something that is unpleasant and repulsive. For a black girl‚ the connotation of the word transforms from unpleasant to unworthy; repulsive thus becomes invisible. “Ugly” was initially written as a way for me to be in conversation with the Webster Dictionary word. However‚ over some months the piece began to be a conversation I was having with myself‚ other poets‚ and black girls in general. After ten months of working on this collection‚ I found myself in deeper thought with the tradition of being
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Maria Yee Maria Yee Inc. has established itself extremely well as a U.S. furniture manufacturer with an outsourced production scheme in China. The company is currently a $30 million dollar per year business and has huge growth potential if managed correctly. This leads us straight to tow main questions: Firstly‚ how could they further tap into the current manufacturing base and supply chain in China. Secondly‚ how would it be possible to do this in a cost effective way? To answer the first question
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Jamaica Kincaid’s short story “Girl” is of a complicated relationship with her mother that comes out in the mother-daughter dynamic in the story. The mother‚ obviously a dominant figure in the young girl’s upbringing‚ informs the young girl of various duties associated with being a young‚ dignified lady. Her mother gives the daughter advice to make her the "proper" woman she should in fact be‚ and this advice gets more and more firm as the story continues. “Girl” is a very well suitable title
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Just as all roads lead back to home‚ the protagonist exhibits that everyone will eventually become manifestations of the society it is born within. In this excerpt‚ the author uses the strong allegory of the protagonist plummeting down the slopes and skiing towards the inevitable end of conforming towards mankind and society. Although the protagonist’s gender isn’t explicit‚ we can assume that it’s a girl due to its unambiguous sub theme of feminine repression. The author presents the protagonists
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Girls in Seventh Grade “Girls‚ they wanna have fun!” Madonna did have a great clarification about girls in that song‚ but what is thought when someone thinks about girls? Make-up‚ dresses‚ and most definately shoes. However‚ for most men‚ the one word to describe them is complicated. They think girls always have those mood swings every now and then‚ or cannot decide on what to wear. One minute they are happy‚ but the next they are going to rip your throat out. Maybe girls are complicated in some
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After watching the 1951 film of A Streetcar Named Desire the scene began with a lady named Blanche DuBois who gets on a train and ends up at a location she is not familiar with asking for help to where her sister lives. Watching the film‚ I notice that when Blanche DuBois arrives it is dark and not that many people are outside besides two ladies who help her in telling Blanche DuBois where her sister is. Blanche DuBois walks around the streets in very nice clothing‚ talks and gives off gestures that
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“I couldn’t just leave Hiei! He was the only one there for me when our father beat me! I made I promise to Hiei! I told him I would never leave him! I went along with his plan just to make him happy! So you can just leave me alone now! You got the artifacts back! You have Keiko back! And now you are going to take Hiei from me! I even helped you! I kept Hiei from using the Jagan! I kept Keiko from turning! I healed Kurama! I did it just to make it up to you! Now if you don’t mind I’m leaving.” I yell
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A look into the constraints on women based on A street car Named Desire. To some the 1950s were a time of post war bliss and happiness. At the close of the Second World War the United States was in a state of economic high. Suburbs were becoming a social norm and the number of babies being born in this year went up by 215 percent. The United States was the world’s strongest military power and the fruits of prosperity‚ cars and new technology were available to more people than ever. Although the 1950s
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to life‚ security‚ subsistence‚ peace and liberty” (Routledge‚ 2012) (Magliano‚ 2016). The just war theory is largely a Christian philosophy that involves issues of justice‚ on a philosophical‚ political and religious front. The theory draws from three main perspectives [show three perspectives on scree] – all of which are explicit in upholding the protection of human life (BBC‚ 2014). Ultimately‚ the just war tradition demonstrates the effort of western cultures to regulate and restrain all violence
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“A Street Car Named Desire” written by Tennessee Williams was a tragic play about sister’s Blanche and Stella. It also included and abusive husband‚ Stanley. Williams described many sad details and shined a light on mental illness and spousal abuse. “Street Car” shocks people to their very core with emotional and tragedy throughout the whole play. It showcases tragedy thru certain elements including the symbols‚ themes‚ and setting. “A Street Car Named Desire” has many symbols in it
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