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    For hundreds of years, women have never been given equality, from being able to vote, to how they are able to dress. Guys are always seen to be the stronger gender or more important gender so the girls are always the ones to get in trouble if they are to do something

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    1950s Gender Roles

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    regarding what clothing was acceptable. Girls in school were expected to wear skirts, blouses or dresses and their shirt tails were to be tucked into their skirts. Sun dresses were not to be worn, along with any other revealing clothing. Hair scarves, curlers, or clips were not to be worn in the classrooms. Sandals were not allowed and socks or peds had to be worn with sneakers. Outside of school women wore dresses, skirts, and occasional trousers. Gloves were also popular and would be seen outside the house

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    stuck in the ocean for several days, then survived for six years on an island later on in the movie. In “The Good Lie” the group had each other to depend but sadly some of them died. The rest of the group gained courage and dedication to walk nine hundred miles to Kenya. One of my favorite books called “Hatchet” featured Brian had to survive by himself on an island. He had few supplies from the plane and he had a hatchet that served a great purpose in his survivability that was given to him by his

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    Clothing In The 1920s

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    changed into a more relaxed and optimistic outlook. In the decade before the 20s, most clothing styles were imported from the European ruling class. But once World War 1 ended nearly all women discarded the fashion trends that once lived for a hundred years. Now the clothes were made to be simple, short, and sweet. The clothes that people wore allowed for comfort and practicality. Fashion was a large part of the 1920s because it allowed men and women to have and feel more freedom. What allowed

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    The legend of La Llorona has been embedded into the Mexican and Chicano/a culture for more than five hundred years, primarily bringing fear, caution, and death to young children. Said to be dresses in all white with long black hair, La Llorona revolves on bringing fear to kids and emphazises the mourne of the loss of her children. Many of the kids who are told this story serves as a threat to not go play by a river or to stay out when the sun has fallen. Reverting back to the time period of the Spanish

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    There is no doubt that being homeless has always been a problem in America. It is a problem for everybody, no one ever wants to be deemed homeless. Recent studies reveal that being homeless has now turned into an epidemic in some cities across the country. The homeless population has increased this year for the first time since the Great Recession and I think it is utterly ridiculous when the top two prominent cities in the United States (New York City and Los Angeles) are among the top three homeless

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    received media coverage when he featured his first collection at the Casino Du Liban in Beirut and after that he was labelled as a “precocious genius” by the press. In the beginning he was in the business of making high class evening gowns and wedding dresses. Saab noticed early on that there was a niche for haute couture between labels such as Dior, Channel, Valentino and Gaultier. The firm was progressively positioning itself as a very high class royal brand and was exclusively targeting high end customers

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    Ever met someone so dreadful that they were considered pushy or even rueful? Well, if so stay tuned because this essay will be over just exactly that, but only about a necklace and Mathilde Loisel. In the story The Necklace (Maupassant) Mathilde Loisel is a poverty stricken beautiful women, who gets to go to a ball with her husband. But with being poor her pride gets the best of her. Meaning, she wants a expensive ball gown for husband to buy her but, she can't have a ball gown without a necklace

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    Padpud Influencer

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    now my personal manager.” She said. P’Ploy is the person who introduced her to instagram and since she was a university cheerleader, lots of people were already interested in her personal life After a few years, she has the power to attract almost hundred thousands of likes for instagram post of her gilded lifestyle and 409K followers that were almost next to impossible. Since then Padpud has become the darling of the influencer industry and she has carved a successful business from her followers and

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    Baby Boy or Baby Girl In most countries about one hundred and five boys are born for every one hundred grils. Babies are a divine blessing in the life of every mom to be. The birth of a child is a blast into a woman´s life but, it also brings a huge responsibility. Some women want to conceive a boy others a girl. Women can not choose their baby´s gender but they can for sure choose to be great mothers to guide them in life. Baby boys and baby girls often compare and contrast in money spending because

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