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    The second photograph is Elliot Erwitt’s photograph named ‘Segregated Water Fountains’. This photograph was took in 1950 in North Carolina‚ USA and this particular photograph was never meant to symbolise segregation in this era he just liked the effect that the juxtaposition had however now this photograph represents the segregation of black and white people and the injustice of this in this period of time and how much has changed this photograph was taken. The degrading cultural context of this

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    a job‚ Girl Guitar founder and local singer-songwriter Mandy Rowden saw an opportunity to capitalize on a market that has very much been left untapped: female-only music lessons. She had previously taught at the Austin School of Music‚ and while there‚ she “noticed there’s a hole there – no one’s teaching a class just for women.” So‚ Rowden did what any musician in 2007 would do – she created a Myspace profile. She called her page “Girl Guitar” – a name that people at the Austin School of Music

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    High School and Head Girl

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    responsibility of leading the school as the HEAD GIRL for the year 2012-13 by my teachers. Today I take this opportunity to thank all my teachers for having faith in my abilities‚ I assure you all that I will live up to your expectations. I joined ... last year and the most remarkable thing about this school is the warmth and feeling of belonging that I felt the moment I walked through the gates. So to my friends here I would like to say that we are one big family and we need to value each other to bring

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    Is it too soon to talk about boy/girl relationships in elementary school? Of course it is‚ you say! Well‚ you may not want to hear about it‚ or you may choose denial over reality‚ but the fact remains that children are playing out the cultural role that they are being taught as early as 2nd grade. Therefore‚ the relationship between boys and girls at every school (Christian and non- Christian) is a topic that needs to be discussed from a Biblical standpoint. Recently I have observed an increase

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    Stereotypes are present in our society. Thus we have expectations from others‚ besides ourselves. Some individuals may be deceived into believing incorrect expectations and some will fight for what they believe in. In the stories “In Line” and “Boys and Girls”‚ through the conflicts of the main characters‚ the authors portray the impact that people’s expectations have on us and how this affects how we live our lives. This is important because we do not realize that we are living our lives according to stereotypes

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    In Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” the story is about a young girl’s resistance to womanhood in a society based all upon gender roles and stereotypes. Initially‚ the girl believes that she can be of great value to her father in his work‚ then the destruction of her dreams occurs when she realizes society’s view and expectations of her being a female.Therefore‚ she loves working on the fox farm with her father as she also‚ loves the attention she gets from her father while working. "Wait till Laird

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    Gabrielle La Madrid Professor Rudd English 099 02 October 2012 Succeed in Math To understand the differences in society that deals with success in Mathematics‚ a person should know the difference between how men and women use math to aim towards their bright future. Students should know the challenges that intimidate citizens from different countries and how they gain their hope. One of the differences is whether or not

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    K.R.Mangalam World School South City-I‚ Gurgaon Class-VIII Sub.-Chemistry (Chemical Effects of Electric Current) EXTRA QUESTIONS: Q. Why the bulb glows when the electric current passes through it? Ans. Due to the heating effect of current‚ the filament of the bulb gets heated to a high temperature and it starts glowing. Q. Write a short note on: (a) LED Ans. LED- Light Emitting Diodes are used for lighting. There are two wires(called leads) attached to a LED. One lead is longer than the other

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    What our schools need?

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    In recent years‚ education experts have converged on one big idea: Teachers matter. Studies show that years of good teaching can set a student on a good path‚ while years of bad teaching can do the opposite. Yet only a fraction of our teachers are the best and the brightest of their generation. According to a 2010 McKinsey report‚ nearly half of U.S. teachers come from the bottom third of their class. Here’s a simple idea that could dramatically improve the teaching quality: Hire a few good

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    Throughout the short story “ Boys and Girls”‚ Alice Munro takes us through a young girl’s journey to break away from the typical life of a woman. Munro suggests that although we would like to define our identity‚ it is society who defines who we are. The short story was based in a time period where men and women were not considered equal. Throughout the story‚ the narrator struggles to accept society’s unwritten rules that are being forced upon her. She would much rather be outdoors doing "ritualistically

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