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    “Tracks” is an amazing novel written by Louise Erdrich. It is a powerful and dark story that is about a native American tribe called the Chippewas who are struggling to protect their land and traditional heritage. The story takes place in the early 1900s where it appears as though the migration of the white settlers and native American Indians have a feud over sacred land. In the story Nanapush and Pauline take turns narrating each chapter in the story. Both have different views and relationships

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    omnipresent‚ but in the case of Louise Arbour‚ the simplest of facts sing loudly of her praises. This once young girl attended a convent school‚ pushed herself through college and University of Montreal‚ only to embark on an extraordinary journey of justice. Louise Arbour is a Canadian who makes a difference as a UN Commissioner‚ as a judge for the Supreme Court‚ and through her role in the Kingston Penitentiary Inquiry. There was an incredible report by Louise Arbour in the 1990 ’s that rocked

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    he is the centre of the world because he is a manager of a carpet. company. He sees his wife as a lower order of life‚ to be tolerated so long as she keeps her household duties straight. Just like a servant who doesn’t have any rights or freedom. Louise waits tables in a coffee shop and her boyfriend is a musician who is never going to be ready to settle down. They live under high patriarchal domination. They see themselves very ordinary and want to go fishing alone. But that means that they are

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    to leave his grandfather behind. Before they left‚ Adam’s grandfather gave him a shawl that Adam wears every Sabbath (A Jewish Holiday). Adam takes on the role that his grandfather used to have. He tells the family stories that have been passed down. Adam feels like the shawl connects him to his culture and to the past. Eventually‚ he will have his own grandson‚ also named Adam‚ and he will pass on the stories and shawl to him. I think this book is a good way to show diversity not only in the Russian

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    Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist. She was also known as “The mother of the freedom movement”. She fought for equality‚ inspired people‚ and received many awards. Rosa Parks who was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama fought for racial equality. On December 1‚ 1955 Parks was arrested‚ because she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. This brought many people’s attention including Martin Luther King Jr. They decided to boycott and not ride any buses until they had

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    someone once. How do I‚ or how does anyone‚ embark on the difficult journey of forgiving those who have hurt us deeply? What does justice look like? When I am overwhelmed by questions of how to push through pain to find redemption‚ I return to Louise Erdrich’s LaRose‚ a novel that unflinchingly examines the themes of forgiveness‚ justice‚ and conflict transformation. Set on a sleepy North Dakota reservation‚ LaRose follows the saga of two families‚ the Irons and the Raviches. Landreaux

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    Louise Brooks‚ a legendary actress of the silent film era; one of the greatest actresses in the silent film era known for her sensual portrayal of her characters‚ personality‚ and her popular bobbed hairstyle.(C. Moritz (Ed.)‚ 1985) Louise‚ commonly known as her childhood name of Brooksie‚ was born in Cherryvale‚ Kansas‚ on November 14‚ 1906.(IMDb.com‚ 2013) Louise did not only have a future in show business‚ but also in dancing‚ though eventually retiring at the age of 32 in 1938.(IMDb.com‚ 2013)

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    The film begins with Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon)‚ living repressed lives in Arkansas. Both women have stereotypical roles in this movie. As best friends‚ they decide to go on an adventure that takes a dramatic turn and ends up being an adventurous police chase to the sudden death. Thelma is an unhappy housewife who despises her husband (Daryl)‚ who is a bumbling‚ controlling and narcissistic. Her character is somewhat infantile‚ in that she relies completely on her husband for

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    Out Thelma and Louise is a 1991 film about two good friends who set out on a road trip to relax from their hectic lives‚ but find themselves anything than relaxed. They are tired of their boring‚ routine lives‚ and find excitement on the road‚ although not in the way they would have liked. Thelma is a push-over house wife with a controlling husband and Louise is a stressed waitress with a boyfriend who is unwilling to commit. In an attempt to rescue Thelma from a potential rape‚ Louise shoots and kills

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    Thelma and Louise (1991) The story includes the journey of two best friends who find comfort in each from their dreary and mundane domesticated lives. The need for escape and freedom is introduced right from the beginning when Thelma has to ask her husband to go away for the week. The desire for pleasure and escapism overwhelms them when they are away from the domestic sphere. They feel as if something is missing and want to have time by themselves to really figure out what that is. Thelma

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