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    Crenshaw not only are African American women discriminated against but white women are too. Crenshaw writes, “Intersectionality… has come to the conversation after black feminism and other forms of intersectional work tilled the soil.” (Crenshaw, p. 174-175) This is said to show how hard it is for people to see how the world was like when people didn’t care much to do something about the issue. All in all, the intersectionality connects with Frey’s birdcage theory to show how oppression works…

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    The Outsiders Heroism

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    because Darry and Ponyboy were fighting and Sodapop was getting pulled into the argument. When Pony caught up to Soda he tackled him. Soda then said to Pony, “You don't realize all Darry’s giving up just to give you a chance he missed out on” (Hinton 175). This means that Darry is giving up part of his life for to make Ponyboy’s life better. He gave up collage for Pony. Heroism is showed in this act because Darry is being unselfish and is giving up a huge opportunity of his life to make…

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    Essay On Lifeguard

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    Language and literacy in a discourse community are useful in keeping the community running smoothly and help accomplish its goals. While the literacy in many different communities has been researched and talked about, the lifeguard community, on the other hand, is not highly researched. Much is known about the physical aspects of lifeguarding and the skills that are required, but little is talked or known about the literacy in the community. Many different factors such as acronyms and devices…

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    Bravery In Beowulf

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    kingdom. He does so with exemplary bravery, giving up any weapon and protection he may have brought simply for the sake of a fair fight. He seems to have no fear, even stating that only “God must decide [who would] be given to death’s cold grip: (ll.174-175). The men he travels with are loyal to him in his first fight, but ultimately betray him by fleeing during his final fight, during which only Wiglaf steps up. It is the betrayal of Beowulf by his men in his final fight that leads him to…

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    The horror happened when members of the terrorist group, Al Qaeda, hijacked 4 planes at Boston’s Logan international Airport. Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, in New York City, at 8:48 am. Then at 9:03 am, flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The New York events were carried live on TV for the world to see. A third plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. . The fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Brave passengers on…

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    Run Away Jury Duty

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    In reviewing this week’s assignment to watch the Hollywood film “Run Away Jury”, I became mesmerized with the impositions that are placed upon jurors in a trial. Am not discussing the inconveniences, such as being removed from their families/homes, cut out from knowledge of current events happening in their communities and being housed with twelve other people, of whom they may or may not get along with. I am discussing the obligations, in a court of law to be impartial and fair in coming to a…

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    Wrongful Conviction

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    Wrongful Convictions: Why Do They Occur Introduction Never has a criminal justice system of the United States been fair and flawless. Ever since the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution granted protection of freedom for innocent, and restricted the freedom for criminals. But not all criminals have been punished, and not all innocent remained free. This problem still exists in the modern days, and in some ways, it is even worse than it used to be. Wrongful convictions are causing…

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    Low Floor Bus Case Study

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    Comparative Analysis of level of Service between Low Floor Buses and Mini Buses-A Case Study of Bhopal City Ajay Pratap Singh A. K. Sharma Civil Engineering, MANIT-Bhopal Civil Engineering, MANIT-Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462039, India Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462039, India…

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    savage’s camp he said,”Ralph! don’t leave me!” (LOTF pg 176). Ralph consistently ignored and left Piggy behind which led him to the place of his death. Before Ralph left to confront Jack he told Piggy “You kneel down… and wait till I come back” (LOTF pg 175). If Ralph did not tell Piggy to wait behind then he wouldn’t have been in the position where the rock fell. Piggy’s fate could have been avoided if Ralph would have let Piggy follow him but instead he ignored Piggy and left him which got him…

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    Women In Greek Mythology

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    back as far as anyone knows and one can clearly see all the way through time. We especially see this in Greek mythology, which has a very distinct way of portraying women. “Woman’s work” would make a man feel “degraded by this servitude” (Hamilton 175) simply because he thought a woman should have done it. Atalanta, a great hero, and Ariadne, a wily young…

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