I interviewed my grandmother‚ Cynthia Bonsey. She is 78‚ has six children and 10 grandchildren. She was a teacher in the early 60’s and married her husband‚ Roland‚ in 1961. She retired‚ in Lisbon‚ Maine in her early sixties‚ staying in the same house she raised her kids in. She was my biological grandmother’s best friend before she passed. After my grandmother’s death‚ Cynthia (or Grandma Bonsey) took over the role as my grandmother. Cynthia was mostly concerned with her arthritis when I asked
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The Ramos family came to counseling for multiple reasons. The children have had a difficult time dealing with their parent’s divorce. Jose and Cynthia have struggled with communication prior to their divorce‚ but since the divorce‚ it has become worse. Part of this is due to Jose’s very busy work schedule‚ in which he does not make much time to communicate with his family or spend time with his daughters. In addition to the parents challenges with the communication‚ Maria has been sneaking out of
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following excerpt is from an interview with Cynthia Harper a UCLA dance teacher. The Salsa floor is a unique community because there is always someone who will dance with you no matter what your skill level. If they realize that you are a beginner they may start teaching you some moves or let you know about a class they are teaching. Even then they will teach you moves that are your level so they still make you look good on the dance floor. (Cynthia Harper) This idea of an open dance floor
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“I remember having certain detached and disbelieving concern in the actions of “Cynthia”‚ but certainly no responsibility” (Rau 114). Rau had no interest on being Cynthia‚ as she said she felt detached and disbelieving from that “Cynthia”. Rau had high virtue and values for her culture and didn’t think she should participate in the British culture‚ but she really didn’t have choice. But she just thought that “Cynthia” was a nobody that she had to be a part of it. In addition‚ Indian culture is still
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Throughout his career‚ director Mike Leigh has focused on creating believable‚ powerful characters. Leigh has characterized his films as “emotional‚ subjective‚ intuitive‚ instinctive‚ vulnerable” (Gordon‚ 1994). His 1996 film Secrets & Lies focuses on a successful black middle class optometrist tracking down her birth mother. Vera Drake (2004) follows a 1950s housekeeper providing illegal abortions to local women. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) centers on Poppy‚ a school teacher with a compassionate nature
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names were too hard for her to pronounce. She gives them the new names of Pamela and Cynthia. Her sister is silent and does not respond to this event‚ yet Santha says in a tiny voice she accepts the new name probably because she is scared to disagree. Santha believes when she is Cynthia‚ she does not have care about the day to day activities at school or her actions. The title “By Any Other Name” refers to Cynthia having to loose her identity and her cultural qualities to be at this school.
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The face of entrepreneurship has changed over the years‚ and today‚ it is dramatically different. Women are taking a more active role in providing for their families while nurturing their children. America’s entrepreneurs are much more diverse now. Cynthia Odo‚ originally from Ghana‚ immigrated to this country and was able to achieve owning her own business. Her success has allowed her to further her goals and aspirations by creating a foundation of teaching and knowledge that will also give young women
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Hi‚ I’m Dave Voigts. I’m a Dwight native‚ former naval officer‚ and graduate of the United States Naval Academy. While in the service I discovered an ongoing nonconsensual human experiment testing a human-machine interface weapon. The program is testing a class of weapons called “Perception Warfare‚” “Spiritual Warfare‚” or “No-Touch Torture” weapons. I use the term “testing” loosely. This program functions more like an electronic gulag. I’ve researched this issue for over ten years now and
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Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties Cynthia Martinez was thrilled when she first received the job offer from David Newhoff at Crytex System. She had long admired Crytex‚ both as an industry leader and as an ideal employer‚ and the position the company was offering her was perfect. “ It’s just what I’ve always wanted‚” she told her husband‚ Tom‚ as they uncorked a bottle of champagne. But as she and Tom talked‚ he raised a few questions that began to trouble her. “What about the big project
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I reflect on the HBR article “The Best of Intentions” by John Humphrey‚ is a case involving racial and gender discrimination. Cynthia Mitchell is the manager for Agfunds financial services. Peter the regional vice president assigned Cynthia to make changes within the company that will bring in more customers. Cynthia respects her boss‚ but is in disbelief when Peter suggests that she don’t hire a highly qualified African American male (Steve) as the spokesman for Arkansas district manager. Peter
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