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    Not Discrimination There are many people that thrive on traditional ways of life. Families that wake up on Christmas morning to open presents‚ brides that wear their mothers wedding gown to walk down the aisle‚ or a teenage girl celebrating her sweet sixteen birthday party with family and friends are just a few of the ways that traditions are appreciated. These customs do not remove the freedoms or equality of the general public‚ nor are they enforcing beliefs on society. On the contrary‚ the controversial

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    like the young girl takes the role as the hunter; “she made it quite clear that he spotted her.” The girl wants the wolf to see her even though she is innocent and hiding‚ showing her virginity as the same time as she is giving into the wolf; “sweet sixteen‚ never been‚ babe‚ waif‚ and brought me a drink.” Later in the last stanza the girl takes the fairy tale hero role as the hunter‚ now she is the one killing the wolf and filling the wolf’s belly with stones. In fairy tales the hero is the one who

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    A few hours away from Frankfurt‚ in the rocky hillside of Germany lays an eerie old prison on a moat and dam a hundred meters paramount the Keuper Mountain. The worn out prison sits on a rough six acre plateau isolated from its beautiful surroundings. Below it are the steep slopes of the hillside that are terraced with miles of vine yards‚ which in the summer create a poised yet defined tasting wine that balances fruit‚ sweetness‚ acidity and elegance‚ plus first prize when the local wine festivals

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    careless teenager is not taking driving seriously and you have to pay for it. Do you think sixteen year olds are responsible enough to take on the task of driving at that early of an age? Sixteen year olds are too young to take on the responsibly of driving because teens are irresponsible‚ they’re not mature enough‚ and teens are more likely to drive recklessly. First teens should not drive because at sixteen they are still irresponsible. They are still immature and not fully developed in their brains

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    I do not mean to suggest that the _custom_ of lying has suffered any decay or interruption--no‚ for the Lie‚ as a Virtue‚ A Principle‚ is eternal; the Lie‚ as a recreation‚ a solace‚ a refuge in time of need‚ the fourth Grace‚ the tenth Muse‚ man’s best and surest friend‚ is immortal‚ and cannot perish from the earth while this club remains. My complaint simply concerns the decay of the _art_ of lying. No high-minded man‚ no man of right feeling‚ can contemplate the lumbering and slovenly lying

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    Waking up from bed‚ we are introduced to our protagonist‚ sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen. She is a very caring‚ loving and sweet girl with a tough side to her. You can decipher this by the way she cares for her family and how she loves them deeply. She is confident and brave but can stubborn and sometimes cruel. This can be seen in the way she kills animals without a flinch and when she constantly breaks rules and questions authority. She holds skills in hunting and surviving and isn’t afraid

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    “The History of Rites of Passage” Stacey M. Robertson ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology July 29‚ 2013

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    How Our Food Has Changed and the Impact of those Changes What do we eat? Food. Sounds simple enough‚ but is it? It used to be that food was all you could eat‚ but today there is a plethora of “edible food like substances” in our grocery store (Pollan). In today’s world‚ the fact that it is sold in a grocery store doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s nutritious or healthful. I’m going to step back into the past and show how food has changed in the last 50 years and the impact that it‘s having

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    the themes female dominance‚ determination and manipulation‚ as they go to desperate measures to get what they want. In Little Red Cap Duffy presents presents how young female characters will go to unimaginable measures to get what they need. ‘sweet sixteen‚ never been‚ babe‚ waif‚ bought me a drink’ The vulnerability and courage she has to get what she wants‚ that Little Red Cap needs to know the wolfs tricks and tips for her own career. In Delilah Duffy also presents how she needs to go through

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    How true would it be to say that ‘Little Red-Cap’ is representative of the body of Carol Ann Duffy’s collection ‘The World’s Wife’? Duffy includes a range of themes‚ which are portrayed in an idiosyncratic way within the collection ‘The World’s Wife’. Most prominently ‘Little Red-Cap’ focuses on the issues of female dominance whilst contrasting it with female exploitation. Alongside‚ qualities of ambition and independence Duffy can represent her female characters as significant and therefore hinder

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