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    10 Writing Hooks Writing Class Notes: Beginning Hooks - Strategies to use to catch your reader’s attention 1. Begin with a smile or a metaphor. My life has been a carnival. My family is like an open book. 2. Begin with a question. Who is the greatest athlete of all times? 3. Begin with a definition. Friendly is the best way to describe my personality: I am friendly and caring. Perfect is the best adjective to describe me: I am flawless in every aspect of my life. 4. Begin with

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    Samuel Okorie 27 October 2010 Philosophy 110 bell hooks’ notion and definition of feminism In this paper‚ I will examine and expand on the meaning of feminism as put forth by bell hooks in her book “Feminism is for everybody: Passionate Politics” and her argument that the definition of feminism and the primary goal of the feminist movement is one and the same: that feminism is a movement to “end sexism‚ sexist exploitation and oppression” of all women. This is not a critical analysis of the entire

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    write an essay in which you answer the question and analyze structure and language in his text‚ providing three or more examples to illustrate and clarify your analysis. What conclusion can you draw about the power of this text? 1. Look back at the list of hook techniques. Which two techniques could you use to introduce your essay effectively? I could use quotation and anecdote. 2. Choose one of those techniques for your HOOK and briefly explain why you chose that technique. For my hook I will

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    Bell Hooks

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    romantic‚ I am deeply intrigued by Bells Hooks writing. Bell Hooks born Gloria Jean Watkins was born September 25‚ 1952 in a black neighborhood in Hopkinsville a small‚ segregated town in rural Kentucky. With her father who worked as a janitor‚ and her mother‚ Rosa Bell Oldham Watkins‚ who worked as a maid in the homes of white families‚ Hooks used her experience of rural living‚ poverty‚ racial segregation‚ and resistance struggle in her works. Hooks wrote in an essay “Keeping Close to Home” from Black

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    education. Two arguments which present interesting views on higher education are bell hook’s “Keeping Close to Home” and Adrienne Rich’s “What Does a Woman Need to Know?” Hooks views higher education with a concern for the underprivileged‚ whereas Rich views it with a concern for women. Of the two works‚ I personally do not agree with Rich’s argument. Bell hooks views higher education to be a time in which we find ourselves and learn more about who

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    generations are exposed to racism through popular culture. Michael Omi and bell hooks both wrote pieces discussing the effects of popular culture on peoples’ views of race. Omi and hooks both argue that popular culture is responsible for reproducing stereotypes; Omi claims that racism goes unnoticed by society because it is a subconscious act or learned behavior and it is overlooked‚ almost invisible‚ on the other hand‚ hooks claims that society is in fact aware of racism‚ but society doesn’t view it

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    that women participate in casual sex‚ but is this what they really desire? All signs point toward women desiring commitment‚ love‚ or romance. Young men in college‚ especially “frat stars” are known for preying on attractive young girls that they can hook up with. They find this advantageous to the standard dating. There is less pressure for the man. In dating‚ typically‚ the man must muster the courage to ask the girl to go on a date with him for fear of rejection. Once this hurdle is overcome‚ the

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    was written by Bell Hooks. Bell hooks whose original name was Gloria Watkins was born in 1952. Hooks is one of the top leading cultural and educational theorists in America. In education she Hooks has received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Ph.D. from Stanford University. In this essay hooks talk about her journey to educate herself and not losing her sense of where she came from as African-American woman from a working class background (Bell Hooks‚ Keeping close to home)

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    extremely devastating for anybody. It is even more painful when it is caused by someone’s malicious actions. The Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting has definitely added fuel to the controversial gun debate. Many school districts in Texas have allowed teachers to be able to carry a gun on campus. Although they will be able to have a gun in their possession when a tragedy like the Sandy Hook shooting occurs‚ will they really act the way many claim they will and take down the shooter? Is the Second Amendment

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    Peter Gets Hooked In the film "Hook"‚ Robin Williams plays the fictional character Peter Banning. "Hook" is another look in to the popular story of Peter Pan. This new look into Peter Pan is interesting even for someone who has never seen the original movie. This movie at times seemed to be a little cliché and a little childish‚ but to some extent it was kind of the purpose for it to be childish. This childishness in itself is a hidden messages‚ as are many key ideas throughout the movie‚ which

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