When listening to rap one immediately notices that it is a form articulating identity and self-assertion (Kobin and Tyson, 2006). ... Since so much of black culture is intertwined in hip-hop, both old and new representations alike, it is an important source of pride, esteem and escape for the black community. ... Rap lyrics within hip-hop delve deep in to the black experience, often times unearthing painful actualities about black life, while still allocating a sense of hopefulness, and high self-esteem. These components of hopefulness and high self-esteem are invaluable elements for the educ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"A study conducted by Nicole Martins, an assistant professor of telecommunications in the IU College of Arts and Sciences, and Kristen Harrison, professor of communication studies at the University of Michigan, found that TV could decrease the self-esteem in children, except for white boys. Children do feel when an ethnic group is not represented in fiction, and it impacts them - and can lead to serious problems of racism and, in children of that minority, self-esteem" (Piesco). ...

• Word Count: 1585
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Interpreting her quest for freedom and self-affirmation as representative of that of many African Americans and American women-especially black American women-she presents incidents from her life that illustrate conditions faced by many persons. ... Her dream of being beautiful, understood, and accepted-all of which she has imagined in terms of being white-is shattered, and her mind is occupied with thoughts of persecution, impending death, and imperative self-restraint. ... By age ten, Maya had gained sufficient self-esteem not only to converse normally but also to work in a white woman'...

• Word Count: 1226
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This lack of support leads to low self esteem, low achievement, conduct behavior problems, high drop out rates, and drug abuse. ... The school ecology model suggests that school and family influence bonding and self-efficacy which then influences peer group effects therefore influencing drug use. ...

• Word Count: 1414
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Blacks were brainwashed and stripped of self-esteem from the dark color of their skin to their facial features. Many African Americans have effortlessly tried to advocate "Black Pride", trying to instill self worth and being proud of our distinct statures. ...

• Word Count: 1165
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His concern was for solidarity and self-help. ... Washington represents in Negro thought the old attitude of adjustment and submission- According to Dubois, Washington broke the mold set by his predecessors: "Here, led by Remond, Nell, Wells-Brown, and Douglass, a new period of self-assertion and self-development dawned But, Washington arose as essentially the leader not of one race but of two a compromiser between the South, the North, and the Negro". ... Dubois's point and according to him the collective opinion of the majority of the Black community, was that self-respect was more im...

• Word Count: 1390
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to Patricia Hill Collins, mothers of the African American decent try to provide the most sacred and strongest protection for their daughters and try to teach their daughters to love themselves for who they truly are in order to survive in the patriarchal society: "African-American mothers try to protect their daughters from the dangers that lie ahead by offering them a sense of their own unique self-worth" (Collins 127). However, this sense of protection and sense of unique self-worth are missing within the mother/daughter relationships that are displayed in Sula. ... Nel W...

• Word Count: 5084
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Old Racism Old racism originated in the 16th century with the beginning of chattel slavery. When Americans traveled to Africa to buy its people they did so because African's had strong bodies that will provide the labor plantation owners needed to sustain the American economy. In essence, chattel slavery was a business. They buying and selling of humans were seen as mere transactions in the eyes of those with power. Africans were seen as sole commodities. ...

• Word Count: 2862
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Growing up, I only had interest in guys that were African-American. This reason is because I knew I would feel uncomfortable dating someone who had lighter skin, and spoke differently from me, so I wouldn't even bother thinking about dating someone outside of my ethnic circle. It is so much easier d...

• Word Count: 1895
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Year 12 TEE English "Beneath a surface of entertainment, texts can present powerful social commentaries." Intertextuality plays an integral role in the understanding and perception of a text. The attitudes that the viewer's hold on the social commentaries are formed in part by the context that the author creates but also from their own context in the form of past experiences and knowledge of other texts. The feature documentary When We Were Kings directed by Leon Gast is set in 1974 and deals with the lead up to and actual fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, this is w...

• Word Count: 2667
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate