Betsy Ross While most people admire the ones who wrote the Declaration of Independence‚ the ones who flew in space‚ and the ones who fought in wars‚ but one person outshined the rest of them. That person was Betsy Ross. Without Betsy Ross we would not have the amazing American Flag that we have today. She was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ to Samuel and Rebecca James Griscom. Betsy went to a Quaker public school. For eight hours a day‚ Betsy was
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Betsy Ross Made Me Love to Read I guess I shouldn’t say Betsy Ross made me love to read; I should say Betsy Ross opened my eyes to a whole new world. When I was in the third grade‚ we were assigned a book report on any biography of our choosing. “Great!” I thought. “Now I have to read some boring book!” I was not thrilled with this assignment‚ but I was a good student and usually did what I was told. Biographies for third graders were not like the biographies most people think
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Agree or Disagree: Crime is gendered. Explain your answer. Crime is most certainly gendered; meaning it has biased toward the male or female sex. An explanation for this can come from an understanding about which crimes are likely to be associated with men and which are more likely to be associated with women. There are certain crimes where women have little or no involvement most of the time. For example‚ men tend to be victims of violent crimes. This is a statement proven by sources such
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11/19/2012 Gendered Self From January‚ 1991‚ the day I was born‚ I have been given a status‚ class‚ and expectation from both my family and the society. A status that was obtains involuntarily at birth‚ as a son of a Cambodian’s governor‚ and the only male in family after my dad. It was determined that my sex‚ the biological distinction between male and female‚ was male. From that moment‚ my parents used my gender‚ personal traits of the society to determined how they going to raise me. Expectation
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Catherine‚ Quilted Apparel and Gender Identity). Such forming of identity amongst young children‚ sometimes leads them into role confusion and an identity crisis. At an age where a child is trying to figure out who they are‚ the unbeknownst forcing of gendered clothing creates a paradigm in which the child may feel as if they must coherently follow‚ or face ridiculing if they do not. The academic sources used were beneficial to the topic of women’s bodies begin regulated through feminine clothing and
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Betsy Ross my friend and neighbor was telling me all about the marvelous man whom she apprenticed for his name was ‚William Webster‚ Betsy was a great sewer and credits William with everything she knows. After the delightful tea we both walked home to our homes which were next to each other‚ we both lived in the type of houses which looked like you were royalty but on the inside you had nothing‚ all I had was myself and my children‚ all Betsy had was John and a thread and needle. We lived in Philadelphia
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Nadia Deeb 310203597 5. Is genocide gendered and how important is gender to our understanding of the phenomenon? What is the justification for rape being categorised now as a technique of genocide? Genocide is gendered and gender is extremely important to our understanding of genocide. Connections
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Article 7 Gendered Media: The Influence of Media on Views of Gender Julia T. Wood Department of Communication‚ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill times more often than ones about women (“Study Reports Sex Bias‚” 1989)‚ media misrepresent actual proportions of men and women in the population. This constant distortion tempts us to believe that there really are more men than women and‚ further‚ that men are the cultural standard. THEMES IN MEDIA Of the many influences on how we view
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Elisabeth Griscom Ross‚ also known as Betsy Ross‚ they think of the woman who came up with the design for and then sewed the first American flag. Many Americans believe that she sewed the first American flag under the direction of President George Washington‚ but historians are now saying this is likely untrue and was made up by her grandson over one hundred years after the first flag was sewn. Since this story is likely untrue should Americans still revere Betsy Ross as a significant hero of the Revolutionary
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The article published by the New York Times‚ The Trump War on Public Schools‚ describes the potential dangers of the appointment of Betsy DeVos to the position of secretary of education. According to the author‚ DeVos is responsible for the expansion of charter schools within Michigan. Charter schools within the state cost approximately $1.1 billion dollars a year and have been accused of “wasteful spending and double dipping” by the Detroit Free Press. The committee responsible for questioning DeVos
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