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    bell hooks’ piece asks questions of whether or not feminism had made it easier for women to move out of patriarchal settings of terrorism, especially in one’s emotional life. It is also interesting to see how feminism, not just the word, but the idea has entered pop-culture. It seems as if though fashion icons and celebrities want to be labelled that term but the reflection of their actions and the image they present their viewers and ‘followers’ with, almost create a culture where women ‘can…

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    Bell hooks used a variety of strategies and techniques to attract her audience in her book: introduction to teaching and transgress. This paper will focus on the chapter on education as the practice of freedom. The strategies and techniques portrayed in this chapter include drawing readers with the first sentence, strategic formatting, short paragraphs, clear writing and a conversational tone (Hohenshel and Hand, 36). The chapter starts off with Bell Hook explaining why she was preoccupied by…

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    The Hook-up Culture: Who Should be Responsible? More and more people are participating in a culture where casual sex is welcomed and highly encouraged. This culture has actually been around for quite some time but has become increasingly popular among individuals in today’s society. The hook-up culture has become popular considering it encourages physical pleasure without the stress of emotional commitment. Even with the increase in popularity, people still do not feel the hook-up culture is…

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    biblical history, these passages tend to blend and meld together, making the books of prophecy, sadly, some of the most avoidable in Scripture. D. Brent Sandy has provided a fantastic and even amusing read, however, in his book, Plowshares & Pruning Hooks, one that not only teaches the importance of recognizing the placement…

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    lot less work than trying to build a foundation for a healthy and strong relationship, besides that what makes a “hook up” appear to be more appealing than a relationship? It seems like guys like to hook up more than date because it makes them feel more dominant and they often receive praise from their peers. Not only does this trend create negative issues later, but a random hook-up puts you at risk for contracting STD’s and numerous infections without protection. There are apps that you can…

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    feminism, her definition has not been fully met. She address the issue that while reformist, revolutionary and lifestyle feminism clearly have aspects that contribute to the movement, there must be a collaborative effort to move the movement along. Bell Hooks makes her point straightforward, which states that to make feminism flourish, women must create a clear definition of what feminism is. It must be evident that feminism is not solely compiled of gender…

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    Bell Hooks Research Paper

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    have dealt with some form of oppression. bell hooks exemplifies a woman who seeks change and improvement in the feminist movement. When bell hooks enrolled in a graduate class on Feminist Theory she realized all her readings were written by white women and one black man. She had every right to be curious of the works from women of different cultures. Did I mention bell hooks was black? Oppression has no color or race. I completely agree with bell hooks for making this valid statement and…

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    The United States seems to have a fascination with murders and those that commit them. Everywhere we look there is a news report about some tragic event or a documentary coming out about a grotesque murder/attack and we gobble it up. We are enthralled with how these people managed to get away with all this harm, sometimes with no one ever noticing. What is even more terrifying, is that most of these people have families that live in blissful ignorance about their loved one’s torturous acts.…

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    Sandy Hook Shooting Speech

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    Thank you all for coming to the presidential address. Today’s date is the 14th of December, 2016. Today marks the 4-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Massacre that took place in Connecticut. We are gathered here to commemorate the lives lost on this day. The 28 lives lost, the 20 innocent children’s lives. Children who because of that man aren’t able to fulfill their potential. Aren’t able to live out their lives, aren’t able to contribute to society. For those unaware of the event, on the 14th…

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    Final Field Project For this assignment, I chose to interview my boyfriend Michael Hook. Throughout the time we have dated, he has always been someone I’ve admired and continuously pushes me to become a better person in all aspects. I wanted to interview him because the story of his company, to me, is pretty commendable and an interesting topic to discuss. Considering we have been dating for over four years, there was no research needed to prepare for this topic; we have discussed his job…

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