: The Negro is … gifted with second-sight in this American world‚—a world which yields him no true self-consciousness
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One central idea in “Our Spiritual Strivings” is self-consciousness. Dubois states that “true self- consciousness” is something African Americans don’t have because they are forced to see themselves through the eyes of white people‚ that African Americans need to know themselves on their own terms instead of white world terms‚ and that this recognition of their own value is necessary for the attainment of respect for the “ideal of human brotherhood”. One quote related to self- consciousness is “He
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In Of Our Spiritual Strivings‚ the two main messages that WEB DuBois has to share are of the dangers of double-consciousness and the idea that a Veil exists between White America and African America. He first realized this when he was at school and they were passing around visiting cards and one girl refused to give him a card‚ simply because of his skin color. He realized at that moment that there was a vast veil between white and black America. However I found it interesting that he had no desire
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In W.E.B. DuBois’ reading‚ "Of Our Spiritual Strivings‚" the term "double-aimed struggle" is used to describe the hardship the black community was dealt with. Racism created disunity in America. DuBois’ called upon individuals to draw their “strength” to escape this diversity. African Americans struggled to assimilate to American society while trying to maintain their own unique traditions and cultures. DuBois’ wanted African Americans to have freedom and opportunity for education without losing
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W.E.B DU BOIS After reading William Edward Burghardt Du Bois’s “Of Our Spiritual Strivings” it’s clear to understand what a hardship African Americans must have gone through during his time. Prejudice was at the forefront and Du Bois wrote about the “vast veil” he metaphorically wore that kept him shut off from much of the world. Du Bois expressed how life had been for him‚ being a “colored man”. He really makes you feel his pain‚ when Du Bois states‚ “How does it feel to be a problem?”(pg 292)
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meaning of growing spiritually is. Spirituality is our human capacity for God which allows us to recognise God or the movement of God in our lives and‚ in the light of this recognition and experience of God‚ our lived response to God (quoted from SF from the heart pdf). We can define growing up spiritually as the processes when our human capacity to recognize‚ experience‚ and response to God is increasing and we much more love and value God as our partner of marriage. The processes are through the
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Black folk‚ Du Bois talks about spiritual striving; meaning having the strength and mind set to strive in life during these circumstances. To illustrate‚ “Men call the shadow prejudice‚ and learnedly explain it as the natural defence of culture against barbarism‚ learning against ignorance‚ purity against crime‚ the “higher” against the “lower” races.” (Pg. 14) This quote explains how African Americans are being discriminated against. If they put to use spiritual striving‚ in result they will achieve
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Jesus Is Our Spiritual Foundations The term “foundation” has been borrowed from the language of building and achitecture. It refers to the very first thing we do in build—we prepare a solid and stable support for the superstucture. Since the foundation bears the weight of the entire structure‚ it must be done well. More than one building has later dagged or even fallen because of a faulty foundation. The taller the building is to be the deeper the foundation must be. Which are: (1) Repentance
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success is the feeling of happiness and satisfaction‚ after getting the goal. The purpose is to seek happiness and satisfaction. So‚ the key to success is to keeping on striving for excellence‚ happiness will always follow you. Why should people strive for excellence? Because‚ such a accomplishment is spiritual joy and spiritual satisfaction when people make a progress after achieving the aim. The enjoyment is not a simple with money and power to measure. So‚ strive for wealth‚ power‚ and reputation
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