Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist. She was also known as “The mother of the freedom movement”. She fought for equality‚ inspired people‚ and received many awards. Rosa Parks who was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama fought for racial equality. On December 1‚ 1955 Parks was arrested‚ because she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. This brought many people’s attention including Martin Luther King Jr. They decided to boycott and not ride any buses until they had
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Louise Erdrich’s novel Tracks‚ published in 1988‚ recounts the story of an Anishinaabe family on an Indian reservation. The plot revolves around the life history of the protagonist‚ Fleur Pillager. Erdrich uses the multiple narrator technique by telling the story from the perspectives of Nanapush‚ an affable tribal elder‚ and Pauline Puyat‚ a mixed-blood girl. The novel recounts the incidents that took place between the years 1912 to 1924 in the life of Fleur Pillager. Erdrich divides the narrative
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Should Romania join the Euro zone? I. Introduction Normally‚ according to the commitments and timetable agreed with the European Union and the European Central Bank‚ Romania has scheduled to join the single European currency (Euro) in 2010-2013. As can be clearly seen the term it is not available anymore‚ due to the global and national economic developments. Therefore the Romanian Government and the National Bank of Romania (NBR) has set a new deadline to adopt Euro as national currency
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In “A Look at the Facts on Gun-Free Zones‚” John Lott argues and defends that the increase of criminal attacks in Gun Free Zones is a cause of concern for college students. Because Lott is an American economist‚ political commentator‚ gun rights advocate‚ and the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center‚ he feels involved in the gun control debate as he is concerned for the safety of the students (1). However‚ Lott is not the only stakeholder; students hoping to attend college‚ professors
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Louise Brooks‚ a legendary actress of the silent film era; one of the greatest actresses in the silent film era known for her sensual portrayal of her characters‚ personality‚ and her popular bobbed hairstyle.(C. Moritz (Ed.)‚ 1985) Louise‚ commonly known as her childhood name of Brooksie‚ was born in Cherryvale‚ Kansas‚ on November 14‚ 1906.(IMDb.com‚ 2013) Louise did not only have a future in show business‚ but also in dancing‚ though eventually retiring at the age of 32 in 1938.(IMDb.com‚ 2013)
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The film begins with Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon)‚ living repressed lives in Arkansas. Both women have stereotypical roles in this movie. As best friends‚ they decide to go on an adventure that takes a dramatic turn and ends up being an adventurous police chase to the sudden death. Thelma is an unhappy housewife who despises her husband (Daryl)‚ who is a bumbling‚ controlling and narcissistic. Her character is somewhat infantile‚ in that she relies completely on her husband for
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Out Thelma and Louise is a 1991 film about two good friends who set out on a road trip to relax from their hectic lives‚ but find themselves anything than relaxed. They are tired of their boring‚ routine lives‚ and find excitement on the road‚ although not in the way they would have liked. Thelma is a push-over house wife with a controlling husband and Louise is a stressed waitress with a boyfriend who is unwilling to commit. In an attempt to rescue Thelma from a potential rape‚ Louise shoots and kills
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The piece of Art I chose to reflect on is named “Young mother sewing” c.1893 by Mary Cassatt. I am very fond of the work of Cassatt‚ and the way she portrays true beauty within her art. Cassatt is also a very inspirational painter in the French impressionism era‚ reflecting on social issues within the women community around her time. I chose this piece because it has a powerful inspiration to me‚ as well as the use of warm colours and a very detailed painting. Firstly‚ when I looked at this painting
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Background: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is a luxury resort‚ situated in the world’s most mesmerizing natural settings‚ within the Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains‚ overlooking one of the most photographed panoramic sceneries in the world. The resort hotel is owned and operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Toronto‚ Canada. Fairmont Hotels and resorts is a leading North American operator of luxury hotels‚ with properties in Canada‚ USA‚ Mexico
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In order to get a job‚ Colter had to persuade her parents to allow her to get a degree in art. Colter had to repeatedly ask them for three years‚ and it wasn’t until her father’s sudden death that she was able to encourage her mother and sisters to send her to a college. Colter attended California School of Design and was taught architecture which was unusual for women during that era. Mary Colter’s struggle was finding a well paying job‚ but she was working in a man’s world where women were not
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