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    The authors use of words congenital‚ predilection and pathology suggested that for a woman to be attracted to other women was a sign of deviant and insanity. The tone in the quote was biased does not fit the hegemonic idea of a lesbian as she has/had many male partners. In the context of the movie‚ her character is used as a platform to represent lesbian women. As a result‚ it presented a biased lesbian identity. She portrayed as a mentor who helps Celie find her sexuality rather her lover. Since

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    50 Shades of Ignorance: It is well understood that the mass media holds the power to reinforce dominant social understandings of males and females‚ producing discriminating social systems (Ott‚ 2010‚p. 180).This is done through the media’s ability to abuse female chastity to be ideally pure and reserved. Consumers being known as the secondary audiences allow media messages to influence them and they would then disseminate the information (Ott‚ 2010‚ p.220). Stereotyping can occur when a “misleading

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    They had everyone convinced that they were just typical teenagers who played pranks and even the local police saw them as good boys who were among leaders of the youth in the community. I think that the main reason these teenagers were not seen as deviant even though they are a perfect example is because they were from a upper class‚ white‚ good backgrounded family. For example‚ there is a widely controversial topic happening in Hot Springs right now. Judge Naramore

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    50 Africa Facts

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    50 Africa Facts   Here is the list of 50 facts about the continent of Africa.      1.  There are 54 countries and one “non­self governing territory”‚ the Western Sahara‚ in  Africa.  2.  All of Africa was colonized by foreign powers during the “scramble for Africa”‚ except  Ethiopia and Liberia.   3.  Before colonial rule Africa comprised up to 10‚000 different states and autonomous  groups with distinct languages and customs.  4.  The Pharaonic civilization of ancient Egypt is one of the world’s oldest and 

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    We need to impose law and sanction authority upon rap music that is verbally racist‚ demoralizing and abusive. Rap music has played a huge role in this generation for kids‚ ages 13 to 18 and has powerfully influenced their thoughts as rock music influenced teenagers in the past. The difference is that a lot of rock music talks about love‚ political activeness‚ or sometimes the telling of a simple story. All in all rock music for the most part was not as derogatory as rap music is today. Sometimes

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    The 50s and 60s Decades of

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    The ‘50s and ‘60s: Decades of Prosperity and Protest (DBQ) Historians tend to portray the 1950s as a decade of prosperity‚ conformity‚ and consensus‚ and the 1960s as a decade of turbulence‚ protest‚ and disillusionment. These stereotypes are largely true‚ though‚ as with everything in life‚ there are exceptions to this perspective. Therefore‚ the historians’ portrayal of the 1950s and 1960s is accurate for the majority of Americans‚ though some groups were clearly exceptions. The 1950s were characterized

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    50 Cent - Biography

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    50 Cent (born Curtis James Jackson on July 6‚ 1975[1] in Queens‚ New York) is a popular African-American rapper‚ also known as Fitty or Fifty‚ who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Biography Once almost unknown outside his hometown of Southside Jamaica‚ Queens‚ 50 Cent is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and

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    50 Year of Racism James A. White Sr. delivered a speech a speech titled " 50 Years of Racism" published November 2014 and he be he argues that everybody falls victim to racism no matter your race social class or occupation there’s a chance racism could stike‚ the importance of the speech was to enlighten others that even though we have our racial differences we all fall victim of the same problems‚ while explaining how society could gain more equality and ending individual act of racism done

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    50 First Dates

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    50 First Dates In the movie 50 First Dates one of the main characters suffers from the severe condition of anterograde amnesia.   The movie is about Henry Roth who is a wildlife veterinarian in Hawaii‚ meeting Lucy Whitmore a woman who has a short-term memory loss from an auto accident a year earlier. Henry meets Lucy at a local cafe and takes her out on a date. Henry falls in love with Lucy‚ but there is one problem when she awakens in the morning‚ she can’t remember him or anything that happened

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    50 Shades of Grey

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    a while. However E.L James British author adds her own erotic twist to her novel 50 Shades of Grey. The books use of unusual sexual acts has quickly sparked controversy and has people talking globally. With her series selling over 70 million copies (Street‚ 2013) and surpassing Harry Potter as the fastest selling paperback off all time (Bentley‚ 2012). Fifty Shades of Grey has easily impacted popular culture. 50 Shades of Grey set up the series as the two main characters Anastasia Steele and Christian

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