Some people only see the power in traditional-looking monuments that are replicas of human beings. 30 years ago‚ a young female student changed the way we view monuments forever. In 1981‚ Maya Lin’s simple but powerful design was chosen to honor the tens of thousands of fallen Vietnam War soldiers. Many people did not enjoy the design. However‚ the Vietnam Memorial Wall is a thoughtful and powerful tribute to the Vietnam veterans killed in action‚ as well as those still living‚ because it emphasizes
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\Medieval Europeans associated the opal with the “Evil Eye” because of its likeness to the optical organs of “evil” animals. They also believed that opals had the power to kill its owner. The owner of the opal had the power of teleportation and invisibility. Besides bestowing powers upon its owners‚ Opals also have the ability to disappear then reappear in another place. During the late 18th and 19th century the opal was associated with pestilence‚ famine‚
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“It is possible‚ reading standard histories‚ to forget half the population of the country. The explorers were men‚ the landholders and merchants men‚ the political leaders men‚ the military figures men‚ the very invisibility of women‚ the overlooking of women‚ is a sign of their submerged status‚” stated in Chapter Six of Howard Zinn’ s famous book‚ A People’s History of the United States. As Zinn has stated in the quote‚ women and their achievements in history have been rarely mentioned in society
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the agenda since the ICPD conference in 1994 and reaffirmed at the ICPD+5 worldwide conference. Although an estimated 19 million unsafe abortions take place worldwide each year‚ insufficient information at the country level perpetuates the invisibility of the problem of unsafe abortion and results in governments giving it little priority in policy decisions to improve services for postabortion care and to expand contraceptive services to reduce unplanned pregnancy. In countries like the Philippines
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Freedom from physical threats (e.g. rape‚ sexist catcalls‚ potential abuse from men) - “Now we walk along the same street‚ in red pairs‚ and no man shouts obscenities at us‚ speaks to us‚ touches us. No one whistles” (Chpt 5-10) - “Modesty is invisibility‚ said Aunt Lydia. Never forget it. To be seen - to be seen is to be - her voice trembled - penetrated” - penetration also means sexual act - shows the state’s perception on the women’s behavior -> more restriction for the sake of security
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Theme 1 - Lesson 1: TEXT: Clash of civilization? Salman Rushdie: Fighting the forces of Invisibility. From: Washington Post‚ October 2‚ 2001. Phase of presentation Ethos: Rushdie starts out referring to a newspaper column that he wrote in January 2000‚ here he makes clear that his predictions came true and that the worst case scenario might be to surrender all liberty rights for security and temporary safety. The main point he presents is fear of an invisible democracy after the terror
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University as an Associate Professor of English. He is the editor of anthology Rethinking Translation：Discourse，Subjectivity，Ideology; the compiler of The Translation Studies Reader and the author of two major books on translation—The Translator’s Invisibility: A History of Translation and The Scandal of Translation: Towards an Ethics of Difference. Lawrence Venuti has studied the translating practice with a critical eye since the 1660s and introduced the dominant position of the fluentness in translation
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Favorite poem: A Love Poem for Lonely Prime Numbers by Harry Baker Favorite websites: vice.com‚ buzzfeed.com Favorite song: They can’t take that away from me by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Favorite musical: Wicked Favorite Artist: Lucia Hartini Lucia Hartini’s paintings are largely influenced by her own personal struggle and beliefs. She is an Indonesian artist whose work addresses her status as a woman and a Catholic in a predominantly Muslim community. She was a victim of domestic violence
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serpents. One story says that these ribbons became serpents when he was trying to stop two snakes from fighting. These serpents then became intertwined on the staff as a symbol of peace. There were other assets that Hermes had‚ like the cap of invisibility. Hermes’ appearance was usually that of a traveler or that of a worker or shepherd. Sometimes Hermes is believed to have had a beard as well. Originally‚ Hermes was the god of good fortune and a supporter of roads and boundaries. Then he became
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of women during and after war by examining the case of the Korean ‘comfort women’ of World War II. I will analyze how the intersection of prevailing social determinants and ideologies have regulated and perpetuated the rationale and‚ thus‚ the invisibility of the Korean comfort women during and in the aftermath of World War II. Literature Review & Research Methodology Yoshiaki Yoshimi’s Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military during World War II‚ Margaret Stetz’s Legacies
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