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Diversity is beautiful: "The new sort of lady author is always photographed in bed and must exercise in a bikini"

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Wednesday, 12 August 2015. The new sort of lady author is always photographed in bed and must exercise in a bikini". In 1969, "model-turned-author" Jeanne Rejaunier published her first novel "The Beauty Trap". Which became a bestseller and sold over one million copies ( via. The LIFE photo essay " What it takes to be a lady author anymore". Showed Rejaunier posing for photographs that capture " how a woman should promote her literary work". The front of the book) The Beauty Trap. A lady author must have ...

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Diversity is beautiful: November 2014

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Friday, 28 November 2014. A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent poltical sedative in women's history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one.". Vogue's recent slideshow "The Best Lingerie Comes in All Sizes". Shows so-called "plus-sized" models. Also recently, Calvin Klein's " US size 10" or "UK size 14" model Myla Dalbesio. So far "the biggest girl Calvin Klein has ever worked with" ( via.

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Diversity is beautiful: Tommie, John, Peter & 1968 Olympic Games

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Monday, 3 August 2015. Tommie, John, Peter and 1968 Olympic Games. If I win, I am American, not a black American. But if I did something bad, then they would say I am a Negro. We are black and we are proud of being black. Black America will understand what we did tonight.". There have been a couple of scandals and controversies in the history of the Olympic Games. One of controversies was caused during the 1968 Olympics when the two black athletes Tommie Smith. Gold medalist) and John Carlos. Which is pa...

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Diversity is beautiful: Women's Suffrage in Switzerland

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Monday, 10 August 2015. Women's Suffrage in Switzerland. Even today, Appenzell Innerrhoden is described as "tradition-conscious", as a canton easily being irritated by changes and new developments. Despite its lowest unemployment rate in Switzerland (i.e. 127 unemployed persons) and although only 1554 "foreigners" are living in the canton with a population of 16.000 inhabitants, populists worrying about "massive immigration" are quite successful ( via. Above: "Not without suffrage", Zurich, 1959. Most of...

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Diversity is beautiful: Expo Milano 2015

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Friday, 7 August 2015. Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life". Is the theme of Expo Milano 2015. Why this choice? About 870 million people are undernourished, about 1.3 billion tons of foods are wasted every year. 145 countries and three international organisations (United Nations, European Union, Caribbean Community) are the offiicial participants. In addition, civil society organisations and representatives of the corporate world participate ( via. Literally via UN Expo Milano 2015. 7 August 2015 at 09:33.

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Diversity is beautiful: Born this day ... Ethel L. Payne

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Friday, 14 August 2015. Born this day . Ethel L. Payne. 8220;I stick to my firm, unshakeable belief that the black press is an advocacy press, and that I, as a part of that press, can’t afford the luxury of being unbiased . . . when it come to issues that really affect my people, and I plead guilty, because I think that I am an instrument of change.”. Ethel L. Payne. 8220;Had Ethel Payne not been black, she certainly would have been one of the most recognized journalists in American society.”. In their p...

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Diversity is beautiful: Welcome.TU.code

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Thursday, 13 August 2015. The Vienna University of Technology. Was founded in 1815, has more than 26.000 students, and is ranked as one of the best universities ( via. Both its real excellence and its mission "technology for the people". Are put into practice by the Faculty of Informatics. Project Welcome.TU.code. The initiative was launched by researchers, teachers and students to offer computer workshops for young asylum seekers, particularly unaccompanied minor refugees ( via. 13 August 2015 at 08:28.

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Diversity is beautiful: March 2015

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Monday, 30 March 2015. My Favourite Colour Was Yellow". 8220;It was when I had enough pink clothes that I could do a whole pink wash [in the laundry], that it made me think there’s something really powerful happening here and I want to trace where it had come from.”. My family is exactly the same as all these families in the book. We're all navigating our way through this sea of pink.". The title places an emphasis on a lack of choice, and that's really what's at the core of the book.". My latest project...

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Diversity is beautiful: Meryl, the Witch

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Friday, 31 July 2015. Meryl, the Witch. I'm older. There's some sort of seniority. As a matter of fact, the seniority ebbs as you get older.". America doesn't reward people of my age, either in day-to-day life or for their performances.". Our culture is pretty youth-obsessed, especially people that pass 40. I was not offered any female adventurers, or love interests, or heroes or demons. I was offered witches because I was ‘old’ at 40.". And according to Forbes one of the highest paid actresses ( via.