Sunday, December 7, 2008

Journal Entry #7

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  • Align Right There was a girls group that formed called Mean Girls and they were the "rock-music heroines" (131).
  • Besides all of the nice songs, the girls offered sisterhood.
  • There were many critics about girls because they formed a girls group and they didn't write their own lyrics.
  • There's atleast some realisation toda. "But feminism has taught us to appreciate everyday magic" (133).
  • Women even had limitations when it came to playing sports. There was really no freedom for them to do anything. These women would envy us today because of all the priviledges we have and we all don't take advantage of the opportunities put in our paths.
  • Some women that played sports and tryed any extend was Billie Jean King (tennis player).
  • A strong women that we should all be proud of today is Jeannette Rankin who fought for women's rights and peace. And this is only one of the women that tried to change/make life better for women.
  • "Women weren't always in the books" (146).
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  • Did police officers favor men more than women?
  • How would Ms. Jean King feel about sports today?
  • Why don't we talk so much about women today in classes?
  • Was there a certain group of women that got more attentions than others for a long period of time or were they all always ignored?

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  • Smackeroo (131): a hard slap
  • Svengali (132): a person who completely dominates another (selfish)
  • Expenditure (136): the act of expending something

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  • "Yet they wore leather pants, Beatle boots, and giant hairdos" (131). Imagery.
  • "Discounted the value of girl gropus because most didn't write their owm music, and it was just bubble gum for the kids anyway" (133). Metaphor.
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  • Women wanted to do everthing, but had limits to everything! Today we need to appreciate everything because people fought for us to have all the goods we have in our lives. We need to see the "perfect" side of life.

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