, when she writes of a Catholic girl who must go home and tell her mother she is a prostitute. The girl finally breaks down and tells her mother, who in turn goes ash gray. ... She writes, "He has dedicated his entire life to flipping off light switches giving rise to his theory that "It is better to break your leg in the darkness than to curse the light bills."" ... Bombeck goes on to say that the mother has three sets of eyes, six pairs of hands and "run on black coffee and leftovers." ... Because of these women, today women are free to express themselves wherever they wish, on whatever ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Without having to watch what they say for fear of offending people's cultural sensibilities (which are created by males anyway i.e. supposedly for the female gender's own good... but it is for the excuse that men 'cannot control themselves when it comes to sex and lust, etc') And this is exactly what this young woman is doing, she asserts her physical presence in public space (on the rooftops where people can see her) and just by doing that she makes a social statement for women's right to be whatever/whoever/doing anything they want. ... This only goes to show that S...

• Word Count: 4111
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School