Literacy Narrative Readings: Nemat and X

Through Nemat writing I got that through reading she is herself. She enjoys it and it take her mind of the thing around her. She may live her life through readin. Malcolm X started reading because he wanted to be like Bimbi but instead he found himself. He saw it was time for a change and he worked hard to create change.

Literary Narritive

Ever since I was a little girl my Mama always told " You should always love yourself before you love somebody else." I never really understood what she meant and always brushed it off when she told me. I finally understood what she was talking about the first time I got my heart broken. We were together for almost a year and a half And I thought everything was great. We were both stars on the basketball team and everybody thought we were the dream couple to be. He was there for me when I was in the hospital for a week and doctors didn't know what was going on and he was there for me when me and my mom had our big blowups and I thought we was going to be together forever. Until things got bad on his side of the family. He was always mad and never want to be around people, the way he performed on the court was different and the way he treated me was different. The way he talk to me, the way he hug me, the way you say my name had all Changed. He had changed. He was the love of my life at least I thought and when our relationship ended I thought the world came to an end. I let this break up change me. Before I was always happy I love to make people laugh and there was never a doll moment with me but after our break up is seem like everything about me faded away. My family and friends could see the changed but I just couldn't see it. My heartbreak had blinded me, it had blinded me from seeing how he was mistreating me it had blinded me from seeing the things he was doing and is it had blinded me from seeing things that I was doing to myself. One day After I was fed up with trying to fix the relationship and tired of the pain and tired of the crying I tried to take my life and ended up in the hospital for two days. It was a shock to my whole family. If I would've known what I know now I promise you I would've never been in that predicament. I finally understood when my mother was talking about. She wasn't just trying to talk my head off with some stupid little things about how she lived in the old days. She was trying to make me into a proud woman. And what I mean is she was trying to get in my head that no one can ever put you in a bad place if you didn't want to be there. She was trying to tell me that Love and myself will make me see how I am supposed to be treated and it will make me see that I will not put up with just anything. My heartbreak was a lesson that just needed to be taught. I am so happy that I have that woman in my life because she has been there for me through everything she showed me that I do not need anybody to be happy I could be happy by myself. I have learned so much from this woman and I'm grateful to have her.

Writing Feedback Summary

Reading over the comments put on my paper and also the rubrics that went along with assignment really helped me understand what I needed to do in later papers. I had to many grammatical errors and I was a little to opinion based on my topics in the paper. I got a little sloppy at times in my paper and it effected my grade. Going to the walc and getting a few tips on how to better my paper would of helped.

“I makes you wonder why things are that way and how you can change them. I feel that this song did that for a lot of people.it made them really listen to the words of the song and think about the situations involved in the song.” This was a sentence I put into my Rhetorical Analysis Final Draft and you commented it was a run on. To change that I one’ should of went to the walc so they could of helped me out in some areas. I would change the sentence to “I makes you wonder why things are that way and how you can change them. I feel that this song did that for a lot of people. It made them really listen to the words of the song and think about the situations involved in the song.”

On my Midterm there was only one comment and i would change that by changing my in-text citation to (No Part for Racism, Hemmer) and (No Benefit of the Doubt, Hemmer).

Literary Narrative

Ever since I was a little girl my Mama always told me, “You should always love yourself before you try love somebody else." I never really understood what she meant and always brushed it off when she told me. My mother and I never had the best relationship so I really didn’t think I needed to listen to her. I wish I would have respected my mother’s word and took her advice at the time. I wish I would of asked questions and not let my young teenage attitude control my behavior. I finally understood what she was talking about the first time I got my heart broken. It was my junior year of high school and it seemed like it was one bad thing after another. We were together for almost a year and a half and I thought everything was great. We were both stars on the basketball team and everybody thought we were the dream couple to be. He was there for me when I was in the hospital for a weeks and doctors didn't know what was wrong with me and brushed it off when they saw I was getting better. My mom and I around that time did not have the best relationships. He was there for me when my mom and I had our big blowups. He treated me the way I wanted a boyfriend to and I was really happy. I thought we were going to be together forever; until things got bad on his side of the family. He was the class clown always wanting to be the center of attention but once that happened he was always mad and never wanted to be around people. The way he performed on the court was different and the way he treated me was different. The way he talked to me, the way he hugged me, the way you say my name had all changed. He had changed. He was the love of my life at least I thought and when our relationship ended I thought my world had come to an end. I let this break up change me. Before I was always happy I loved to make people laugh and there was never a dull moment with me but after our break up it seemed like everything about me faded away. My family and friends could see the changes but I just couldn't see it. My heartbreak had blinded me, it had blinded me from seeing how he was mistreating me, it had blinded me from seeing the things he was doing and it had blinded me from seeing things that I was doing to myself. One day after I was fed up with trying to fix the relationship and tired of the pain and tired of the crying I tried to take my life and ended up in the hospital for two days. It was a shock to my whole family. That was the lowest I had ever felt. It was a very scary time. My emotions were all over the place and I just could not find peace. Sitting on the uncomfortable hospital bed in a plain white room I just stared at the ceiling. The room was empty and had just enough space for the bed and a chair. It wasn’t pleasant and was very boring looking at four white walls. I was on watch for 24 hours. They didn’t let me wear anything but a white gown and some bright yellow socks I guess it was for my safety but wasn’t it a little too late for that. Everything was blurry. I was confused. I didn’t understand why I did it but I did. I could hear my mom and dad outside the door but I couldn’t make out what they were actually saying. I wondered what was on their mind. I felt bad I that I put them through this. We all were confused and didn’t know what to do next. My family was allowed to come sit with me after the first 24. My dad sat in the chair and my mom stood beside him. There was an awkward silence in the room. No one wanted to be this first to speak plus I don’t think anyone had anything to say. We stared at each other and I could see the pain a caused them. Their oldest child and only daughter sitting in a hospital bed because of her own doing. I had to apologize but I didn’t know how. So I sat there, another hour went by and I knew it was time to take action and break that silence. I straight out said “I’m sorry!” They looked at me, blank expressions on their face and tears forming in their eyes. They came closer to me and gave me a hug. I guess that was there way of accepting it. That hug was all I needed. It showed me they cared and that I was not by myself. Even though what I did was a bad thing I needed it to show me what I did have and what I needed. If I would've known what I know now I promise you I would've never been in that predicament. I finally understood when my mother was talking about. When I got through my head that she wasn't just trying to talk my head off with stupid little things about how she lived in the old days: she was trying to transform me into a proud woman. She was trying to get me to understand that no one can ever put you in a bad place if you didn't want to be there . She was trying to tell me that if I love myself it will make me see how I am supposed to be treated. It will make me see that I will not put up with just anything. My heartbreak was a lesson that just needed to be taught. I am so happy that I have that woman in my life because she has been there for me through everything. She showed me that I do not need anybody to be happy I could be happy by myself. I have learned so much from this woman and I'm grateful to have her. I don’t know what I would do without her. Even since then me and my mother’s relationship has gotten stronger.That experience made me a better person. It helped me mature and showed me right from  

Midterm Social Justice

Social Justice

In class we went on a field trip to see a skit called the “Tunnel of Oppression”. We viewed scenes dealing with situations that have happened on campus recently or in the past relating to religion, sexuality, and race. I was able to relate to each situation shown in many ways, but the one thing that stood out to me was the last scene about how my white classmate, the people that I am around everyday disrespect my race on social media and acted as if African Americans do not matter and do not belong here. So I decided to do my essay on racism because I was hurt and disappointed about the things I saw and heard. In the beginning of my freshman year I joined a club called Project Care and they told me that even though African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-white individuals are the minorities at this school we are treated equal and should not be threatened or uncomfortable at Western Carolina. They told me that I made the right choose, but the actions that have taken place since I have been here make me second guess my decision. This project gave me another reason to research and express my opinion about a situation that affects a lot of people and me, but it’s the situation most people are trying to ignore.

“The Cost of Balancing Academia and Racism” brings up the situation where minority feels disconnected from their school and their white peers.  This is happening at schools across the country, from the University of Missouri to Ithaca College to Stanford. This article gives you an explanation for the actions of the black students at these predominately white schools. “The Cost of Balancing Academia and Racism” gives you facts comparing the majority and minority, statements from students that have been protesting and quotes from famous people who have studied things that relate to the situation like W.E.B. Du Bois (the Cost and Bal...).

“The basic assimilationist offer that schools make to blacks: You can be valued and rewarded in school (and society), the schools say to these students, but you must first master the culture and ways of the American mainstream, and since that mainstream (as it is represented) is essentially white, this means you must give up many particulars of being black—styles of speech and appearance, value priorities, preferences—at least in mainstream settings. This is asking a lot … For too many black students school is simply the place where, more concertedly, persistently, and authoritatively than anywhere else in society, they learn how little valued they are.” (The Cost and Bal...). This was in a 1992 article in The Atlantic, “Race and the Schooling of Black Americans,” by Claude M. Steele (The Cost and Bal...). To get treated like an equal you need to act like something or someone you are not and that is black people need to act white and that may get you the approval of society. There is nothing equal or acceptable about that statement, Black people should not have to change themselves to get the acceptance of others.

“No Benefit of the Doubt” is about a Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer" that highlights the issues African Americans go through every day. This article talks about how the documentary talks about unfair police officers. In “Making a Murderer” it suggest that assuming that a police officer is honest, good and decent is not smart. Dean Strang, the attorney, is trying make an argument to defend his client who he believes was framed by the police. He says that it is hard to try to convince people that the police are not good. Then reading more into the article it talks about national black civil rights movements and the deaths of black men like Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray and Laquan McDonald at the hands of police, followed by the non-indictment or non-conviction of those officers. It also says something about how it is not just with police but with society more broadly. We as Black Americans are not accorded the benefit of the doubt, not given a chance to explain themselves (No Benefit of the Doubt).

“Black Americans are not accorded the benefit of the doubt, not given a chance to explain themselves. Young black men are regarded as lethal criminals by the police, the courts, the public” (No Benefit of the Doubt). Nicole Hemmer has wrote a few articles for the US News and I think in every one of her articles she pulls the right information out that people do not want to say. Finally someone says that society as a whole thinks every black man in a murder. Hemmer also writes that the documentary was “disturbing”. It’s disturbing because it told the truth or you knew nothing about that situation and the visual shocked you. She was looking to get a point across and she publicized this documentary so now more poplar know about it. Now more people will be able to see what is going on and not just people like myself who use Netflix on occasion.

“No Part for Racism” talks about how republicans have a special obligation to denounce Donald Trump's blatant racism (No Part for Racism). This was another article written Nicole Hemmer. This article talked about when Dylann Storm Roof walked into Charleston's Emanuel AME Zion church and murdered nine people. Then it talks about Trump and how over the last eight months, Trump has shown that the racism in his announcement speech was just his opening bid. Hemmer writes how he has a national database of American Muslims and a visa ban for Muslim travelers. He has ridiculed women and people with disabilities, lauded Japanese internment, and goaded his supporters to violence. Towards the end she says that the party must take responsibility for cultivating a base receptive to Trump's message.

“Republicans have a special obligation to stand against Trump's racism. “ Trump should not be able to disrespect some many people and get away with it when he is a candidate running to become the president of the United States. That statement is very direct and is talking to republicans and the government saying that racism is not what you need in office.

These articles all go back to the main focus of racism and racial inequality. Each article was different and talked about different situations that are going on in today’s society. I think each article brings a good argument to the table that makes you think and help you understand where black people are coming from. One helps explain why we do the things we do meaning the protests and rallies we conduct in the streets and on campuses. These things make the situation known so people can’t say that didn’t know anything about it. Publicity and standing up and speaking out are the best things to do to better the situation to try and resolve it. Even if it doesn’t work completely you know you did everything possible and you got the point across.

Writing Process Analysis

Gathering the information, sorting it into the correct categories and writing my thoughts on certain things I got information on was the steps I took into writing my paper to make sure I had everything I need to make a good paper. Writing this paper and researching about it, it brought to light that this is really a big controversy in our society today. Gender inequality is such a big thing now that women have become independent and proud I would say. It’s a big issue that people are trying to address and get people’s attention on.

A rhetorical analysis I learned is my opinion on a situation I have decided to talk about. It is a full paper of me in my own words braking down something that I have heard, seen and read. It is an “analysis”, my breaking down what I have read. A rhetorical analysis is like a long summary.

Writing this paper showed me that I am good at writing things that require me to give my opinion. I love to talk and I love to talk about what I think the meaning of something is. I feel like if I have enough information and I know if I am for it or against it, I can create an argument about it that is good and you understand it. I feel like giving an opinion on something shows me what type of person you are. I could talk for days on a topic that I care about and understand.

To stay on topic I made sure I read and reread what I wrote over and over again to make sure I was on topic with what my chapter was trying to explain. I made sure I understood what each chapter was supposed to mean and gathered enough information to back it up. Having too much information I feel is better than not having enough. So I made sure I had a lot of it and put what I knew would be good to write about and what the reader would understand and be interested in.

For future papers I will make sure I wrote the same amount for each topic because I feel like I didn’t write enough for some of the topics I had. It made it seem like I didn’t know what to talk about but I really didn’t have anything else to say on the specific topic. I am proud of the paper I wrote I just wish I would of did more so I know I would have a good grade. When you write a good amount it shows you know what you are writing about and I feel like I did not accomplish that with such little I wrote on some of my topics but other than that I liked what I did with my paper.

 

Final Draft of Rhetorical Analysis

Simone Williams

Brad Reisinger

English 101.02

February 29, 2016

 

The Issue

"Keep Ya Head Up" is a 1993 hit single on the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., by Tupac Shakur, features R&B singer Dave Hollister. The song was dedicated to Latasha Harkins, a 15 year old women, who was shot and killed by a shop owner in LA. Her death was supposedly the cause of the LA riot in 1992 (WordPress). "Keep Ya Head Up" is a call for better treatment of women by fellow men, and a call to women, children, and poor people of color to 'keep ya head up' through inevitable tough times that arise in a system and society that make it 'hard to be legit and still pay the rent' (Wiki). Tupac Shakur’s “Keep Ya Head Up” delivers a positive message to one of the most oppressed groups in the US: poor, black women (WordPress).

The Moment in Time

            Gender inequality started in the early 1900s and still is going around today. The thinking that the power is all in the men. Tupac created and dedicated this song to a fifteen year old girl, Latasha Harkins (Word Press). I feel he created this song at a time when people really needed it. I compare this to how Beyoncé sang “Formation” at the super bowl or how Kendrick Lamar rapped a song about slavery and his appearance at the awards. It was a need and is needed to be addressed in a public way because people are looking passed it like nothing is wrong. They all stood up and did something that they think is right.

The Speaker

            Tupac is delivering the message in the song “Keep Ya Head Up”. He wrote this song because he saw something that people were ignoring. In his song he made a point and gave facts to back up his point. His points were personal which got him involved with the song and it was things that not just a certain people go through. The situations he addressed relates to everyone which made this song personal for a lot of people. When you hear a song that you can relate to it makes you think. I makes you wonder why things are that way and how you can change them. I feel that this song did that for a lot of people.it made them really listen to the words of the song and think about the situations involved in the song. That is how he brought awareness to the situation he was trying to address and it was a good idea. At this time he was very popular and people listened to his music.

The Occasion

He wrote and dedicated this song to Latasha Harkins and poor black women. Writing “Keep Ya head Up” Tupac created awareness for the mistreating and inequality given to women.  This song can be relevant to all women black, white, Asian, tall, short. In the song he talks about rape, having kids, crying, welfare and many other things. I say that to say black people are not the only people that go through or participate in any of those situations. Tupac was very popular around this time and his songs got through to and motivated a lot of people. He rapped a message and put a tone to it that he know millions of people will listen to and understand. It was brilliant because at that time in the music industry it was cool to have a sick beat but the lyrics that you spoke in the songs made it something worth listening to. In his song he said “And since we all came from a woman, Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman I wonder why we take from our women Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?” he was speaking to the boys and men of his time. Asking them why they do those things to women when a woman gave you life and a woman made you who you are and really without her you would be nothing so why wouldn’t you show some respect for them. Tupac was not harsh with his words and came off in a positive way while still making important point about the things men do to women to make things hard for them. Society as a whole was the audience, the song was created and put out for everyone to hear so it involves them to. Tupac talked of money to pay rent and welfare and said it was hard, I feel that’s has something to do with society because minimum wage doesn’t support a family to where the family is stable. You can only respect him for the words he rapped because it was the truth. He was just speaking up and trying to change a few things about women were going through at that time. His message at that time is what people needed and his message is still relevant to today’s situation.

The Reasoning

Tupac makes this song to directly ask people why we treat women with such disrespect. This may have been dedicated to 15 year old, Latasha, however this song has a much bigger meaning regarded women of this society. “Keep Ya Head Up” is trying to get people’s attention on how treating women like they are dogs is not good. It makes me think about Martin Luther King Jr and how his belief that African Americans should be treated equally to the other race being the white man. The only difference is it’s not whites and blacks, its men and women. A women is not standing up and bring the gender inequality to our attention, it’s a man speaks out about it to make a change because he knows that this is not right. In Tupac's song "Keep Ya Head Up", the intended audience is men, he is rapping to them asking them why they treat women with such disrespect.” And since we all came from a woman Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman I wonder why we take from our women Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?”, is a lyric from the song "Keep Ya Head Up" and he is directing this to men. Tupac is saying women have done so much for yall as men but yall turn around and don’t show thanks but treat women like they are beneath them. Target audience could also be society, everyone. Tupac directed this song toward men but it was put out for everyone to hear. Everyone listening is now aware of what women go through. This song was created to bring awareness to the society. Tupac wrote this song because he knew something wasn’t right about the way women were treated at that time. “Keep Ya Head Up” may have been written in 1993 but this issue is still relevant in 2016. Women are still expected to be the house wife, the one who takes care of the house and the kinds. People have still not accepted the idea of a working women. It is time for a change in a positive direction toward what women do and the equality of their life.

Conclusion

Women inequality has been an ongoing issue for a really long time. It is time that women get treat fairly and with the respect they deserve. I used “Keep Ya Head Up” by Tupac as my ad to analyze because his song was on the right track and he understood that is wasn’t right for women to be mistreated the way they are by men and by society. Tupac was very popular at the time and his words motivated and inspired people to do big things. This song brought awareness to the situation. This song was not just a catchy tone it was a message for the people to wake up and see the situations around them is not what it should be. Things have improved from 1993 but they are not where they should be. Men should not be paid more or treated better just because they are men. They should have to work for the respect and the salaries just as much as women do. Things in life should not come easier to you just because of your gender. If both a man and a women get the same education, got the same grades and excelled throughout life, one should not be paid more or accepted just because of their gender. Both people are the same and should be evaluated and given an equal chance for the same opportunity. The saying women can do everything a man can is not the create saying any more. Women will surprise you with the things they can do.  Women are not your house wives anymore they are you modern working women with a form of independence and that is not going to change. It is time to accept it, absorb it and change.

Work Cited

"last.fm." CBS Interactive. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Feb. 2016. <- http://www.last.fm/music/2Pac/_/

 Keep+Ya+Head+Up/+wiki>.

"Let's Get Ethical." Wordpress. N.p., 4 Nov. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2016.

            <https://bizgovsoc9.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/tupacs-keep-ya-head-up/>.

Rough Draft of Rhetorical Analysis

The Issue (Exigence)

"Keep Ya Head Up" is a 1993 hit single on the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., by Tupac Shakur, features R&B singer Dave Hollister. The song was dedicated to Latasha Harkins, a 15 year old women, who was shot and killed by a shop owner in LA. Her death was supposedly the cause of the LA riot in 1992 (WordPress). "Keep Ya Head Up" is a call for better treatment of women by fellow men, and a call to women, children, and poor people of color to 'keep ya head up' through inevitable tough times that arise in a system and society that make it 'hard to be legit and still pay the rent' (Wiki). Tupac Shakur’s “Keep Ya Head Up” delivers a positive message to one of the most oppressed groups in the US: poor, black women.

The Moment in Time (Kairos)

            Gender inequality started in the early 1900s and still is going around today. The thinking that the power is all in the men. Tupac created and dedicated this song to a fifteen year old girl, Latasha Harkins. I feel he created this song at a time when people really needed it. I compare this to how Beyoncé sang “Formation” at the super bowl or how Kendrick Lamar rapped a song about slavery and his appearance at the awards. It was a need and is needed to be addressed in a public way because people are looking passed it like nothing is wrong. They all stood up and did something that they think is right.

The Speaker (Ethos)

            Tupac is delivering the message in the song “Keep Ya Head Up”. He wrote this song because he saw something that people were trying to ignore. In his song he made a point and gave facts to back up his point. His points were personal which got him involved with the song and it was things that not just a certain people go through. The situations he addressed relates to everyone which made this song personal for a lot of people. When you hear a song that you can relate to it makes you think. I makes you wonder why things are that way and how you can change them. I feel that this song did that for a lot of people.it made them really listen to the words of the song and think about the situations involved in the song. That is how he brought awareness to the situation he was trying to address and it was a good idea. At this time he was very popular and people listened to his music.

The Occasion (Pathos)

He wrote and dedicated this song to Latasha Harkins and poor black women. Writing “Keep Ya head Up” Tupac created awareness for the mistreating and inequality given to women.  This song can be relevant to all women black, white, Asian, tall, short. In the song he talks about rape, having kids, crying, welfare and many other things. I say that to say black people are not the only people that go through or participate in any of those situations. Tupac was very popular around this time and his songs got through to and motivated a lot of people. He rapped a message and put a tone to it that he know millions of people will listen to and understand. It was brilliant because at that time in the music industry it was cool to have a sick beat but the lyrics that you spoke in the songs made it something worth listening to. In his song he said “And since we all came from a woman, Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman I wonder why we take from our women Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?” he was speaking to the boys and men of his time. Asking them why they do those things to women when a woman gave you life and a woman made you who you are and really without her you would be nothing so why wouldn’t you show some respect for them. Tupac was not harsh with his words and came off in a positive way while still making important point about the things men do to women to make things hard for them. Society as a whole was the audience, the song was created and put out for everyone to hear so it involves them to. Tupac talked of money to pay rent and welfare and said it was hard, I feel that’s has something to do with society because minimum wage doesn’t support a family to where the family is stable. You can only respect him for the words he rapped because it was the truth. He was just speaking up and trying to change a few things about women were going through at that time. His message at that time is what people needed and his message is still relevant to today’s situation.

The Reasoning (Logos)

Tupac makes this song to directly ask people why we treat women with such disrespect. This may have been dedicated to 15 year old, Latasha, however this song has a much bigger meaning regarded women of this society. “Keep Ya Head Up” is trying to get people’s attention on how treating women like they are dogs is not good. It makes me think about Martin Luther King Jr and how his belief that African Americans should be treated equally to the other race being the white man. The only difference is it’s not whites and blacks, its men and women. A women is not standing up and bring the gender inequality to our attention, it’s a man speaks out about it to make a change because he knows that this is not right. In Tupac's song "Keep Ya Head Up", the intended audience is men, he is rapping to them asking them why they treat women with such disrespect.” And since we all came from a woman Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman I wonder why we take from our women Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?”, is a lyric from the song "Keep Ya Head Up" and he is directing this to men. Tupac is saying women have done so much for yall as men but yall turn around and don’t show thanks but treat women like they are beneath them. Target audience could also be society, everyone. Tupac directed this song toward men but it was put out for everyone to hear. Everyone listening is now aware of what women go through. This song was created to bring awareness to the society. Tupac wrote this song because he knew something wasn’t right about the way women were treated at that time. “Keep Ya Head Up” may have been written in 1993 but this issue is still relevant in 2016. Women are still expected to be the house wife, the one who takes care of the house and the kinds. People have still not accepted the idea of a working women. It is time for a change in a positive direction toward what women do and the equality of their life.

Conclusion

Women inequality has been an ongoing issue for a really long time. It is time that women get treat fairly and with the respect they deserve. I used “Keep Ya Head Up” by Tupac as my ad to analyze because his song was on the right track and he understood that is wasn’t right for women to be mistreated the way they are by men and by society. Tupac was very popular at the time and his words motivated and inspired people to do big things. This song brought awareness to the situation. This song was not just a catchy tone it was a message for the people to wake up and see the situations around them is not what it should be. Things have improved from 1993 but they are not where they should be. Men should not be paid more or treated better just because they are men. They should have to work for the respect and the salaries just as much as women do. Things in life should not come easier to you just because of your gender. If both a man and a women get the same education, got the same grades and excelled throughout life, one should not be paid more or accepted just because of their gender. Both people are the same and should be evaluated and given an equal chance for the same opportunity. The saying women can do everything a man can is not the create saying any more. Women will surprise you with the things they can do.  Women are not your house wives anymore they are you modern working women with a form of independence and that is not going to change. It is time to accept it, absorb it and change.

 

 

Work Cited

Fed 15 - https://bizgovsoc9.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/tupacs-keep-ya-head-up/

Feb 18 - http://www.last.fm/music/2Pac/_/Keep+Ya+Head+Up/+wiki

Annotated bibliography

Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. Gender inequality is something that has been going around for many years. The belief that men are better in many ways than women really gets under my skin. Women have come from stay at home mothers, who do all the cooking and cleaning to women with a voice who look forward to going out and making their own money. I choose this topic because even in 2016 when we have Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, the first women to run for president, and successful women like Michelle Obama people still think that we should not be treated equal if it’s on the court or at a desk. Looking online I found a few videos that help back you what I am saying. These videos show how others view women and how society and television made women feel about themselves. Watching these videos I learned more about how far this stretches and how serious people take this situation. Some statements that people have said in these video make you think of certain things differently but they all have good points that I take into consideration.

 
 
 


 
Always #LikeAGirl. Youtube. N.p., 26 June 2014. Web. 10 Feb. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/
     watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs>. always created a commercial to show how girls of different ages
     and guys think girls acts. This video asks kids of all ages questions that relate to being a
     girl. They ask them to act out certain situation relating to girls to see how they portray them.
     Later asked how they would feel being portrayed like that and would this relate to a family
     member. In the video #LikeAGirl is trying to be used in a better way, a stronger, more
     independent way to show to females are strong and independent.
 
 
HeForShe. Dir. Kathryn Ferguson. Youtube. N.p., 6 Aug. 2015. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
     <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIL8aIbYYDE>.  Emma Watson lead a disscion on gender
     equality in a new film by Vogue Video. As a UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, Watson is a
     vocal supporter of HeForShe, the UN solidarity movement for gender equality. In this video they
     interview people in the fashion industry to get their take on how they feel about gender
     equality. Some points make you think others are just like what everyone else says. This video
     does bring up some good points.
 
Black and White. Youtube. N.p., 5 Oct. 2015. Web. 10 Feb. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/
     watch?v=ST0cR2-JcZ0>.  Flo's a pretty confident, successful women and in the commercial she
     is put back in time when a women's place was though to be in the kitchen. I used this
     commercial as an example to show that the way that women was acting and saying about when is
     how women should still be acting today. Him asking Flo where her husband was is saying women
     are not important they are under men.