Abstract: | In recent seasons‚ two popular Showtime series have introduced enterprising and transgressive heroines. On Weeds‚ Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) is a white suburban mom turned drug dealer; her supplier is an inner-city African-American woman. The hardened Heylia (Tonye Patano) doles out advice with Nancy’s weekly purchase‚ helping her evade arrest and (literally) dodge bullets. Heylia’s troubled world contrasts with the upscale family life that Nancy struggles to preserve. However‚ their
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individuals the chance to create art and develop a sense of pride‚ she has taught younger generations a respect for their ethnic identity‚ and from the many walks of life that continue to view her work in everyday places she has encouraged social change. Judy Baca graduated from California State University‚ Northridge in 1969. This was a time when very few artists openly supported the Civil Rights Movement in their work and Mexican muralists were not considered to be of any importance to the fomalists
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Dan Foreman‚ currently in his 50s was the head of sales and also an advertising executive of a major sports magazine‚ Sports America. He and the company faces a life changing event when it is being bought down by an international company that encourages the corporate concept “Synergy”‚ GlobeCom. Dan‚ is demoted to the wingman of his new business school prodigy boss‚ which is half of his age‚ Carter Duryea and he is also forced to fire some of his colleagues that were working in the company for half
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I get asked often what it is like to work with Zuck ("Zuck" is our nickname for Mark Zuckerberg) because they want to know how to do it themselves. I don’t claim to be an expert at it myself‚ but I’ve at least been around long enough to make a few useful observations‚ so I figured I’d share them at greater length. 1. Zuck expects debate. I think one of the biggest mistakes people make when first working with Zuck is feeling that they can’t push back. As long as I have been at Facebook‚ I have been
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Weed Shouldn’t Be Legalized When you read the topic of this essay you will realize that the main goal of this essay is to show the cons of weed and its bad effects on the smokers around the world. According to the United Nations "3.8% of the people around the world smoke weed at least once a year‚ in other words 266 million smoke weed." Most of the smokers are young men and women among 18-22 years old‚ if you are a high school student or university student‚ it is more likely to have a friend who
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Whether an opponent or advocate of Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party‚ there is no denying the historical importance of the piece. Even though its’ creation was only some 30 years ago‚ it is already seen as a feminist icon in western culture. The historical importance‚ to women and western culture‚ is intangible. When researching this piece‚ I found some questions intriguing‚ such as Is this piece a work of art or a study of history?’ And is it a symbol and if so‚ what for?’ My paper will discuss
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Weed should stay illegal Marijuana is the growing topic in Americans daily lives; shockingly people are blind to realize that this substance will probably be one of the deadliest drugs in the next decade. “History repeats itself” a wise man once said‚ and this isn’t the first time or the last time America will use the excuses to make illegal substances that kill. The generations of the 20th century where blind and medically illiterate to the dangers of cigarettes in fact they believed it was
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The Need for Weed Can you imagine your child losing his/her life because the only medicine to save him/her was illegal? How far would you go to see that your children are healthy? Marijuana saves people’s lives of all ages on a daily basis‚ and makes people’s lives easier to live. Marijuana can be used to treat many illnesses and diseases. And there is a war waging on. A war being fought in our own backyards. People die everyday because they’re denied proper help and treatment. Some people think
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Winter Dream Judy Jones was displayed as a villain‚ she was nothing more than a spoiled child who was raised into a pampered ill-mannered young woman. Despite her attitude Dexter was taken with Judy‚ and dreamed of marrying her someday. I chose to write a creative story from Judy’s point of view‚ adding irony to the story. My classmate Douglas Brodbeck pointed out that‚ “Dexter achieved everything he wanted to except for his final goal of being with Judy‚ and that if it weren’t for Judy; Dexter may
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Mary Jane: The Devil Weed ABSTRACT: This paper‚ entitled "Mary Jane: The Devil Weed?" attempts to examine what we know about marijuana and what problems are associated with its use. The paper examines briefly the history of marijuana legislation‚ marijuana ’s known effects‚ and conclusions about its danger. Early in this century‚ the government waged a war of terrorism on marijuana‚ or cannabis sativa. "By 1937‚ forty-six states had laws against the use of marijuana‚ and its use had already
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