I wake up angry with Raymond Carver(whom I love, who is long dead and cannot suffer my anger,cannot even pour me gin or offer cigarettes),for bestowing literary domain on Tess Gallagher.Tess had nothing to do with it.She showed up late to his curly, black hair and meticulous prose. It was Maryann, who traded her sixteen […]
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I received some amusing reactions last month when I told my friends and family I’d gotten engaged: My mom, pawing madly at my left hand: “Where is your RING??” My best friend, wearing a puzzled frown: “I thought you said you weren’t going to do that. Aren’t you a feminist?” A coworker, jumping up and
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Despite facing intense adversity in its early stages, the Sydney Mardi Gras festival has become the largest annual event held in Sydney, Australia that celebrates the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual) community. The celebration is an explosion of color, creativity, and, most importantly, acceptance. The party lasts for three weeks and people from around the
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The day in 2013 when Leon Panetta, the Secretary of Defense, and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signed the order to open combat arms positions to women, Stacy Jones and her associates celebrated. After years of protesting for women’s rights, sometimes in very hostile environments, Stacy would finally get to see her dreams of
The Marshall University Woman’s Center defines “rape culture” as “an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby
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The Vatican is an independent, land-locked religious city-state located near the western coast of central Italy. It officially became a country in 1939 as a result of the Lateran Treaty. Around 800 people make up Vatican City’s official population. The foremost citizen of the Vatican is the Pope, a religious leader who has great political
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