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    In this assignment I am going to write about the film WASP (Andrea Arnold’s 2003‚http://www.directorsnotes.com/2011/09/25/wasp-2/). Throughout my assignment‚ I will make reference to incidents within the movie‚ to plan how I will work with 11 year old Kelly‚ the eldest of the 4 children. I will give my view on the best course of action for her from my understanding as a FETAC Level 5 Applied social studies student with reference to Sigmund Freud and Bruno Bettelheim’s key ideas‚ beliefs and theories

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    WASP” Essay The issue of discrimination within societies has been prevalent for as long as there has been recorded history‚ Canada is certainly no exception‚ and whenever one group of individuals has privilege over another they tend to try and keep it. During the late 19th century and into the 1930s “WASPs” (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) were the dominant members within Canadian society‚ and being the dominant group they took numerous steps to ensure they would remain so. Enacting such acts as

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    likely to pull over blacks or Latinos than whites. After being arrested‚ African-Americans are 33% more likely than whites to be detained while facing a felony trial in New York. 3. In 2010‚ the U.S. Sentencing Commission reported that African Americans receive 10% longer sentences than whites through the federal system for the same crimes. 4. In 2009 African-Americans are 21% more likely than whites to receive mandatory minimum sentences and 20% more likely to be sentenced to prison than white drug

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    Simms-Burton English 2140 21 March 2010 Mari Evans’ “I Am a Black Woman” “Mari Evans is one of the most energetic and respected poets of the Black Arts movement” (1850). The themes of her poems are very direct‚ but the simple lyrics make the poem eloquent (1850). “Lost love‚ a lost Africa‚ failed relationships between black woman and black men” are usually the tails of her poems (1850). Yet she also portrays that “losses summon from us the

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    I have got a chance to visit court on 2‚ January 2014 with my group members Biagio Mauri for our law assignment. This is the first time of my life visiting to court and we went to magistrate court around 1pm. That court is located in 363 George Street Brisbane QLD 4001‚ opening and closing hours is 8:30-4:30. When we arrived infront of the court I feel alittle nervous because I have never been to any court. My group members asked me to turn off all of my electronic devices. In entrance there are

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    Analysis of “I am a Black Women” During the Black Art Movement from 1960 through 1975 several black American poets produced some engaging poems. Mari Evans‚ one of the most energetic and respected poets of the Black Arts movement‚ on her poem” I am a Black Woman” emphases the cruel reality black woman are facing on the daily basis in our society. She used her own experience as an example to give hope and perseverance to all black women who needed. The simplicity of her writing makes her poem easy

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    The Black Woman & Her Fight for Respect For thousands of years women have been fighting for many things‚ one of the most important being respect. Some people may think respect for a woman is simply holding the door for her as she walks through‚ pulling her chair out for her before she is seated‚ or maybe just standing when she leaves the table; but respect is so much more than that. Respect is a feeling of deep admiration for someone elicited by their abilities‚ qualities‚ or achievements. Respect

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    the blacks are being treated I am tired of the white men and women making us feel as if we shouldn’t be alive I am tired of them thinking they are better than us because of their skin color Tired of them making us do whatever because they threaten us But the truth is they can’t make us do anything We can stick up for ourselves We can do whatever it takes to make sure we are treated how we are supposed to be treated But we are scared. Scared to be powerful Scared to be on top I am a black woman I shouldn’t

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    i’m listening and it says “ A black african american woman has been arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a Montgomery city Bus” As i’m sitting there thinking it pops up in my head that she works with me‚ I work at an Montgomery ward as a semingtris. We use to call her Miss Rosa. On the radio they said that they took her to jail. I would have bailed miss Rosa out if I had the money but I didn’t miss Rosa was a Beautiful african american woman and she was very nice. A day

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    through the humanities textbook looking for nothing in particular. I stumbled across Marie Guillemine Benoist’s Portrait of a Black Woman on page 326. For some reason I felt compelled towards the painting‚ I could almost see myself as the woman on the canvas. I did some follow-up research on the artist and the motive behind the art. The portrait was painted in 1800‚ by a woman who belonged to a small elite circle of professional women painters. The portrait was seen as a voice of protest during the

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