Bone Black In the book Bone Black, Bell Hooks gives a vivid look into her childhood. She starts off by talking about a quilt that her mother gave her from her mother. She thinks that this is special because her mother gave it to her and not one of her other sisters. Then she goes into describing how the children in her family never knew that they were poor until they grew up. They liked the dolls that they played with and the food that they ate. They never wondered why they didn’t have the things that their white neighbors did have. You would seldomly hear them complain because they had to walk to school and the white kids rode the school bus. She thought that they had a pretty normal family. In the next few chapters she discusses how they were brought up to fear white people. The children in her family were always told that black people who resembled white people would live better in the world. Through her childhood she would learn that some of the benefits or being light in skin would be given to her. As Bell goes through her young life she learns to play the piano, that death was not something to be afraid of, and she eventually learned how to use a camera. Granted that everyone back then did not have cameras or picture boxes as they called them, so this was a big deal. The most influential person in her life was her grandmother. She loved going to her house when she was making wine, soap or butter. The children would always have the job of...
This made the author dislike and have hatred towards the parents of his fellow classmates for instilling the white supremacy attitude and mind-set that they had. It wasn’t possible they felt this way on their own because honestly growing up children don’t see color they just see other kids to play with. So this must have meant that the parents were teaching their children that they were better and above others because there skin was
From this evaluation and historical representations given by philosophers and historians during approximately the same era that is represented within 300. It is argued that the popular culture incarnations of Sparta as the ‘Noble, selfless fighters with a warrior mentality’ and the Persians as the ‘Evil, tyrannical, overindulgent, oppressors’ were not entirely historically accurate.
I was a little let down by this very engaging book by Dr. Burns. Not because of the plethora of information, research, and insight into youth ministry. Simply, as I had just finished two great books on building youth ministries by Doug Fields Your First two Years in Youth Ministry and Mark DeVries Sustainable Youth Ministry. Both of the above books were published after the eminent work of Dr. Burns. Fields and Devries books I read before Dr. Burns Uncommon Youth Ministry. Do not get me wrong, all three books are very pertinent and applicable in their own way to growing and maintaining a vibrant and health youth ministry. What did pique my interest in Mr. Burns’ book, was how he pointed out three key elements in growing youth ministry. Acceptance, validation, and empowerment of the youth of today.
...ghout the whole book. These kids are the perfect instrument for getting her message across and demonstrate to the reader that if they can look past the skin color then adults can too and maybe they will see the similarities between whites and blacks. This book has been one of my favorites of my high school career because of the likeable characters and powerful message.
According, to James Smith we are shaped by liturgies. These Habits include family, youth ministry, education, vocation, and work. Smith describes participating in these liturgies may become cultural rather than spiritual. Often individuals participate in activities to obtain a certain appearance. This attitude carries onto work were people put god on the back burner. Attitudes towheads work and vacation become more imperative than salvation. In addition, education along with youth ministry fails to reach full purpose. These to liturgies often appeal to the youth entertainment. Youth ministry originally fulfills worship then when established becomes hang out spots for kids. Additionally, kids are learning biblical truth mixed with American culture
In ancient Greece during the 7th and 8th centuries, different armies and cities were fighting for control of land and power. During this time period, it was very gruesome and many people died because different states wanted to expand their control over new territories so they could gain more power. With all the different armies and militaries fighting for control, there was one that stood out as the elite of all militaries, Sparta. Quickly Sparta became known throughout Greece as the most highly disciplined and coordinated militaries in the world.
There were many acts of violence that took place during Moody’s childhood that helped prove to her that interracial relationships were unacceptable. For example, white people burned down the Taplin family home, killing everyone inside. Moody recalls being in shock and everyone in the car sitting still in dead silence, “We sat in the car for about an hour, silently looking at this debris and the ashes that covered the nine charcoal-burned bodies . . . I shall never forget the expressions on the faces of the Negroes. There was almost unanimous hopelessness in them.” It wasn’t until highschool when she came to her first realization about the racial problems and violence that have been plaguing her when a fourteen-year-old African American boy is murdered for having whistled at a white woman. Before this, Moody was under the impression that “Evil Spirits” were to blame for the mysterious deaths of African Americans, “Up ...
Spartans were originally Dorians who had come to Laconia as an invading army. Although by the end of the ninth century they had conquered all of Laconia but still were not satisfied. West of the Taygetus Mountains was the fertile plain of Messenia. The Spartans were determined to conquer, and they were successful in their goal to dominate the Messenians. The Spartans took the land of the Messenians, Killed and expelled their leaders, and turned the general population into slaves called helots. Almost all of the features of Spartan life resulted from the Messenian wars. Unfortunately when they enslaved their enemies they unknowingly and foolishly enslaved themselves. “They lived through the remaining centuries of their history in deadly fear of insurrections. This fear explains their conservatism, their stubborn resistance to change, lest any innovation result in a fatal weakening of the system.”
In 480 B.C, the Spartans declared the Peloponnesian War because they feared that Athens were expanding their empire too much, and were going to take over all of Greece. The Spartans went to Athens and waited outside of their city for the Athenians to come out and fight. The Athenians waited patiently, hoping the Spartans would leave, but the Spartans began to burn all the crops around Athens in hopes they would starve and be obligated to admit death. This is why Athens is better than Sparta. They are more mature and fair towards their people, unlike
Although the Younger family financially struggled, Beneatha never put a hold on doing what she wanted to do. She spends their money on one expensive hobby to another as her mood dictates. Mama feels worried for her and says, “Lord, child, don't you know what to do with yourself? How long it going to be before you get tired of this now--like you got tired of that little play-action group you joined last year? ‘(looking at Ruth)’ And what was it the year before that?” (I.i.47). Beneatha wanting to learn everything is caused by the conflict she experiences in the society she lives in of not being financially or racially the same as others. Historical context affected her lack of self-acceptance because she was raised watching wealthy white people who are privileged enough to be doing what they want to. Beneatha struggles with accepting the fact that she is not privileged enough to be so “flit” to move from one thing to another. Similar to this, Beneatha grew up looking at white girls with long straight hair which permeated in her thought
Different environments influence the way we think in many ways. In Bell Hooks “Keeping Close to Home” she reflects on challenges she encountered. Her parents along with other parents from the neighborhood in which she grew up in feared their kids going off to college because it would change them. Being African American in college, based on social, and economics, her academic classifications were powerfully influenced by the environment in which she found herself living in. Although, Hooks often found herself needing more money she never needed a new set of beliefs.
After covering the entirety of Lee Vukich and Steve Vandegriff’s book, Timeless Youth Ministry, I arrived to the conclusion that there are timeless principles within the student culture today and that youth workers can successfully minister these students by recognizing these principles. Vukich and Vandegriff provided a window to the life of adolescents. Anyone who reads this book is likely to become familiar with the student culture and what may occur in the future concerning the student ministry. Furthermore, he or she may understand how churches have approached students and how a youth worker should conduct him or herself. In 22 chapters, Vukich and Vandegriff presented an insightful picture of adolescents and their culture,
Ultimately, how is youth ministry viewed? What is youth ministry’s societal perception, specifically, as an occupation or a service? A service is defined as “the action of helping or doing work for someone. An occupation is defined as “a job or profession.” However, youth ministry is a service focusing solely on the marrow of loving passionate teenagers, many trying to figure out who they are. Through my interview with First United Methodist Broken Arrow’s Youth Pastor, Paige Gaither, I observed her ministry as a service rather than an occupation because the nucleus of her ministry is people, and working with teenagers is physically draining, yet spiritually and emotionally renewing. Unlike those who obsess over monetary benefits and selfishly sell themselves, Paige selflessly
Racism and its history have influenced the views of everyone in the United States and has had the greatest impact on African Americans. Sweetness, the narrator of the story, was from a very harsh period of racism in the U.S. which affected the way she raised her dark skinned daughter, Lula Ann. Racism can positively or negatively affect one’s parenting. The time period of crude racism influenced the narrator’s views on parenting, causing her to be stricter in order to protect Lula Ann from future emotional damage over skin color.
Reflection: If an object does not radiate its own light, it must reflect light to be visible. Reflection includes two beams - an approaching or incident beam and an active or reflected beam. The imaginary line that is perpendicular to the principal axis is called the normal. A beam of light that hits this surface is known as the incident beam/ray. This beam/ray of light hits the surface and ricochets off (reflected beam). The point between the incident beam/ray and the normal will be indistinguishable in estimation as the edge between the reflected beam and the normal. All reflected light complies with this relationship, called Snell's Law, that the incident angle breaks even with the angle of reflection. This is the Law of