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    Cited: Anzaldua‚ Gloria. Borderlands. third. San Francisco‚ CA: Aunt Lute Books‚ 2007. 1-255. Print.

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    Charged Meaning Behind The Word ’Thug” (2015)‚ the National Public Radio’s Melissa Black interviews Columba University’s John McWhorter‚ and he describes the idea that there are different connotations of the word “thug” between the African-American race and the Caucasian American race‚ while simultaneously reviewing the word’s efficiency to describe Baltimore‚ Maryland’s violent protestors. McWhorter emphasizes that “thug” is a more polite version of the “N-word”. He describes how the word “thug”

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    Under the influence of many songs like “You Don’t Own Me”‚ women in the society started to take the revolutionary thoughts into actions. One of the most pioneering feminist leaders was Gloria Steinem. After graduating from Smith College in 1956‚ Steinem chose to travel to India and continue to study instead of getting married as many other women at the time‚ and later‚ she established her career as a freelance writer. One of her most famous article was about her experience in the New York City’s

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    I‚ Gloria Steinem‚ was born on March 25‚ 1934 in Toledo‚ Ohio. My father was Leo Steinem. He was a childlike man who was a fountain of inventions‚ ad slogans and product ideas. He was always sure one of them would make him rich. He died in 1962 still believing that. It was sad because he was a great man. My mother‚ Ruth Nuneviller Steinem was a teacher‚ and journalist. When she was thirty years old she gave up her career to help my father run the summer resort they owned in Michigan. After my father

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    R-E-S-P-E-C-T. It is a seven lettered word that has a powerful meaning. Respect can be shown in many different ways. Respect is a really important thing people need to know about. Respect means how you feel about someone and how you treat them. When you have respect for someone‚ you think about the good ways they act‚ think‚ treat others‚ and themselves. When you respect others‚ you are liking the person for who they are. Also‚ when you respect others‚ you also respect their personal property

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    about the word nigger they immediately think about negativity and some might even venture to say that it is a "bad" word. It takes you back to a time when blacks were oppressed and demoralized. When blacks were looked at as inferior and not worthy to obtain equal rights in America. But that was decades ago and it is now the 21st century. Not only have we changed the spelling of the word‚ by dropping the er and adding a‚ but the definition has changed also. According to Gloria Naylor‚ we have

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    Someone once said‚ “Pretty words aren’t always true‚ and true words aren’t always pretty.” This quote has meaning to any situation there can be. It is a quote used daily‚ and has a great impact on how we react to things. It is an important‚ and helpful note to use in anybody’s lives. When I was in the 8th grade‚ I was friends with another girl my age‚ named Adrienne Moran. We were real‚ close friends‚ and during that exciting year‚ an incident occurred where I had to face the fear of telling the

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    person and respected back home. What happened? He gave into the darkness and unleashed it upon the natives in Africa. In Heart of Darkness‚ Joseph Conrad uses Kurtz’s last words as a recognition of life choices and a proclamation of insight to the consequences of releasing the darkness within. On the surface Kurtz’s last words‚ “The horror! The horror!” (Conrad‚ 69)‚ can be accredited to Kurtz reliving his life before he dies. Some people use the saying ‘my life flashed before my eyes’ after being

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    The feminist movement has been going on for decades and there any many people who have contributed to it. However‚ the two that stood out to me were Gloria Steinem and Emma Watson. Gloria Steinem is one of the most known faces of the feminist movement. She was the co-founder of many national women’s groups and also helped co-found the feminist Ms. magazine. Emma Watson is also a huge leader today in the feminist movement. Not only was she well known before she started speaking about women’s equality

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    Gloria Jeans Survey This questionnaire is designed to assess your satisfaction with Gloria Jean’s Coffee shops. This is not commercial research. Your answers will be treated as highly confidential and will not be disclosed to anyone. Q1. Have you ever purchased from Gloria Jean’s?  If yes‚ please go to question 1  If no‚ thank you for your time Q2. I would now like to ask you about how frequently you visit Gloria Jean’s. Please tick the appropriate box.  Every day  5-6 times

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