Effectual~Jess

      I had many thoughts going through my mind while reading this essay, it was so touching and powerful it sent chills through my spine. Every child girl or boy deserves an equal chance to survive and thrive.  Gender discrimination and/or inequality starts during childhood. Regardless of gender roles, identities, or expressions, it should be where everyone is equally recognized, respected, and valued. In this essay Dympna Ugwu-oju Raising Delia it seemed as if she was being treated differently from her siblings. On page 183 it states, "But Dad, how come the boys don't have to do anything around here?" Delia asked, her voice devoid of the whininess that usually marked her complaints. "Because they're boys and you're a girl, and it's time you learned that". "Well, being a girl doesn't make me different from the boys right mom?". From reading that I felt as if it's not fair. Just because she's a girl the treatment should be equal...

  Emma Lazarus The New Colossus    Emma Lazarus had a very powerful poem. The new colossus symbolizes a theme of mourning. Emma is mourning for the loss of her father. Her father was compared to a huge statue, a symbol of a fallen God. In reality she wasn’t concerned about the loss of her father, but it was more so the security. To recover the loss of her father, she tends to the statue. Within this the new colossus has come to America’s embrace of immigrants. A clear message of acceptance that greeted those who passed through. When Emma said, “I lift my lamp beside the golden door”. Pg 33. She simply meant a new symbol of openness. Within these lines, the new colossus is informing the world to give her all of the people who are longing freedom regardless of how they are. Tired or poor it makes no difference whatsoever. She has lifted her light to let them all in. Her protection extends both to the exiles who founded the United States, and to the refugees hoping to ...

 Hello, My name is Jessica Carter, I created this blog to bring new life experiences into existence. I want to encounter new ideas/lifetime achievements. I’m excited to meet new people and get to know things about them individually as time prolongs. I’m open to discuss any topic because I believe being open minded will bring more knowledge.