Laughter Out of Place

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Laughter Out of Place by Mind Map: Laughter Out of Place

1. Poverty In Brazil

1.1. Rio is the second wealthiest city in brazil

1.2. Unequal distribution of income

2. Slavery to Servitude

2.1. Gloria spent part of her childhood as a slave

2.1.1. Find examples

2.1.2. Find relevant quotes

2.1.3. Nine year old Gloria worked in a kitchen for farm owners

2.1.3.1. Books

2.1.3.2. News sources

2.1.3.3. Blogs

2.1.3.4. Supporting Data

2.1.3.4.1. Expert reports

2.1.3.4.2. Third party research

2.1.3.4.3. Survey data

2.1.3.4.4. Size of topic

3. Private and Public Places

3.1. Decide on your topic focus

3.2. The apartment/house one lives in determines the class they belong to

3.3. Classes are separated carefully

3.4. Many male youths of the lower classes in Brazil have become "unruly" in their behavior and join gangs to promise status and respect

3.4.1. Introduction - why are you writing about this?

3.4.2. Subhead 1

3.4.3. Subhead 2

3.4.4. Subhead 3

3.4.5. Conclusion - what summarizes what is most interesting about your topic?

4. Race and Class

4.1. Brazilians are uncomfortable speaking of race and racism

5. Sexuality

5.1. Brazilian understandings about race and color are connected to representation of their own sexual history

5.1.1. New node

5.2. One reason it is difficult to talk directly about race and sexuality is because of ambiguities involved in sexualizations.

6. New node