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    like her equal‚ which eventually gets her killed. Her mother‚ Mrs. Dalton‚ is virtually her complete opposite: helpless‚ weak and frail. Her one influence on the storyline is her indirect responsibility for her daughter’s murder. And finally there is Peggy‚ a patronizing Irish‚ and Bessie‚ Bigger’s overworked‚ excitable‚ alcoholic girlfriend and second murder victim. In general she is not intelligent or strong enough to pose a real threat to his security‚ but when she questions Bigger’s authority he

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    In Peggy McIntosh’s "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" one of the first appeals to text I see is logos. We see such techniques in the first few paragraphs were she goes on to use logic to explain that because male privilege obviously exists and because men‚ while admitting women do have a disadvantage in society‚ can’t see their advantage in being male‚ then‚ because of interlocking hierarchies in our society‚ the same must go for whites when it comes to white privilege. Meanwhile

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    Ecofeminism

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    "No political movement on the contemporary scene has achieved the astonishing range of feminism . . . the movement has generously grown to embrace issues of race‚ poverty‚ sexual preference‚ child abuse‚ war‚ the Third World‚ religion‚ endangered cultures‚ endangered species‚ the global environment." (Theodore Roszak‚ The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology‚ p. 238.) The term "ecofeminisme" was first used in 1974 by a French literary [critic] who encouraged women to develop

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    Bibliography: <br><li>Sanday‚ Peggy Reeves. Divine Hunger: Cannibalism as a Cultural System. New York‚ NY: Cambridge University Press‚ 1986. <br><li>Lindenbaum‚ Shirley. Kuru Sorcery: Disease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands. Palo Alto‚ CA: Mayfield Publishing Company‚ 1979. <br><li>Goldman

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    Lia's Epilepsy Case Study

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    Lia’s American doctors‚ on the other hand‚ treated Lia’s epilepsy as what most educated people would see; as purely as a neurological disorder. Her primary physicians‚ Neil Ernst and Peggy Philp‚ tried their hardest within the limit and fought till the end to make sure Lia gets the best medical care possible. However‚ due to a lack of communication between the family and the hospital‚ the problem wasn’t correctly diagnosed in the first visit. Lia’s medical regimen was very complicated especially

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    her reality. What she comes up with isn’t the truth‚ it is always shifting and changing‚ but it is her truth. Through narratively juxtaposing reality (Jeanette’s history) with “fantastic” spaces‚ Winterson complicates the truths of each setting as Peggy Dunn Bailey argues‚ “Winterson demonstrates the ways in which self and reality are narrative constructs” Jeanette has several fantasy counterparts and the result is that Jeanette’s identity is ambiguous and unstable. It collapses the distinction between

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    role in American politics. The side can easily be argued both ways‚ yet the positive affect she had is what lingers on to me after reading about her many roles. Although many will argue that Sarah Palin was a “clown” or had high “celebrity momentum” (Peggy Dexler)‚ I think she was very intelligent and played a tremendous role in women being involved in American politics. Sara Palin has “been very savvy in appealing to women to broaden her base.” (Anne Leary.) Sara Palin’s role in American politics has

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    about herself as a swimmer. The prize was a trip to New York City and a bunch of meetings with well-known authors and publishers such as Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux. The three authors that she decided to meet with were Carole Maso‚ Lynne Tillman‚ and Peggy Phelan. On the second day‚ she went to W.W. Norton. At Norton‚ the lead editor‚ Carol Houck‚ asked her to send her something immediately‚ yet she did not and it took her over a decade to

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    states to make sure that on Christmas Day her daughter had the one thing she wanted? "New for ’59‚ the barbie doll: a shapely teenage fashion model! Retail price $3.00..." And my Grandmother succeeded‚ on Christmas Day‚ 1959‚ Roberta’s daughter‚ Peggy Ann woke up to receive her first Barbie‚ a doll that at age 50‚ she owns‚ loves and has taught me to love. Hmm‚ guess that makes me a Second Generation Barbie Girl! Culture identity passing down through generations. The First Barbie released

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    The Benefits of Midwifery

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    Cited: Periodical 1. Graninger‚ Elizabeth M. CNM‚ MSN; McCool‚ William P. PhD‚ CNM. "Nurse-midwives’ use of and attitudes toward epidural analgesia." Journal of Nurse Midwifery 43.4 (1998): 250-261. ScienceDirect. Web. 5 May. 2010. Book 2. Vincent‚ Peggy. Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife. New York: Scribner‚ 2002. Print. Website 3. "Frequently Asked Questions About Midwives and Midwifery." Citizens for Midwifery. Web. 5 May. 2010. 4. "Become A Certified Nurse Midwife." AllNursingSchools

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