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Event 1 VITA

Ashlee Durham Event Response: VITA Experience 2/28/2020 I am a part of a class here at High Point University where we go and volunteer for a program called VITA which stands for volunteer income tax assistance. We have to take a few basic examples to be able to qualify to be a preparer for thisContinue reading “Event 1 VITA”

Panel Discussion

Ashlee Durham 3-1-2020 ENG-3298-02 Panel Discussion Paper In the world that we live in today it is very easy to overlook issues that you are not personally going through. Women are taught from a young age how to act and what to do. There are gender roles in place and if you are not inContinue reading “Panel Discussion”

WP Commonplace Post 6

I believe every woman should live by this quote. There is no limit to what we can do even if someone says there is. If you believe in yourself anything is possible. There are going to be many people who try to make you believe other wise but just keep this in your head atContinue reading “WP Commonplace Post 6”

WP Commonplace Post 5

This graph shows how many do think that men and women should be equal but very little actually consider theirselves a feminist. If you believe that we should be equal then you need to stand up and fight for what you believe in. In class we always say whoever has the pen has the power.Continue reading “WP Commonplace Post 5”

WP Commonplace Post 4

We discuss this idea a lot in class. Gender and sex are not the same thing and when you’re born into a society where your gender is already chosen it is difficult for some to branch out. Gender roles for example are like saying girls like pink and boys like blue. We are raised thisContinue reading “WP Commonplace Post 4”

WP Commonplace Post 3

I think this is always good to remember. There are always going to be people who do not believe in you and want you to fail but if you believe in yourself the possibilities are endless. Being a female today many will not believe in you and if you do not believe in yourself itContinue reading “WP Commonplace Post 3”

WP Commonplace Post 2

I think this relates to class because this goes back to gender roles. As a girl you are already chosen to be emotional and not as strong as men. All of that is not true, I can be a strong woman and should not be compared to anyone else.

WP Commonplace Post 1

https://www.thepopple.com/most-popular-feminist-memes-72781 This meme is very relevant to this class because it shows that most try and tell women what they should and shouldn’t wear. Women should not be told what they can and can’t wear nor should they be judged.

Global Feminisms

This connects to the class in many ways.

My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.