Third place

awareness is something to definitely try to intimate by adapting them into my everyday situations and daily life. He inspires me to be a better person, to learn about what's happening in the world, to learn about our government, to take a second or third look at things. He taught me to never be content, and to always want some more, and to always strive to be a better person. He may not be exactly, “the wing beneath my wings,” but he's definitely someone who has impacted my life in a positive…

My initial thoughts and feelings walking into the courthouse were one of nervousness, and excitement. I was nervous to be in the presence of criminals, and to go through security. Also, just being around people with such high authority is intimidating. I was really excited though, I have always been interested in the workings of a trial. I was anxious to hear what the case I was sitting in on was all about, and do come up with theories and verdicts of my own. The spatial arrangement in the…

Body dissatisfaction is so common among women that it is considered a normative female experience (Knobloch-Westerwick & Crane, 2012). Nearly half of American women experience poor body image (Peterson, Tantleff-Dunn, & Bedwell, 2006). Not only does body dissatisfaction prompt women to attempt to control their weight and shape through dieting (Groesz, Levine, & Murnen, 2002), but it is strongly correlated with eating disorder symptoms (Peterson et al., 2006). Furthermore, body dissatisfaction…

Sometimes, when looking at people who choose not to understand what feminism means, the response “women already got the vote, what else do we need?” This is a plain indicator that the person speaking has absolutely no idea what the goals are of the third-wave of feminism. First wave feminism focused on the voting rights, property rights, and influence within the family and society. For the beginning of feminism, these were direct and well-liked goals. According to the in-class textbook, In Their…

I. Introduction The parties involved in this problem are: 1. Benedict the owner of a 9 ha farmland; 2. Adrian the purchaser of the 9 ha land; and 3. Catherine a beneficiary of the purchase price. The primary issue raises by the problem is one of contract interpretation and the approach should be in accordance with the meaning which the parties actually attached to the words in dispute.¹ Specifically, two issues concern Benedict and the other two parties: 1. Whether Benedict can enforce the…

Oppression comes in many forms. It can be very apparent or very subtle. There are many forms of oppression that are overlooked as “it’s not that bad” or “they’ve come a long way. Why should we bother?”. One unnoticed form of oppression is sexism and women discrimination. This type of oppression effects nearly half the world’s population and isn’t being addressed adequately however, there strides have been made. In an effort to fight both sexism and women inequality the Feminist Movement came to…

men. Many people like to call this “First Wave Feminism”. This means between the nineteenth and twentieth century, women’s fight for legal rights such as the right to vote and to own land. There are three waves of feminism as we are living in the third one currently. The second wave of feminism began midway in the twentieth century, just about the time after World War III. Now this wave did not necessarily focus on legal issues but more on workplace, reproductive and sexuality issues. There…

essential target of debate. Right before the emergence of third wave feminism, second wave feminism spearheaded a radical liberation movement in the 1970s. Well-known authors like Betty Friedan played a key role…

Ryan Job was a decorated Navy Seal, a family man, and a modern-day American hero who served his country faithfully. Though he was blinded in the war in Iraq, he didn’t let that stop him from living life to the fullest and portraying his faith in his everyday life. Job was parallel to the Job of the Bible several times, always letting his hardships strengthen him and emerging as gold from the testing. There are some instances in my life and my friends and families lives that I connected with in…

Title Through the majority of history books taught in middle schools and high schools these books discuss about the great men whom made changes and impacts throughout human history. In some instances a few women make notable appearances in which are somewhat mentioned but never really goes in extent when comparing to other male figures. These examples in modern day age goes to show the small importance women are really given or the impact they made, without really portraying the struggle and…