Another connecting element among the four stories is the film's episodic structure (Putman, 2005). Kwapis's direction moved the events in the film among the four stories, continually connecting them with the "traveling pants" and the intermittent letters that the characters write to each other. In this way, the distance between the characters and their experiences is narrowed by the physical reality of the pants.
According to Dustin Putman, the episodic structure works because of the exceptional acting performances by the main characters. I would add that the effectiveness of the structure is also related to the nature of the plot. The four characters separate to allow them to grow as human beings. Each episode shows an aspect of this growth. While each girl's experiences are unique and targeted to herself, they are able to share these via the pants that travel among them. Finally, they are united in both the…...

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Bibliography

Bradshaw, Peter. (2005, Aug 26). The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Review. The Guardian.  http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_Film_of_the_week/0,1556427,00.html 

The Internet Move Database. (1990-2008). Blake Lively.  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515116/ 

King, Tim. (2005, Dec 4). The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Review.  http://bethestory.com/2005/12/04/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants 

O'Sullivan, Michael. (2005, June 3). 'Pants' with too much stretch. Washington Post.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/02/AR2005060200833_pf.html

Score Card Indicators for Sisterhood Award Fashion
Q1-What is special about the nominee?

Demonstrated a substantive, and unrecognized excellence

The nominee should be able to demonstrate a substantial and outstanding originality, promoting excellence, and innovation in the area of their specialties. Moreover, the nominee should demonstrate a recognized achievement, and make a difference in the area being considered. The nominee must also be able to demonstrate their abilities, and talents in their domain, which have been the expectation from the winner of this award. In addition, the winner should reveal a positive impact that will assist in enhancing the positivity in Sisterhood award process. (Ebony Live TV, 2016). The winner should be able to present new ideas, ingenuity, and innovativeness to promote the industry they operate.

Commitment

The winner should be special based on their commitment, national impact, and innovativeness. The winner should demonstrate the quality of creativity and talent revealing a high level of…...

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Reference

Ebony Live TV (2016). The Sisterhood Awards. Ebony Live TV

love you but then I'd have to kill you by Ally Carter
Modern girls are caught in a bind: how can they have a social life yet still be talented, intelligent, and athletically amazing, all at once? This dilemma is starkly illustrated in Ally Carter's I'd tell you I love you but then I'd have to kill you. The book is set in the Gallagher School for Girls, a boarding 'spy school' modeled on Harry Potter's Hogwarts for young wizards The heroine Cammie (alias 'the Chameleon') can speak fourteen languages and engage in covert operations (including making herself invisible) but has no idea how to talk to a 'normal' boy she likes. The book stresses that the support of your fellow girls is the only way to navigate the treacherous waters of female adolescence.

Throughout the book, Cammie's best friends support her, even during the strangest aspects of 'spy school.' The…...

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Works Cited

Carter, Ally. I'd tell you I love you but then I'd have to kill you. Hyperion, 2009.

Women in 20th Century Canadian Society: Social Conventions and Change
20th century society placed Canadian women within restrictive conventions and norms. There was a very pronounced domestic expectation placed upon women that they would have jobs or careers, but only until they married. Once married, the expectation was that they would abandon their careers to be housewives, working within the domestic sphere of the home, cooking and cleaning and tending to the general needs of the family. During this period, the expectation was that the husband and father was the man of the house and the sole financial provider or “breadwinner” for the family. Given the narrowness of existence for these women, and how limited their choices were, their reactions to this type of domestic captivity were all very diverse. Some women responded to the limiting social conventions by conforming to the expectations placed upon them, while others made great effort…...

A bring enthusiasm, drive, and determination with my membership, and I will be as asset to the sorority because of my leadership and organizational skills. I value the sorority environment during my university years, and feel developing long-lasting relationships with my sisters can create opportunities and relationships that will enhance the rest of my life. I feel I bring many qualities to the organization, and hope to give back to my sisters and much (or more) than I gain during my stay. I believe the only way to truly gain from every moment of the university experience is to live with like-minded individuals who share the same commitment to community, global understanding, and education, and so, I hope you will recommend me for membership in elta Sigma…...

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, with its standards of excellence in education and service to the community, has been serving primarily black, college-educated women since 1913. This longevity makes Delta Sigma Theta extremely attractive to many individuals in communities throughout America and the world. The value placed on physical and mental health is an important part of this organization, as is promoting and enhancing global awareness and compassion. To be a member of Delta Sigma Theta combines the tradition of nearly one hundred years of growth and development with a cutting-edge 21st century organization geared for success today and in the future.

Delta Sigma Theta would benefit from my membership for a number of compelling reasons. I hold a deep love for public service, sisterhood, and have a fervent drive for success in education for myself and others in my community. I feel Delta Sigma Theta meets my objectives for a service and sisterhood organization throughout my college years and beyond, and that I will learn more about community service and developing service programs during my membership with the organization.

A bring enthusiasm, drive, and determination with my membership, and I will be as asset to the sorority because of my leadership and organizational skills. I value the sorority environment during my university years, and feel developing long-lasting relationships with my sisters can create opportunities and relationships that will enhance the rest of my life. I feel I bring many qualities to the organization, and hope to give back to my sisters and much (or more) than I gain during my stay. I believe the only way to truly gain from every moment of the university experience is to live with like-minded individuals who share the same commitment to community, global understanding, and education, and so, I hope you will recommend me for membership in Delta Sigma Theta.

Caryl Churchill's play Top Girls explores gender issues in Thatcher-Era British society. Churchill contrasts feminism that simply enforces patriarchy, embodied by Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, and a feminism that is more radical and transformative. Marlene exemplifies the type of woman who is achieving personal goals but only within a patriarchal framework that continues to exploit not only women but also people of color and secondary social class status. Her success does not represent the goals of feminism, which are to create a more egalitarian society for all people. Therefore, the text advocates second wave feminism, which is presented as a whole social revolution that is more inclusive of issues related to class and race as well as personal and political power.
The opening scene of Top Girls shows different forms of feminism and female achievements of historical power. Weaving the stories of famous females throughout the play allows Churchill to…...

Another distinction central to the Black feminist's thoughts is the alienation she suffers due to the omission of her presence in history. This omission is not only found in traditional examples of history, but also in Eurocentric feminist views of history. The following quotation from Lorde in her letter to Daly shows the frustration and lack of understanding about the reason such an omission is propagated even among those of her same sex. "…why doesn't Mary deal with Afreket as an example? hy are her goddess-images only white, western-european, judeo-christian…here are the warrior-goddesses of the Vodun, the Dohomeian Amazons and the warrior-women of Dan…Mary has made a conscious decision to narrow her scope and to deal only with the ecology of western-european women (Lorde, 1979, p. 94)." The exclusion of African goddesses from Daly's text, which described the historical roots of women's power, is only a slight example of the…...

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Works Cited

1. Carby, H. (1982) "White Woman Listen! Black Feminism and the Boundaries of Sisterhood" in Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies The Empire Strikes Back: Race and Racism in 70s Britain. London: Hutchinson.

2. hooks, b. (1981) Aint I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism. Boston: South End Press.

3. hooks, b. (1990) Yearning: Race, Gender and Cultural Politics. Boston: South End Press.

4. Lourde, A. (1981) "An Open Letter to Mary Daly" in Moraga C. And Azadula G. This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Colour. Watertown: Persephone Press.

Democratic Education
Question No.

What are the principles of democratic education? How are these principles and values in tension/contradiction with our social construction of children and youth? For example, what assumptions do we make about teaching, learning and youth that democratic schools challenge? How does "one size fits all" centralized curriculum contribute to what Apple called the "de-skilling of teachers"? What is lost when this approach is adapted, especially when it is combined with the "intensification" of teaching? Explore the contradictions between what we say we want our students to be when they are finished their schooling (engaged, critical thinkers, active contributors and problem solvers) and how we are often educating young people. How does democratic education address this? What are some of the challenges educators who want to introduce democratic principles into their schools face? What are some of the potential rewards? How does democratic education address the notion that…...

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References

IDEN International Democratic education Network. (2010). Retrieved October 2012, from http://www.idenetwork.org/idec/idec-english.htm

Apple, M.W., & Swalwell, K. (2011). Reviewing Policy: Starting the Wrong Conversations: The Public School Crisis and "Waiting for Superman." Educational Policy, 368-381.

Ayers, W. (1992). The Shifting Grounds of Curriculum Thought and Everyday Practice . Taylor & Francis, 259-263.

Ayers, W. (1994). Can City Schools be Saved? Educational Leadership, 60.

people join fraternities and sororities, and do others not?
You may be a fresher in college or a student who has got transfer. Certainly you have taken up the college to attain a degree. Also you may be in search of some work to perform with all the leisure time you possess when you just are not doing anything in the class. There are umpteen groups of particular interest situated in the campus. You can enroll in one of these to enhance your extracurricular activities or render something for a valuable cause. It is recurrently convenient to make a decision about which group of particular interest you want to enroll in. But we see that the chosen lot of college students challenges the viability of joining a brotherhood group or sisterhood campaign. Each and every person has their own cause to enroll in or turn down these sororities or fraternities.…...

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References

Advantages of Being Greek" Retrieved at   Accessed on 12/02/2003http://studentlife.tamu.edu/greek/Information/advantages.htm .

Parent's Guide to Greek Life" University Union and Student Centre: Clemson University. Retrieved at Accessed on 12/02/2003http://union.clemson.edu/sa/greek_life/parents_guide.asp.

Boan, Cliff. "In Praise of Greek Organizations." The Retriever - Opinion October 30, 2001

Retrieved from www.trw.umbc.edu/. Accessed on 12/02/2003

in "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace her life. Edith was born a waif on the streets of Paris (literally under a lamp-post). Abandoned by her parents -- a drunken street singer for a mother and a circus acrobat father -- Edith learns to fend for herself from the very beginning. As a natural consequence of her surroundings, she makes the acquaintance of several ne'er do wells. She rises above the lifestyles of the girls she grows up with who prostitute themselves for a living in the hope that they will eventually meet a benefactor with whom they can settle. Edith has a talent for singing and she indulges this interest by singing loudly in the streets.…...

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Bibliography

Beauvoir, Simone de, and Parshley, H.M. The Second Sex. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.pp. lv, 786

Eisenstein, Zillah R. The Radical Future of Liberal Feminism. The Northeastern Series in Feminist Theory. Northeastern University Press ed. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1986.pp. xi, 260

Engels, Fredrick. "The Development of Utopian Socialism." Trans. Lafargue, Paul. Marx/Engels Selected Works. Revue Socialiste. Ed. Basgen, Brian. Vol. 3. New York: Progress Publishers, 1880. 95-151.

Origins of the Family, Private Property, and the State. 1894. Retrieved April 10, 2003 from. http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/Archive/1884-Family/

The novel opens seven years after Gabo's mother, Ximena, was murdered by coyotes -- or paid traffickers -- during an attempt to cross the border. Her mutilated body was found, her organs gone -- sold most likely. Because of the fear surrounding this border town and the lure of the other side, all of the characters become consumed with finding afa. These people are neglected and abused. Like other fiction works on this topic (such as Cisneros's The House on Mango Street), The Guardians (2008) is rich in symbolism and flavored with Mexican aphorisms. The novel also shows the reader how complex and perilous border life is when you're living in between the United States and Mexico.

The book is important when attempting to understand the challenge of the border town life and it is, at the same time, a testament to faith, family bonds, cultural pride, and the human experience…...

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Reference:

Giroux, Henry A. (2001). Theory and resistance in education (Critical studies in education and culture series). Praeger; Rev Exp edition.

San Juan (2002) states that the racism of sex in the U.S. is another element of the unequal political and economic relations that exist between the races in the American democracy. Women of color may even be conceived as constituting "a different kind of racial formation" (2002), although the violence inflicted against them as well as with familial servitude and social inferiority, testifies more sharply to the sedimented structures of class and national oppression embedded in both state and civil society (2002).

San Juan (2002) goes on to explore the articulations between sexuality and nationalism. "What demands scrutiny is more precisely how the categories of patriarchy and ethnonationalism contour the parameters of discourse about citizen identities" (2002). How the idea of nation is sexualized and how sex is nationalized, according to San Juan (2002), are topics that may give clues as to how racial conflicts are circumscribed within the force field of national self-identification.

Sexuality, San Juan (2002) suggests, unlike racial judgment is not a pure self-evident category. He states that it manifests its semantic and ethical potency in the field of racial and gendered politics. In the layering and sedimentation of beliefs about sexual liberty and national belonging in the United States, one will see ambiguities and disjunctions analogous to those between sexuality and freedom as well as the persistence of racist ideology.

The study reveals the ways culture and religion intersect with gender, and in fact the authors base their research on the theory of intersectionality. White privilege, gender, and any other issue related to social justice and personal consciousness is situational. Each individual will experience race, class, gender, power, religion, and ethnicity in different ways.
When reading the three articles, I first note their similarities. All three articles address white privilege. The problem with white privilege is that it is built into the social institutions upon which societies are built. White privilege can also be extended to refer to gender privilege and patriarchy, which is why Greenwood & Christian (2008) note that women from whatever culture or religion tend to gloss over their differences to bond together in sisterhood. Sisterhood might trump experiences such as racial prejudice and bias. However, when faced with the problem of the hijab, women who are…...

She found a place where she could grow and succeed as herself. Diane Oakes, executive director of the Kaw Valley Council, saw girl scouting as a tool in bringing out the leader from every girl of any age. It is one of the few service organizations, which gives full voting power to its young representatives to choose council board of directors. These elected and hardworking representatives become an important voice in the council. The respect they earn from the adult members of the board boosts their self-esteem. That self-esteem, productivity and sense of achievement contribute to their total personality development into adulthood. And Amanda Atwood, a senior high school student, relished a sense of fulfillment when her opinions benefit younger girl scouts. Amanda and three other Senior Girl Scouts organized a safety program for students in the elementary level. As a result, 2,000 children received identification cards with their…...

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Bibliography

Achiever, the. (2006). Spellings addresses girl scouts leaders. 2 pages. ED.gov: Gale.

Retrieved on September 22, 2007 at  http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_mOZFD/is_3_5/ai_n17212656 

Business Wire (2006). Girl scouting undergoes historic transformation to focus on leadership development for 21st century girls. 2 pages. Business Week: Gale Group

Girl Scouts of America (2007). What is girl scouting? Girl Scout Central. Girl Scouts of America: Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Retrieved September 22, 2007 from  http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/what_is_gs

Gender Bias in the U.S. Court System
Statistics regarding male and female criminality

Types of cases involving women and men

Sentencing guidelines for judges imposed to diminish disparities

Feminists say women should get less jail time

Number of women vs. men arrested

omen committing misdemeanors get little or no jail time

Death penalty cases

10% of murder cases are perpetrated by women

Leniency of juries on women defendants

Easier for women to be treated leniently by juries

Sex crimes involving men and women adults vs. teens and children

omen are always given less punishment than men in this area

Reaction of judges towards female defendants

Male judges

Female judges

Body

a. Chivalry Theory of women perpetrators

Body

Focal Concerns theory of women perpetrators

Conclusion

In both the Constitution and Declarations of Independence, two of the most important documents in American history, it is promised by the very foundations of the government that all people will be treated the same way throughout the nation and in all circumstances, no matter what. The…...

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Works Cited:

Brockway, J. (2011). Gender bias and the death penalty. Death Penalty Focus. Retrieved from  http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=568 

Crew, K. (1991). Sex differences in criminal sentencing: chivalry or patriarchy? Justice

Quarterly. (8:1). 59-83.

Doerner, J. (2012). Explaining the gender gap in sentencing outcomes: an investigation of differential treatment in U.S. federal courts. Bowling Green State University.

Positively a enaissance woman with a background in art, acting, photography, and journalism, Frances Marion positioned herself at the forefront of early filmmaking in Hollywood. Her legacy lives on with more than 300 films in her portfolio and two screenwriting Academy Awards, and yet her name lacks the notoriety of many of her contemporaries. Marion's work in filmmaking helped to propel Hollywood from the era of silent movies to the world of "talkies," which was around the time businessmen and major studios started taking over the once-bohemian industry from early pioneers like Marion. Marion also came to fame during a time when filmmaking boasted gender equity in its ranks. Women in the silent era of filmmaking "directed, produced and edited hundreds of silent movies," and by some estimates more than half of all silent movies were made by women (Blakemore, 2016). Sisterhood, a conscientious effort to help other women in…...

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References

Beauchamp, C. (1997). Without Lying Down. Berkeley: UC Press.

Blakemore, E. (2016). This forgotten female screenwriter helped give Hollywood its voice. Time. 21 Jan, 2016. Retrieved online:  http://time.com/4186886/frances-marion/ 

"Profile: Fances Marion," (n.d.). Retrieved online:  https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-frances-marion/ 

Zeidel, C. (2009). Frances Marion and Mary Pickford. Thesis. Retrieved online:  http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=theses

Thesis: In "The House on Mango Street," the portrayal of women overcoming various hardships through resilience, sisterhood, and self-empowerment demonstrates the novel's powerful message about the indomitable spirit and strength of women. One possible way to refine this thesis statement could be to focus on the specific ways in which women in the novel demonstrate resilience, sisterhood, and self-empowerment in the face of adversity. By delving deeper into these themes and providing examples from the text, you can strengthen your argument and provide a more nuanced analysis of how women navigate and overcome the challenges they face in "The House on....

Islam promotes equality among its followers in a number of ways, including:

1. All Muslims are considered equal in the eyes of Allah. Regardless of their wealth, social status, or ethnicity, all believers are equal in their worship and devotion to God.

2. Islam teaches that all human beings are created equal and are deserving of respect and dignity. This includes equal rights and opportunities for both men and women.

3. The concept of brotherhood and sisterhood in Islam emphasizes the importance of treating one another with kindness, compassion, and fairness, regardless of differences in background or social status.

4. Islam teaches the importance....

The Fight for Women's Suffrage and Its Impact on American Society in the 20th Century
The fight for women's suffrage, the right for women to vote, was a pivotal chapter in American history that left an enduring legacy on society. It not only granted women political power but also catalyzed numerous other social and political changes.
Expansion of Political Participation
Prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, women were excluded from participating in the democratic process. The suffrage movement played a crucial role in breaking down this barrier and allowing women to fully engage in civic life. By gaining the....