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Chapter Three

From: Rooms

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The author continues to speak on their life, writing, experiences in school, career, gender and queerness, influences, thoughts on Woolf, and health issues. 19 $1.90 Add
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Children vs. Social Acupuncture

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

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The author first explains what he means by social acupuncture, and why it is his preferred method of social change promotion. Then he offers case studies of his collaboration between his … 23 $2.30 Add
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Doing Justice to the Courthouse Site

From: The Ward Uncovered

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I’m Just So Tired of All These Star Wars

On Art and Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

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Modern nostalgia in novel and flim is discussed, using examples of Ready Player One, Back to the Future, American Graffitti, Indiana Jones, and the introduction of prequels with Star Wars. … 22 $2.20 Add
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In Olden Times, When Wishing Still Helped

The Fairy Tale in France and Germany

From: Disfigured

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Chapter 3 explores fairy tales from France and Germany, exploring topics including the rise of modern fairy tales, disfigurement and disability in fairy tales, a history of the Grimm brothers, … 20 $2.00 Add
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Kill Your Idylls

From: A Matter of Taste

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In this chapter, the concept of foodie elitism is debated alongside a discussion of precision farming. Tucker identifies the complexity of introducing new technologies onto the old concept of a … 36 $3.60 Add
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Lie Back and Think of Paperwork

From: Hard to Do

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Korducki highlights the legal obstacles that prohibited many from getting married and prevented others from filing for divorce. 18 $1.80 Add
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Minstrel Show Tom

From: Uncle

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This chapter examines the phenomenon of minstrelsy, and how Uncle Tom came to be depicted in minstrel shows. 11 $1.10 Add
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Nine Men in a Parking Lot

From: Rebound

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This chapter explores the Kensington neighbourhood in Toronto through the lens of nine-man volleyball, a sport first played in Canada by Chinese-American immigrants. 8 $0.80 Add
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Notes and Acknowledgements

From: Mad Hope

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Girls just wanna have fun. They're doing just that, and it's blurring the lines between therapy, porn, health care, mysticism and prostitution. Welcome to today's wild and shameless female sexual underground.

From: Closer

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In this chapter, the author takes a broad tour of the wide variety of ways women are exploring and learning about their sexuality, covering orgasmic meditation, experiential sex therapists, the … 62 $6.20 Add
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Race

From: Curry

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This chapter explores Ruthnum’s connection to Mauritius, Mauritius food, and the country’s history. There is a discussion of South Asian personalities in popular culture and the … 27 $2.70 Add
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Scene 2

Tara

From: What You Won’t Do For Love

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Scene 2 focuses on Tara and her decades-spanning relationship and work with her husband, David Suzuki. It discusses immigration, World War II, discrimination, marriage and married life, activism, … ; ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Siopao Is Not Just for Kids

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Christina Gonzales discusses the Filipino siopao, how they attest to the history of the Philippines, colonization, cultural influence of Spanish, Chinese, and Americans on the islands, and her … 7 $0.70 Add
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Three

From: The Seed

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This chapter begins with the historical beginnings of the reproductive rights movement and how these ideas have changed over time. Kimball discusses reproductive rights and feminism in relation … 26 $2.60 Add