Paper om "Attitudes to Race in Obama's America"
- STX 3.g
- Engelsk B
- 12
- 4
- 1730
Eksempelbesvarelse: Paper om "Attitudes to Race in Obama's America"
Studienets kommenterede eksempelbesvarelse af A-opgaven (paper) i eksamenssættet "Attitudes to Race in Obama's America" for Engelsk B på STX fra august 2010.
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Opgaveformulering
- Give an outline of the different attitudes to the situation of African Americans presented in texts 1, 2 and 3.
- Compare style, such as language and tone, in texts 1 and 2.
- Taking your starting point in one of the texts, argue for your own view of the situation of African Americans today.
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Indhold
1. Outline
2. Comparison of style in texts 1 and 2
3. Discussion
Uddrag
1. Outline
The attitudes to the situation of African Americans in the three texts differ. In the commentary, “Black is being seen in a whole new light”, Yolanda Young argues that, with Barack Obama as the first black president of the U.S., the road is paved for a new and more encouraging situation for black Americans. Young herself is experiencing a lot more positive attention because of the fact that she looks like Michelle Obama. Furthermore, because of the unique position of the Obamas, Blacks are generally being seen in a whole new and more positive light, and according to Young this has started a process that will, in time, give rise to a growing black self-esteem.
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2. Comparision of style in texts 1 and 2
The differences between style in texts 1 and 2 are rather big. Yolanda Young's commentary is a text with a personal and relaxed language and tone, whereas Eric Holders speech uses a solemn and patriotic tone and a more objective language. Young begins and ends her text with very personal statements, ”I've had to be vigilant about maintaining a positive self-image […] Now that a woman who looks like me is living in the White House […] that struggle is not so hard” (ll.29-33). The frequent use of “I” in particular shows her subjective language and tone. This makes her text seem real and concrete, and her personal style is one that readers can relate to.
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3. Discussion
According to Young in her commentary, “Black is being seen in a whole new light” the situation for Black Americans today is rather positive. It is her experience that with the Obamas being in the White House, people tend to look at black people in a new and more positive manner. She even talks of “a cultural paradigm shift” (ll. 7-8), and she foresees that the self-esteem of Blacks will grow as a consequence of all this.
I tend to agree with Young in her analysis of the current situation of African Americans. Of course, all Blacks do not look like Michelle Obama as Young does, but still, I believe that the positive influence of the presidency of Obama will be felt.
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