In her case study Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity‚ Ann Arnett Ferguson analyzes the factors that enforce the stigmatization of African American boys at Rosa Parks Elementary School in the 1990s. Ferguson’s desire to learn from young black males‚ rather than about them‚ allows for an investigation that is both inquisitive and analytical. Her work challenges the institutional and societal notions that African American boys make the personal decision to be either naughty
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In the story Why Mosquitos Buzz In Peoples Ears‚ the author‚ Verna Aardema‚ uses a creative African folktale to explain why mosquitoes annoy people. She uses animals in the story to show us how our actions (or lack of actions) can affect how people view us. The story begins one sunny morning in an African jungle by a watering hole‚ a mosquito tells Iguana an exaggeration about the farmers yams. After the mosquito told Iguana the Iguana said “... don’t lie to me” and walked away. I think the Iguana
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"In Mrs Tilscher ’s class" by Carol Ann Duffy is about rites of passage‚ the transition from childhood to adolescence and the things we learn at school‚ from our teachers and from our peers. Duffy writes this accessible poem using a variety of techniques that make it a memorable read. The opening stanza has no real hint of what is to come: Duffy shows us a typical day in Mrs. Tilscher ’s class:You could travel up the Blue Nilewith your finger‚ tracing the routewhile Mrs Tilscher chanted the scenery
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Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy The poem Medusa explores the theme of jealousy and anger; the poet illustrates this using the extended metaphor of a Greek mythological creature Medusa‚ whose story describes her as a beautiful maiden that is turned into a hideous creature after being raped by Poseidon. The poet furthermore links this metaphor to the theme of feminism when she describes the women in the poem overpowering the man that hurt her. The language in this poem is quite harsh‚ emphasising the
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In my opinion Vaughn did not overreact to Walker’s admission that she had been untruthful regarding the CPA exam. Long-term professional relationships depend on trust. In these relationships‚ especially in the audit field‚ management needs to trust that the work being done is fair and accurate. When working an audit there is the understanding that due to the amount and complexity of work being performed‚ there will occasionally be mistakes. This is why an audit team’s work is performed by the staff
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1. In your opinion‚ did Vaughn overreact to Walker’s admission that she had been untruthful regarding the CPA exam? If so‚ how would you have dealt with the situation if you had been in Vaughn’s position? Vaughn did not over react to Walker’s untruthfulness regarding the CPA exam. She lied that she had not taken it because she feared that she was going to fail. I believe it is important to be completely honest and have integrity while working in an audit firm. If Walker lied about not taking
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CHARACTERS Azreen Saleh Azreen Saleh is the daughter Saleh Abdullah. She is the total opposite of her sister‚ Madhuri who is pretty‚ sweet‚ polite and obedient. Hence‚ she was always compared to her and she hates it. She was a tomboy when in school‚ and she often got into trouble. Her bestfriend in school was Asraf. She would do anything to help him‚ even if it meant taking the blame for his faults. She did had feelings for him‚ but Asraf was in love with someone else. She seems not to get
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Stolen at the age of 11‚ Aminata knew she had to be strong and to be able to fend for herself. She was a slave no doubt‚ but she was also a strong noble and independent woman. Later in the novel when Armstrong feels the need to talk to her about how her new life although oppressed‚ but living better than most people at the time; well fed‚ fully clothed‚ healthy and had a roof over her head she is speechless. Armstrong’s words really hit her when she was on her way to Bayo with the
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No one joins Facebook to be sad and lonely. But a new study from the University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross argues that that’s exactly how it makes us feel. Over two weeks‚ Kross and his colleagues sent text messages to eighty-two Ann Arbor residents five times per day. The researchers wanted to know a few things: how their subjects felt overall‚ how worried and lonely they were‚ how much they had used Facebook‚ and how often they had had direct interaction with others since the previous
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Shooting Star – Carol Ann Duffy The poem ’Shooting Stars’ by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940‚ Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy’s haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The
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