March 3-8 Reading and Writing: 50 Essays & They Say
Read the following the two essays by Stanton and Truth and answer questions pertaining to one of them:
First Essay from 50 Essays
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" (379) Read the discussion D-74, at this link. For some reason the authors of 50 Essays didn't include this part of the presentation.
https://umdrive.memphis.edu/jhawes/public/Doc%2014%20Declaration%20of%20Sentiments.pdf
1. What is the analogy Stanton sets up between Revolution-ers Americans and women of her time?
2. Read Stanton's argument through her title. Why does she declare sentiments and resolutions? (Start by defining both terms.) How does she get from the former to the latter?
Read Argumentative Analysis:
http://samiachughtai.blogspot.com/2013/07/declarations-of-sentiments-and.html
http://declarationsentimentsresolutions.wikispaces.com/3.+Speaker+and+Audience
3. Connections essay: Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence (p. 187).
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
Compare Stanton's declaration to Thomas Jefferson's declaration (p. 187). How does she use both the form and the historical significance of the original text to make her point?
http://declarationsentimentsresolutions.wikispaces.com/3.+Speaker+and+Audience
3. Connections essay: Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence (p. 187).
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
Compare Stanton's declaration to Thomas Jefferson's declaration (p. 187). How does she use both the form and the historical significance of the original text to make her point?
4. What group today could write a declaration akin to Jefferson's and Stanton's? In 250 words min.: Write its declaration, playing off on these earlier declarations.
Second Essay from 50 Essays
Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?" (410). Look at the two versions of the speech in the linked text. What is lost in the translated version?
http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/truth-address-at-the-womans-rights-convention-speech-text/
Second Essay from 50 Essays
Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?" (410). Look at the two versions of the speech in the linked text. What is lost in the translated version?
http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/truth-address-at-the-womans-rights-convention-speech-text/
1. To whom and to what is Truth responding?
2. Truth's argument take the form of examples. What are they examples of, and what point do they help her make?
3. Connections essay: Elizabeth Cady Stanton's essay (p. 379).
4. Imagine you were in the audience when Truth delivered this speech in 1851. What perceptions of her might you have had, and how might what she said have countered them? (Respond in 100-250 words min.)
Remember, you only have to respond to the questions for one essay.
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Rashell Baldry
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
6th March 2014
50 Essays Ain’t I a Woman
1. Truth is responding to I believe white men and women, even though it is about womens rights. She talks about how men do certain acts to help woman into carriages, over puddles and so forth but then states how those acts have never been in her life.
2. She uses examples like when she states when a little man talks about women not being able to have the same rights as men because Christ was a man, yet there could not be Christ without the Woman.
3. Connections between Truth and Stanton’s essays on women's rights and the effectiveness of their different styles is pretty clear. I would say Stanton’s is more political and structured, where Truths is just as impactful but raw and organic.
4. Imagining I was in the audience in 1851 I would perceive Truth as a passionate female activist, someone who has really lived what she is referring to. For her, womens rights, or lack there of, is something she experienced beyond the white woman. And though white women back then didn’t have many rights either, black women had less rights, and for example, were not helped over a muddy puddle. If Truth were here today I feel she would be much like Sonya Renee Taylor, the video we watched When the Shotgun Questions the Black Boy which was very impactful and I believe to be a sad truth.
Victor Chen
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
6 March 2014
50 Essays: Ain’t I a Woman Questions
1) Truth’s speech is responding to white men and women who do not include black women as a part of the platform for equal rights for men and women.
2) They are examples from her tortuous life as a slave, where she was treated inhumanely and yet no man made life better for women like her. She says that “I have borne thirteen children, and seen them almost all sold off to slavery…” (410). It helps her make the point that even though she was a slave, that she still is a mother, a mother whose thirteen children were taken away from her. In other words, she still is a woman that deserves to be treated as a woman.
3) I think both are effective in their own ways. I think Stanton and Anthony make it aware to the me the position of women in society in making their argument, by using words like “submit” “her master”, and “deprive” to describe the power of men to do whatever they please to them, and with women without the means to do anything. Stanton claims that “In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise complete obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master -- the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement” (380). I think that Truth makes it clear to me the pain and anguish women can go through if you’re a woman that men do not go through.
4) I felt like the translated version by Robinson and Gage made it feel like I was in the audience than the translation by Stanton and Anthony. Stanton and Anthony’s translation does not look like the dialect of English that Truth would be using. Their translation, though appears as if it combines the missing pieces that Robinson and Gage each did not record and attempts to make the transcribed speeches more complete. I think that I would have felt that she was releasing the pain and anguish she had by recalling her slavery experience because if I were to give that speech, I would feel the same way. I think that most people at the would probably think at first that she didn’t know what she was saying because most slaves were illiterate, but she’s so vivid in describing the pain and anguish that it’s very believable.
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Mark Lopez
Professor Sabir
English 1A Saturday
6 March 2014
50 Essays: Ain't I a Woman?
1. Truth is responding to the white folks that do not acknowledge her importance of being a woman because of the color of her skin.
2. Truth uses examples of how white men treat white women with such chivalry, all the while her skin color gets her nothing but constant abuse. She makes her point loud and clear about just how mistreated women of color are.
3. Stanton's argument for women's rights was much more elongated than Truth's. In Stanton's argument, she takes examples directly from the Declaration of Independence, and makes a mockery out of it, using that mockery to shame the men who don't view women as equals. Truth's argument is short and simple and to the point and makes a rather intoxicating and thought-provoking food for the mind. Sojourner's magnetic words drew me in more than Stanton's sedative sentences.
4. If I were a white folk in the audience I would think highly of her. I would think, how does this woman have such audacity to speak up against slave owners, and white folk alike? How does she compare herself to white folk? She would have countered with her examples of chivalry in white men towards white woman, and then disrespect to the woman when it comes to her rights. She would have made a fool of me, were I in such a situation to be in her presence.
Nadia Cade
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
7 March 2014
50 Essays-Declarations of Sentiments
1. I think the analogy Stanton sets up between Revolution-ers American and women of her time comes within the second sentence of the essay. When Stanton first entered the World Anti-Slavery Convention, she was “shocked and dismayed” at the way the officials had women sitting in a cordoned off section, voiceless. Stanton then turned to her friend and agreed to have a discussion about women rights once they got home. It’s like she walked into the convention as the revolutionary American looking at the women of her time placed away from the main floor and remaining voiceless because they were not valued. Stanton was the revolutionary American because she was bothered by the way the women were treated in the convention and she vowed to do something about unlike the women of her time.
2. A sentiment is an opinion and a resolution is a solution an issue. I think Staton declared sentiments because during 1848 women’s were treated vastly different than men. Stanton felt the need to bring a voice to a group of voiceless women based on the fact that women and men are equals. Stanton declared resolutions because she was not going to let the way women were treated go unnoticed any longer. Something had to be done so she developed all the sentiment that needed to be changed and resolutions that should be implemented immediately. Stanton gets from the former to the latter by following through on her conversation she had with Mott back in 1840 when they got home from the convention. From that conversation in 1840 to eight years later holding a Woman’s Rights convention to discuss all the sentiments is how Stanton changed the role of women in America.
3. Thomas Jefferson Declarations of Independence speaks of equal rights for all mankind and Stanton was focused on women’s rights. In Stanton’s Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions she talks about the God given rights that were due to women and Jefferson uses the same concept that God gave rights to all mankind. In regards to the historical significance Stanton uses from Jefferson text, she discusses the sentiments in the same ways Jefferson did by beginning the sentence with “He has”.
4. I think the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender organization can write a declaration that relates to Stanton’s and Jefferson’s declarations. They are fighting for rights due to them in which they are not considered equals in the eyes of the government or society.
Mervin DeGuzman
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
8 March 2014
50 Essay Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
1. It seemed like her analogy was the beginning of times were the god created men and women to be equal and soon the men rose up to take charge, just like god took charge of creating us.
2. Sentiment is an opinion and resolution is a course of action. Stanton’s sentiment is that the women of the Revolution-era Americans are being treated like they don’t have the same right as the men does. She is saying that the only time where a woman gets that same right as the men does is if the women have property and men can profit from that property while only getting some rights. For example, Stanton explained “he closes all her avenues to wealth and distinction which he considers most honorable to himself” (381). This tells me that, the women cannot have power at all or even close to that. That the men are doing the best they can to make sure that the women stays humble to the men. That they shall forever serve them and that’s all women can do and nothing else.
3. Thomas Jefferson’s declaration is about freedom of the Americans from the British and Stanton’s declaration is freedom of equality between the men and the women. On the second paragraph of her essay, she wrote “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights to governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” (379). This piece of writing came directly from Jefferson’s declaration of independence and it is a very strong quote that she used in her essay. This explains that no one must be deprived of any freedom whether you are man or a woman. That freedom wasn't just for the men or women but to every Americans.
4. The group that could uses a declaration now is the gay and lesbian community. They are also fighting for their rights as American citizens and was explained and quoted in Jefferson’s declaration of independence “the pursuit of happiness.” They are fighting for their right to marry and happy; just like other married couples out there. I for one agree of their pursuit to happiness. If they want to get married, then I say let them. They’re love is just as valid and strong, maybe stronger than a regular couples have. They share each other’s values and respect one another. Many of the people today disapprove of such “lifestyle” because it is written on the bible that it is wrong be gay. I am not a religious person (I used to be) but as far as I know, the bible has been edited so many times (just like Wikipedia) that we don’t even know which one is real or not. There is the Old Testament and New Testament and so on. Well…which one is it? Which bible shall we read and follow? If the god wants us to be equal and love one another, why is the bible preaching so much hate to other people? There are so much in this world that is such a mystery to me and sometimes it is overwhelming.
Laisa s Oliveira
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
7 March 2014
50 Essays-Ain't I a woman
The Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?" is responding to those who believe man to be superior and do not see woman as an equal. She is saying woman play just as much of a big role in this world as man do, if not bigger.
"And how came Jesus into the world? Through God who created him and woman who bore him."
She is saying that without a woman there would be no man.
The connection between these two articles are simple, both give the readers examples of how woman are not treated equals but as unequals to men. Both article also speaks on how women should be treated like equals and that woman to play a big role in society that woman deserve just as much respect and "power" as man receive.
If I was in the audience when the sojourners truth "Ain't I a woman" speech was delivered I would have been proud that her as a woman of colored she had the courage to stand up for what she believed. Fighting against the unfair treatment of woman that society had let go on for so long in an unjust way fighting as a woman who may have not know a lot of things but she knew what really mattered in life and that was fairness and equal right for all. I would have felt the same way I feel when I see people in this day and age fight for a better world, fighting for the rights of others. I sit in admiration for those who fight for change and that's exactly how I would have felt listening to "ain't I a woman"
Laisa s Oliveira
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
7 March 2014
50 Essays-Ain't I a woman
1-The Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?" is responding to those who believe man to be superior and do not see woman as an equal. She is saying woman play just as much of a big role in this world as man do, if not bigger.
2-"And how came Jesus into the world? Through God who created him and woman who bore him."
She is saying that without a woman there would be no man.
3-The connection between these two articles are simple, both give the readers examples of how woman are not treated equals but as unequals to men. Both article also speaks on how women should be treated like equals and that woman to play a big role in society that woman deserve just as much respect and "power" as man receive.
4-If I was in the audience when the sojourners truth "Ain't I a woman" speech was delivered I would have been proud that her as a woman of colored she had the courage to stand up for what she believed. Fighting against the unfair treatment of woman that society had let go on for so long in an unjust way fighting as a woman who may have not know a lot of things but she knew what really mattered in life and that was fairness and equal right for all. I would have felt the same way I feel when I see people in this day and age fight for a better world, fighting for the rights of others. I sit in admiration for those who fight for change and that's exactly how I would have felt listening to "ain't I a woman"
Anne Norris
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
50 Essays, Elizabeth Stanton
1st March 2014
1. The analogy created is that women must stand up and fight the war against them, go to battle, as the revolutionaries did in their time.
2. I believe the Sentiment term used here is referring to Sentiment Analysis, which is when and analogy is used through the attitude of a writer or speaker to convey a message of opinion or judgment. Resolution through debate is a statement which is politically debated. Stanton uses the Analogy of the history of mankind and then goes into current political social and religious issues and is encouraging women to stand up for their rights.
Middleton, Dorothy Middleton 1
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1 A, Saturday
8 March 2014
Declaration
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What is surprising to me is that Ms. Truth was able to address a group of women; white women in 1851. That in itself is something that stands out and I question, “How did this come about”.
As Sojourner answer the question of what she was “a women”, she also revealed how she saw herself and the issues that came with that status. She equated herself as being equal to a man; she goes on to point out that she does not need anyone to help her to do things that were consider thing that women in those days needed help with; getting in and out of a carriage; she also compares her physical and mental abilities to a man and points out that she holds up to their standards.
Dat man ober dar say dat woman needs to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have de best place eberywhar. Nobody eber helps me into carriages, or ober mud-puddles, or gives me any best place; And ar’n't I a woman? Look at me. Look at my arm. I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me—and ar’n't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man, (when I could get it,) and bear de lash as well—and ar’n't I a woman? (Sojourner Truth, Anti-Slavery Bugle, June 21, 1853)
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Putting myself in the mist of the audience I would clearly see that she was not only speaking out to support the rights of white women; she was clearly speaking out about the rights of slaves. I love the way she thought, she might not have been able to read, but it did not hinder her ability to think out of the box. I can understand why she was allowed to speak. She was a fighter for not only the rights of slaves, moving many by way of the Underground Railroad to their freedom; she was a fighter for the rights of all human beings. She believed that all humans had the right to be free to live as those who had the power. Her insight on the issues surrounding both white women and slaves and how those issues were linked, clearly showed that she thought about those issues on a deep level. By pointing out to the audience that some unique problems came with that link, gives reason to what she was claiming. The way she compared a quart vs. a pint to show a kind of relationship between the ruling parts rights, seen as a quart, and the rights of other wanted as a pint. Even the simplest men would understand they were not asking for equal rights; just by understanding that a pint was much less than a quart; that to me was downright genius. She also contended that if the ruling group was not willing to give these rights to both white women and slaves alike, they would as she stated, “ in a tight place, the poor slave is on him, woman is coming on him and his is surely between a hawk and a buzzard”. (F.D. Gaga, Version)
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I loved how she re-stated the analogy of being between a rock and a hard place; seeing it in terms of the ruling hand being between a hawk, which is seen as a killer that swoops down on their prey and a buzzard, which is seen as the scavenger who picks the dead prey’s bones clean; I wonder if she had ESP, the civil war could also be seen as a hard place for the ruling party.
Looking at the writing of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions and comparing it to Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration to me they are pretty much that same. Both were eloquently stated. Those Declarations were easy to ride on if you were of free citizenship doing that time and they were.
I don’t see how I can even compare their declarations to the unwritten declaration that slaves had branded into their backs. I don’t deny that Stanton stated Issues were true, claims that a husband could be the ruler of a women’s life and the tormentor of her soul; it just doesn’t seem equal to the plight of a slave. Slave had to endure; every white person they came in contact with was their master and could dole out punishments like a ton of brick and no reason was needed. Even young boys were able to chastise slaves who were much their
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senior; no regard; no respect. Just one year prior to the 1851, the compromise of 1850 was passed to make it easier for slave masters to recover their slave; their property. No such law was passed against the white women doing that time. They could move like the free moving waters of the great Mississippi River. White women could blend in most setting in the country at that time; they were seen as belonging and didn’t have to hide under the cover of dark. When others who were not slaves had hardships brought on by the powers to be; none to me were as brutal as a baby being torn from the slave mother's womb; something that was done to slaves often, just because the master saw fit to have it done.
The Declaration of a Slave is a declaration of many unwritten words yet spoken and endured; begging for mercy, asking for compassion and crying for freedom. I do understand the need to compare the declarations of both Stanton and Jefferson to the unwritten but spoken an endured declaration of a slaves who wanted to drink the waters of freedom, fair treatment and self-determination, but I see nothing to compare. The hardships the slaves endured vs. the hardship of a white women who wanted to be free from her husband just cannot hold the weight of a slave who wanted to be freed from a nation.
Yessica Beltran
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A Saturday
11 March 2014
“Ain’t I a Woman?”
1. Truth is responding to white men and women who believe black women to be inferior. She is making the point that if women are to be treated gently and with caution, why wasn’t she treated that way?
2. Truth uses examples such as women being helped into carriages, women being lifted over puddles, and given the best places. These examples help her make her point because no one ever did this for her because she was a slave. She is reminding people that she is still a woman and deserves the same treatment.
3. Both Stanton and Truth get their points across. Stanton uses the “Decalration of Independence” to appeal to patriotic men and women. truth uses experience to appeal to the emotions of people.
4. If I were in the audience when Truth delivered this speech in 1851, I would think she was a very brave person for doing this. She had the courage to speak her mind and share her story. I would think of her as a leader and a strong women’s rights activist.
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