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    training? First‚ it is essential to understand that the larger British cultural psychology exerts its oppression through mostly subtle forms of psychological warfare. Repression of emotions‚ fastidiousness‚ fixation on decorum and protocol‚ and elite classism are all fixtures of the British school system and of British adult society. This is no accident -- the hallmarks of British socialization are present in military training as well. In the case of the military‚ the bullying‚ humiliation‚ and exclusion

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    How does Dickens create sympathy for Pip? ‘Great expectations’ is a novel written during and set in the Victorian era‚ a time in which status‚ class and money were extremely important and where a discrepancy between the rich and poor was evident. The novel follows the ill-fated life of the protagonist in the novel‚ ‘Pip’. Dickens writes in such a way that each character is a subject of either sympathy or scorn. Dickens implies that Pip is a subject of sympathy through his use of guilt and

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    Expository Speech Good morning Mrs. Lee‚ My name is Kimberly Hoffman and the theme of my portfolio is Gender Issues. I chose this theme because I have often realized that for some persons relationships seem to be designed by the gods‚ filled with joy happiness and romance. While for other relationships seem to be the complete opposite‚ the joy happiness and romance are replaced by sadness‚ grief and often hatred. So what factors would contribute to any woman staying in the latter type of relationship

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    Groucho Marx once said "While money can’t buy happiness‚ it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.” The American Dream of money is the belief that having a lot of money will satisfy the cravings people have for wealth. People strive to accomplish a life filled with money and success because money promises a life of happiness and greatness. The idea of having a large quantity of money is one that has consumed people and altered the dream of hard work and success. Although this dream brings

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    In both works‚ the authors of Beowulf and Tolkien also assigned their society’s negative traits to their stories’ villains. In Beowulf‚ Grendel was swamp-dwelling son of Cain‚ the exiled killer of Abel and father to all evil spirits (102 – 110). Grendel’s swampy home is easily accessible to the Anglo-Saxon audience as dark and dangerous. On top of this‚ Grendel’s home exists on the outside edges of King Heorot’s lands: not central but still inside (103). This location represents the marginalities

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    American Civil Rights activist Malcolm X once said “The most disrespected woman in America‚ is the black woman. The most un-protected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America‚ is the black woman.”(1). While focusing on critical issues relative to his geographical scope‚ Malcolm X’S quote is not only limited to the United States‚ but ripples universally. In Kimberle Crenshaw’s Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex‚ she argues how Black women are constantly

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    INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS : CHANGE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW  Prepared & presented by : Sanober B.Pharmacy 3rd year ANCIENT INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM : ’GURUKULA & VISHWAVIDHYALAYA’         Gurukula System : an important concept associated with pursuit of studies in ancient India. Vishwavidhyalaya : ancient Indian universities Nalannda university Taxashila Kanchi Ujjain Subjects astronomy‚ mathematics‚ vedic literature ‚ medicine etc. CHANGE IN EDUCATION SYSTEM DUE TO BRITISH

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    understanding how multiple social identities such as race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ SES‚ and disability intersect on a micro level of individual experience to reflect interlocking systems of privilege and oppression (i.e racism‚ sexism‚ heterosexism‚ classism) at the macro social-structural level’.3 In the United States‚

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    Philadelphia Story Character Analysis George Cukor’s star studded romantic comedy‚ The Philadelphia Story (1940)‚ offers modern viewers a look at changing personalities in 1930s/40s American high society. The film stars Cary Grant‚ Katherine Hepburn‚ and James Stewart in a clash of cultures centered around a wedding. Macaulay Connor (Stewart) is a reporter for tabloid like Spy Magazine‚ on assignment to write an exposé on the marriage of wealthy Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) with the help

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    hard to be treated fairly and like a human being. Social justice issues are something that people must live and fight with every day due to one’s ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ or social class. Social justice issues of racism‚ sexism‚ or classism‚ to name a few‚ lead individuals to be oppressed. People have such a hard time accepting what is different than how they believe or were told aspects of life should be. As a result of this‚ they respond to what is different by acting like it does

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