Read from Betty Friedan’s 1963 classic, The Feminine Mystique her first chapter,which is widely credited with igniting Second Wave Feminism. Answer the following questions about it:Then, read bell hooks’s chapter, from her massively influential 1984 text, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. for a bit of biographical info on bell hooks, and what’s up with her interesting, lower-case name). Answer the following questions about it: What is the “problem that has no name?” Friedan writes: “The American housewife—freed by science and labor-saving appliances from the drudgery, the dangers of childbirth and the illnesses of her grandmother. She was healthy, beautiful, educated, concerned only about her husband, her children, her home. She had found true feminine fulfillment. As a housewife and mother, she was respected as a full and equal partner to man in his world. She was free to choose automobiles, clothes, appliances, supermarkets; she had everything that women ever dreamed of” (18). We’ve seen irony quite a bit lately (yellow wallpaper) anyone?)… What is the potential irony brought up here in this quote? What problems do you see with Friedan’s analysis? What potential critiques do you anticipate? for a bit of biographical info on bell hooks, and what’s up with her interesting, lower-case name). Answer the following questions about it: Describe bell hooks’s writing style, exemplified in particular with her story from pages 13-14. What is the effect of this style – how does it influence or shape your reading? In this chapter, hooks famously confronts Friedan’s Feminine Mystique head-on: what is her critique? Cite/quote from hooks to back this up. Do you think hooks unfairly dismisses the plight of Friedan’s “unhappy housewife?” Why or why not? What is hooks’s point when she argues, “Racism abounds in the writings of white feminists, reinforcing white supremacy and negating the possibility that women will bond politically across ethnic and racial boundaries” (3)? Lastly, connect the work bell hooks does in this writing to Sojourner Truth’s speech, "aint I a woman" Actions What do the words of these two Black women tell us about their roles in the history of feminism?

In this assignment, you will create an annotated bibliography detailing the contribution of the scholarly work toward the researchable IT topic you selected in Week 1. To complete the assignment successfully, read all twelve of the scholarly articles you selected in Week 2. Your annotated bibliography should include an evaluation of the author’s background, articulate the type of readers that the article is targeting, how this article contributes to the field, and how it helps or supports your selected research topic.

SPE/574: Characteristics Of Intellectual/developmental DisabilitiesWk 4 Team – Specialized Curriculum and Instruction Presentation [due Mon]Assignment ContentThe ideal special education classroom provides quality instruction to learners with disabilities. While there may be a push toward inclusion in the general education classroom, there is still the need for more intensive, individualized instruction and attention to exceptional learners. It is necessary for a special educator to understand the use of specialized instruction and curriculum to meet the needs of exceptional learners. For this assignment, your learning team will work together to develop a presentation about selecting and providing specialized instruction and curriculum in special education.Create an1 slide for each presentation that includes a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following: Explanation of the general principles for guiding instructionDescription and examples of universal teaching strategiesDescription and examples for the following types of specialized teaching strategies