September 19th‚ 2012 “Becoming the Red Dress” ! In the poem‚ “What Do Women Want?” by Kim Addonizio‚ the author conveys the thoughts of a woman who wants to don a dress‚ no matter what the thoughts of those around her are. The woman in the poem wants to be seen as confident and strong. In the poem‚ the writer says she wants a “red dress” (line 1)‚ and that she wants it to be “flimsy and cheap” (line 2). This gives the reader the idea of exactly what kind of dress she wants. She states that she “want(s)
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"When the little black dress is right‚ there is nothing else to wear in its place‚" as quoted by Valerie Mendes. You just throw it on and you are dressed for anything‚ regardless of which way the fickle winds of fashion happen to be blowing the rest of your attire. Anyone who purports to know even a little about fashion knows that a LBD as it is fondly referred to is one indispensable item in any woman’s wardrobe. It’s elegant‚ it’s sophisticated‚ it’s perfect for any occasion‚ and most importantly
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wearing. They dress like it is a night club or like they are out on a nice sunny day at the beach. This is not appealing to everyone. This is one reason why many schools have gone to school dress codes or uniforms. Dress codes help prevent fighting‚ many unwanted distraction‚ and embarrassing moments for students. Uniforms also help decrease the number of thieves in school. In Long Beach‚ California the school district has made it mandatory for all kids in k-8 grade to wear school dress codes. Fifty-six
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it is time to move up a step from school life to working life. 2) Job uniform A. One of my choosing B. Transition to performance uniform by saying that it is time to focus on my future of performing. 3) Performance uniform A. Operatic dress B. This specific uniform defines my future. Conclusion 1) Dwight Eisenhower once said‚ “When you put on a uniform‚ there are certain inhibitions that you accept.” 2) Summing up the introduction How can a uniform define your life
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The school does have the right to regulate the dress code. The smaller the school‚ the less rules there are. Although‚ it is always necessary to regulate dress code! Dress code is one of the most broken rules‚ yet a very important one! To start with‚ some of the “casual wear” these days has profanity written on it and shows too much skin‚ which can be inappropriate. These types of clothing are frowned upon and not seen as professional. When your outer appearance isn’t seen as professional‚ neither
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DRESS CODES IN BUSINESS WORLD The saying "first impressions count‚" has been one of many reasons that companies in the business sector have implemented dress codes. The dress apparel common to business people provides an image of professionalism. This can translate to mean different clothing attires for men and women. Dress codes for business individuals are significant as it lets them present the professional image that is essential to their success. It is all about presenting persons in a
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Ashleigh McCloskey 10/5/2011 Professor Conaway Midterm Essay Comparing the Sun to the Moon Easy Rawlins from Devil in a Blue Dress was a black private detective. He was a man who worked for what he had. Unlike most of the African American population‚ he had his own house‚ but he was lacking money. Rawlins did not have a steady job so when a man came along proposing work‚ he immediately took it. This is much different from the amateur detective‚ Sherlock Holmes‚ in “Silver Blaze.” In “Silver
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RED DRESS by Alice Munro Alice Munro (Canadian writer‚ famous throughout North America) THEME: FEMALE ADOLESCENCE Sub-themes: • Mother-daughter relationship: o "She was just sitting and waiting for me to come home and tell her everything that had happened. And I would not do it‚ I never would." (implies that the daughter wished for her own space and felt her mother was too clingy and needy for her attention – failure at being a woman) o "My mother‚ never satisfied‚ was sewing a white
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the next lawyers‚ bankers‚ CPA’s and Doctors are given the fundamentals of working in this economy. One of the basics of our culture in the working world is conservative dressing‚ dress code‚ or even uniforms. What is wrong with sending our kids the message that they are in ’the business of learning’ by enforcing dress codes? School is also the place where the next actors‚ writers‚ artists‚ politicians‚ inventors‚ designers and musicians are trained. School uniforms send a clear early-life message
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beach. I confess I have longed to stalk runways‚ leggy‚ otherworldly as a mantis‚ to balance a head like a Fabergé egg on the longest‚ most elegant neck. Today in the checkout line‚ I saw a magazine claiming to know “How to Find the Perfect Dress for that Perfect Evening‚” and I felt the old pull‚ flare of the pilgrim’s twin flames‚ desire and faith. At fifteen‚ I spent weeks at the search. Going from store to store‚ hands thirsty for shine‚ I reached for polyester satin‚ machine-made
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