In Rich's essay, she tries to encourage the crowd, to which she is speaking, by saying how important it is to know that women are just as good as men and by telling them that they "[have] enormous potential, even if that potential is as yet realized" (65). ... I disagree with this quote from her because I believe what she is saying here is that in order for women to survive, the education process and real life, they must be united as a whole, which is hypocritical, I believe, because this gathering of women excludes men, which is reverse discrimination. ... Also due to her mother...

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• Grade Level: High School

The feeling of being burdened and the annoyance that comes with it is brought up in other parts of the poem, in lines such as, "and I was embarrassed/by old men standing up to shake my hand/and tell me they were "sorry for my trouble."" These lines suggest that the narrator is embarrassed by his position of eldest in the family and feels a sense of patronization from the older men rather than condolence. ... Reading this piece, the poem seems to suggest that the woman feels shut out/cast out from the world, very much trapped in the role of a typical older woman. Whether the woman in the poem i...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This social club was very similar to the old world parlors where people would get together and discuss the philosophy of the times. The African American men and women however gathered in the Brock Building to enjoy the dance and music of the time with live performances from jazz groups and big bands, and, "turned racial segregation into positive ethnic congregation in a celebration of life and culture" (123). ... But the men and women in Louisville used the strength and connectivity found in the community amongst other African Americans. They fought the race battle with each other th...

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