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    First of all‚ the primary source uses many words to describe adults’ actions to indicate the oppression teenagers suffered right now. Evidence like “clean up your looks‚” “watch all the things you do‚” “got methods of keeping you clean” and “rip up your heads” clearly show what kind of oppression teenagers have and what they need to resist. Adults are trying to make teenagers fit the “good standards” created by them. Good teenagers should be innocent‚ be obedient‚ study hard and so on. What’s more

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    Pretty bird‚ pretty bird‚ all she wanted to do was fly away. Kate Chopin’s opposition to the oppression of the female in society is obvious when examining her story‚ “The Story of an Hour” through the feminist lens. Where we as readers‚ can analyze how the sexual identity of women influenced her story through the use of literary devices. I wouldn’t call it‚ woman intuition‚ for the sake of males‚ who lacks that special gift. Nevertheless‚ that’s what the literary devices allowed us to comprehend

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    Color in Web Design

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    Chapter 2 – Color Psychology of Color * Color psychology – Field of study that’s devoted to analyzing the emotional and behavioral effects produced by colors and color combinations. * Color Associations * Red - Has the reputation for stimulating adrenaline and blood pressure. Known to increase human metabolism: its an exciting‚ dramatic‚ and rich color. * Orange - Very active and energetic color. Promotes happiness‚ and represents sunshine‚ enthusiasm‚ and creativity

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    Female Foeticide

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    Orissa Review * December - 2008 Female Foeticide in India : A Serious Challenge for the Society Dr. Krushna Chandra Jena Introduction : Women who constitute half a human population have been discriminated‚ harassed and exploited irrespective of the country to which they belong‚ unmindful of the religion which they profess and oblivious of the timeframe in which they live.1 Everywhere women are confronted with many challenges. Female foeticide is perhaps one of the worst forms of violence

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    Purple Gang Research Paper

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    Purple Gang Introduction “As historian Paul Kavieff explains: They were predatory group and they were known for their ruthlessness‚ I mean they shot everybody during these hijackings‚ even the guys that were simply driving the trucks. What that resulted in in was that if you were making a beer delivery and were robbed by the Purples‚ you fought to the death‚ because you knew that the Purples were going to haul you out of the truck and kill you anyways” (Whitting‚ 2013‚ Pg. 57). The Purple Gang was

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    “The English founded Colonies to escape oppression in England.” This statement when evaluated can have a few meanings. Three reasons for the escape of oppression though were primogeniture‚ religious freedoms‚ and a new life. All of these reasons were important to the development of the colonies. Primogeniture in England was a law developed to try to help their over population. This law states that the only child in a family that can inherit land or anything‚ from the father‚ is the first born

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    In the poem ‘Oppression’‚ by Langston Hughes‚ he deeply outlines his thoughts and feelings while experiencing oppression first-hand. Being raised in poverty without the support of his parents‚ Langston Hughes expresses his wish of liberation from racism through this poem. Langston Hughes views oppression as something you can break free from by emancipation and not by something that holds you back. Langston Hughes first expressed his oppressive thoughts when he began his poem by saying‚ “Now dreams

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    Female Foeticide

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    Female infanticide..... Female foeticide is the illegal practice of killing a foetus which is determined as a female. Female foeticide is prevalent in our country as a major social evil. The patriarchal social structure of India gives a secondary position to women. Social belief goes that the family runs through a male and hence the birth of a male child in the family is imminent to the carrying forward of its generation. Social discrimination and the preference for sons have given

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    Female Criminality

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    Female criminality attributes the disparities to the “masked behaviour” of female incidental to their roles (Pollak‚ 1950). Females have committed all types of crimes such as shoplifting‚ robbery and murder. However it is very rare that you would find a female committing murder as they are weaker than men and thus it is mostly the minor crimes they commit so they can get away with it. There are certain characteristics that were found in women who were in prison. These characteristics are age‚ marital

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    Oppression and Disability An oppressed group is a group of people that are treated unequally‚ different‚ and unjust. Unfortunately‚ there are various groups of race‚ sexual orientation‚ or religion that face oppression. There is one group that also receives it and it is our disabled community. Even with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)‚ they are still discriminated against in various forms. Society does not know their full capabilities and refuse to learn more about them. They are oppressed

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