Our main character in the story is Miss Emily Grierson. ... How from her early years as a young lady she has lived under the rule of her father and then after his death becomes a surrogate child of the town of Jefferson. ... What does the town of Jefferson do, if anything, that allows her to do this and what influence her father had on it. ... The town assumed since there was no formal wedding that he had returned home up north. Through out Miss Emily's life the town of Jefferson never questioned her actions, they knew that there was a limit to what they could say or even demand of M...

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I am very grateful for our country, and all of the privileges I have growing up here. ... We don't only have one ruler who makes all our rules and laws, but instead the people in America are ruled by the people. ... We aren't just represented by our president. We are also represented by our town councils, our mayors, our governors, senators, and everyone else that makes up a part of our government. So there are always places open in our society that we can fill to make our own changes. ...

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In the article, Slut for a Day, by Jenny McCarthy I was not at all surprised by the reactions Jenny received as she strutted her stuff around town dressed like a slut. ... These are the kinds of double standards within out society and it is hard to believe that many of these unfair treatments and associations come from the material we use to cover, or not cover, our bodies. ...

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All of us injected our moral feelings into the activity instead of looking at it objectively. ... If a town is allowing business to flourish, usually taxes are less for the consumers living in that town. ...

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Continue watching...chances are, you'll see the 90-year-old man and his wife, once the most perfect looking couple in town, moving forward hand in hand, one slow step at a time. ... Is his nose aimed toward the ceiling because he truly believes he's better than others, or because it's easier to hide a mask if we lift our heads? ... But for each of us, who we are today is an unavoidable result of how we've been loved, ignored, ridiculed, spoiled or seen by others in our lives. ...

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As a multicultural town including Japanese and an Aboriginal population, conflicting attitudes towards these races could be expected. ... "They were marked people now, aliens in our midst." ... The Sennosukes" names had to be changed because their original names seemed " too foreign to our ears." ...

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Throughout the course of human events many groups have fought for acceptance. Events ranging from mass revolutions to rallies in the town square. Women and blacks have fought for equal rights, elderly fight for better health care, and workers fight for unions and better pay. There are also groups f...

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When the two of them drive into town, she asked about the fights that her husband wanted to see. ... This way of thinking is strongly engraved in the minds of our society, but slowly the views are starting to shift where women can become the providers and men become the stay home parents and tenders of the home. ...

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At first she despises the "geekville" of cholesterol-rich breakfasts and lifeless conformists, yet as she realizes she has the power to turn the whole town haywire just by refusing to play the role of poodle-skirted good girl, she soon begins her Eve-like corruption. ... Reflecting a tendency in Hollywood productions and literary fiction to continue to circle the framework of "the Fall," Pleasantville examines critically our current state of "corruption." Through observation of humanity's depart from that which is "godly" and group-oriented, we are provoked into questioning our own societ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I had generously offered to provide him a ride home from work as his truck was in a neighboring town. ... The joy of civility never decreases and the truth of self worth and a very tangible elevated self esteem will never leave our society. ... Politeness demonstrates the importance inherent in all or our magnificent globe's expanding inhabitants. ... The future of our society demands politeness and respect to prevail diplomatically over obscenity and lewdness. Without these consequentially important values bestowed upon our men today, women stand no chance in our future. ...

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Introduction Last fall, 700,000 men gathered at our nation's Capital to focus on mending relationships. ... (c) In Oak Park, IL, a private Catholic hospital was not allowed to erect a cross because it could potentially offend some the town's residents. ...

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Phoenix Jackson runs into many bumps in the road on her travel, but her persistence pays off when she arrives in town. ... Alice Walker, an author dedicated to writing and womanism, says that " Womanist... tradition assumes, because of our experiences during slavery, that black women already are capable." ...

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I am from a smaller town and through my schooling I only had four male teachers, they were in science, math and gym. ... The few women doctors that we have are gynecologist and family practice doctors, all of our surgeons are men. ...

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The film dramatizes these issues so that even if we do not get complete answers to our questions, we do believe that the characters were also tormented by these questions and acted from deep-seated fears, obsessions, desires, and anger. ... Gender is not the only issue being tested in this film, for ideas about small towns, tolerance, and the threat of the outsider are also involved. ...

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Social status is what has divided towns, cities, and countries since the beginning of time. ... The Great Gatsby and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" are tributes to the lines and boundaries that our superficial world creates. ...

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• Grade Level: High School