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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“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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sustained a left hip injury due to repetitive motion at work. Per OMNI‚ the patient was diagnosed with left hip strain and sciatica. Based on the initial orthopedic evaluation report dated 01/15/2016‚ the patient complained of frequent left hip pain rated as 7/10. He reports radiation of his pain from the hip through the buttock down the left leg. He experiences occasional weakness of the hip and limps favoring his left leg when he is tired. He reports easy fatigability with the left hip and leg. He
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right hip She was alert oriented x3 with reasonable thought content. She understood questions well and was in no acute distress. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Right hip injury HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS I was called to see this 69-year-old black female patient‚ well known to me‚ who was brought to the emergency room after she sustained an injury of her right hip. She states she was walking when her right leg “gave out” and she fell onto the right hip. She complained of mild pain in the right hip and
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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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By: Susanna Lee E-mail: lees@student.ucr.edu Gang Culture has increasingly become a subculture for many teenage youths. Main minority teens‚ these social outcast are often have no real economic stability and no parental supervision or guidance. As a result‚ teenagers often rebel and seek comfort in gangs. These gangs provide what is lacking in their lives‚ a sense of belonging. Minorities are often stereotyped and criticized‚ especially minorities born into poverty. They are condemned simply
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Hip hop‚ is an art form created‚ popularized‚ maintained and honed by black people. Macklemore argues that the success they have is worth nothing is they don’t acknowledge that their place in the hip hop industry was cultivated by black people. Macklemore wrote this song from his perspective and his personal experience when it comes to the matter. He’s singing about his internal struggle with tying his identity to a culture he wasn’t born in and the black culture in which he found his success. His
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Beowulf and Theme Like in the song “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira it fully expresses hips don’t lie just like how the epic poem of Beowulf expresses loyalty gets you good stuff. Beowulf’s name will live on it’s carried on through songs and stories. And in Beowulf’s story it shows disloyalty will never get you glory or fame but if you stay loyal and devoted people will know your name.so the theme is about loyalty Beowulf’s people‚ the Geats‚ ran away when he was saving them from the riches crazed
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Waves Introduction For this experiment‚ the use of equipment such as oscillators and function generators were used in order to calculate forms of AC waves. Waves are visual representations of the variation of a voltage or current over time and are used in many applications throughout technology. Aim The aim of this laboratory was to be able to measure the voltage in a circuit over a specific time using equipment such as an oscilloscope‚ and using it to look at the SINE wave that is
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broken heart? or to American culture and American consumerism? * Canoe and Canada Goose — symbols of national identity * shut up — among the harshest language on the entire album! Usually the Hip will give David Mamet a run for his money when it comes to coarse language; perhaps the Hip are mellowing after 12 albums. Images * guy and a girl biking to a ferry‚ guy gets on the ferry and the girl‚ without waiting to wave goodbye‚ bikes away with his bike by her side — though I may have
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