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    Gendered Racism

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    important. Many times, these teachers are able to identify with the uniqueness of the students’ cultural heritage. In the schools I attended, my peers and I were taught from early on to take pride in our racial and ethnic backgrounds by singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the “Black American National Anthem,” at assemblies and learning about the various social activists that were involved in the Civil Rights Movement, during Black History…

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    Teresa Avila Prayer

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    This was beneficial for those who where illiterate as they could recite and memorise the verses. As a church body, in times of worship and prayer with hands lifted high, praying and believing for God to reveal himself, I am reminded of, “Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”. (Ephesians 5:19-20). Reflection on original ideas Prayer has always been an important part of my Christianity.…

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    God healed their aching hearts. She said that anyone can overcome life obstacles if they’re strong. Arlene would joke with my mom by saying, “If you can raise two girls on your own, I’ll be damned if you don’t kick cancers ass.” I can still hear her voice say…

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    Baby Physical Changes

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    calcium. Pregnancy can sometimes consume you to such an extent that you don’t think of anything else. While there is nothing wrong in reading/talking about pregnancy to keep yourself updated, the flip side is that you are likely to be paranoid about every tiny detail if you preoccupy yourself with your pregnancy. And if you keep fretting about what’s happening/not happening to you, you aren’t likely to enjoy these beautiful nine months of your life. So, relax, catch up on that beauty sleep and…

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    African Americans. "In a sense we have come to our nation 's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"(speech source). King has used a legitimate source and one of the best, The Constitution…

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    Some may use music to help lift their spirit, and then someone else may use it to calm down their self. No matter how you use music in your own individual way, it is something that our world has come to love. We wouldn’t have music today without the masterminds behind all of it. Without the countless hours of song and music writing, we wouldn’t have music today. Artists seem to be a different breed of people. Artists somehow were given the gift of beautiful voices, along with the ability to…

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    First section David Hey! Did you hear that there is a new queer in Alana? Delilah Yes, and there she walked past. Peter, whom needs sexual healing. Peter Morning loves doves. I senses the sky red and there are two lovebirds on the tree. David (lift the eyebrows.) No, what is it with you? Anyway what will you wear to the prom? A Dress! I have heard of you and the one who stays home like an old lady with the balls. Delilah Yeah. The one who thinks He`s a woman. The Bible speaks of Adam and Eve…

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    I call upon the Muse, to sing in me and through me, tell the gambles one person can take throughout the single month of adventuring inside the gaming world, travelling through medieval times as a dragonborn, fighting off dragons and plundering dungeons, helping the citizens of stardew valley, saving your entire crew whilst fighting a galactic space battle, or saving the world from the omnic invasion. He travelled through Whiterun to stop the dragon from destroying the city, learned how to…

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    She loved the place and the people and she would always boast that there was a complete filling of the holy spirit every time she entered through the metal doors. And as for me, that’s all it was, metal doors that I walked through every Sunday morning. However, for some odd reason this particular Sunday felt…

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    expresses her older sister Rose’s mental decline, which caused her family to experience one of their loved ones suffer through one of the most harsh mental illnesses. Rose’s loved to sing and be around music especially since her voice was “like mountain water in a silver pitcher, the clear blue beauty of it cools you and lifts you beyond your heat, beyond your body.” (87) But her music failed her in all the institutions she went…

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