In "The Woman Warrior" Is about a girls culture that shes is not familiar and how it affects her. The girl gets judged about how uncultured she is about her own culture. In the text it states" It spoils my day with self-disgust when I hear my broken voice come skittering out into the open. It makes people wince to hear it." This quote means that she herself is very self conscious of the way she talks and it truly bothers her. Although it is improving it still is not the perfect English that everyone else around her talks. Also the fact on how it makes people wince to hear it means that people are most likely making her feel more uncomfortable because her English is not like theirs. I find this quote to be important because it is an actual problem that people to this day face and it might affect them. People cannot complete things to the best of their ability if they cannot understand or comprehend what needs to be said. I have personally seen one of my professors call out on a student because he knows she does not feel so comfortable speaking because of her accent and the way she pronounced words. I know he was trying to help her but the way he came off was too strong to a point where he embarrassed her saying if she did not read to leave the classroom. So this is something that is still happening and people don't feel so comfortable about it.

What Is the Left Without Identity Politics?

                In the article “ What Is the Left Without Identity Politics?” , I choose the quote, “ The Declaration of Independence describes a world in which “all men are created equal,” where “they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” and that “to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” The article talks about the victims who were discriminated rather then isolating victims who are black and victims who are white. This quote basically says that all people are equal and have the same rights as any other person. The Declaration of Independence has great significance to the American people, which states certain ideals that the colonists believed were important for man to have, such as liberty and equality. The author believes politics should be changed and make everyone equal in both wealth and rights. The article explain on the idea of changing politics and on how racism has been viewed over the years. 

“Citizenship and Social Rights”

    


   The quote that stands out to me from the reading is, “These civil rights became, for workers, an instrument for raising their social and economic status...were entitled to certain social rights”. Civil Rights were given to ordinary citizens not necessary born in the country to have political and social freedom and equality, which wasn’t that easy to obtain. People who wanted to obtain civil rights had to fight for equal rights and treatment in the United States. 

      The government also made it difficult to gain citizenship in the United States by requiring people to take a literacy tests to test their literacy in order to vote, which was unfair to racial minorities. Racial minorities were graded on the literary test more vigorously than whites and had difficulties answering questions on the test because the test was designed for a white person‘s educational level. People who successfully gain their citizenship felt like a member of the society and gain some sort of social status. 

”The Ballot or Bullet” , Malcolm X

     

        In the speech “The Ballot or Bullet” by Malcolm X,  I found the quote “All of us have suffered here, in this country, political oppression at the hands of the white man, economic exploitation at the hands of the white man, and social degradation at the hands of the white man.” interesting because it shows how much African Americans suffered throughout their life, that they feel like the have no power and that white are superior since they get more advantages than a black man. Malcolm X says that their American dream is not a dream anymore, it's a nightmare because the time black people have spent in America, they were not equals, treated as second class citizens unwanted by the society they had no choice but to live in.The American dream promised them freedom, the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. They were treated brutally and unfairly which wasn’t a part of the American dream.

Blog Post 2: The Atlantic

            A quote that intrigued me the most in The Atlantic article, is when the author wrote, ‘America is coming to be, not a nationality but a trans- nationality, a weaving back and forth, with the other lands, of many threads of all sizes and colors.’ I can connect to this quote because being American is not a nationality in my point of view, rather a mixture of nationality including immigrants like my parents. Immigrants that have shed sweat, blood and tears to make what this country is today. According to the melting pot theory ‘individuals from various cultures come to America and contribute aspects of their culture to create a new unique American culture’, in other words cultural assimilation of immigrants to become American. The article quotes that ‘we are all foreign-born or the descendants of foreign-born’, and that is true because there is true American identity, even early colonists had no intentions in adopting the culture of American Indians. Early colonists came to American in hopes of a better life and opportunities of fortune, escape from the chaos of the old world. Just like today immigrants and refugees beyond the American border are coming in for the same reason colonists were coming in for centuries ago. Escape from war, danger and hopes for jobs that offer a better income for living, education and mainly freedom. America is home to many immigrants of various ethnicities, nationalities, and races.

Blog Post 1

               In the lecture on Aristotle’s theories, what intrigued me most was when Aristotle arguement against Plato’s definition of an oligarchy and democracy government being ruled by few and many, however ‘since the few are almost always the wealthy, and the poor are many, Aristotle argues for an economic definition of these ideas: oligarchy is rule by the rich, and democracy is rule by the poor.’ I agree with this claim because I can relate to this and I know many others who aren’t wealthy or have an abundance in currency can agree too. Aristotle’s theory influences today’s political and economic layout, because we the people participate and have a voice in our leaders, presidents, mayors and senetors. We, the majority have the right to vote for representation in the office. If this wasn’t possible we would have presidents who favor the wealthy class, the wealthy would be exempt from paying taxes. I agree that the class struggle is permanent and we can only contain it, it is hardly ever that majority miraculously become wealthy. That’s why there are so many programs today to help the middle class such SNAP/food stamps/WIC, Medicaid, welfare, financial aid, and housing assistance. Without Aristotle’s contribution to government, our society would suffer.