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Oppression is perpetuated in our society through supremacy and discrimination. Women of color have been subjected to the justifications of unfair treatment from their oppressors— both male and female— for generations and are expected to identify with misconceived definitions that have been externally attributed to their own realities. There is an immense pressure on the women of color who have broken out of the cycle of this socioeconomic imprisonment to maintain their standing within society 's

In society, we see that women and minorities are negatively biased. For women, people are biased against them because people think that women cannot do a job that is considered a man`s job, or they aren`t strong enough to do specific tasks. Women are judged when they are playing sports like soccer because reporters would ask them “how is it like playing with other girls?” It’s as their almost saying, “Are you ok with girls that might be lesbian?” There is also a bias for minorities as well because

What is the meaning of life? For some people, it is to live for another person. For others, it is to live for themselves. Personally, I believe that people live to achieve goals that they have set in their lifetime, either if it is short or long term. I joined a gymnastics class when I was eight years old, and enjoyed being there for almost a year. At the beginning, I was in the third grade and to me, every subject was a piece of cake and there were no heaps of homework given from school, so I had

Female sports don't originate as far back as sports for men and don't strike the biggest interest in fans bigger events, but why are women being paid less than men in professional competitive sports? Most people think it’s fair that female athletes make less than men, but look at it this way. Why should a team that accomplishes same number of wins and or losses as its male counterparts be paid less? Basketball being the third most rated sports in views in the United States, has some of the highest

I have been watching the U.S. Open religiously over these past two weeks. The world riveted and awe-struck as Serena Williams the greatest female tennis player to ever live approached the possibility of garnering a Grand Slam - winning four major championships within one calendar year - a feat last achieved in 1988. The world watched with bated breath as she meticulously defeated her opponents. Her victories were by no means easy. She struggled, she looked at times defeated, but in the change over

played for the first time but at this time it was only men that were allowed to participate. Ten years later in 1884 women were finally able to participate at Wimbledon (Barzum). Tennis 100 percent a white mans sport until 1968 the beginning of the open era of tennis when

Born as a black on a cotton farm, Althea Gibson was the first African - American to win women’s singles tennis at Wimbledon. Althea was an energetic tomboy, but one day that energy was put to use. Althea Gibson was born on August 25, 1927, and died on September 28, 2003. Throughout those years Althea had accomplished many great things. She started out as a young, wild girl who was optimistic about everything. Her family had moved to Harlem New York. One day when Althea was playing paddle tennis

She was involved in the fight for equal prize money for male and female players. She met with officials in the French Open and Wimbledon in 2005, but her demands were rejected. Venus Williams earned her associate degree in Fashion Design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale on December 13th 2007. She is pursuing a BA in business at Indiana University East and aims

Social media is the 21st century's way of connecting to others, especially in the technologically dominated society that 2017 is. Social media platforms, such as Instagram and Snapchat, although different ways of interacting allows for those that use it to connect with celebrities such as Serena Williams. Serena Williams, although an active and dominating tennis player still maintains contact and connections to her audience through multiple social media platforms. However, when analyzing her social

American professional tennis player who is ranked number 1 in the singles to six separate occasions. Serena is a tennis star and sporting legend who has to Her credit 32 major titles and several Olympic medals .She is the reigning champion of the French Open, Wimbledon and Olympic women’s singles and doubles. Williams is properly known as the greatest female tennis player of anll time. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four major singles titles simultaneously. American