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Joanna Russ was born February 22, 1937 in New York City. There, she attended Cornell University, studied under Vladimir Nabokov, and graduated in 1957 with an English degree (Joanna Russ (1937 - 2011)) (In Memoriam: Joanna Russ (1937-2011)). “She taught at various colleges and universities, including a long stint at the University of Washington in Seattle beginning in 1977, before moving to Tucson” (Joanna Russ (1937 - 2011)). Joanna Russ is a science fiction writer whose greatest work is “The Female Man,” published in 1975. She unfortunately perished April 29th, 2011 after suffering health problems such as back pain and chronic fatigue since the late 80’s (Joanna Russ (1937 - 2011)). Joanna Russ has produced many stories and won many awards for them, and we will look at how Joanna Russ comes out in these stories. Joanna Russ has written many works and has received many awards for them. In addition, she has reviewed books for The Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy and received a Pilgrim Award in 1988. She published her first science fiction story, “Nor Custom Stale,” in 1959. Her first novel was titled “Picnic on Paradise” which was published in 1968. Russ’s most famous work is “The Female Man,” a work that received a retro-Tiptree award and became inducted into the Gaylactic Spectrum Hall of Fame. Some of her other work has received awards, such as a Nebula award for “When It Changed” and a Hugo award for “Souls.” Not only has Joanna Russ written science fiction, she…

Perimeter Defense: Beyond the Basics It is called "all round defense". In other words, a threat can come from any direction. It is important that you know the area around the structure you are defending. Ideally, you have sketched on paper your property's' prominent terrain features, features that could offer cover and/or concealment to an opposing force or offer the same to you the defender. Once down on paper you would then measure the distance from any cover or concealment that the terrain…

William Golding, a Nobel Prize winning author, was inspired to write Lord of the Flies after he came back from World War I. He was greatly affected by the things he experienced in the war, and related these acts to a survival situation. He had learned how quickly people can snap and become someone they are not. The novel is an allegory for the hardships and conflicts he had to deal with during the war. This novel is filled with examples of survival in this novel such as surviving on the island…

Shown in figures six, seven and eight is a ladder formation similar in nature to the bottleneck, in which red plays directly in between both blue counters (D4), ultimately forcing the defender to create a ladder. However, this is not done until an escape piece is first played beyond the origin of the ladder; in this case, it is placed in the fourth row. As shown in figure seven, a counter is played in D7, which blue is tricked into defending by placing a counter in F8. The ladder is ultimately…

Myra Brooks Turner passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Parkwest Hospital surrounded by her family. Myra Brooks-Turner is an educator, an award-winning composer, professional pianist and freelance writer. Having started musical training at The Juilliard School in New York City at age twelve, she holds bachelors and masters honors degrees with piano, theory and composition from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. A professional composer and musical director in Dallas, Myra…

Shamrock Barrera 2/14/2016 “The Ups and downs of Society” Gwendolyn Brooks was an African american woman who lived from 1917 until 2000. She was born in kansas then moved to chicago where she died. She was married to Henry Lowington Blakely Jr. in 1939 and had two children, Henry and Nora. Throughout her life, she wrote many poems and even won a pulitzer prize in 1950. Gwendolyn Brooks is also the author of a poem called Sadie and Maud. This poem is about two sisters, but it is also about…

Gwendolyn Brooks’s The Chicago Defender Sends a Man to Little Rock describes the lifestyle and culture of 1957 Little Rock. Similar to many of her other works, this poem explores the impact of segregation in the Southern United States. As the title indicates, the poem is written from the of a reporter employed by the Chicago Defender. The reporter’s description of the surrounding environment and culture allows for a true representation of Little Rock - refuting the stereotypes set for by the…

For many public defender lawyers or non-profit lawyers, they can work in cramped and crowded environments with a lack of funding. This lack of funding has also lead to much lower salaries for these public lawyers. The lowest salaries can start at $60,000 for lower income areas and not go much higher than that. In non-profit work, depending on the funding of the particular non-profit, lawyers could on average make $80,000. For private practice, conditions are much better. If one works for a large…

S. Secretary of Education William Bennett was reported saying that Chicago’s public school system was the worst in the nation. Bennett had been invited to speak on the issue by an organization of business leaders called Chicago United. In the meeting Bennett was quoted saying “if it’s (CPS) not the last, I don’t know who is. There can’t be very many more cities that are worse. Chicago is pretty much it” (Banas). Following the meeting, publications released statements and articles containing the…

Chicago is known to be one of the most violent cities to reside in in America. We need help, and we want a dramatic action. Violence is out of control, in some areas of Chicago, and it is happening every day. Gun violence is a very serious problem because no one is safe not even our children. Parents worried about their children safety when they send them to school, hoping they do not become another firearm victim. Chicago residents have placed metal bars in their windows and doors because they…