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    High school student Elizabeth Qualls was born and raised in the quaint town of Arlington‚ Kentucky. As much as she adores the charming and altruistic people of Arlington‚ she has always longed for an adventure that goes beyond her unpretentious hometown and without her five siblings. She thirsted for new experiences and to break out the warmth of her comfort zone. Pauline Guintoli is a high school student who was born in the exquisite country of France. She comes from the large city of Toulouse

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    Subject matter: Harvard Business Review Reflection Article: Harvard Business Review| Scorched Earth Author(s): Elizabeth Economy and Kenneth Lieberthal Date of publication: June 2007 Introduction The article entitled “Scorched Earth ” written by Elizabeth Economy (senior fellow for Asia with the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations in New York) and Kenneth Lieberthal (William Davidson Professor of Corporate Strategy and International Business‚ the China director of Davidson Institute

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    Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a woman with limitless energy. (Mcgill “Elizabeth Cady Stanton”). Elizabeth Cady Stanton started one of the best known feminist movements at the Seneca Falls conference. She was willing to defy many people’s beliefs about women‚ boldly asserting that women should have the right to vote during a time when this was not considered acceptable (Mcgill “Elizabeth Cady Stanton”). Another women’s rights activist would be

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    Elizabeth Poor Laws

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    1‚449‚000 in 1922; the number relieved averaged 1‚379‚800 from 1922 to 1938. A large share of those on relief were unemployed workers and their dependents‚ especially in 1922-26. Despite the extension of unemployment insurance in 1920 to virtually all workers except the self-employed and those in agriculture or domestic service‚ there still were large numbers who either did not qualify for unemployment benefits or who had exhausted their benefits‚ and many of them turned to the Poor Law for assistance

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    Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a very prominent poet during the Victorian Era (1837-1901). Browning differed from many other women because she wrote about social and political issues that a typical woman would not address. She openly addressed and challenged the position of women during this time period‚ which was not something that was common. Consequently‚ not only was the content of her poetry significant‚ but she greatly impacted the works of other poets‚ such as Robert Browning‚ through her

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    Girls and Boys

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    Boys and Girls Throughout the story “Boys and Girls”‚ gender is a popular issue that came up. During the time period‚ women were considered to be second class. The narrator of the story‚ whose name you do not find out‚ struggles with the social norm. She does not enjoy the “dirty” chores she is entitled to do such as kitchen work with her mother. The narrator although older than her younger brother‚ is still considered to be below him. Laird which is a synonym for “Lord” is an obvious

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    Elizabeth Austin Response

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    A Small Plea to Delete a Ubiquitous Expletive Response In this essay‚ Elizabeth Austin describes her feelings about the “F” word. She gives a detailed explanation on why it should not be used in the colloquial language. Austin first gives background knowledge about the “F” word and how it came to be as the word it is used now. Austin’s thesis is that the “F” word should not be used in any certain way. Austin first states that the word should be deleted from our use‚ but before that we must remove

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    Confetti Girl

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    just normal books. Adding on to how children and parents sometimes have tension between themselves‚ the same concept is applied to the short stories‚ Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun. In both of these short stories‚ the parent and child are trying to connect‚ but are unable to do so‚ resulting in the child feeling unappreciated. In Confetti Girl‚ the narrator feels forgotten and not cared about by her father‚ resentment building in the tension. Whereas in the story Tortilla Sun‚ the narrator Izzy is

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    Where The Girls Are

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    rising presence of feminism. As a response‚ it infused feminist ideals with traditional values to showcase an unrealistic standard for women. A standard‚ which Douglas argues in Where the Girls Are‚ that caused the “cultural identity crisis” many women faced (Douglas 1994). Women were told that they could have it all. They can be independent working women while being obedient housewives. While this depiction is optimistic and assumes women can have the best of both worlds‚ it fails to recognize

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    An Unknown Girl

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    Imran Hyder      4th Period English An Unknown Girl An Unknown Girl is written by the poet Moniza Alvi. Moniza Alvi is a renowned Pakistani-British writer. Her mother is British and her father is from Pakistan. She was born in Pakistan and later moved to the United Kingdom. This could reflect why An Unknown Girl is about the struggle Alvi or The Unknown Girl has trying to relocate her cultural identity and cling onto it in a nation where the culture is slowly drifting away and being replaced by western

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