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Julia Ward Howe, “The Dearest Old Lady”
Julia Ward Howe, “The Dearest Old Lady”
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Many will always consider men as the key makers of the American history and neglect the fact that women participated in making key changes that define America today. Women participated in many things including indirectly change of the constitution to allow women to vote among others. One of most remembered women in America is Julia Ward Howe. Julia Ward was an artist, a poet, a social activist, an abolitionist and known for composing the civil war anthem.
Julia Ward Howe was born in New York City on May 27, 1819 to a successful wall street banker Samuel as his father. Besides her father being a banker she was the fourth born of a famous poet Julia Rush Ward which explains why she loved poetry; perhaps she learnt the art from her mother. Being born in a well to do family, she was educated privately and became one of the elite women during the time of civil war and also during the era of women suffrage. She was a descendant of the founder of Rhodes Island which was founded in 1636 by Rodger Williams. After he mother died while she was five years, she was then schooled by her aunt who made it sure she had education in languages, science and literature. The famous poet started her career as early as twenty years when she her first poem was published in magazines with an anonymous author.
Her writing skills grew further after her father died back in 1839. She begun to visit notable writers and other people in social circles in Boston. Among then includes, Margret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is through the travels the she gained much exposure to the outside world which would then make her careers and her pioneer life successful.
Julia Ward was a great poet and song writer she is remembered for her Cold War song titled “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” which she wrote in 1861. During this year, Julia overheard troops of men who were against slavery from the Northern side singing John Brown’s body and she was keen enough to get the words of the song. The activity inspired her to write a song with lyrics which were going to show the unity and righteousness of the people from the North who viewed slavery as an act against human rights. The song become famous and everyone from the North and other parts of the song would sing it and referred it to as glory, glory hallelujah since the words were part of the song. The song was sung in churches, camp meetings, among other social and political gatherings as it gave hope on victory. Julia Ward being an abolitionist it was definite that the song encouraged the people that slavery would one day come to an end. The song itself had civil war in it and people connected it with abolition, the key explanations why people war fighting the war and the fact that judgement for doing wrong things would one day be passed upon the people of the south. Julia Ward is greatly remembered for her abolitionist efforts which were clearly seen in the song.
Besides writhing the famous song, Julia Ward Howe inspired many poets and writers since she wrote other poems, songs and books. Among them include Passion-Flowers, from sunset ridge and books such as “The Life of Margret Fuller” being one of the key people who inspired her literacy works. Indeed, her works pioneered literature since the poems and songs published by her are still studied today in English and campus literature across the world. In 1876 she also wrote a flattering history of her husband, Dr. Samuel Howe when he died even after making confessions of being involved with many women. She got married to Howe in 1848 with six children. Her husband played a role in her poetry works since they wrote some pieces together. Also, from her marriage she wrote dark educative poems about how she felt unhappy with her marriage life.
Howe advocated for international peace through her essays, poems and books. Howe won the hearts of many. In 1908, as a result of her efforts in literature she was the first woman to be elected into the American Academy of Arts and letters. The election and writing of the cold war song made her one of the most recognized women in America around the world.
Further, she is also famous for her efforts in fighting for women rights. Initially, women in the United States were less privileged more so after the country gained independence and the inequality went on until early 20th century. Women could not vote, it was hard for a woman to get employed to do technical jobs since many wanted women to stay back at home and do house chores. Together with other women such as Elizabeth Candy Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Julia Ward pioneered the success of women being granted the right to vote in early twentieth century. To add on this, Julia Howe was a successful abolitionist who contributed in the abolition of slave trade and advocated for reforms in the prison system of the United States in the late nineteenth century.
Howe championed women rights by founding Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association as well as the New England Suffrage Association in 1868 which would then ease and form a platform for women to advocate for their rights. Besides the two, she together with Lucy Stone they founded the American Women Suffrage association to champion for the fifteenth amendment since the other organization of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton was divided on whether to champion for the amendment. As an active member of the Women Suffrage, Howe is also greatly remembered for aiding in the establishment of the Woman’s Journal AWSA’s newspaper, where as a good literature person, she edited it for 20 years.
In her works of advocating for peace, Howe presided over the Women’s International Peace Association which took place in 1871. She lectured for the Unitarian Church and institutions and whenever she went she advocated for peace. She helped organize the Association for the Advancement of Women in 1873 which would them enhance education for women making them to become qualified to enter into professions and pursue different careers in college. It is through her that many women became literate and started to advocate for their rights in 1890s and 1900s.
There are many things to remember Julia Ward for as a great woman. From the above points on why she is important, she is iconic for the great efforts she made in changing the rights of women and fighting for women to get a better place in the political world. Howe stands out for being a greater elite who knew what to do with her education and not being self-centered with the knowledge she had. Many people fail to help others when they have a chance to. For this case, Howe helped the slaves, women and generally Americans in advocating for peace and fighting for people’s rights. She is important today for fighting for the rights of women and creating an elite society of women. Maybe if she would have not, then women would have been granted equal rights later in the mid-20th century.
Besides all the above, she was a hygienic woman who worked together with the U.S Sanitary commission, she helped to ensure that soldiers and women lived in clean conditions. Also, the organization ensured clean hospital environment during the Civil War era. Because of her legendary works she was awarded an Honorary degree at Smith College making her total degrees to be three. Many termed her as “Dearest Old Lady in America,” before she met her death on 17th October 1910.
Just like Howe people need to use their knowledge to ensure the country moves forward and at least make other people’s lives become better. Howe did all her works with passion and that is why she became successful. She is remembered till today and that is why all people should always strive to make a positive change once they have education.
Bibliography
Mead, Walter Russell. “Recent Books: The United States: The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography.” Foreign Affairs 95, no. 3 (2016): 172.
Barrett, Anna. “SOUTHERN LADIES AND SUFFRAGISTS: Julia Ward Howe and Women’s Rights at the 1884 New Orleans World’s Fair.” (2016): 369-371.
Howe, Julia Ward. “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” To-day: monthly magazine of scientific socialism 3, no. 14 (1885): 88-88.
Williams, Gary. Hungry Heart: The Literary Emergence of Julia Ward Howe. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 1999.
Judaism from a Baptist point of view
Judaism from a Baptist point of view
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Introduction
Religion is the belief in a superior being who on many occasions is perceived as the giver of life, protector, and punisher and finally the taker of life. There are many religions in this world due to the presence of many cultures. This type of diversity has created the provision for the various ideologies that guide us in our day to day life. What one religion perceives as normal may not be accepted by another religion. We thus have to be aware of the religions that we are exposed to so as to remove the ignorance we bear as a community. America is not a religious country in that it separates the government from the state. This means that most of the religious activities are not supposed to be conducted in public organizations such as schools and the places of work. This rules though intended to bring equality amongst different religions have led to the misconceptions about various religions which has spiraled into hatred. One of the main causes of the religious divisions is the level of ignorance that we have been brought up with. As a member of the community, my goal is to eradicate the growth of this issue by learning about the practices of a different religion (Miroshnik, 2001).
This research paper focuses on my experience from the visit of a place of worship that is different from mine. It looks into the misconceptions that I had about the religion and how the visit to the synagogue changed my perception. The paper discusses whether I believe the misconceptions of other peoples religions are common with an explanation of the position I take. The paper finally concludes by making recommendations on how to minimize the misconceptions explaining my reason.
Discus any misconceptions that you had about the religion
Judaism is one of the most influential religions in the country. The origin of Judaism is traced from Israel whose people are said to be Gods chosen people. Jews have for a long time fallen prey of the most inhumane attacks from time immemorial. There is no clear reason for this series of attacks on members of the communities. This has led to the creation of several misconceptions explaining the treatment of the Jews by the rest of the religions (Diamant, 2010). One of the misconceptions that I had was that the Jews are money minded. Most of the movies I watch portray Jews as accountants in that they are good with budgeting and controlling their finances. Some have gone on to make jokes about the securing ones future through marring a Jew. Although this is not a negative misconception, Jews have on many occasions been persecuted for their connection with being greedy and thus the stereotype has served as a disadvantaged to their community.
Another misconception that I had about the Jewish religion is that Judaism is an ethnicity and not a religion. For a long time I have always associated Jews with a certain appearance that matches the stereotypes that are shown in the movies. Most of the Jews are made out to have curly hair, with a distinctive nose and a thin face. This made me get the impression that to be part of the Jewish religion; one had to match 90% of these characteristics. Through these perceptions, I got the impression that Jews came from the same place and thus formed the Jewish religion forgetting the fact that there are many other nationalities that still practice the religion.
Analyze how your prior misconceptions about this religion was altered through this encounter
My misconceptions about this religion were altered when I visited the synagogue. On my arrival to the place of worship, I was welcomed by the usher at the door who ensured that I we were all sited so that I could receive the teachings from the rabbis’. The teaching of the Jewish religion originates from the books of Torah. During the teachings, emphasis was laid on the importance of practicing good deeds which would be rewarded by God who is the creator of all mankind. One of the most important factors to note about the religion is the fact that the Jews do not base the importance on the statement of the belief. This affects the way the Jews carry themselves on a day to day basis. The practice of the Jewish religions is thus a way of life from the preparation of the food to the way of worship which is all reflective of the teachings of the Torah (Diamant, 2010).
In the case of misconception about Jews being bright, rich accountants, this was changed when I interacted with most of them. I found out that there is more to the career of a Jew in that most of them ventured into other fields that were not related to financing. Some of them had mentioned that they practiced medicine, law and even took on careers that involved sports. The Jews have never been associated with being sporty individuals; they in fact have been at the receiving end of all the jocks showcasing the inability to participate in any sport. Having hands on experience in terms of the interaction with the individuals in the synagogue has exposed me to different features that were hidden from the public by the media.
The misconception concerning the appearance of the Jews has brought about my ignorance about the members of the religion. I noticed that there were Jews from other races who were active followers and participants of the Jewish religion. This exposure brought out the influence the media have on us as a community. Most of the misconceptions that we adapt are as a result of the movies, magazines and articles we read. These sources of information are always misleading to the extent that we form an opinion based on the information we get.
Discus whether you believe the misconceptions about other people’s religions are common and explain why or why not
I do believe that the misconceptions of other people’s beliefs are common. This can be proved by the stereotypes that surround the religion in question. When a person mentions that they are part of a particular group such as Islam, people immediately associate them with being terrorists. This does not give that person a chance to interact with the rest of the community due to the ignorance is perceived about that particular religion. Most of these misconceptions are common to the extent that they have been adopted by a large percentage of the population. These misconceptions have been passed on from generation to generation to the extent that we have made it part of the culture of the religion in question.
As stated earlier, most of the misconceptions that we have about other people’s religions is gauged from the media. The media has the ability to reach a wide array of people due to the advantage of distribution. This has made me come to the conclusion that the misconception that we have as a community are common. Some of them are so common to the extent that if one does not fit into the description of the stereotype they are ruled out as part of a group (Miroshnik, 2001).
Recommendations of the step to take to minimize the misconceptions people have about their religion and explain why
One of the recommendations that I have come up with as a concerned member of the society is the introduction of forums in which we can all represent the religions we practice. Most of the misconceptions that we have adopted have come up as a result of the refusal of people to share our religious practices in public. Although the removal of religious studies in public schools has its advantages, it also makes us ignorant of the different religions we have. Students should thus be encouraged to be inquisitive about different religious practices in the community. Through the constant interactions, members of the community will have the opportunity to form their own perceptions of other religions (Colin & Bahn, 2008).
Conclusion
Educating people about the religions and cultures we practice brings forth a certain level of respect and understanding about the various religions in our society. This in turn is removes the hatred that we have become accustomed to due to the stereotypes that we form due to the misconceptions by inaccurate sources.
References
Colin, Renfrew, Colin., Bahn, Paul. (2008). Religious Archeology: Theories, Methods and Practice Fifth edition. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Diamant, Anita. (2010). choosing a Jewish life: A handbook for people converting to Judaism and fro their family and friends. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Miroshnik, Victoria. (2001). “Culture and International religious Management”. Journal of Management Development.
Journalism
Journalism
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Objectivity, Diversity, Technology, Equity, And History In Relation To the Role of Journalism
Journalistic objectivity is a significant concept within the debate of journalistic professionalism. In journalism, objectivity may refer to factuality, fairness, nonpartisanship, and disinterestedness, but most regularly involves all of these merits. First developing as a practice in the 21st century, several alternatives and critiques to the idea have developed since, powering dynamic and ongoing treatise surrounding the model of objectivity in journalism. Objectivity in journalism purposes to help the audience structure their mind about a piece of news or story, giving the truths only and then allowing audiences to read between the lines on their own (Young & Callison, 2017). To uphold objectivity in journalism, correspondents ought to give the realities whether or not they agree with or like those facts. Objective journalism is intended to depict events and issues unbiased and neutral, irrespective of the writer’s personal beliefs or opinion.
The absence of diversity in journalism can result in broadcasting studios missing out on vital stories. Diverse populations inside news organizations assist in making sure that the ultimate newscast products will voice the broadest likely variety of stories that best meet the addressees’ requirements (Fuentes et al., 2020). The significantly overlooked practice of diversity within news establishments is a diversity of perspectives. It goes further than questions of ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation. News organizations must look for the viewpoints of rural and urban inhabitants, atheists and religious believers, liberals and political conservatives. A diverse outlook on particular subjects will vary from country to country. Several reporters see diversity as a matter that overlays with reporting morals. It might be a business issue and/or a social issue, but they think it is a moral subject since failure to reflect society’s diversity is a problem of precision. If you cover a miscellaneous society, a broadcast report that generally reflects the work, views, and words of a certain group does not precisely reflect the community’s activity and life.
Although it might be entertaining or even interesting, the leading significance of news is to empower the cognizant. Therefore, journalism aims to give people the information they require to create the best potential choices about their communities, lives, governments, and societies. When we discourse about equity in journalism, we signify: supporting organizations functioning to change industry leadership and cultures, devoting in newsrooms led by and serving generally disregarded groups, and closing remarkable resource gaps that patronage has assisted in preserving. To be well-adjusted, outlets require a group of journalists who reflect the diversity of individuals and subjects they cover. Journalists are and need to be multipurpose, but when several bylines are by men, addressees do not obtain the complete story or the perceptions that result from lived experience.
Technology-assisted journalism and innovations, such as the steam engine and the movable type printing press, enabled the extensive implementation of printed news. This tendency of technological invention persisted and enabled innovative mediums of spreading that turn out to be ever cheaper and faster (Fuentes et al., 2020). Lastly, history relates to the role of journalism in the 21st century. It is essential to historians for the reason that it can reflect on the past. It can tell of what individuals were thinking and say about several significant times in the past.
ReferenceFuentes, M. A., Zelaya, D. G., & Madsen, J. W. (2020). Rethinking the Course Syllabus: Considerations for Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Teaching of Psychology, 0098628320959979
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0098628320959979
Young, M. L., & Callison, C. (2017). When gender, colonialism, and technology matter in a journalism startup Journalism, 1464884917743390
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1464884917743390