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    senior privileges

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    more senior privileges in addition to leaving 5 minutes early at the end of the school day and being able to eat in the courtyard all-year round‚ except for the winter. Along with the two privileges already in place‚ I am proposing that seniors be able to leave campus during their lunch period for one semester and get lunch elsewhere. In order to do so‚ seniors would need to fill out a “Senior Off-Campus Pass” form and have it signed by their parents. However‚ if seniors abuse this privilege‚ I understand

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    rest of their lives. Therefore‚ students often look for internships in order to gain career experience‚ but for many‚ that hope is quickly being dispelled. In the article “Internships Are Not a Privilege‚” Darren Walker expresses his belief that while talent can be located in a variety of places‚ privilege often seems to be the largest recipient of internships. He believes society will benefit greatly if more opportunities for internships are granted to the underprivileged. Darren Walker’s article

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    Privilege Or Right

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    Is healthcare a right or a privilege? With the advent of the Affordable Care Act in 2010‚ and the next presidential election less than a year away‚ such a profound philosophical question is no longer confined to mere academic debate‚ but instead already has‚ and will continue to have‚ major policy implications. Proponents claim that countries such as the United States‚ which remains one of the few industrialized nations that does not not guarantee health care coverage to its’ citizens‚ represents

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    Halev 1 Davida Halev Patrick Shultz Honors English 1 10 February 2013 The Privilege of Individualism What if our whole lives we had to live as all others did‚ completely stripped of our identity and sense of self? Ray Bradbury proposes such a world in his short story “The Pedestrian‚” a story about a middle-aged man‚ Leonard Mead‚ living in a uniform‚ monotonous society yet doesn’t quite follow its tacit rules. Through diction and metaphors‚ Ray Bradbury shows that a uniform society suppresses

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    A questionable Shape

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    ’A Questionable Shape’ by Bennet Simms Sims plays with our collective knowledge of the undead‚ interweaving his zombies’ penchant for the familiar with our own familiarity with the subject and his narrator’s internal struggle with those he is most familiar with‚ so that the novel becomes‚ among other things‚ an exploration of the very concept of familiarity. Defamiliarization: a process by which you try to remove certain associations with the faces of the people you love. FIGHT THE BITE:

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    State Shapes

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    State Shapes 1. One distinct shape is not better than another‚ as it depends on the state’s situation. Politically‚ compact states are by far the best. The government is close to all portions of the state‚ rather than any other state shapes. For example‚ Brussels in Belgium is more politically stable‚ mainly because of its ability to interact with the other portions of the state. In other state shapes‚ there is an area where it is more difficult to communicate with. For example‚ in a prorupt state

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    The Shape of Things

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    The Shape of Things Essay “Love is whatever you betray‚ betrayal can only happen if you love” (John le Carre). The play The Shape of Things by Neil Labute reminded me of this quote by John le Carre because of the reality in life and reality in the play. Beginning in a museum located in a small town‚ Adam was a shy student working at the historical facility and a conversation sparked up between him and a girl named Evelyn. As the play went on‚ Evelyn became so important to Adam that he simply

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    persons feel pressure to explain racism‚ or to teach white persons about it; but that is not their responsibility” (2012‚ p. 165). I thought initially‚ shouldn’t the people who are experiencing racism be the ones to explain it? But I realized after that it’s the responsibility of those in power to seek out the knowledge of those who are willing to provide it and educate themselves. By realizing this and examining my privilege throughout this

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    Privilege and Oppression Privilege is a special right‚ advantage‚ or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. Additionally‚ oppression is unjust treatment or control and in these cases the oppression against people. As can be seen‚ in the first photo on my padlet for privilege and oppression is a group of white men making decisions to stay in power. This picture is a good representation of pg. 79‚ because it discusses the “institutions” of privileges‚ such as

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    Shape of a Girl

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    Hierarchy of Monstrous Behaviour Adrienne represents "a monster in the shape of a girl‚" (MacLeod‚ P.40) by physically demonstrating a selfish‚ emotionless and unexplainable hate towards Sophie. Adrienne leads her friend Braidie‚ who contributes on a more subtle level to this motif of monstrous behaviour. Adrienne shows her sinister leadership by constantly instigating a form of abuse towards Sophie. "Adrienne leans into Sofie so that Sofie is squished‚" (P.42) causing apparent physical harm. Mentally

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