The Who Tells Our Story forum event was a necessary reminder of Simpson College’s stance on inclusivity that students so often forget. The administration and professors are often reminded of the community inclusivity, but without constant dialogue, students are not always an agent in this ideal. As Mikki said in class, we are often placed into groups based on our social location and that is how we are viewed, but we all have our own unique story, and that is how people connect with each other.
The first story shared was about a white, heterosexual, Christian, conservative male. This student experienced criticism from both professors and students on their political beliefs which led that student to feel like he was in a hostile learning
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The discussion led to questioning if it is okay to call out bigotry and ignorance, which everyone at my table agreed was okay. This question relates to the many females we have learned about in class who have called out the ignorance and bigotry of others. Mary Daly is one example of a female who did not simply accept oppressive beliefs. Daly described the patriarchal structure of Christianity as “a problem” in her sermon, “The Women’s Movement: An Exodus Community” (Clark and Richardson, 312). She did not simply agree to disagree, she called it problem. The Church’s patriarchal structure is not just an opinion; it is a tool of oppression and …show more content…
Female ordination has been a controversy for hundreds of years. Pope Francis, recently announced the females will never, ever, ever be ordained. The Catholic Church’s stance against female ordination is centered around the idea that Jesus was male and therefore only males can be ordained. Thomas Aquinas emphasized that Eve’s sin was greater than Adam’s. Eve’s sin showed that females are subordinate to males because females lack wisdom and are mentally weak. Aquinas went as far as to say that ordination does not take if performed on a female (Clark and Richardson, 70-71). Aquinas’s writings have been influential in both the Catholic Church and Protestant denominations. The debate of female ordination gets back to the question raised in the forum event yesterday. Christianity is largely patriarchal and allowing females to have equality allows males to lose their superiority; this is threatening. There are also many denominations who do not ordain members of the LGBTQ community, which also is a step towards
Have you heard of the book Maniac Magee? Maniac Magee becomes an orphan at the age of three. His parents died in a trolley accident and ran away after living with his aunt and uncle for 8 years. Maniac’s real name is Jeffrey. He is a kind hearted person who is athletic and he’s always thinking about others. Maniac has trouble finding a permanent home and being accepted in the black community even though he’s white. In both the movie and book they have similarities and differences.
“College campuses are not dominated by widespread racial/ethnic segregation and the racial/ethnic clustering that does occur isn’t impeding intergroup contact.” (578, Hoeffner and Hoeffner). Throughout the essay, the writer continues to provide facts and sources on the information that diversity is not a problem on college campuses. She quotes evidence that states that college students are getting a “variety of positive educational outcomes that result from being educated in a diverse environment.” (578, Hoeffner and Hoeffner).
The essay, “Diversity: The Value of Discomfort” is an argument written by Ronald L Leibowitz in which he addresses a group of graduates about the value of diversity in college. To me, diversity means the unique backgrounds which influence people’s thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Each of the factors in an individual’s background makes them unique, and creates an important facet of our communities. However, we need to recognize and understand diversity, and simply “celebrating” it is not enough—we must embrace it in our colleges, workplaces, neighborhoods, and larger societies.
Ethnocentrism is the belief of one’s culture as superior opposed to other cultures. Ethnocentrism is a single minded. Cultural relativism in contrast to ethnocentrism, is the ability to view certain practices of a culture in the mentality of the the culture itself. Cultural relativism is more understanding with an absence of judgement. The TED talk from Chimamanda Adichi regarding, “The Danger of a Single Story” illustrates how we all can allow a one-sided story can isolate our thinking. She talks about how throughout her life she experienced many single sided stories that could have influenced her life; however, she learned from them. Adichi uses the analogy of a single story to equate to ethnocentrism. An example she used was when she was
America and Race have a long and entangled history. The concept of Race, like America is a recent invention. Race is an idea constructed by society to further political and economic goals. Race was never just a matter of how you look, it's about how people assign meaning toward how you look. It is ironic that a nation that takes great pride in one the foundation “All men are created Equal” can at the same time portray the idea of Race in such a scale that would repress and kill so many people. In this essay I will address what necessitated the creation of the story of race in American history.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales from the view of a pilgrim journeying with many other travelers who all had tales to tell. I believe that the stories told by the characters in Chaucer's book gives us insight into the individual spinning the tale as well as Chaucer as the inventor of these characters and author of their stories. There are three main characters whose stories I will be using as examples: The Knight's Tale, The Miller's Tale, and The Wife of Bath's Tale.
Although females in the Catholic Church carry out a number of important roles within their religious community, there are issues of equality still present. For example, women are not able to be ordained or even be able to vote for the election of a new Pope. By enforcing equality, every person will be satisfied and the risk of people rebelling against the Church is minimised. Furthermore, giving females even more roles will positively change the thoughts of other Christian denominations. It is evident that there are equality issues in the status of women in the Catholic Church, and it is of high importance that they should be able to advance as members of the Christian Community.
Women have been marginalized since the very beginning of Christianity. They were viewed as a “second Eve” (92) who did not deserve the same attention as men. Women were treated as second class citizens. They were willfully ignored by members of the Christianity and
... States one of the most popular religions, Catholicism, still does not permit women to serve in the priest capacity. Some issues will take many centuries to change, and just like in Catholicism, this Islamic barrier will take time to break down.
The primary trait that I lack is confidence. In my mind, others are always smarter, prettier, more driven, and just better than me. Because of this attitude, I do not usually voice my opinions, state my ideas, or take control of anything; I automatically assume that anything I say or do is wrong or stupid. Although I still need to work on strengthening my confidence, SMU’s community atmosphere, specifically the Hilltop scholars program, has given me the enormous confidence boost I need to step out of my comfort zone and make my ideas a reality. A gain of confidence through supportive communities is apparent in the films Legally Blonde, Renaissance Man, and Higher Learning because each film includes individuals who need greater self-confidence, which comes from the support of their communities. In “The Quest for Community in Higher Education,” Parker Palmer outlines specifically how community can build up confidence. Additionally, in “The SMU Community According to Etzioni,” Christiano Gallo illustrates that confidence promotes involvement, which promotes confidence. The support I feel from various members of the SMU community has provided me with experiences similar to Elle, Rago, and Malik’s and has helped me understand how Palmer’s ideas foster confidence. Also, encouragement from others has opened my eyes to how involvement can instill confidence. Community gives us somebody to lean on. Somebody to lean on gives us confidence.
When diversity is being discussed, there are a plethora of ideas that are associated with it. Whether people are talking being put on a waitlist for college, about people of color, or about representation in the media, the subject of diversity is not rare. Recently, the conversation of diversity has become more common because colleges want to demonstrate that they have diversified campus. How would diversity on campus be defined? Most importantly, diversity is more than having an extraordinary personality. Race, gender, sexuality, and social status are a few of the superfluous traits that make an individual unique in a college’s eyes. In Sophia Kerby’s article, “10 Reasons Why We Need Diversity on College Campuses”, she notes that, while there has already been an effort to diversify high schools and middle schools, accepting students of different backgrounds is not as apparent in higher education (1) . A university desires to diversify its campus in order to benefit the students that are attending the college. Students are not only likely to improve
A Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story", 2009 TED talk defines a single story is one version of a story that is repeatedly presented as truth but actually based on stereotypes. First of all, she tells a power of a single story. In her TED talk, she states "power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person". Therefore, people should not justify a single story. Moreover, she provides the effect about a single story. She phrases "what this demonstrates, [she] think, is how impressionable and vulnerable we are in the face of a story" It reveals in general, many people have narrow minds to accept the other cultures or opinions. Also, she comments a
Diversity is a notion, when applied to the majority of circumstances, can create a positive conclusion. The trick to producing a positive outcome is often how the different aspects are brought together. Consider a classic dinner combination peas and carrots, the two colors look appealing and the two flavors comes together as one making a superb side dish. Now consider oil and water, these two substance are not often considered a good combination. Although, this is not always the case; olive oil and vinegar (which is water based) when mixed, come together into a delectable salad dressing. Diversity and inclusion should also apply to humans by bringing people together who are different it can creates a whole that is enhanced by the uniqueness of each individual.
Women’s rights in the Catholic Church, generally, are a controversial subject. Many people believe the Church is masculine and excludes women in any leadership rules. The Catholic Church has been around for over two thousand years. The modern world believes the Church is outdated. Jesus Christ lived during a time when women were secluded. It is time, in their thoughts, for the Catholics to change their beliefs to adequate with the contemporary society, some Catholics even deliberate with the idea of change. Pope Paul VI portrayed the Catholic Church in three words, tradition (the practices of the faith), magisterium (God’s Plan) and the Gospels (Jesus’ teachings). It is not the Church’s responsibility to change but to follow what they have been given, the Truth. As more go to the advanced society and the feminist movement continues on, the Church stays with their beliefs on who each of the sexes really are.
In this article “The Danger of a Single Story” Chimamanda Adichie talks about how the exclusively English and American books she read as a child lead her to believe that books were, essentially, about foreigners, and that they “had to be about things with which I could not personally identify.” Not only did this lack of representation of Africans in books make the author feel like books weren’t for or about people like her, but it also led a reader of her books to make negative sweeping generalizations about African people, because her book was the only representation of Africans that that reader had seen. This lack of representation hurt not only the people lacking representation, but the people