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    hopeless romantic had butterflies in her stomach and was daydreaming of the perfect night that laid ahead. They went to her favorite restaurant and then went to the boy’s house to spend extra time together. In the blink of an eye‚ the girl lost her prince charming. As the girl tried to kiss the boy goodnight to leave he suddenly wanted more. She quickly grew uncomfortable as he began trying to take off her clothes. The word ‘no‚” said more times than anyone could fathom. Ignoring her words and the tears

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    Throughout ‘A Doll’s House’ and ‘Girls Like That’‚ both Nora and Scarlett are placed in situations where they are expected to behave in ways that society has pressurized them to. In ‘A Doll’s House’ Nora seems to be aware of the pressures society force upon both women and men‚ but for the early stages of the play she still implements her role as a “kept woman” despite it not being what she wants to say or do. Part of Nora wants to live up to what is expected with her‚ and have an easy‚ happy‚ work-free

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    ENG100W 10/22/2012 Analysis of Poem: Promises like Pie Crust Promises are unrealistic constraints. They essentially impose restrictive barriers to dedication and commitment because they tend to break easily and only bring obligation and pressure with the effort to keep such promises. The poem‚ “Promises like Pie Crust” by Christina Rossetti shows this through her negative perspectives toward promises. Such views lead her forsakes relationship. For Rossetti‚ promises break‚ lack liberty

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    I am a black female. My Afro is often met with stranger’s hands and I was once told that my lips made me look clownish. For better or worse‚ my identity as a black girl has shaped my every experience in this world. It affects not only how the world treats me‚ but also how I perceive it. Many people look at me and they don’t see past my race‚ they see a swirl of stereotypes and assume they know me. They don’t know that I am funny‚ that am a college student‚ that I love improv‚ and that one day I want

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    ’There’s no place like home’ Each one of us has a place which brings back memories‚ a place where we create new memories‚ a place which is a symbol of comfort and wellness. This place is what we call home. Home: it’s not just a place to lay your head; no it’s more than that. It is also a place that you are always welcomed‚ a place where you know you are safe‚ and can hide from the outside world. Home is a place where you can always turn to and there will be open doors awaiting you. It is a place

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    Application Paper Why Good Girls like Bad Boys? Just about every woman at some point in her dating life will fall for a bad boy. For example there’s Edward and Bella from the Twilight Series and there’s Uncle Jesse from Full House. A bad boy is a thug‚ a roughneck and a rebel without a cause or he could be the nice guy next door who’s smooth as silk‚ but deep down inside he’s a cold hearted person. Bad boys are the type of guys your mom warns you about but because they’ve got thug appeal your

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    Alex Pham‚ a LA Times writer‚ uses in her article‚ “Boy‚ You Fight Like a Girl‚” different experiences told by online gamers to display effectiveness of anonymity. Gender switching has become a rapidly increasing trend in the online gaming world. Pham states‚ “Often‚ players who gender-swap online are reluctant to talk about their reasons” (WRAC 158.) The few shared motives include: to explore sexuality‚ to break away from real world stereotypes‚ or to learn about the opposite sex. As a result

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    judged people based on the individual ’s personality as they said. Because of this he felt that they had encouraged him to cross the color line and write Black Like Me. Plot: Black Like Me is the story of a man named John Howard Griffin‚ who underwent a series of medical treatments to change his skin color temporarily to black; a transformation that was complete when John Howard Griffin shaved off his hair‚ and looking in the mirror‚ saw a bald‚ middle-aged black man. The reason he does this is for

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    Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has brought many questions to the readers. Why would he take a black man’s case? Why doesn’t he stand up to Bob Ewell? Why don’t many people trust him? Many people ask the questions‚ and the main question is‚ What is he really like? Atticus FInch has to be one of the bravest and most favored characters in the book. He takes on a very controversial case‚ even though he knows there is a very small chance of winning. On page 49 atticus

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    While the glass ceiling hangs over our heads we must forget the saying that “those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Women face an invisible barrier between the limited space they inhabit and the space that is actually available to them. The glass ceiling is traditionally defined as “an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession‚ especially affecting women and members of minorities” (Merriam-Webster). I argue that through Young’s analysis of the modalities specific to

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