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    Clothes make the difference People have a lot of different perceptions about the way that people dress these days. When you see a man or a woman in a suit‚ what do you normally think? Most would say they look like a “business person” or they look like they are going somewhere “important”. This is one of the many out looks people have about people and their dressings. Whether people like to admit it‚ the way you dress says a lot about who you are and they type of personality you hold. This

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    Julia Steel Case

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    Mrs. Julia Steel is a patient I have had the pleasure of meeting with recently.  As discussed during the appointment‚ Mrs. Steel is a 72 year old retired‚ married woman.  Collectively‚ Mrs. Steel’s family history includes the following information: one son at the age of 40 who is being treated for high blood pressure‚ father’s record showed background of heart disease and deceased at the age of 90 due to a brain aneurysm‚ mother’s record provided extensive history with heart disease and deceased

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    author‚ Julia Alvarez has achieved in doing so‚ in her book‚ “In the Time of The Butterflies.” Julia Alvarez introduces this idea of how fiction is her way of understanding history when attempting to recreate the story of the Mirabal sisters. When Julia Alvarez creates her novel‚ she says‚ “I wanted to immerse my readers in an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic that I believe can only finally be understood by fiction‚ only finally be redeemed by the imagination”(p324). As Julia Alvarez states

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    I Stand Here Ironing Notes

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    Reading Log Summary: "I stand here ironing" is about a mother reflecting on the past she shared with her daughter Emily. Their life consisted of many unfortunate events beginning with Emily’s father abandoning them at a very young age. The mother couldn’t afford to spend much time with her to provide enough love and affection as she struggled to make ends meet. This lead Emily to have a rough childhood plagued with illness‚ insecurity and unhappiness. Although she had a difficult childhood‚ Emily

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    Insuring the Prosperity of Our Nation: In the Home and with our Youth “If we are to reach real peace in this world… we shall have to begin with children” (Mahatma Gandhi). Mahatma Gandhi and Julia Castillo‚ both argue that in order for real change to happen we must start to instill good values and morals into the younger generation. Castillo‚ author of “The Obligation”‚ states that it is our obligation to reach out to those in need to have a better future for all. She believes that everyone has

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    Julia is a free spirited rebel‚ opposing the party is definitely something at the forefront of her thoughts. Be that as it may‚ she is not openly rebellious. Her perspective of life and government to some degree is totally opposite from that of her accomplice. Julia’s on the other side is substantially more intriguing. She is a lady with Wild hormones and a deceit soul. An exceptionally sexual being‚ she sleeps with Party members regularly to satisfy her own cravings. She drew closer to Winston

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    Julia Ducournau's Raw

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    Julia Ducournau’s Raw is an intense tale of how suppression and being socially naïve can have powerful ramifications. Summary The movie focuses on the life of Justine (Garance Marillier) a teenager who lives in a very stringent household. Justine’s life is completely micromanaged by her parents down to the vegetarian meals that she’s allowed to consume. She’s sent off to veterinarian school which seems to be her first chance at being on her own but that’s quickly dispelled when we learn her sister

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    Adulthood Roger was still rodeoing in his early twenties. He had other jobs like working in the oil field for his best friend’s family company and he said this was the hardest work that he had ever done. He quit rodeoing when he married and had his first son that in 1967. He decided to open a restaurant called Roger’s Burgers it was a great success. By the way he still is one of the most amazing cooks we know. Years later he decided to look for gold in the Idaho Springs area because Roger had a

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    When Marcela is introduced in the story she is waiting for mayor Romero and to be questioned about her role in the revolution. In the story she says‚ “They brought me to this jail in the capital not to long before our leadership fell. They almost always bring me to this room so Mayor Romero can interrogate me” (6). While she is waiting for Mayor Romero flashback occurs and readers learn about what impacted her to fight for injustices. In the flashback‚ Marcela was at a sandy place doing social work

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    I Stand Here Ironing Theme

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    used in many pieces of literature to convey a deeper meaning. Although there can be multiple themes‚ they all serve the same purpose and allow the reader to determine an overall meaning for themselves. Three common themes developed in “I Stand Here Ironing‚” by Tillie Olsen‚ are the lifelong search for one’s identity‚ womanhood and femininity and how it can affect a person‚ and the inevitable hardships of motherhood. The theme of identity can serve as a way to tell a reader about the certain details

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