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    Bio-112 Antibiotic Resistance Experiment Lab Partners: March 10‚ 2010 When we initially started the bacteria antibiotic experiment on February 10‚ 2010 our team selected e-coli and Rifampicin (Rb5) to find out the level of resistance e-coli would build towards this antibiotic. When we first checked our agar dish on February 15‚ 2010 we noticed two circles for the zone of inhibition the small circle was 1.5 cm and the medium circle was 3.00 cm. Two days later when we checked

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    In “The Yellow Wallpaper” Gilman uses the narrator’s social status of a woman and her husbands patriarchal oppression to show how‚ people who control others deprive them from self expression. In the story the narrator was patriarchally oppressed by her husbands over controlling power. His words were very authoritative that he would have the last word in anything. He even was the one that determined whether his wife felt sick or not. She proclaimed‚ “He does not believe I am sick! And what can one

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    While Duncombe talks extensively about the various types and stages of cultural resistance‚ the overall idea is to rebel against an overarching societal system that is oppressive in some manner. This resistance can be presented through arts and media‚ action‚ or personal attitude. The author believes that any movement of this nature against the norm can create new school of thought on one end and a full-blown revolution on the other. Duncombe begins his piece by stating his observations of the rave

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    Monologue Marilyn Frye: Oppression Frye: How is it going everyone? It is good to be here. I sincerely mean that. I appreciate the opportunity to visit your classroom today. Dr. Martinez asked me to come and explain the main points of my article with you today. After you read my article‚ Oppression‚ you could probably tell my views in the article are from a feminist perspective‚ and that is what we will talk about. We will discuss why feminism is such a difficult concept for many to

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    are being educated and what exactly they are being taught. While some are aware of this‚ most people are not conscious of the types of oppression they are being exposed to while in this system. Many choose not to speak out at all due to the system purposely employing strategies that teach that these oppressions are part of the social norm. Internalized oppression is kept in place by educational structures that constrain student’s abilities to freely think for themselves‚ employing tactics enforcing

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    exercise was an example of privilege for people who already lived in America and newer immigrants who came and didn’t have certain rights because of that. This was a very interesting exercise. Mental This was the second room for the Tunnel of Oppression. A skit was performed

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    What is peaceful resistance? We have seen many examples in history up even to today‚ in my case‚ even close to home. Peaceful resistance and non-violent protests is the practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests‚ civil disobedience‚ and noncooperation. The real question is with deaths of many great leaders and people throughout history with this "peaceful protest" is it a good thing? If you look at the outcomes‚ the positives outweigh the negatives. If colonial Indians hadn’t spoken-out

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    September 3‚ 2012 Essay #1 Word Count: 804 “Sweatshop Oppression” by Rajeev Ravisankar What is a sweatshop? Well‚ a sweatshop is a work environment with long hours‚ low wages‚ and difficult or dangerous conditions. Why are they frowned upon? Ravisankar expresses and demonstrates the many reasons why sweatshops are unethical. His attempt to convince the audience‚ sweatshops are degrading human rights is successful because of his skillful word choice and confident tone. Ravisankar grasps the

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    Tambrands- Overcoming Cultural Resistance Tambrands is a company who has flourished throughout North America and Europe yet it has faced many barriers that have prevented it from growing due to increased competition and its incapability to expand internationally. Tambrands specifically produces tampons and most of its sales are generated by the United States. Approximately 45% of Tambrands sales come from the U.S. yet Tambrands competes with companies such as Playtex and Kimberly-Clark. It is difficult

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    Oppression is a flame; it will continue to devour everything in its path unless something extinguishes it. A society may not thrive if its citizens are being maltreated‚ subjected to unjust rule‚ and living everyday in fear. Oppression must not be ignored‚ it must be addressed and dealt with. However‚ citizens should not have and appetite for vengeance- violence will only lead to the the flame expanding. Civilians have to demolish injustice in another form or matter; they must become a threat without

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