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    Woman Running

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    be disorganized at first glance. However‚ when you take a closer look you can first see a woman running. The women appears to be the figure-ground of the poster‚ because it is generally the first things that grabs the audience’s attention. You can see the women running on the well-known cancer ribbon weaving from one side of the poster to the other‚ looking almost like a path. Another way to look at the woman running‚ is as though she’s running towards the city of Des Moines. The pink and white lines

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    Old Woman

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    Speech Situation: The poet recalls a visit to an old couple; the old woman is helpless‚ and dying slowly. It is clear from the description that she has no quality of life. She is cared for by her husband who prays for her release from this life. Significance of the title: no definite article emphasises the universal nature of the experience Degradation of the old woman as this suggests she needs help. Simply eating to stay alive. Animal connotations. Simile – like an old horse. Useless

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    Creation Myths were first created to help the peoples of the certain time period in different places across the world figure out why they were put on the Earth. The Mayan‚ the Shinto‚ and the Christians all had different beliefs to how they were created. The Mayan myth comes from the Popol Vuh‚ a sacred book of the Mayan peoples. While the Shinto’s myth came from Japan’s oldest chronicle‚ Kojiki (“Record of Ancient Matters”). The Book of Genesis comes from the first book of Hebrew scripture‚

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    Unit 2 response to a live performance – The Woman in Black On Thursday the 28th February we went to see a production of The Woman in Black at York Theatre Royal. The Woman in Black is a thriller‚ which was taken from the novel by Susan Hill. It was about a solicitor who is sent to look at the legal documents of an old lady who has recently died in a large house. When the man checks the documents he is locked in and haunted by the spectral "woman in black" and slowly uncovers the horrific secrets

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    Is No Unmarked Woman”‚ Deborah Tannen explains it best through the statement that “There is no unmarked woman” (Tannen 412). No matter what hairstyle‚ clothes‚ shoes‚ or style a woman may choose to wear‚ every one of her decisions will convey a meaning to the public. “If a woman’s clothing is tight or revealing…it sends a message…If her clothes are not sexy‚ that too sends a message…” (Tannen 412). There are even instances where the clothes are not the cause of criticism‚ for a woman may be criticized

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    Venezuela Myth Summary

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    Being the Northern-most country of Latin America and strategically located in the Caribbean Sea‚ Venezuela; is best known for beholding the largest petroleum reserves on planet earth. Global interests on this valuable commodity naturally caused foreign companies to explore and work this prosperous land. Winthrop Wright tells the story that during their visits; mainly White-Americans spent their nights at hotels‚ which held a strict policy of refusing service to “blacks” (policy made to guarantee

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    Latin American Music

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    The term Latin American as used here encompasses the Americas south of the United States‚ as well as the entire Caribbean. The musics of this vast area are perhaps most efficiently discussed in terms of ethnic components--European (especially Iberian)‚ Amerindian‚ African‚ and mestizo ("mixed" or acculturated). Amerindian Background During the colonial period in Latin America (16th-19th century) many Amerindian populations were decimated‚ and much traditional Amerindian musical culture was destroyed

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    The words “marked” and “unmarked” are used several times in Deborah Tannen’s‚ “There Is No Unmarked Woman”. These two simple words hold very strong meanings throughout this essay. Tannen gives many examples of how women in today’s society are constantly being “marked”‚ whether they try to be or not‚ and how men are therefore “unmarked”. This essay analyzes the ways in which society judge’s women as being marked by their appearance‚ and how men can have the option to choose to be unmarked. Tannen

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    Afghan Woman

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    Afghan Woman Prisoner Ethnocentrism is the practice of judging another culture by the standards of ones own culture (pg. 54). Ethnocentrism is also the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture. There are different levels of ethnocentrism such as: equality‚ sensitivity‚ indifference‚ avoidance and disparagement. Ethnocentrism leads to conflict‚ cultural shock‚ stereotyping‚ discrimination‚ and prejudice that lead negative attitude towards a person because of a group

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    woman empowerment

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    ‘Lajwanti’ is a heart-rending portrait of a woman who tries to flee to her father’s home in order to escape the brutal and sexual advances of her brother-in-law in her husband’s house. She is caught mid-way by Jaswant‚ her brother-in-law‚ who forces her to return back to her husband’s house. However‚ she is briefly rescued by a woman passing by in a jeep who helps her go to her father’s house. Lajwanti’s only moment of glory comes when the rich woman delivers a resounding slap on Jaswant’s face

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