When I first heard Ontario textile artist‚ Karen Trask‚ speak in our class on September 20‚ 2017‚ I was left hanging by a thread. In fact‚ it was Trask’s artist talk‚ combined with my research of Sheila Hicks and Joanna Close‚ that stirred something buried deep inside me‚ a yearning to rekindle my knowledge of textiles and fiber creations. Not as the stereotype of ‘women’s work’‚ but as art in fiber‚ my identity‚ and mindfulness. Traditionally‚ labour intensive skills of knitting‚ spinning‚ weaving
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Throughout his book Boccaccio goes from negative to positive view of saints. On one hand‚ there is the Ciappelletto described as the worst men who ever lived‚ but who became a saint after death (day 1‚ story 1). And‚ on the other hand‚ there is Griselda‚ the women of great virtues‚ who can be called a saint in life (day X‚ story X).
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are shown through their relationships‚ interactions and the choices that they have made. Similarly‚ in Catcher in the Rye two very different views on marriage are shared through the characters lives and personal thoughts. Through the character of Griselda in Act One‚ Churchill presents the idea that “a wife must obey her husband” suggesting a traditional view of marriage that is not commonly accepted among society in the twenty first century. It expresses the view that in marriage the woman becomes
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Parents While reading “Who Are the Real Victims of Alcoholism” in my college textbook‚ I could not help but thinking of my own experiences as a child growing up with an alcoholic father. This essay was written by a student named Meredith Newmon Blanco. In her essay‚ she makes several strong claims on how children who are raised by alcoholic parents will grow up facing many troubling obstacles. Some of her examples are physical and emotional abuse‚ lack of structure and discipline‚ and a childhood
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But‚ what was the "something good" Dr. Rizal would do in Cuba? Helping the Spaniards‚ whose misrule of the archipelago he had vividly exposed in his writings‚ quell the Cubans’ struggle for independence? Why‚ furthermore‚ did Governor-General Ramon Blanco accept Dr. Rizal’s application to serve as a volunteer physician attached to the Spanish medical corps in Cuba? Why did he‚ moreover‚ give Rizal a letter of recommendation‚ addressed to the Ministers of War and of the Ultramar‚ a portion of which
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mean streets‚ known as the pleeblands‚ or picket at fast-food joints like SecretBurgers because it’s wrong to eat anything with a face. At SecretBurgers they have rescued a young woman named Toby from the murderous clutches of her sex-crazed boss‚ Blanco the Bloat‚ and it’s Toby who is one of the central
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Ayah navajo es una mujer que vive con su esposo‚ el Chato. In the story‚ Ayah does not understand English‚ and fears the white men who yell and point at documents for her to sign. En la historia‚ Ayah no entiende Inglés‚ y los temores de los hombres blancos que gritar y el punto en sus documentos para firmar. When Chato teaches her to sign her name‚ Ayah is very proud‚ but immediately regrets ever learning how when she signs away her children. Cuando Chato enseña a firmar su nombre‚ Ayah está muy orgulloso
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instigates a rebellion with his founded Katipunan which upheld a full-blown revolution. Archbishop Bernardo Nozaleda (Peque Gallaga) takes notice of this‚ claiming that Rizal gave the primary incentive in the revolution and warns Governor-general Blanco (Bon Vibar) that if he does not take care of Rizal and the growing conflict‚ he will be replaced. As the hunt for Rizal continues‚ the Spaniards get a hold of his older brother‚ Paciano Rizal (Pen Medina) and tortures him to get to Rizal. Paciano
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Inditex´s operations were confined in its domestic market Spain‚ there it established a competitive advantage: just in time fashion taken directly from the street‚ nightclubs or fashion weeks which 15 days after is ready to satisfy costumer’s desires (Blanco and Salgado 2004). In addition‚ “Zara has flourished on the principle of being responsible for its products all the way from initial conception to the customer” (Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005). By 1990‚ however‚ Zara realised that the Spanish
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Jose Rizal (1861-1896) Rizal was born on June 19‚ 1861‚ in Calamba‚ Laguna‚ the seventh child and the second son of the 11 children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso. Rizal’s parents were not only well-to-do‚ but also well educated‚ a rarity among Filipino families then. His father‚ a sugar planter and landholder‚ attended a Latin school in his native Binan town‚ also in Laguna‚ and a college in Manila. His mother‚ who had a good business sense managed some small enterprise‚ also studies at
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