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    woman’s cheeks. It’s not surprising that when giving or receiving flowers‚ pink blossoms are a favorite. Pink is the color of happiness and is sometimes seen as lighthearted. For women who are often overworked and overburdened‚ an attraction to pink may speak of a desire for the more carefree days of childhood. HOW THE COLOR PINK AFFECTS US PHYSICALLY Bright pinks‚ like the color red‚ stimulate energy and can increase the blood pressure‚ respiration‚ heartbeat‚ and pulse rate. They also encourage

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    Oppression is a significant issue that always negatively impacts groups‚ such as racial minorities and colonized groups. Systems of racism and colonization are predominantly ended by the oppressed‚ although the beneficiaries of these systems of oppression have a responsibility to contribute to ending the oppression. These systems of oppression were discussed and expanded on in various philosophical readings which will be used in this paper to help formulate answers to critical questions regarding

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    Class-Based Oppression

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    symbolize the lower class The artist basses his illustration on exploitation‚ in this scenario the lower class are unfairly treated. Through the use of exploitation the author references institutionalized oppression where the system is the cause of the oppression. This form of oppression has been apparent thorough out history‚ from the medieval time where the feudal system oppressed the serfs (lower class) system and granted the lords unique privileges or the 3 estates of the French revolution

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    Three Ways of Oppression

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    Three ways of Oppression In this essay‚ “The Ways of Meeting Oppression‚” Martin Luther King Jr. was speaking about three kinds of oppression and how people deal with their oppression. The first acquiescence‚ which means that the oppressed resign themselves to their doom. When this happens the oppressed person gets accustomed to their oppression and they never try to get out and become accustomed to it. He criticizes the people who use this first method. The second method talks about physical

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    Color Blindness

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    Color Blindness: Explanation Of Disease: · Color blindness is often the result of a genetic deficiency‚ but can also result from eye‚ nerve or brain damage‚ or exposure to certain chemicals. Being color blind means individuals have an inability to distinguish between some of the colors that others can see differently. Color blindness can be present from birth‚ or it may develop at a later stage in life. It can also be stationary or progressive. Normal color vision requires the use of specialized

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    Fighting for Equality Through Nonviolent Resistance In “The Ways of Meeting Oppression”‚ an excerpt from a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King during the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ Dr. King explains that the oppressed deal with oppression in one of three ways; acceptance‚ the use of physical force and hostility‚ and non violent resistance. He begins that through acceptance‚ people succumb to their fates as they are either exhausted and have given up fighting‚ or they have become accustomed to their

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    Novel and Victor

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    adaptations done for the silver screen‚ there are changes that the films make to the book. The most evident change that jumps out at me is the portrayal of Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The common missing element in all of the film versions of the classic novel is the way they treat the character of Victor. The films all tend to downplay what a "monster" Victor is and instead stress how much of a monster the Creature is. The films seem to stress less on the responsibility and guilt that Victor feels over

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    Life in Color

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    Life In Color Dayglow is an environment where young adults conjure together to experience a social event including art‚ music‚ and companionship. I chose to experience and observe this particular environment not only because it pertains to my age group and my particular areas of interest‚ but also because this experience is something that opens a new perspective on people and how they interact with one another. As I will explain through my observations is the methods I used‚ the setting‚ and the

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    Mrs Mallard Oppression

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    Critical Analysis: Male Oppression in "Story of An Hour" Author Kate Chopin paints the picture of Mrs. Mallard‚ a woman of the late 19th century‚ trapped in an unwanted marriage. In the story‚ Mrs. Mallard is comforted by her sister Josephine and Richard‚ her husband’s close friend. Richard and Josephine must break the news of Mr. Brently Mallard’s death very delicately to Louise‚ for she is "afflicted with a heart trouble" (362) and any distress may worsen her pre-existing condition. However

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    The Coquette Novel

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    Foster had to write this book. Is this a proto-feminist novel? Is Foster condemning the patriarchal society that she is lives in? Or is this novel written as a cautionary tale so that women can learn from Eliza’s s mistakes and see the outcome of what happens when a woman does not stick to the norms of society? In answering all these questions‚ it can be concluded that The Coquette can be considered a proto-feminist novel. The reasons that this novel can be considered proto-feminist are because of Eliza’

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