Gertrude “Ma” Rainey‚ when described in Blue Legacies and Black Feminism‚ was seen by Angela Davis as one of the greatest feminist blues musicians of her time. One view that Ma Rainey presented in her songs was her ideas on marriage. Specifically‚ Rainey feels that getting married shouldn’t be valued over “non or extramarital relationships (pg 16- 20). She feels that‚ while marriage isn’t a bad thing‚ overvaluing it to the point of presenting it as a need for women to have is a bad thing (pg 16-
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COVER PAGE Abstract Warby Parker is an online eyeglass company that was founded by 4 college students that encountered a financial stumbling block and decided to provide a solution not only for themselves‚ but everyone with this need. These 4 young men embarked on a journey to provide an alternative to overpriced eyewear and build a business of solutions not problems (Blumenthal‚ Gilboa‚ Hunt‚ & Raider). In doing so they have created a unique organization that values their
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In most books‚ small roles are never very significant‚ but in A Man For All Seasons one of the characters proves this wrong. The common Man is an ordinary person who the audience can relate to. This ties in with one of the main idea of the play‚ human nature. The audience learns that the Common Man can jump into different roles and assume that characters identity. The roles he plays although modest‚ are still very important to the development of the plot. The speeches that he delivers help keep
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Assignment 1: Examining and evaluating the setting of learning objectives with the use of reflective journals and observations Introduction and Rationale This paper will look into different ways of setting and sharing learning objectives in lessons and the impact this has on the students in these lessons and the learning that takes place. The rationale for this is to use the findings from this study to inform future practice. The other primary aim is to use personal experience and reflection to
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broke a sales record for one-day period. The amount even exceeds the combined online revenue of Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2013‚ the top two online shopping events in the U.S. The creator of this business legend - Jack Ma is a former English teacher
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Othello: Shakespeare vs. Parker To create an adaptation of a literary work is not an easy task‚ especially if it is a classic work by man named Shakespeare. Today movies are expected to be packed with drama‚ action‚ and sex. True‚ Othello contains all of these‚ but it certainly isn’t a blockbuster by today’s standards. When Shakespeare wrote Othello‚ viewing the play was an event in itself‚ not an hour and a half thrill ride that today’s viewer have come to expect. This was Parker’s dilemma
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Breaking Silence In her article “What is Poverty?” Jo Goodwin Parker exposes the struggles that families in poverty endure on a daily basis. The idea that herself‚ as well as her family are in a vicious cycle of poverty in which there is nothing but dreaming for the bare essentials many of us take for granted. Parker argues that she wants people to grasp an understanding of poverty; she emphasizes the challenges of taking care of her children in her position‚ yet she is stuck‚ as there are very
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie have similar backgrounds. Parker growing up was a very good student but‚ as he got older he started to be less interested. This was vice versa for Gillespie he started off as a terrible student but then blossom in to a great one‚ earning himself a football scholarship. When Parker turned 13 he received his first saxophone. When Parker first got the saxophone he did not care for it. This quickly changed he soon fell in love with the saxophone and started to pay it
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Currently‚ Meret Oppenheim’s 1967 version of Ma Gouvernante - My Nurse - Mein Kindermädchen is owned by the Moderna Museet in Stockholm‚ Switzerland. Described simply‚ Ma Gouvernante is an assemblage of several found objects. In the piece‚ a set of white leather heels face downward as they are tightly trussed together by thin piece of rope as they rest on a polished silver serving platter. However‚ Oppenheim also decided to place a pair of chop frills on the tip of the heels‚ and they appear to
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The very interested poem I selected was‚ “A Certain Lady” by Dorothy Parker. I chose this poem at random but was y glad I did so‚ as it reminds me of women of today and their constant attempts to try to entice men over with seduction‚ an obvious symbol that was very distinguishable to be. The poem features many poetic elements‚ such as symbols‚ figures of speech‚ voice‚ sound and rhythm. The one element I would like to discuss in detail is the tone of voice of the character. This poem seems to
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