content in textbooks. Material close to being offensive is removed or adjusted to satisfy the super-sensitive or to avoid any unforeseen complaints. For example‚ American Indians can’t be depicted with long braids‚ in rural settings‚ or on reservations‚ even though many American Indians do have long braids and live in rural settings or on reservations. If the depictions of our historical figures are incorrect‚ then the new PC textbooks should ensure their historical accuracy and footnote each change appropriately
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Cultural Appropriation The majority of my peers may notify me as a “Black girl” ‚ but‚ my true nationalities are‚ Puerto Rican and Italian (from my mother’s side) as well as Colombian‚ and African American (from my dad’s side). I grew up mostly around my Puerto Rican and Black family‚ however I spent most of my time around my African- American family and friends. During my younger years‚ there were no‚ if not‚ very few‚ white girls among the projects‚ however currently‚ there has been a sudden interest
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After being torn from her family and home with the Sioux tribe as a young girl‚ Zitkala Sa enters a world unknown as a victim of institutionalized assimilation. With the aid of education provided to her through this institution‚ she chooses to share her experiences with the world‚ criticizing the fallacious conceit of race. Through her potent use of language and strategic storytelling‚ Zitkala Sa uncovers the nature of the concept of race and the truth about the fate of her people. While
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passing man‚ while long deel tightly tied on waist‚ stressed the slender waist. For our dance performance‚ we However‚ for our own dance performance‚ we used skirts to accentuate the movement of our spins. Hats that were decorated and braid buns with long earring that accentuate our
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and not regret doing. Like during junior high I changed my look where my hair was down and I had glasses to hair as a Mohawk and I have contacts. That’s something that I’m happy has happened to me. One thing that I regret was not growing my Jedi’s braid on the right place of my head. In the past I used to be a very good student and not a very good soccer player. Then that started changing where I became good at soccer and started not doing good in school. But lately I have been trying to change that
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Legend of the Seeker Misrepresents Every person can name at least one or five or ten books that have been turned into a movie or a television show. Books such as Twilight‚ Harry Potter‚ Lord of the Rings‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Wizards First Rule‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ - though that is a play- and many more. But how many of these productions actually portray the book in the fashion in which it was written. My guess is that the number is very few. People read books because they enjoy them and get excited
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they see an old man playing gently with his granddaughter mom where mom goes into retelling of the story of Marina. When Marina interacts with girls of the pueblo by the river‚ called Rio Rojo‚ where the girls go to bathe. Marina with her long hands braids the girl’s hair. Marina secludes herself from the other girls on the river bank and never undresses always speaking very quietly. Half of Marina’s life she had had to keep her identity a secret of being born a boy for the sake of her mother‚ who slipped
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very large and popular school of thought termed "Mesmerism". However‚ in 1843‚ the Scottish surgeon James Braid proposed the theory of hypnotism as a radical alternative‚ in opposition to Mesmerism. Braid argued that the occult qualities of Mesmerism were illusory and that its effects were due to a combination of "nervous fatigue" and verbal suggestion. A bitter war of words developed between Braid and the leading exponents of Mesmerism. I beg farther to remark‚ if my theory and pretensions‚ as to the
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Family: Daughter of Zeus (god of the sky) and Leto ( goddess of motherhood)‚ twin sister of Apollo (god of music). Birth: Artemis was born on the island of Delos‚ where her mother Leto found refuge after being hunted by Zeus’ lawful wife Hera (goddess of marriage). She assisted her mother Leto in giving birth to her younger twin brother Apollo. Description: Artemis was the Olympian goddess of hunting‚ the wilderness‚ and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth‚ virginity‚ and protector
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As someone who has lived in Cumberland House‚ Saskatchewan and Terrace‚ British Columbia‚ this wasn’t my first Pow Wow. I will say I don’t remember going to any in Cumberland House as I was only two when we lived there‚ but I there are quite a few funny pictures of me‚ a chubby blond haired blue eyed baby in my pink jacket sitting among all the brown skinned‚ brown eyed‚ and black haired Native babies. I do however remember going to Pow Wows in Terrace. These two places are very different from each
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