...The Autobiography by Janes Ian ”One of these days I’m gonna raise my glittering wings and fly” Janis Ian knew, that her song was special, she wouldn’t back down, because of a few people, chanting something at her. She wants to finish this job, and she wont let her real fans - and everybody standing behind her - down. Janis Ian was born in 1951 and is an American folksinger and writer. She published her autobiography named after her song Society’s Child - My Autobiography in 2009. We get to know one of her complications in her early career as a fifteen-year-old folksinger. In this extract of Janis Ian’s autobiography we get to know one of her problems, which she goes through in Encino, California. She’s on a stage where she is half through her song Society’s Child, which is a song about her black lover “Face is clean and shining black as night”. But as she sings her song, some of her audience begins to yell at her “Nigger Lover! Nigger Lover” and because of this, she begins to cry and runs away from the scene. She then goes to the bathroom and cries even more. While she’s in there, she makes many thoughts about why she shouldn’t get back on the stage. “I can’t go back out there. I can’t. What if somebody takes a shot at me?” After that she gathers her courage to get back on the stage, because of her thoughts about how her family raised her. And realised that she has real fans. “I don’t want to disappoint the real fans out there. And there must be real fans out there!”...
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...B – Society’s Child The text, which is an excerpt from “Society’s Child- My Autobiography” deals with the themes of saying your opinion and to stay true to yourself even though it’s hard and the racial discrimination that still occurred during the 1960’s. I shall elaborate on both of the themes and the way they’re presented. The author of the text is the well-known musician, folksinger and writer Janis Ian who was born 1951. Janis Ian had her first hit single, “Society’s Child”, at the age of thirteen. The song is about an interracial romance forbidden by her mother and frowned upon by peers and teachers. The extract from her Autobiography shows her struggle at a concert, as she is fighting to keep on singing as some people at the concert repeatedly started chanting “Nigger lover” as she sang the song. She then runs of stage and into the restroom where she is crying and discussing with her promoter whether she should go back on stage or not. In the end she decides to stubbornly stick to her principles and walk up on stage and began to sing the song again from the top. She gathered the courage and stayed true to herself. The topic is of universal interest. Not only because racism is something that still exists today, but also because the text represents a person with a lot of courage who can stand up for themselves and their principles –even if they’re on their own. Even though it is published in 2009 and discusses the events of the 1960’s oppression of the Afro-American...
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...Society’s Child - My Autobiography In the extract, we get to know about an incident at a concert in Encino, California, where Janis Ian, the singer and writer of the infamous song “Society’s Child”, receives hate and negativity for her humane view on the blacks. She runs off stage in despair, fearing for her life. Eventually the concert promoter talks her into going back on stage. The remaining concertgoers eventually shut up the people threatening her, and she ends up getting a standing ovation. If there is one thing we have learned, from history, it is that no radical changes have been brought about peacefully. Most revolutionary thoughts or thinkers are disliked or looked down upon in the beginning. There are many examples of this throughout history. Janis Ian’s recollection of the events in Encino, California, is another example of how revolutionising thoughts were often frowned upon in the beginning. In the 1960’s black people were not considered people. The situation had much improved already, but racial discrimination was still a big problem in the 60’s. Janis Ian has revolutionising thoughts in the sense that she does not see an issue in an interracial relationship, her song even mildly criticises people who does see a problem with this. Ian’s point of view is obviously a product of where she was raised. “It was a very mixed neighbourhood – well, actually, it wasn’t that mixed. It was almost all negro; I was one of seven white girls in my whole school. So I’d seen the...
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...”Society’s child – My autobiography” – Is a book written in 2009 by Janis Ian, an American folksinger and songwriter, who, being 13 years old, sold a single that ignited rebellious behavior all over America. The reason for this was the racial problems it addressed in the lyrics of the song. The first thing you see in this text is the fact that the story is Janis Ian tells us in this book, is in fact a retro perspective on her life. This assertion is strengthened by the fact that she uses past tense in the entirety of the story. She takes us through the story with a first person perspective and makes the reader understand those emotions she gets through the story better. This can for example be seen in lines 34 and 62: “I felt like crying, but you can’t sing and cry at the same time so I tried to keep on going.” , “I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. What was wrong with these people? It was just a song, not a combat invitation!” These identifications make a strong bond between writer and reader, and through pathos used in a plethora of ways throughout the text, the reader is strongly affected by how the hardships Janis Ian has to go through. Another good point to bring up is the fact that she wrote her songs at a time where the black/white tension was at a breaking point. The song was written in 1964, which was just one year before the equal rights demonstrations – with Martin Luther King as the spearhead in this movement – began marching in the cities of America...
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...The Evolution of the Actress: From the 16th Century to Sarah Bernhardt Maria Abbe History 102 March 17, 2010 Outline Thesis: Sarah Bernhardt’s fame and notoriety in film and on the French stage during the late 19th and early 20th centuries made being an actress a respectable job for women in European society. I. Introduction: Sarah Bernhardt strongly influenced the respectability of being an actress. A. Brief outline of how actresses were perceived in society in each century. II. Views on female actresses prior to Bernhardt’s time. A. Women in theatre during the 16th Century 1. Women in Shakespearean theatre a. Women’s roles were played by young boys. 2. Commedia dell’Arte – Italian improvised drama a. A type of masked theatre that usually had a family for its cast, with a husband and wife. b. Despite opposition, this type of theatre gave women a place on the stage. B. Women in theatre during the 17th Century 1. Women first appeared on the English and Parisian stages. 2. Actresses of this time were considered unwomanly and improper as they had to put themselves on public display in order to work. C. Women in theatre during the 18th and early 19th Centuries. 1. Women during the 18th and 19th centuries often led boring lives as they weren’t allowed to do what men took part in. 2. Aristocratic libertinism- the activity in the high society of France of pursuing the pleasures of the flesh. a. Seduction was a game; when actresses came along...
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...Moreover, the mother and child are separated, and she was sent to live twelve miles away. She would be required to wait until it was dark to reach her son. Douglass states, “She was a field hand, and a whipping is the penalty of not being in the field at sunrise, unless a slave has special permission from his or her master to the contrary--a permission which they seldom get, and one that gives to him that gives it the proud name of being a kind master” (Douglass 3). Every mile on those journeys to visit little Fredrick his mother was in danger of being caught and would be considered a runaway slave; the punishment of which would always be a whipping and usually would also constitute being sent down the river into the deep south. The further...
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...present B. Experiences and achievements III Plot analysis A. analysis of plot structure 1. Exposition 2. Complication 3. Crisis 4. Climax 5. Resolution B. Theme of plot IV Critical analysis A. Theme 1. Racism 2. Slavery C. Characters D. Atmosphere E. Conflicts V. Evaluation VI. Review of movie version VII. Conclusion Tarin 1 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Samuel Langhorne Clemens also known as the famous and brilliant Mark Twain, was born in the small town of Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835 to John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens. Clemens was the youngest of the five children, as a child Clemens moved around a lot, he first moved to the small town of Hannibal at the age of four. Here he attended a private school and seemed to finally recover from his poor health at the age of nine. When he was twelve his father died of pneumonia, he suddenly decided to leave, and make money, since his family needed all the help they could get. He quit school and was a printers apprentice, then moved and helped his brother print and edit for a newspaper. In 1858 Clemens became a river pilot, and this is where he got his pen name “mark twain” which means that is safe to navigate. Clemens was not only a author but also a novelist, speech writer, essayist, short story writer, journeyman printer, steamboat pilot, army volunteer, gold prospector...
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...|[pic] |[pic] | |A same-sex wedding between two |A same-sex wedding between two | |Vietnamese women held in Vietnam in 2010 |Vietnamese men held in Canada in 2007 | According to the American Psychological Association, the largest association of psychologists in the world, homosexuality is an enduring emotional, romantic and sexual attraction among people of the same gender. Homosexual is the general term referring to a person with homosexuality, however, usually used for a man sexually attracted to people of the same sex when lesbian is the term for a woman whose sexual orientation is expressed only towards women. Homosexuality, according to psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, does not cause any illness, mental disorder or emotional problems. It has also been proved not to attach with mental disorders or emotional or social problems. In Vietnam, nowadays, homosexuality is no longer a rare phenomenon. However, it is not easy to notice homosexual people in Vietnam since most of them are trying to hide their homosexual orientation for fear of being discriminated. Many Vietnamese people have believed that homosexuality is no less than a disease. In their opinion, those with sexual...
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...Human Rights: A Paine in My….Douglass? According to Frederick Douglass, a nineteenth-century northern slave, “Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.” Thomas Paine, a rebellious eighteenth-century Englishman, finishes and furthermore expands this thought, saying that “those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” While both of these men grew up in separate worlds, miles and years apart, their idealisms and life missions are very much alike. This is evident through the investigation of Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. Frederick Douglass is the...
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...Applied mathematics for business, economics, life sciences, and social sciences, 1997, 1175 pages, Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl Byleen, 0135745756, 9780135745755, Prentice Hall, 1997 Published: 14th July 2010 DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/1RspljW Applied mathematics for business, economics, life sciences, and social sciences This book prepares readers to understand finite mathematics and calculus used in a wide range of disciplines. Covering relevant topics from finance, linear algebra, programming, and probability, the Seventh Edition places emphasis on computational skills, ideas, and problem solving. Other highlights include a rich variety of applications and integration of graphing calculators. Provides optional regression analysis, containing optional examples and exercises illustrating the use of regression techniques to analyze real data. Both graphing calculator and spreadsheet output are included. Offers more optional technology examples and exercises using actual data. Implements use of graphing calculators in optional examples, exercises in technology, illustrations of applications of spreadsheets and sample computer output. DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/1qC8Dk0 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2483933 Solutions manual to accompany Raymond A. Barnett and Michael R. Ziegler's finite mathematics for business, economics, life sciences, and social sciences , R. Michael Ziegler, Raymond A. Barnett, 1990, Science, 476 pages. . Precalculus functions and graphs...
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...1 Proseminar “Born to be wild”: The 1960s in British and American Cinema in their Socio-Cultural Contexts A Cultural Studies Analysis of Alfie Table of Contents Introduction: Michael Caine - the phenomenon of stardom 1. 2. 3. 4. Great Britain in the Swinging Sixties British Cinema in the 60s Production background to Alfie Socio-gender situation of the Characters 2 3 5 6 7 7 9 11 13 14 4.1. Gilda 4.2. Lily 4.3. Ruby Conclusion: Alfie as an indicator for the cultural history of the 60s Secondary Sources: Filmography, Bibliography and Electronic Sources 2 Introduction „What’s it all about?“ is not only the famous last question of the protagonist in Alfie but also the title of Michael Caine’s autobiography. Born 1933 in London’s poor East End as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, he started acting in the late 1940s and soon became Michael Caine. Though he changed his name he never tried to hide his past and his Cockney accent gives away his working class origin. It was a hard and long journey to fame for Caine. His first steps into show business were acting with amateur groups, then playing some parts in provincial theatres and later some appearances on British television. It was only after more than 20 years that he got the audiences’ and critics’ attention for his role in Zulu. But it brought him rather critical notice than the hoped for éclat. In 1967 Caine’s career got a considerable boost when he was representing the main character in Alfie - a role that seemed...
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...Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (pronounced [ˈmoːɦənd̪aːs ˈkərəmtʃənd̪ ˈɡaːnd̪ʱi] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled," "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father,"[4] "papa."[4][5]) in India. Born and raised in a Hindu, merchant caste, family in coastal Gujarat, western India, and trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, Gandhi first employed non-violent civil disobedience as an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, in the resident Indian community's struggle for civil rights. After his return to India in 1915, he set about organising peasants, farmers, and urban labourers to protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, but above all for achieving Swaraj or self-rule. Gandhi famously led Indians in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km (250 mi) Dandi Salt March in 1930, and later in calling for the British to Quit India in 1942. He was imprisoned for many years, upon many occasions, in both...
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...CHAPTER 12 Feminist Therapy Co-authored by Barbara Herlihy and Gerald Corey INTRODUCTION History and Development KEY CONCEPTS View of Human Nature Feminist Perspective on Personality Development Challenging Traditional Roles for Women Principles of Feminist Psychology THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS Therapeutic Goals Therapist’s Function and Role Client’s Experience in Therapy Relationship Between Therapist and Client APPLICATION: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures The Role of Assessment and Diagnosis Techniques and Strategies The Role of Men in Feminist Therapy FEMINIST THERAPY APPLIED TO THE CASE OF STAN SUMMARY AND EVALUATION Summary Contributions of Feminist Therapy Limitations and Criticisms of Feminist Therapy FEMINIST THEORY FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Contributions to Multicultural Counseling Limitations for Multicultural Counseling WHERE TO GO FROM HERE RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS 340 SOME C O N TE M P O R ARY FEMINIST T H E R AP I STS Feminist therapy does not have a single founder. Rather, it has been a collective effort by many. We have selected a few individuals who have made significant contributions to feminist therapy for inclusion here, recognizing full well that many others equally influential could have appeared in this space, Feminist therapy is truly founded on a theory of inclusion. member of the board of trustees of the last two. In recent decades...
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...blues performers—Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and Phoebe Snow—used cover songs to negotiate questions of artistic, racial, and personal authenticity 2. Bego, Mark. Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul. New York, NY: Skyhorse Pub., 2012. Print. a. Traces the life of Aretha Franklin from deserted child to teenage mother to Grammy winner to inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 3. Bogdanov, Vladimir. All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. San Francisco, CA: Backbeat, 2003. Print. a. This is a complete guide to the uniquely American world of the blues. The roots of the blues can be found in the turn-of-the-century Mississippi Delta, but today its reach extends into all kinds of music including rock, jazz, country, soul, and more. 4. Brown, Ruth, and Andrew Yule. Miss Rhythm: The Autobiography of Ruth Brown, Rhythm and Blues Legend. New York: D.I. Fine, 1996. Print. a. Tony Award winner Ruth Brown is a rhythm-and-blues revolutionary, a woman whose early successes earned her instant worldwide fame and launched a career that has influenced such legendary performers as Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, Little Richard and Stevie Wonder. This candid autobiography offers the true story of her extraordinary life and career. 5. Burnim, Mellonee V., and Portia K. Maultsby. African American Music: An Introduction. New York: Routledge, 2006. Print. a. is a collection of thirty essays by leading scholars whch survey major African American musical genres, both...
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...Jackie Robinson, Why Him? The story of Jackie Robinson has become one of America's most iconic and inspiring stories. Since 1947, American history has portrayed Jackie Robinson as a hero, and he has been idolized as a role model to the African American baseball community. It is an unarguable fact that he was the first to tear down the color barriers within professional baseball. The topic of Robinson’s role in integration has long been a point of discussion amongst baseball historians. Researchers have accumulated thousands of accredited documents and interviews with friends and team mates such as short stop, Pee Wee Reese, and team owner, Branch Rickey. However, few journalists have asked why Robinson was selected and what was Branch Rickey’s motivation? While Robinson was the first Negro player to break into the ranks of professional baseball, it can be argued that he was not the first to attempt the undertaking. In actuality, Jackie possibly was not even the first player the Brooklyn Dodgers’ organization considered for the job. The Warner Brothers film, 42, The Jackie Robinson Story (2013), highlights the accomplishments of Jackie and rightfully so, as he was an amazing man. The story actually starts prior to 1947 and ends years later in 1959, three years after his retirement in 1956. Early in his career at Ohio Wesleyan University, where Branch Rickey played and coached baseball, an incident occurred with one of his young black players, Charlie Thomas, which...
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