How is Prejudice Explored in the Poems 'Still I Rise' and 'Telephone Conversation'? 'Telephone Conversation' by Wole Soyinka and 'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou tackle the social injustice of discrimination. Both poems lack in similarities, the only one being theme, yet possess an abundance of differences. Although both poems convey the same theme, they differ in their means of conveyance. For instance they both explore prejudice and discrimination but through different types of language, imagery
Women have, for the most part been considered inferior to men. Similar is in the case of art. Although this may be termed as a misconception by some, it can be articulated by the fact that a majority - if not all - of the well known artists are men. By dwelling further into the realm of art and taking references from Linda Nochlin’s “Why are there no great women artists” and Rozsika Parker and Griselda Pollock’s “Crafty Women and the Hierarchy of the Arts”, including other scholarly texts, I will
Kant to focus less on theoretical obscurity and more upon practical issues and leads to the notion of good will which Kant explains at the outset of Section I in Groundwork: It is impossible to think of anything at all in the world, or indeed even beyond it, that could be considered good without limitation except a good will (Gr. 4:393) Good will includes several features: it is neither merely designed to make us happy, nor does it rely on the consequences of an act or unconditional good. While
Normative determinations differ from scientific determinations in that they follow a procedure. Returning to the matter of stealing cake, Jack could acknowledge that rather than stealing from Tom, he has other choices in accordance with moral law. While he may realize that in accordance with causal law he will ultimately face the effect of his theft, only via a normative determination will he experience practical freedom. In this Critique, Kant’s main purpose is not to draw the reader’s attention