Josephine’s Story “Josephine, Josephine!” yelled Mara from across the street. I stopped walking and turned around as she ran to me. Her black hair was coming loose from the bun she had pinned to the top of her head. As she got closer, she began to say something, but stopped when she saw my swollen black eye. Mara’s voice swelled with pity and anger, “Oh Josephine, was this from Aryan again?” I turned away quickly and kept walking. Quietly, so the people across the street waiting for the trolley
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Elena woke up one day and was sure that she was dying. The realization came fast and clear like water from those Siberian Springs from the PBS documentaries she liked to watch. It wasn’t a series of thoughts, like the racing, panic filled ones that came two weeks ago when the doctor told Lola that Elena was ill and needed to be taken to the emergency room. Over the past three weeks, Elena had gotten weaker and developed a rash over her face. The rash had convinced Lola that Elena wasn’t just faking
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obvious obstacles to overcome in the battle of gender inequality, but one obstacle that a lot of people do not sit and think about is language inequality. I am not referring to derogatory comments or words such as the too popular insults such as, “bitch”, “hoe”, “slut”, etc., but words that Sherryl Kleinman refer to as “male (so-called) generics.” (Kleinman, 2007). She goes on to explain this coined term. Male (so-called) generics can be found everywhere such as job positions, general expressions
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RUN NR. 1 Begin Chapter 10-- First ambulance driver, distracted, almost hits plate glass window. Lola runs past. Lola Running Manni at window Split Screen (first time we see this technique) Manni POV with Lola in distance / Lola POV with Manni in distance All in the same shot!!!! Skim when he is starting robbery Then magical scene at the window, because he could not hear her voice in reality—but her voice gets through. They have a conversation. Will you help me? Can’t we just get out
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Edwin Friedman’s A Failure of Nerve Review Sarah Jo Gomez- Lorraine CMLE 601 Dr. Sarah Drummond Who wants to lead this committee? Often this results in silent. Perhaps there will be the one among many who raises their hands after a deep breath and reluctantly says, “I’ll do it.” Edwin Friedman’s A Failure of Nerve seem to be answer the question posed by Sheryl Crow, “If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad? “ If God is good all the time, all the time God is good then why are
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Comparison of Second and Third Wave Feminism A historical Social Movement that had major implications for the future was the Feminist movement during the 1960s-1970s often referred to as the Second Wave of feminism. This movement’s peak was during these two decades although it lasted until the 1980’s. This historical social movement is interesting because it was almost immediately followed by what is referred to as the third wave of feminism, which began in the 1990’s and still exists today
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ASSIGNMENT #3 Anthony Edward Sowell was raised in East Cleveland Ohio in a relatively poor household. He lived with his mother, grandmother, half sister and seven cousins. Sowell’s father was not in the picture and from the story there was no significant male role model around either. Sowell witnessed his female cousins beings stripped, tied up, and beaten with electrical extension cords. He would create trouble for his cousins and this would lead to them being stripped, tied up, and beaten
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Through the Windows I take her by the arm and walk her across the hallway to her bedroom as quiet as I can. I nudge her in and shut the door halfway. “On the bed,” I tell her. She obeys while I start rummaging through all the drawers, making sure Perry didn’t miss anything, looking for something. But nothing. Nothing but a lousy damn class ring. “Damn it.” I glance up at the wall in front of me. There’s all these award ribbons and pictures of her on a horse. Pictures of her with this boy. “Sir
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“To keep the body in good health is a duty, other we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear” – Buddha. There are three things in this world that everyone desire, those three things are Time, Wealth and Health. Example of Health Deficiency, 30 August 2015 – Forbes.com came out with an article titled “Americans Prioritize Wealth over Health”. It’s important to focus on working to create wealth and stability but we cannot neglect our health in return. Time is one of the common found excuse
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Hip-hop began in the 1970s in the south Bronx of New York and served a cathartic purpose for the black community. People could explore issues such as the eradication of racism and equality, but since Hip-hop was created, the cathartic use has been abused through the increased use of misogynistic lyrics and music videos. Artists like Ludacris, 50 Cent and Eminem portray women nothing more than “ho’s”, “bitches” and “freaks”. Nothing more than sex objects; and yet, their biggest fan base is adolescents
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