This trend has affected me personally as I had received a job at an attorney's office over the summer. ... Throughout the readings of Homophobia "How we all pay the price", I am beginning to realize the profound effects that it has on heterosexuals as well. ... The unearned advantages that I have been receiving haven't really been brought to my attention until I began reading the books assigned in this course. ... For example, without the presence of sexism I wouldn't have had a job over the summer. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Family life in the store included disciplined study of arithmetic; leisurely reading of novels, poetry, and Shakespeare; and lessons on deportment and avoidance of trouble with whites. ... When, at age fifteen, she went to spend the summer with her father, several experiences quickened the pace of her maturation. ...

• Word Count: 1226
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate