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    Julia Misno Ambivalence

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    You ever had both positive and negative feelings about something? If so‚ then no‚ you aren’t odd. We may hate our jobs‚ but love the paycheck we get at the end of the month. We may love indulging on junk food‚ but hate the dreadful feeling afterwards. We may desire an attribute about someone‚ such as their empathy‚ but dislike their bad temper‚ and this is how the term “ambivalence” emerges. Julia Serrano introduces us to the term “ambivalence” in her book” Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements

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    America‚ what comes to you mind when you here that word ? Do you think freedom‚ Liberty‚ or maybe heroes and veterans that fought in war around the world to protect us. Well the America I think of is much more. The America that I think of is all of the above. The fact that you have the freedom to have a religious say so in what you believe in. The fact that you can decide what you like and don’t like. The Liberty our society has‚ the fact that anyone can have a say so in what our government does

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    Prophets of Zion and the Babylonian Exile In ancient Jewish culture‚ prophets were a part of every-day life. They proclaimed what they understood to be God’s word‚ and lived according to it. In times of crisis‚ prophets were even more present‚ to warn and give consolation to the people. One time period in which there were many prophets was the Babylonian Exile‚ where the people of Judah were taken and deported to live in Babylon. Of the books of the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah‚ Isaiah 63:7-64:12

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    Cultural Universal

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    Cultural universals are specific behavioral elements that are common to every culture. Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of cultural universals‚ including sports‚ cooking‚ courtship‚ dancing‚ family‚ games‚ music‚ religion‚ and marriage. Although Murdok’s universals are found in every culture‚ the way in which they are expressed varies from culture to culture. Funeral rites are practiced in every culture in some form. A funeral is a ceremony marking a person’s death. There are universals

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    Julia Nadeane Savage

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    Civil Disobedience Julia Nadeane Savage 12.11.12 AP English Language Ms. Walker 5B As long as there is structured society‚ there will always be conformity. Failure to comply to this conformity could mean nothing more than getting a funny look‚ but sometimes it has more drastic consequences. There is a certain mob mentality that contributes to the concept of morals. In the past‚ people have said black people shouldn’t be able to go to school. Before that‚ it was understood by most that

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    affect the marriage. Exiles and The Story of an Hour the general setting is in around 18th to 20th century‚ in that time men were precious than woman and have large power. Patriarchal is a social system. Emphasis is on male-centered power operations. The patriarchal ideology is a male-centered thought born of the mode of operation of power. Around the end of the 18th century‚ women began to pursue equal rights‚ and feminist ideas became popular. The first texture evidence for the Exiles that Beatrice replies

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    Liberty Bell

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    Liberty Bell Authorizing the Liberty Bell Therefore‚ the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the purchase of a new bell. The Assembly authorized Robert Charles‚ the Assembly’s London agent‚ to commission the casting of a bell weighing about 2‚000 pounds with inscription instructons provided by the Assembly. On November 1‚ 1751‚ Mr. Charles comissioned the White Chapel Bell Foundry to cast the bell. The colony paid about $300 for the bell. In 1732 constructon began on the State House (now called Independence

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    himself in court against Meletus’ claim that he believes in false Gods‚ and he is giving his opinion on the meaning of life. He says that a docile life – one without speculation and reason – is not worth living. He explains that he will not live in exile because it is God’s will that he be a gadfly‚ and that he will not keep quiet because enlightenment is his meaning in life. He explains to the jury that he is like a gadfly and that he must stir the community in order to keep them thinking (Plato

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    new government was installed of Black Guelfs‚ and Cante dei Gabbrielli di Gubbio was named "Podesta’" (mayor). Dante was condemned to exile for 2 years‚ and to pay a huge amount of money. The poet was still in Rome‚ where the Pope had "suggested" he stay‚ and was therefore considered an absconder. He could not pay his fine and was finally condemned to perpetual exile. If he were ever caught by Florentine soldiers‚ he would have been summarily executed. The poet took part in several attempts by the

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    Universal Gravitation

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    Universal Gravitation Objectives * Compare and contrast gravitational force vectors as mass and distance are changed. (Explorations 1‚ 2‚ and 3) * Discover how changes in the distance between two objects affects the gravitational force between them. (Explorations 1‚ 2‚ and 3) * Describe how changes in the masses of two objects affects the gravitational force between them. (Explorations 1‚ 2‚ and 3) Description of Activity In this activity‚ you will explore how distance and mass

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