In her essay “Being an Other” Melissa Algranati talks about how she didn’t know what race category she belonged to because of her ethnic background. Algranati’s father was born in Alexandria‚ Egypt and her mother was born in Maniti‚ Puerto Rico. She is a product of marriage‚ and her race is a Puerto Rican Egyptian Jew. She explains how her upbringing was different because of her parents’ different racial barriers. Algranati’s supports her issue and also gives emotional appeal about her childhood
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IS IT TOO LATE TO SAVE THE PLANET??? Certainly ‚ It is a very technical question answered by Scientifics‚ but the signs (on the whole) point out to the same direction‚ the climate is changing and little by little the signs are more and more evident. It is known that the Scientifics have warned about this situation a lot of years ago ‚ at the end of eighteenth years ‚ later in Kioto meeting with an agreement carried out until now when everybody can see easily the results: hard floods‚ very extreme
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Conceptualizing the “Other”‚ Institutioinalized Discrimination‚ and Cultural Racism Masoud Kamali Department of Sociology University of Uppsala The legacy of Orientalism and creation of “the West and the rest” is deeply rooted in the Western intellectual traditions‚ educational institutions‚ and political systems‚ as well as in our seemingly “value-free” social sciences. In this note I identify category systems‚ value structures‚ and discourses – as elements of theories or paradigms – which serve
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Caring for others When our son was diagnosed with Anorexia we were shocked‚ and felt like our whole lives had turned upside down. I felt like I’d let him down and couldn’t understand how I hadn’t realised what was wrong with him. We had always been close and able to talk as a family. Our son was admitted to a specialist unit for a few months and the staff helped all of us in a supportive‚ caring way. Over this period of time I felt that I had stepped out of normal life. When going out I would
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To Save a Life is a story that I feel could transform lives if viewed by teens. Since I first watched this I have shown to my children and my youth group and can honestly say that it impacted at least two. The movie is about Jake Taylor‚ a senior at Pacific High School. Jake is the typical high school jock that has it all popular friends‚ a beautiful girlfriend and is planning on attending college on a basketball scholarship. He parties with the most popular and everyone looks up to him. He is
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Lives in Africa What do you think of when Africa is mentioned? Do you picture endless plains‚ deserts‚ lions and exciting expeditions? Or does your mind wander to its people and tribes‚ or the history found here? Whatever the opinion may be‚ one cannot deny Africa has a certain flair to it that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. In Karen Blixen’s novel Out of Africa and Caroline Link’s film adaptation of Nowhere in Africa‚ the two women immerse one in Africa’s rich‚ colorful culture. While
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Helping others can be very rewarding and beneficial to both parties. After going to the Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting and Our Community Place (OCP)‚ I have realized the benefits of helping others and I have gained new perspectives on others. While I was there I met some very interesting people that might not have the best lives but they know how to make the best of what they have. I felt like I gained some knowledge and insight on different things and it made me feel good to help them out. In my
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Reading Response: Other Voices‚ Other Rooms Capote ’s Other Voices‚ Other Rooms is an exploration into role reversal‚ gender definitions‚ and the risk involved in sexuality and love against the harsh contrast of southern ideals. The novel acts as Capote ’s catharsis in developing his younger self‚ in the character of Joel Knox‚ innocent and self-exploring‚ as he transforms into his older‚ liberated self in the character of Randolph who truly is the voice carrying the books message. However‚
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Save as many as you ruin Simon Van Booy One thing we all have in common is that we make mistakes and regret them. That is what happened to Gerard when he met the only woman he had ever loved after eight years apart. But sometimes the mistakes we make‚ end up turning around and by a religious experience‚ faith gives us a second chance. The magic‚ realism short story‘ Save as many as you ruin’ by Simon Van Booy starts with in medias res composition. ”By the time Gerard leaves the office it has stopped
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Living Large – The Case of Live Nation Executive Summary After the spun-off from the radio giant Clear Channel Communications in 2005‚ Live Nation‚ the world’s largest events and live music promoter is now preparing itself to go even bigger. Led by CEO Michael Rapino‚ Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry from a concert business to a one-stop shop that would make every fan and artists musical ends meet. Live Nation’s arising strategy is to connect the artists to the fans in every
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