Worcester is located in Massachusetts and was founded in 1722 as a town and was later made into a city in 1848. It sits at the center of Massachusetts and is often referred to as the 'heart of the Commonwealth'" ("Worcester History"). It is where the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was in 1776 as well as the First National Women's Rights Convention in 1850 were many delegates gathered to advocate for equal rights for women. Many people say that the city was named after the UK's Battle of Worcester. Worcester is home to seven major hills that are famous for different things, such as the Hancock Hill that was "once owned by John Hancock" (Worcester History").
Engaging English (F21 ENGL 20200-001 Purdue) Dashboard
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This class will teach you how to surf (the Internet) and about the various ways that English studies have been transformed over the last few decades. Starting with some basic close-reading and analysis skills (aided by annotation at COVE Studio), we will then explore how those skills have been increasingly applied to new areas of inquiry (tv, film, culture, critical theory, and politics). Throughout, we will employ new digital tools that change the way we approach our subjects of inquiry, including Web annotation, timeline-building, gallery-building and GIS mapping. As we proceed, we will consider the nature of English studies: What is an English department and how does it relate to the rest of the university? What can you do with an English degree? Why is it necessary to fight for English in an increasingly STEM-oriented world?
See below, "Galleries, Timelines, and Maps," in order to add items to our collective map, timeline and gallery exhibit. Click on the links below to begin.
Galleries, Timelines, and Maps
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In November of 2001, the city of Florence donated a city park to be the site of the Sojourner Truth Memorial that includes a statue to honor Truth’s legacy. Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 as a slave with the name Isabella Bomfree, in Ulster County, New York. Truth became a runaway slave in 1827 when she and her baby Sophia fled to a nearby abolitionist family, the Van Wegeners. She then became a local minister in New York City and changed her name in response to a call from the Spirit telling her to preach the truth. This truth included speaking out against slavery.
The statue is just a few doors down from Truth’s home at 35 Park Street, located at 121 Pine Street, Florence, MA 01062. The statue’s unveiling took place on October 6th, 2002, after ten years of preliminary work, campaign, and funding from the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee for the installation.
The statue itself rests on a granite pedestal located in a central terrace, elegantly framed...
moreIn February 2015, Dr. Dhanuson Dharmasena was found not guilty of committing female genital mutilation (FGM) on a mother after delivering her baby. The practice of female genital mutilation was outlawed in England and Wales in 1986, yet in 2012 he was charged after stitching a mother after the birth of her first baby at Whittington Hospital in London. The woman had undergone type III female genital mutilation (parts of the labia sewn together) and incisions had to be made in order to safely deliver the baby. She was then resutured in an attempt to control bleeding and heal safely. Dr. Dharmasena was charged under the 2003 Female Genital Mutilation Act, the first to be charged with an offense. It was claimed that he had intended to re-close the woman and reinstitute her FGM, something medically unnecessary. However, under the 2003 FGM Act, a doctor is considered exempt from prosecution if their actions involve a surgical operation on a woman in any stage of labor.
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moreKoreatown in Los Angeles, California was the unfortunate fodder for over $400 million worth of damages during the LA Riots of 1992. However, even before that, one of the most pivotal events leading up to the destruction of Koreatown happened here. When Soon Daju killed 15-year-old Latasha Harlins over a can of orange juice, racial tensions between Korean-owned stores and their Black customers were palpable (Smith).
These racial tensions are said to be the reason why Koreatown was specifically targeted during the riots, and these racial tensions are pushed upon even today. The “Roof Korean” hashtag-that was trending just last year-is an example of this, as it was presented to specifically combat the “Black Lives Matter” movement. This is done by reminding Koreans of their brutal past relations with the Black-American community, in a further effort to separate the two minority groups (Wong).
Additionally, going along with the idea of changing the Korean-American...
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