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    person who was sent to jail doing the exact thing like Rosa Parks. "Another Negro woman has been arrested and thrown in jail because she refused to get up out of her seat on the bus for a white person to sit down. It is the second time since the Claudette Colvin case that a Negro woman has been arrested for the same thing. This has to be stopped. Negroes have rights‚ too‚ for if Negroes did not ride the buses‚ they could not operate. Three-fourths of the riders are Negroes‚ yet we are arrested‚ or have

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    to human culture. While conformity to human customs is repulsive to her instincts‚ as time goes on Claudette begins to admire (or at least envy) her older sister Jeanette’s ability to adapt to human culture so quickly. This breeds resentment‚ as their pack assumes Jeanette feels superior to her sisters. In a hypocritical fashion‚ when Claudette does finally begin to adapt as Jeanette did‚ Claudette turns around and takes pity on her younger sister Mirabella‚ who is unable to adapt to the nun’s teachings

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    Alex Luu “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.‚ The Autobiography of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. A Baptist minister….. A civil-rights activist? He was many things. We all know him. Family? Textbooks? The internet? Whatever it was‚ we knew him. It wasn’t because of his job. It wasn’t because of his role. It wasn’t because of his color. It was how he was as a person. Out of many‚ he impacted the United States greatly. He brought us understanding

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    culture. The girls’ progression throughout the 5 set stages by the handbook are vital to adapting to the new culture in the time allotted. The main character‚ Claudette‚ is compared throughout the story. Claudette’s actions align well with the 5 stages‚ but she has outbursts that remind her of her former self. In Stage One‚ Claudette perfectly aligns with the standards the handbook sets. The handbook says that the girls should experience new

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    the host culture. The girls’ progression in the five set stages are critical to their development at St. Lucy’s. The author compares Claudette‚ the narrator‚ to the clear expectations the handbook sets for the girls’ development. Claudette’s actions align well with the five stages‚ but she has outbursts that remind her of her former self. In Stage One‚ Claudette exceeds the standards the handbook sets. The handbook says that

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    for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell‚ Claudette displays how she has not fully adapted to human society and reverts back to her origin of the wolf. When Claudette gets anxious‚ there were numerous times when she turns to wolf behavior for comfort. She narrows her eyes at Kyle and flattens her ears‚ (Russell 242) and when the time comes to do Sausalito‚ Claudette panics and can only remember how to the “pump and pump” (Russell‚ 243). Claudette advances through the stages as necessary‚ but

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    Claudette the teller of the story attends St. Lucy’s home along with her pack of sisters. They go through five main stages of how to integrate and adapt their way into the new environment. Throughout these five stages there are specific changes the girls have went through in each stage‚ such as walking‚ self confidence‚ independence‚ and talents. In the end of the story Claudette returns to the cave as she had passed the test and has become fully prepared and able to go between both cultures. I have

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    and into a home to make them into proper humans. The main character‚ Claudette develops throughout this story and reacts in different ways to the rehabilitation. The nuns training them are following the “Jesuit Handbook for Lycanthropic Culture Shock” and the different epigraphs in the story are based off of this book‚ and the epigraphs predict how they will react to the rehabilitations in each section. In every section‚ Claudette reacts to the training as predicted‚ and this develops her as a functioning

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    Today one of the most cherished ideologies of America is the fact that everyone is and should be created equal. With this cherished ideology bringing a sense of pride and diversity to America we must keep in mind that this cherished ideology did not always exist. Since 1865 various individuals and groups have not been able to receive and express their rights to full equal status in the United States. These different individuals and groups have seemingly fought for their rights in equality and have

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    knew that that was his spot. As he moves closer Zits notices that this figure is actually a girl around his age. He calmly approaches her and instead of asking her about his spot‚ Zits decides to ask if he could join her. This mystery woman is Claudette‚ from Saint Lucy’s School for Girls. Trying to fit into her

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