Spell/spin Lucille Clifton is an American writer and poet. Her poem‚ “Homage to my Hips‚” is one of her many poems that discussed issues in society. This poem discusses Clifton’s hips‚ and how they are free from the certain views of society that she does not agree on as well as how she is proud of her “hips” and respects herself regardless. She uses word choice and personification to describe ways her hips stand for what she believes in. Clifton declares that she will not abide by the rules society
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for canine hip dysplasia. "Canine Hip Dysplasia is the most common hereditary skeletal disorder in dogs (Fels‚ 2014) "‚ some of the dogs that get it most often are Golden retrievers and German shepherds‚ along with water dog breeds. With this kind of problem in dogs if it is not treated right away it could get out of control and be a lot worse then when it first started out to be. There is this collie-shepherd cross breed dog named Charm that came into a animal hospital with canine hip dysplasia and
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“Homage to my Hips” sent goosebumps up every inch of my feminist self. It is not just a proclamation of body positivity‚ but also a declaration of the freedom women have over their bodies. Lucille Clifton makes a point to emphasize that the only person who can control her hips and their actions is herself. Throughout history‚ women have been continuously shamed for being “promiscuous” when their actions are no different than any grown man’s. This poem embraces big hips while also sending a message
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Charter schools are publicly funded independent schools established by teachers‚ parents‚ or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority. Charter schools are publicly supported‚ but privately run means‚ the schools are still associated with the district but it’s privately run. Parents tend to send their kids to charter schools because they think their kids are struggling with their study‚ but charter schools are often geared more towards students to let them learn
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Break! Educators around the world say children should attend year round schools. They state this because The United States is falling behind other countries in education (Kelsey 28). Other educators‚ however‚ are saying students and teachers need a summer break to refresh their bodies and minds and to make new lesson plans. Students and teachers should give up summer break and attend year round schools. Joining a year round school allows students to learn more information at an accelerated rate. Studies
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perspectives. And one of the topics that it influences in society includes the way that society views female beauty. Many people feel that the media affects our notions of female beauty while many others argue against that. Valdes-Rodriguez in “My Hips‚ My Cadera‚ talks about the way her body is viewed in different cultures. And supports the fact that the environment you grow up in influences your perspective of beauty. However‚ while many agree that media does have an influence on our notion of
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A Rhetorical Analysis of “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women” Divan Ealy September 25‚ 2013 ENGL 1123 9-9:50am The article “Hip-Hop Betrayal of Black Women” was written by Jennifer McLune and appeared in Z magazine Online in the July 2006 issue. McLune argues that sexism in hip-hop’s culture is a big part and has helped make the industry what it is today. This article can be divided into 5 different sections. In the first section‚ she talks about Kevin Powell and how he
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to attend school‚ parents should think wisely while choosing the way of learning they want their children to have‚ either at public schools or private schools. Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools as children tend to learn and perform better at private schools. By choosing to send children to private schools‚ parents consider many factors. These factors are: class size‚ academic modules and social life. It is not an easy decision to send children to private schools‚ but it
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living in a country‚ we are pressured to become accustomed to what is considered common and thus adapt them in our everyday lives. In the shorty story Chicken-Hips‚ by Cathetine Pigott‚ the main character travels to Gambia to learn that its people desire women with curves rather than skin and bones‚ when she is teased and called‚ “Chicken-Hips.” She adopts Africa’s views on‚ “image of the perfect female body‚ by eating a diet of‚ “rice and rich oily stew twice a day‚” and eventually she becomes a beautiful
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I know there’s a big difference between high school and middle school. There are more students and teachers in high school. There are also more classes and the classes are longer. A lot of people say that high school is harder than middle school‚ which it is not‚ neither of them are hard‚ it’s only hard if you make it hard. One can say that it is hard physically because of how big the high school is and you might get lost trying to find your classes‚ its like a big maze luckily you have five minutes
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