In the book “Left to Tell’’ by Immaculee Ilibagiza, I took the risk of twisting the given assignment and adding fundamental lines which represent her journey and in both of those lines her journey would not have been the same. In the line above which represents Immaculee's spiritual journey, I wanted to take the given assignment and demonstrate a hidden message which I witnessed along with Immaculee's journey. The red line symbolizes her faith in God which is above her at all times, which never fails to accompany her whenever it is needed. It is purposely red because it represents the warmth she experienced whenever she felt faith in her heart, soul and mind. The black line represents her journey as a Tutsi woman, which at its moments had its rewards and obstacles which taught her valuable lessons. Lastly, the gray line below her represents the negative voice she referred to as the devil's voice, which would trouble and tempt her to doubt herself, rotting her heart whenever she questioned God's will. The shape of the line from the beginning represent how her faith kept on increasing after her blessing of attending university, but suddenly it decreases when the genocide begins. Followed by the rapid loss of faith in the bathroom, she attempts to ask God for his help, but as soon as he restores faith into her, the devil pulls her down and that is when the line starts to go up and down because Immaculee is attracted by both forces. Lastly, when she is rescued, her faith rises through the roof and God rewards her by giving her a bright future with peace in her heart.
As I read the book, not only did I feel a holy force that accompanied Immaculee in her journey, but also a dark force that would later on hunt her in her wor...
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...e although it is invisible, it is their faith which keeps them strong in any given situation.
As a woman of new-found faith, I have found Immaculee’s journey transcendent in time. I am constantly dealing with sexism in my upcoming work field, and I must confess it is the devotion I have to pursue my happiness which makes me want to break tradition and demonstrate society my capability as a woman. It is mu cultures which have shaped my morals and molded my principles into the woman that I am today; those values are what have taught me the golden rule of “Do to others as you would have them do unto you”. As a woman we must live life with dignity and admire our self-worth and liberate our being from oppression. Society’s expectations should not define our purpose in life; better yet they should influence our accomplishments, fitting their norms into ours.
Perception is a continuous theme as she requests readers to be privy to and does not forget differing factors of view. She also recognizes with others, pays attention and understanding their concerns. She observes fact as the method to revitalize and awaken human beings wrecked by means of some losses and burdens. She generates poems honoring humanity and nature to intensify readers’ appreciation of their international network and how their moves or indifference impacts distant humans and environments. Her poem, “One Boy Told Me,” demonstrate her fictional characteristics of openness, kindness, and concern, which call on readers to trust and recognize her
When that room is entered all voices are hushed, and all merriment silenced. The place is as holy as a church. In the centre of the canvas is the Virgin Mother with a young, almost girlish face or surpassing loveliness. In her eyes affection and wonder are blended, and the features and the figure are the most spiritual and beautiful in the world's art.
lines two and three, the author makes an allusion to the Virgin Mary for visual imagery and
Throughout history, women have been portrayed as the passive, subdued creatures whose opinions, thoughts, and goals were never as equal as those of her male counterparts. Although women have ascended the ladder of equality to some degree, today it is evident that total equalization has not been achieved. Simone De Beauvoir, feminist and existential theorist, recognized and discussed the role of women in society today. To Beauvoir, women react and behave through the scrutiny of male opinion, not able to differentiate between their true character and that which is imposed upon them. In this dangerous cycle women continue to live up to the hackneyed images society has created, and in doing so women feel it is necessary to reshape their ideas to meet the expectations of men. Women are still compelled to please men in order to acquire a higher place in society - however, in doing this they fall further behind in the pursuit of equality.
Gender inequality has been a major issue for many centuries now. Societies insist in assigning males and females to different roles in life. The traditional stereotypes and norms for how a male and female should present themselves to the world have not changed much over time. But individuals are more than just their gender and should have the right to act and be treated the way they want. The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Often times, women are treated poorly or unequally. She brings up the issue of interfering with other cultures when we disagree with how they are being treated; it is difficult to interfere because we don’t want to “impose our will”.
... I think that women are the best at uprising children; especially a women elevated me. I think that women are very vital and are identical to men in many characteristics. Would women be clever to decide what they lack in vivacity? Yes definitely, because of equivalence. Would every women feel the need to practice to exist in an influential profession or place in society? To me I think if they need to, that is their worthy. The circumstance is that several women enjoy to yield on the usual masculinity responsibility. Is that an immoral entity? I don’t believe so, since overdue all perfect thoughts, there are influencers that target in manipulating their situation sanctioning them to triumph significance. So alongside that, women in both esteems, unceremoniously what responsibility they show in humanity, functions a vivacious segment in civilization and always will.
Women have been an important role in society whether or not it is not remarked to the public eye. Oppression against women is never-ending along with violent acts constantly being pursued on them for over a century which is not only crucial but it is lessening their value worldwide. The suggestion of women’s emotions being a barrier for them to be equal to men is falsified, there is not one predicament that prevent a woman from being equal than a
the power of faith are developed and can be used to show the problems in today’s culture.
The narrow view of the world that we often experience prevents us from even engaging for or against ideals that we would take on, given the chance. We often become deaf to opportunity, however. While it may seem we are complicit in many of the injustices that our society perpetuates, often times we are not even aware of the issue. An uninformed decision will be as bad as no decision. Many problems exude from the state of our social values. The role that women play in society is slowly changing from that of a ‘nurturer’ to any role a woman strives for. Progress has come through much pain and the hope is one day there will be real equality in the results of our societies spoken and unspoken laws.
The female gender role in society has created a torturous fate for those who have failed in their role as a woman, whether as a mother, a daughter, or a wife. The restrictive nature of the role that society imposes on women causes extreme repercussions for those women who cannot fulfill their purpose as designated by society. These repercussions can be as common as being reprimanded or as severe as being berated or beaten by a husband or father. The role that women were given by society entails being a submissive homemaker who dotes on her husband and many children. The wife keeps the home impeccably neat, tends to the children and ensures their education and well-being, and acts obsequiously to do everything possible to please her husband. She must be cheerful and sweet and pretty, like a dainty little doll. The perfect woman in the eyes of society is exactly like a doll: she always smiles, always looks her best and has no feelings or opinions that she can truly call her own. She responds only to the demands of her husband and does not act or speak out of turn. A woman who speaks her mind or challenges the word of any man, especially her husband, is undesirable because she is not the obedient little doll that men cherish. Women who do not conform to the rules that society has set for them are downgraded to the only feature that differentiates them from men; their sex. Society’s women do not speak or think of sex unless their husband requires it of them. But when a woman fails to be the doll that a man desires, she is worth nothing more than a cheap sex object and she is disposed of by society.
As women, those of us who identify as feminists have rebelled against the status quo and redefined what it means to be a strong and powerful woman. But at what cost do these advances come with?... ... middle of paper ... ... Retrieved April 12, 2014, from http://www.feminist.com/resources/artspeech/genwom/whatisfem.htm Bidgood, J. 2014, April 8 -.
Women – beautiful, strong matriarchal forces that drive and define a portion of the society in which we live – are poised and confident individuals who embody the essence of determination, ambition, beauty, and character. Incomprehensible and extraordinary, women are persons who possess an immense amount of depth, culture, and sophistication. Society’s incapability of understanding the frame of mind and diversity that exists within the female population has created a need to condemn the method in which women think and feel, therefore causing the rise of “male-over-female” domination – sexism. Sexism is society’s most common form of discrimination; the need to have gender based separation reveals our culture’s reluctance to embrace new ideas, people, and concepts. This is common in various aspects of human life – jobs, households, sports, and the most widespread – the media. In the media, sexism is revealed through the various submissive, sometimes foolish, and powerless roles played by female models; because of these roles women have become overlooked, ignored, disregarded – easy to look at, but so hard to see.
...action with others… especially men. This supplies final substantiation of the authors' argument, that women continue to be oppressed by their male-dominated societies. It is a bold undertaking for women to ally and promote a world movement to abandon sexist traditions. Although I have never lived in a third world or non-Westernized country, I have studied the conditions women suffer as "inferior" to men. In National Geographic and various courses I have taken, these terrible conditions are depicted in full color. Gender inequality is a terrible trait of our global society, and unfortunately, a trait that might not be ready to change. In America we see gender bias towards women in voters' unwillingness to elect more females into high office, and while this is not nearly as severe as the rest of the world, it indicates the lingering practice of gender inequality.
Throughout history, there have been constant power struggles between men and women, placing the male population at a higher position than the female. Therefore, in this patriarchal system women have always been discriminated against simply due to the fact that they are women. Their rights to vote, to be educated and essentially being treated equally with men was taken away from them and they were viewed as weak members of society whose successes depend on men. However, this has not prevented them from fighting for what they believe in and the rights they are entitled to. On the contrary, it has motivated them to try even harder and gain these basic societal rights through determination and unity. In Mariama Bâ’s book, “So Long a Letter”, the