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Summary: What I think
Review: Class does matter in the world whether we like to admitt it or not. Bell Hooks uses a variety of examples in her life to prove this point. Yes, she does use repetitive examples but there are repetitive issues dealing with race and class going on in the world right now. Thus, it helps prove the point even more.Many people like to state that class does not matter but deep down inside it matters. Hooks' novel is actually very real and it is hard for many people to admit that it is. I think she deserves four stars.
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Summary: Coming Out Of The Shadows
Review: I have already tried this once so if it appears twice I apoligize. Where We Stand by bell hooks addresses the issuses of class that lurk in the shadows. She does this by using her experiences an a poor black female born into lower class. Her experiences told of her climbing the social ladder to get to the point were she is now. She also gave her opinion on what she thought was keeping other lower class people bonded within their class. The points hooks addresses in this novel are ones that will make you think and identify with the concepts of social class. I enjoyed this book and put it down feeling more educated and aware of class and its place in society.
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Summary: My thoughts on social class and materialism
Review: I was raised in a house where there wasn't a lack of money but there definetly wasn't a surplus. We belived God would meet our needs and everything beyond that was a blessing. I have two theories that I always live by. One is that until you reach not only a certain age but a certain level of maturity nothing you have is a direct reflection of your own accomplishments. Furthermore, there is a belief that comes with being a Christian that material possesions lack importance anyway. Why? Because they are only precious in the human eye. Meaning that they carry no value in any after-life. Reading books like this make me thank God that I was raised to look at and live for more than today. I strive to gain everlasting riches in life. My rewards are in heaven where I shall make my home.
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Summary: Review on bell hooks Where We Stand
Review: Reading bell hooks, Where We Stand, was a challenge in itself. I had never thought of myself as being racist or having strong bias against any one group of people, but I did find myself getting angry with some of the things that she wrote about. I thought in the beginning that she painted a very sad harsh picture of her life growing up, and the trials she had to go through to get where she wanted to be. They were long and hard days, but she did get there. What I was most frustrated with was her repetitive nature. It was almost like she was going to make sure we GOT IT! I just think that when someone is on a soapbox about something they beat the subject matter into their audience's head until it is no longer interesting. I found myself becoming defensive about things. I got frustrated with her at times, but then I read on and began to see the injustices that were out there. Making it unfair in many different ways for blacks. I particularly felt strong about a chapter dealing with real estate, and how it is manipulated by "desirables" to keep "the undesirables" out. It is sad to think that you can put a dollar amount on the color of a person's skin. I felt ashamed at times, thinking the same things perhaps at one time or another. This reading has helped me grow as a person and it opened me up to the ways of the world. At least I hope that it has. I suggest that everyone takes a look, it will be worth it.
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Summary: Review of Where We Stand by bell hooks
Review: Reading bell hooks, Where We Stand, was a challenge in itself. I had never thought of myself as being racist or having strong bias against any one group of people, but I did find myself getting angry with some of the things that she wrote about. I thought in the beginning that she painted a very sad harsh picture of her life growing up, and the trials she had to go through to get where she wanted to be. They were long and hard days, but she did get there. What I was most frustrated with was her repetitive nature. It was almost like she was going to make sure we GOT IT! I just think that when someone is on a soapbox about something they beat the subject matter into their audience's head until it is no longer interesting. I found myself becoming defensive about things. I got frustrated with her at times, but then I read on and began to see the injustices that were out there. Making it unfair in many different ways for blacks. I particularly felt strong about a chapter dealing with real estate, and how it is manipulated by "desirables" to keep "the undesirables" out. It is sad to think that you can put a dollar amount on the color of a person's skin. I felt ashamed at times, thinking the same things perhaps at one time or another. This reading has helped me grow as a person and it opened me up to the ways of the world. At least I hope that it has. I suggest that everyone takes a look, it will be worth it.
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Summary: So desperately needed
Review: Thankfully, bell hooks is always brave enough to tell it like it is. She is also compassionate enough to devote time to addressing the most important issues of our time. The class crisis in this country is coming to a head as the middle class dwindles even more rapidly in this economy. Perhaps with many millions more joining the ranks of the poor, we as a nation will finally confront and resolve our class related conflicts. Read and begin to think critically and behave compassionately. Her observations are wise. Her grasp of history is absolute. Her ideas stimulate intelligent and loving thought, conversation, and action. Read this book.
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Summary: thanks bell hooks!
Review: Thanks bell hooks! I have never read a book that explained so clearly the feelings I've had growing up in a working class family and the struggles I've endured (even as a white girl). I sensed bell hooks compassion and spirituality throughout this book. I only wish that our political leaders and our religious leaders would take time to read it.
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Summary: thanks bell hooks!
Review: Thanks bell hooks! I have never read a book that explained so clearly the feelings I've had growing up in a working class family and the struggles I've endured (even as a white girl). I sensed bell hooks compassion and spirituality throughout this book. I only wish that our political leaders and our religious leaders would take time to read it.
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Summary: Class Matters
Review: When reading the book I began to realize what social class I am in and how it effects the person I am. I never really thought about how my social class effected me or exactly where I fit into society. It was never an issure for me or my family. Bell Hooks did a good job at describing her social class and how her family never talked about it and how that effected her. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Where We Stand: Class Matters
Review: Where We Stand is a book that relates class and race. As you read you are confronted with a number of instances related to you by the author about her childhood. She does this to illustrate her point when confronted by class discrimination that goes beyond race later in the book. I read this for a College level English class and was constantly analyzing, and picking apart this piece of literature. during the course of our discussion, we came to the conclusion that bell hooks was seeing past the social constraints and looking at the real "problem" with society, Class. This seems like a good idea, but throughout the book I was constantly agitated with the way she presents material and argues her point, halfway through the book I put it down, I didn't need this monologue of at times childish whining.
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