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    Anthem is a book of Equality‚ where no one is left out. A book where nobody is on their own. A lack of individuality has consequences. Being an individual can be a good thing because‚ creativity comes from one’s mind‚ typically‚ when they’re alone. One consequence is not being able to make his own decisions. In the book‚ Equality was not allowed to make his own decisions. He had to follow directions from the he could understand them. When he was old enough to mate‚ he was paired with a mate of

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    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Summary The story begins by vivid background info on how Henrietta came to realize that she was ill. It is evident that she is suffering from cervical tumor- a condition that is making her feel uncomfortable throughout her life. The effective foreshadowing allows us to forecast what is likely to happen. As the story progresses‚ we are able to understand what Henrietta really needs. From her childhood background we are able to know what she did

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    The Lack of Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is a monarchy that strictly obliges their citizens to comply with the constitution‚ with the laws of Islam as its foundation. However‚ the laws in Saudi Arabia were created in accordance to how the kingdom’s councils’ interpreted the Qur’an‚ Islam’s holy book. According to the council‚ equality between women and men is against the laws of God and the law of nature dictated by women’s physiology. These beliefs positioned women in Saudi

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    The lack of communication between the FDNY and NYPD led to hindered response and cost the lives of several victims and first responders. In the midst of the attack‚ with the towers a blaze and losing support the NYPD order for all to evacuate immediately before

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    The research conducted was pinpointed at young males age 12-17. Young males were thought to have cross gender identity or gender behavior disturbance (Reker‚ Bentler‚ Rosen‚ Lovaas‚ 1977). This lack of identity causes boys to take on feminine characteristics. Boys will want to have children‚ cook and clean‚ even be the mother figure‚ when unsure of their sex identity. This is commonly seen in males who have not yet hit puberty; once puberty sets

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    Lack of speech‚ lack of music at first‚ when Norman Bates walks in the camera focuses on the shadow behind the shower curtain and the music starts when Bates is revealed behind the curtain with a knife. The music starts (same sound as a curtain reel moving that screechy sound)‚ when Marion Crane starts screaming it zooms in on her face. The camera flicks between the two characters showing that there is a struggle. Camera doesn’t show Bates’ face as it’s supposed to be a surprise as to who is the

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    Astrology is a Joke… and so is Bart Bok Bart J. Bok was an esteemed teacher of astronomy at Harvard and the University of Arizona until his death in 1983. However‚ despite the fact that he taught astronomy he had an unexplainable hatred for astrology‚ even going so far as to preach on the "evils of astrology for well over four decades. Bok also goes on to imply that people who believe in astrology are weak minded and are just "looking for firm guideposts in the confused world of the present"

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    characters are presented to be Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson; although these women have different qualities and in some ways different lives‚ they could be seen to all conform to the patriarchal norms of society at the time with the men with which they interact and fall in love‚ or lust‚ in one way or another‚ for each different part of society they live in. In the novel there are‚ however‚ exceptions to this. Daisy and Jordan Baker are both presented as the “flapper” type women from

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    The third section of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was about the journey of Deborah and the author‚ Rebecca Skloot finding information about her mother’s cells and sister‚ Elsie. Elsie was forgotten by her family because she was sent away to an insane asylum. Doctors diagnosed Elsie with idiocy‚ which was caused by Henrietta’s condition with syphilis. Doctors in the Crownsville Hospital conducted research on some of the patients without any consent. This was another example of doctors taking

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    Women sports lack public attention and that effect is due to various reasons. To begin with‚ women do not make huge competitors in sports as opposed to men because in fact‚ men are overtaking every single historic sport record. Women aren’t as outstanding as men as they get less media coverage and their sports are not often broad casted. Sports stadiums are not full as men when women play meaning that women sport tournament usually invoke considerable less revenues than equivalent male competitions

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