Gender in Mexican Intellectual History Juana Inez Ramirez de Asbaje, also known as Juana Ines de la Cruz, was an amazing woman in both Latin American and world history. Here was a woman writing in the 17th century who was willing to discuss the sexual practices of the males around her and to criticize them. Being a nun, this was even more out of the ordinary and makes Asbaje an even more extraordinary figure. In the 1600s, a woman's place was at the home either as a servant or as a bearer of children to a proper husband. It was not proper for a female to be educated or to think. For many women who were born with an untimely and unfortunate intellect, the only venue for them to learn was by entering the church. In her "Response to Sor Filotea," she states that as a young girl, Asbaje asked her mother if she could be dressed as a young boy and secretly enter university so that she could study amongst intellectual equals (de Cruz 775). Nuns were the only women who were encouraged to learn to read, write, and to express themselves, but even that was...
At the time of her writings, Mexico was still a province of the Spanish empire. As a colony, the land was driven by laws that originated from across the Atlantic. During the period of her work in the late 1600s, the Spanish Inquisition was still going on in the homeland. Thus, it was an especially dangerous time for anyone, let alone a woman, to "think out loud." She could have been charged with heresy, excommunicated from the Catholic Church, tortured, or even executed for her outlandish thinking. The legacy of Juana Inez Ramirez de Asbaje has been carried throughout history by her writings.
War in Defense of the Status Quo The ironic thing about the Korean War is that it was begun (by North Korea) in an attempt to change a status quo that no party involved was particularly satisfied with, in search of an end result that all parties agreed would be ideal (the unification of Korea), and millions of deaths later ended by reestablishing the same static situation it had originate to
No doubt, when Columbus first set foot on the shores of the West Indies, he felt foreign. No matter how courageous he was, Columbus was only human and therefore had to have been afraid. Likewise, I questioned myself when I first made the decision to transfer. Like Columbus, I thrive on healthy risk-taking and the excitement of new situations and surroundings. I enjoyed moving, in spite of my fear of
Civic EngagementThe right to vote is a constitutional one in the US and it was passed by Congress in 1869: it ensured that everyone had the right, regardless of race, creed or color. Yet nearly a century later in the US, people were still being segregated and discriminated against because of race, creed and color. Why? The reason is that the power structure in the US did not want certain
Puerto Rico became a possession of the United States after the Spanish-American War in 1898, but has never been fully incorporated into the Union (Pantojas-Garcia, 2013). It later became a Commonwealth in 1952, a status it maintains to this day. The subject of the status of Puerto Rico has, since that time, been controversial. There have been multiple referendums on the subject, the latest in 2012, but as yet there
Smart Goals: Leadership and Magnet Status This a paper Collaborative Healthcare. I chosen 1.LEADERSHIP 2. MAGNET STATUS 2 SMART goals. Evidence: Peer-Reviewed Articles: Search articles peer-reviewed journals support SMART goals plan. You expected find ONE article EACH SMART goal. Leadership development is one of the most fundamental concepts in nursing practice. Nursing management should be more than issuing orders and ensuring that things are done in the right way. Leadership development in
Mass Shootings Acceptable?My opinion on this issue is that mass shootings are not something we have to accept. This opinion is rooted in data, as recent surveys have shown that the majority of Americans oppose mass shootings and believe that more should be done to prevent them. My opinion is also stable and unwavering, as I firmly believe that mass shootings cannot and should not be accepted under any circumstances:
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