Discipline in Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies by Simone Weil “Students must therefore work without any wish…to win school successes…applying themselves equally to all their tasks‚ with the idea that each one will help to form in them the habit of that attention which is the substance of prayer” (Weil 59). For the modern student‚ education is a rigorous ritual of deadlines‚ standardized tests‚ and overscheduling all to prove their worth to an admissions committee or future employer
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Equality Born in the year of 1748‚ as the daughter of a butcher‚ Olympe de Gouges lived a humble life. In this time period and on a butcher’s salary‚ Gouges’s only chance at an education was to teach herself (Frankforter 491). Using her education‚ Olympe de Gouges became a spokesperson for the working French woman (Frankforter 491). In the Declaration of the Rights of Woman written in the year of 1791 (De Gouges)‚ she writes to the National Assembly and the general public‚ who can read. Here‚ Gouges
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Someone that inspires me is Simone Biles; she kept her head up even after coming from an abusive home. Her and her sister‚ Adria‚ went to live with their grandma in Ohio at a very young age‚ and were raised there. Their grandma ended up adopting the two girls‚ and became like a mom to them‚ so thats what they called her. As simone started her life as a gymnast‚ her grandma had always encouraged and believed in her‚ and thats what kept her going. It all stared when Simone and her classmates went to
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adequately answered “the woman question”. There have been many writers and theorist who have attempted to solve this societal issue—one of the best known is Simon Beauvoir’s piece “The Second Sex”. In this piece Beauvoir makes an argument that women are disproportionately intellectually behind men only because they have just now started to discover the world. Beauvoir believes a large portion of female oppression begins with the sexual dynamics between a man and a woman. Fellow feminist Nima Naghibi
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Sometimes‚ the lack of a mother figure in a woman’s childhood years can have a huge effect on what kind of woman she will become. It’s a proven fact that 67% of women who grow up without having a mother figure in their daily life‚ tend to mature into strong‚ self sufficient‚ and independent women (Sparks 321). In other words‚ women who grow up in stable households‚ complete with both mother and father figures‚ mature into being more so often then not‚ dependant women. These "dependant" women
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Simone White is a folk female singer-songwriter. She realised her first album in 2003 since then she has released four more albums and toured throughout europe and america. In her album Yakiimo she realised the song‚ Bunny In A Bunny Suit. This has become one of her more popular songs resting comfortably in the second slot. In this song she uses a combination of finger plucking‚ transposing using the capo‚ lyrics‚ and chord progressions to create the rather sad atmosphere around this song. To
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feminism daunted us throughout our readings. That question‚ while I would alter "a global feminism" to the plural of global feminisms remains one that resonated strongly while reading Inessential Woman. While the reading was sometimes dense‚ I was intrigued by Spelman’s analyses of Simone de Beauvoir Second Sex. I think I grasp the tenets of Spelman’s critique and the contradictions and points of contention of which she writes. Yet while reading‚ I tried to examine both works‚ particularly
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is important that I understand what independent learning is? Independent learning is a learning method that can be used as a tool by students to help achieve their final goal. It is important for students to understand what independent learning is particularly when planning on pursuing higher education as they will be expected to use their own initiatives while learning a wide range of materials. However‚ while this essay is to argue the importance of independent learning‚ it is also important to note
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As an independent teenager‚ I would say that I can do anything I want. I can precede living ordinarily without any disturbance and obstacle. But there are certain things that I can’t live without it. In the other word‚ my day will be ruined and fidget if I lost or missed the thing. One example of the thing I can’t live without is my Nikon D90. It is a Digital SLR camera. The camera brings me a lot of memories and sentimental value. I bought it by myself using my very own money and effort. It cost
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opportunity because it is a male dominated field‚ therefore something uncommon for a woman. For example‚ a woman might question herself in majoring in business because it is male dominated‚ it might get to difficult competing with all of them men in the field. They might be hesitant to apply in male dominated jobs especially if most employers have a value judgment that women just have children and a husband and they quit. If a woman internalized that she is expected to get married and have children‚ she might
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