Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5‚ 1947) is a Filipino politician who served as the14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010‚ as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001‚ and is currently a member of the House of Representativesrepresenting the 2nd District of Pampanga. She was the country’s second female president (after Corazón Aquino)‚ and the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal. Arroyo was a former professor of economics
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Gloria Steinem: Biography Though we do not know what exactly shapes us in our lives‚ what we do know is that all things leading up to the present moment have molded us into our present day selves. This is exactly what happened with Gloria Steinem; a social activist‚ writer‚ editor‚ lecturer‚ and women’s rights leader‚ it was her past that made her the woman she became. Born on March 25th‚ 1934 in Toledo‚ Ohio into a family of a mentally ill mother‚ and a father who was constantly traveling for
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Gloria Steinem Over the course of the years‚ our country has changed in many ways. Whether it’s politically or socially‚ we have the people of this nation to thank for how we are today. A woman that has made a difference in the United States is Gloria Steinem. She has defended the rights of not only women‚ but humanity itself. The time period Gloria Steinem grew up in affected her outlook on life‚ and inspired the movements that have brought us to have the rights that women have today. Gloria
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The Homeland‚ Aztlan Gloria Anzaldua Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands explores the identity of a people caught between two cultures: the Anglo-American culture and that of the indigenous Aztecs of the Southwest United States‚ the mestizo. In the first chapter‚ The Homeland‚ Aztlan‚ she describes how since the conquering of Mexico by Cortez‚ Anglo-Americans have slowly seized their land. The mestizo population was forced further down Mexico through fear of lynchings and the poverty faced. Many had
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internship………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13 COMPANY HISTORY Gloria Jean’s Coffees was founded by Gloria Jean Kvetko in 1979 in Chicago‚ USA. Gloria Jean’s Coffees began as a small coffee and gift shop in Chicago USA which now has over 110 locations throughout the US. In 1995‚ Nabi Saleh and Peter Irvine‚ former managing director of advertising agency DDB Needham‚ visited the United States to sample the Gloria Jean’s Coffees brand. Saleh and Irvine identified the opportunity for this
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I‚ Gloria Steinem‚ was born on March 25‚ 1934 in Toledo‚ Ohio. My father was Leo Steinem. He was a childlike man who was a fountain of inventions‚ ad slogans and product ideas. He was always sure one of them would make him rich. He died in 1962 still believing that. It was sad because he was a great man. My mother‚ Ruth Nuneviller Steinem was a teacher‚ and journalist. When she was thirty years old she gave up her career to help my father run the summer resort they owned in Michigan. After my father
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Under the influence of many songs like “You Don’t Own Me”‚ women in the society started to take the revolutionary thoughts into actions. One of the most pioneering feminist leaders was Gloria Steinem. After graduating from Smith College in 1956‚ Steinem chose to travel to India and continue to study instead of getting married as many other women at the time‚ and later‚ she established her career as a freelance writer. One of her most famous article was about her experience in the New York City’s
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In Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands/La Frontera‚ she discusses the people who are in between – how people can’t be put into boxes. Anzaldua (1987) talks about embracing the in between and getting past cultural tyranny‚ which is where the culture forms what we believe about these certain identities. These identities‚ or boxes‚ that culture gives us consist of a number of different labels: male‚ female‚ white‚ black‚ Mexican‚ gay/lesbian‚ and straight. The list goes on and on. People are given these labels
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Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa is a notable Chicana feminist‚ cultural theorist‚ and activist because of her many contributions to social movements regarding minority women. Not only did she impact this “renaissance” for Chicana literature through her own writings‚ but she also encouraged other aspiring minority artists and writers to help expose the diversity that was rapidly growing in the United States. Personally‚ Anzaldúa interested me because of her efforts in promoting feminism‚ so I wanted to
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hustling to provide for her family inside and outside this economically poor household. These images and symbols that the Latina woman has had to deal with have been transferred into the social and educational sphere‚ limiting her opportunities. In Gloria Anzaldúa’s Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza she discusses the various elements of her life up to adulthood and the adversities she had to overcome because of being an educated‚ gay Latina. Her journey is highlighted through the historical
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