https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1 By Greg Reppucci en-us 2018-12-11 15:36:58 UTC 2025-11-07 17:26:03 UTC hello@padlet.com gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/313452444 In the Article "What is White Privilege" by Cory Collins, it discusses the advantages granted to white people just because of their race. The advantages within this list range from products being catered toward whites in a commercial setting, to having the peace of mind that you won't be assumed a criminal. The words "white privilege" often shut down the line of communication between people with varying views because often the opposer immediately becomes defensive. To counter this in the article, the author first states this issue and defines what the term white privilege actually means. After opening up the opportunity to change someone's opinion, the author then continues to communicate his message. I believe this structure is very effective in displaying the ideas contained within because of that. This idea of White Privilege manifests in a much stronger form within Zora Neal Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God". Near the tail end of the story, a hurricane strikes the area in which Janie and Tea Cake, the main characters, live. In the aftermath, the body's of many who lost their lives in the storm were scattered around and they needed to be taken care of. The black peoples' bodies were collected and thrown in large mass graves, while the body's of whites were carefully and respectfully gathered and put in coffins. This is a very extreme version of white privilege, however, it is included to further the point that it is a very real issue in our society even in the present day. https://drive.google.com/file/d/18IrnwWtFXTxFD2AY4nfGIeI6h2V1z30t/view

]]> 2018-12-11 15:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/313452444 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/313454286 In the TED talk "The Danger of a Single Story" the title is very appropriate. The article describes the behaviorism of classifying a group of people as only one thing based off of one untrue or greatly exaggerated trait. The speaker mentions a few of the largest examples of this present in our society today, including seeing Mexicans only as illegal immigrants, and in her own personal case, people seeing Africans as only an impoverished people that still live in the third world. In my opinion, I feel everything the speaker presented and described is very true and a large problem in our society. In our politically charged climate, specifically with the issue of immigration, people not originally born in the U.S are more polarized than ever. With images and information flooding the airwaves only showing one perspective, it's almost challenging to see foreigners as anything else besides immigrants and "from away". This idea is connected to the book "Their Eyes were Watching God" because in the time period that it was released, it introduced our society to an otherwise foreign area through the dialect used and the culture of it's characters.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story]]> 2018-12-11 15:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/313454286 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/314356999 The article, "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" is a list containing specific advantages granted to whites throughout daily life. This list was composed by Peggy McIntosh in 1988 in an effort make herself, along with others more aware of these advantages and become more mindful of them. This article also largely connects back to many of the ideas contained in the article "What is White Privilege". Some of the main ideas include being able to live life without being harassed, unfairly assumed a criminal, and assumed financially unstable. However, some of the ideas contained within seemed outdated, and less likely to be an issue in our modern society because of progress. Things listed that seem like less of an issue in our society today include the ideas that teachers would not tolerate children of varying races and representation of varying races represented in entertainment form. I Feel like these issues definitely are still existent in our society today, however, progress has been made since the article was written. With almost 30 years of betterment, these issues are not as prominent in our society as they were when originally written.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3MzUtWL2X_qeVBqTF8ta2p0SDQ/view]]> 2018-12-13 17:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/314356999 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/314369143  The TED Talk "Why, I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies" is the first person account of an African American man's lifelong journey to understand the logic and meaning behind racism. After experiencing it first hand at a young age, the man goes on his entire life trying to fathom racism's purpose. His pursuit of answers drives him to read books about the Nazis and Hitler to actually sitting down to talk with a high ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan. The main idea of what the man learned was that ignorance toward something breeds fear, and action manifesting from that fear is how racism occurs. Along with this, in the end, the man almost befriends the leader he once sat down with. This marks some kind of progress in our society. In times past, KKK members would resent African Americans to the point of wanting to or actually killing them. Something even resembling a friendship between a Klan member and a African American would never even be dreamt of. This connects to the main question has society moved forward since the publishing of "Their Eyes were Watching God". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORp3q1Oaezw]]> 2018-12-13 17:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/314369143 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/314374831 In the video documentary "The Storm of 1928" it includes the first-person account of actual survivors of the large hurricane that hit the Florida coast in 1928. The people within the video describe the night of the storm as a pitch black nightmare of death, with many bodies being found among the wreckage the following morning. In Zora Neal Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" the true event that was the hurricane was written into the fictional story, including aspects of it that were far from fiction. Some of these aspects include whites forcing African Americans to bury the bodies of other African Americans, however not in the way one would expect. Because of the extreme white privilege that was present in society at the time, and just extreme racism in general, many bodies of African Americans were thrown in large pits. Whites were given coffins. By adding the event of the hurricane into her story, Zora Neal Hurston effectively affirmed that white privilege and racism was, and still is a huge problem in our society.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op__faFyIZU]]> 2018-12-13 17:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/314374831 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316126300 The article "The Language of Play and Gender-Role Stereotypes" describes the effects that gender roles have in our society. The author explains that from a young age, we are taught what boys and girls should and shouldn't be interested in. Along with this, the author also believes that personality traits that the different genders "should" have are instilled in us at this young age. To convey the impact that these expectations cause, the author used examples of conversation between young children while playing. This method, in my opinion, is very effective because while children play, they try to be something they've been taught is the norm, and adhere to the gender roles they've learned. For example, the author uses a conversation between a boy and a girl where the girl is pretending to be a bride. When a boy asks to join in, he is met with the barrier wall that weddings are for girls. This method is very effective to identify the gender roles taught to us in society because as children play, a window of opportunity opens to see exactly what traits are instilled in them, and everyone else that is perceived "normal". The idea of gender roles and norms connects to the book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" in that it is a main theme in the story. I feel that contrast between the extreme gender roles presented in Zora Neal Hurston's book compared to the gender roles in modern society is very great. Although it is very much an issue, lots of progress has been made since the publishing of Hurston's work making it not as large of a problem.
http://go.galegroup.com.ursus-proxy-11.ursus.maine.edu/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=maine&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA557705117&sid=classroomWidget&asid=0f1e6a4c#.XBuDwizn_jo.link]]> 2018-12-20 11:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316126300 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316154148 In the article "Gender Equality" it discusses the basics of what the term means. Specifically, it mentions the largest example of the issue in how women are treated in the country of Saudi Arabia. The problem here is that women were just recently granted the right to vote and to drive. Despite this, the article still describes how women in the country are treated as second-class citizens, and less than. This connects to the book "Their Eyes were Watching God" because in the story Janie is treated unfairly because of her gender. Her second husband Joe did not allow her to voice her opinions and have a voice, despite the fact that her ideas were more cemented than his own. This drove him to keep Janie quiet and not allow her to go places with him.
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,uid&db=ers&AN=89158198&site=eds-live]]> 2018-12-20 13:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316154148 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316192248 The TED talk "Why Gender Equality Is Good for Everyone - Men Included" is the story of a middle-aged white man's point of view of gender equality. He describes his time in college when he was involved in a gender studies group. In this group, he discussed the idea of privilege with his study mates and the idea that people who have it do not realize. To convey his ideas, the man cracks many jokes throughout, which lightens up the mood in what otherwise is a sensitive topic. By doing this, the chances of actually getting his ideas through to others are much greater, which is very effective. Along with this, the speaker's message comes from a different perspective than usual on the issue of Gender Equality. This also increases the chance of people listening who would otherwise shut down immediately if it were coming from a woman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n9IOH0NvyY]]> 2018-12-20 15:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316192248 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316201382 The article "Men and Gender Equality" is an article explaining how Gender Equality is a two-way street, even though it may have always seemed a woman's issue only. It is described that if both men and women work toward a more equal society together, the process of making progress would be much more successful. This article connects to the source "Why Gender Equality Is Good for Everyone - Men Included" because both contain similar ideas and points. This article is effective and important because it brings awareness to the idea that men should be involved in gender equality as much as women. The ideas of this article mark progress in our society because it is contrary to the belief that gender equality is a woman's concern only.

]]> 2018-12-20 16:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316201382 gregory_reppucci https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316481122 In the speech Emma Watson gave at the United Nations, she describes a common theme that has begun to plague the fight for women's rights. This problem is the stigma around the word feminism and how it has become synonymous with men hating and an overall negative connotation. However, this general feeling is far from reality, in that all it stands for is the belief in equal rights. Beginning her speech true definition of feminism, she opened up the floor for a real conversation about the issue. This strategy also connects to Cory Collin's "What is White Privilege" in that uses the same format to create an opportunity to change someone's perspective. This idea also connects to the main question of progress in that in some ways we have moved forward, but in others, we have stayed the same or moved back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9SUAcNlVQ4 ]]> 2018-12-21 23:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gregory_reppucci/lrybtsq1lrd1/wish/316481122