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    In the novel‚ “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville‚ Flask is the lowest officer rank on the ship and he is oppressed by his fellow officers. It is shown in chapter thirty-four: “The Cabin Table”. “And poor little Flask‚ he was the youngest son‚ and little boy of this weary family party. His were the shinbones of the saline beef; his would have been the drumsticks” (Melville 143). This is the first part that shows Flask is at the bottom of the food chain. Flask is the one to get the scraps and undesired

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    prisons using the methods and exercises of Theatre of Oppression. The hope is to allow prisoners‚ both victims and perpetrators‚ of child abuse‚ begin to understand and handle feelings associated with child abuse. Summary of Issue Theater of the oppressed allows oneself to completely immerse themselves in a situation and find the inner root of the problem. This theater is focused mainly on allowing the development of the person who has suffered from an incident in this case child abuse‚ to recover

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    and the process of storytelling‚ the female characters in these texts are given a voice through which their experiences are told indirectly. This alternative channel of communication‚ despite ultimately still being limited in reach‚ allows these oppressed women to express their personal self and desires despite the social norms that limit them. The exploration of the female core sense of self is also achieved with the female narrator who provides both the third-person perspective as observer and first-person

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    Bringing the XXX community to justice My Name XXX University Human Rights Professor XXX March 9‚ 2013 Abstract This paper describes my personal experience of volunteering and interviewing individuals at the XXX Community Center in Brooklyn during a service day in honor of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. As I dissect my experience‚ I incorporate the ecosystsems perspective‚ microaggressions‚ the Just Practice Framework as well as other scholarly approaches. Additionally‚ I examine how each are

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    In this novel Xuma the protagonists has somewhat of an awakening. He goes from being an ignorant and innocent boy to a radical and brave man‚ once he realizes the impact of the foreign influence on his fellow citizens. South Africans were being oppressed and forced to live a life in which there were little to no choices. Many of them accommodated this influence by integrating themselves with their oppressors to be accepted. Some led a life of self destruction by becoming alcoholics or even engaging

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    of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention” the author explains how she feels also but‚ using how the women feel as well. This story explains exactly how gravely they were oppressed and has a much longer story to it than “Letter to John Adams” does. This story explains how the men oppressed all women‚ and what they would do to the women. This story explains how women didn’t have as many rights as men‚ how they were seen as inferior‚ how they were treated like they were of little

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    Nine Guardians Throughout time man has oppressed his own kind. In The Nine Guardians man‚ in this case the Spanish man is oppressing the Mexican Indians. Just like history before the oppression of the Mexican Indians the oppressed revolt. In The Nine Guardians when the Indians revolt it causes death‚ degradation of a family‚ mental strain to the point of insanity and property damage‚ just as revolts before it. Death is caused by a revolting Indian‚ attempting to stop a "help letter" from

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    In the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker Dee’s attitude towards school is reflected in her treatment towards her mother and sister. Dee treats her mother and sister like they are idiots and that she knows everything. At first Dee wanted everything‚ but her mother could not afford it. Then once her mother “raised the money”(p.1058) for Dee to go to school she became very disrespectful towards her mother and sister. Dee thinks she knows everything‚ like everything in the world. She treats her

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    Asia Kate Dillon: Leaving the Gender Binary Behind Asia Kate Dillon is an actor known for both personally identifying as having a non-binary gender identity and portraying the first gender non-binary character in popular media (Artavia). In accordance with the non-binary gender identity‚ Asia prefers to be referred to using singular plural pronouns‚ such as: they‚ them‚ and their (Ellen Meets Trailblazing Actor). They are famous for their roles in Billions‚ where they portray the non-binary character

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    “Terrorism is the weapon of the oppressed” “Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well‚ there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.” ― Noam Chomsky In any set up there are legitimate‚ legal and peaceful means of expressing displeasure and disapproval of certain policies in a country. Peaceful demonstrations were successfully employed

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