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    Gillian Wearing

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    Joseph Schwartz Professor Longabucco Writing II Final Gillian Wearing To understand Gillian Wearing is to understand confession as a means of expression. A true confession leaves the individual completely vulnerable to whoever is privy to the news. Confession is raw. Confession is commonly linked to Christianity‚ as it is vital to the ideal of sinners being encouraged to admit their wrongdoings in hopes of forgiveness. Because society has largely grouped confession with sin‚ it has been

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    To reiterate‚ the burqa is a long and loose piece of clothing worn by Muslim women‚ which covers their bodies from head to toe‚ in some cases including the eyes. The Burqa was mainly worn in the Middle East to symbolize that a woman was married‚ so other men couldn’t look at them in sexual ways. The Burqa is sometimes confused with the hijab. The hijab is a scarf that covers a woman’s head to chest‚ unlike the Burqa covering the whole body. The banning of the burqa in public is a very delinquent

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    The burqa should not be banned in Australia A nun can be covered from head to toe in order to devote herself to god. But when a Muslim woman does the same she is being oppressed. It may be argued that wearing a burqa benefits only a few and brings more harm than good to society. The real question is who does it harm? That should be the basis for banning this piece of clothing‚ not one based on fear or an arguably feeble argument that the women do not have a choice. To say that a ban on a specific

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    Wearing a Uniform of Oppression Having lived my whole life by the teachings of the Islamic faith‚ I understand the appreciations and values associated with the Hijab. However‚ also living in Canada‚ a pro-western society‚ I also see how some might see it as an oppression set upon Muslim women; objectively isolating them from the rest of society. I believe that the Hijab means much more than just a piece of cloth covering a woman’s hair. It represents their identity and their pride

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    ban the burqa? As we all know‚ Burqa is a loose‚ usually black or light blue robe that is worn by Muslim women‚ especially in Afghanistan‚ and that covers the body from head to toe. The burqa is not force by the Islamic holy bible‚ Koran. It only say that‚ women and men have to wear modestly in the public. Women‚ especially‚ cannot show their body to a man‚ other than their husband. This is written in the Koran. In Qur’an Sura Nur Chapter: The Light. Verse 31‚ "And say to the faithful women to lower

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    Disadvantages of wearing a bra Why do women wear bras? Is it to enhance the percieved shape of a woman’s breast‚ minimize or enlarge her perceived breast size‚ restrain breast movement during an activity‚ or is it to overcome sagging? Most bras are designed to be form-fitting‚ to lift the breast of the chest wall if they sag and to retain their movement. All these are advantages of wearing a bra but it has it’s disadvantages that can even lead to health issues in the life of women today.

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    In July of 2010 France created a bill to ban the burqa‚ which is a long‚ loose garment that covers the whole body from head to toe‚ worn by Muslim women in public. This bill regarding banning the burqa has been debated between should it become a law or not. For the reasons such as gender equality‚ rights‚ the protection of women‚ security‚ and discrimination. The burqa should not be banned because it limits freedom of gender equality‚ creates less sexual harassments‚ and creates restriction on a

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    The basis of this court case was to determine whether or not wearing armbands in an educational setting is protected under Freedom of Speech. Justice Abe Fortas was against the prohibiting of armbands in school because it was protected by the First Amendment. However‚ Justice Hugo Black was for the prohibiting of armbands because he did not believe that people could express their opinions or beliefs anywhere or any time. Justice Fortas ruled in favor of Tinker because he viewed symbolic speech

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    Wearing Seat Belt

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    importance and benefits of using it. BODY I. Too many unnecessary loses of live occur each year for the simple reason—people just don’t wear seat belts. A. In 2006‚ 55% of passenger vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes were not wearing seat belts. Seat belt use‚ reinforced by effective safety belt laws‚ is a proven life saver. 1. Approximately 35‚000 people die in motor vehicle crashes each year. About 50 percent (17‚000) of these people could be saved if they wore their safety

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    Clive Wearing Phenomenon

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    Study 01: Clive Wearing‚ studied by Oliver Sacks (2007) Introduction to study: Clive Wearing was an English musician and musicologist. In 1985 when he was in his mid-forties he was infected by a viral infection encephalitis. It caused brain damage in the hippocampus and after that he was affected with anterograde and retrograde amnesia. His memory lasted from 07-30 seconds and he was unable to create new memories. He could not transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory. An MRI

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