Some even describe it as "the prettiest house in all of Kabul" (4). ... Amir describes them departing "the house where [he'd] lived [his] entire life." No one could know where they were going, and so they leave the house "as if going out for a bite," taking with them nothing but a few articles of clothing (112). ... Amir and Baba trade their mansion for a neighborhood filled with "shabby, flat one-story houses with barred windows" (135). ... They haggle "over old sewing machines, one-eyed Barbie dolls, wooden tennis rackets, guitars with missin...

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• Grade Level: High School

Beauty contests and the popular Barbie doll with its model of a doll with a supermodel's figure have been accused of reinforcing this mindset. ... New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House PVT LTD, 1977. ...

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Censoring a Generation I INTRODUCTION: When you think of the Beatles, you don't picture four men dressed in white smocks - covered with raw, bloody meat - and surrounded by decapitated baby dolls. ... Currently, there is a bill in the Georgia House of Representatives that makes it illegal for anyone to sell CD's with Parental Advisory Labels to anyone under the age of 18. ... This is why the bill was passed favorably out of the Georgia House Judiciary Committee, and sent to the Georgia House of Representatives (The Microphone). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... If the house is falling apart she may feel guilty for going to work. ...

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In the 1950's there began a mass movement to break the pattern of racially segregated public facilities in the South. It took part in non-violent actions and was called the Civil Rights Movement. At the time segregation of whites and blacks was legal, as part of the governments "separate but equal" stance. Through out the 50's protests mainly for equal public schooling and job fairness was common place. The argument was that by definition, separate was not equal. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate