Jennifer Shipon
Jennifer has a BA in Music Performance and English. She loves classical music, freak folk, poetry, and the idea of infinite imagination.
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BA in English and Music Performance (flute), freelance writerInterests
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The Dark Bride Tropical Oil Company and the Colombian Flower/Oil Industries: Uncomfortable SimilaritiesThe authority responsible for ensuring safe working conditions in Campo 26 and Colombia's present-day oil and flower industries both act in oppressive, agonistic ways. -
Private Exchanges in Kindred by Octavia Butler: Subtle Evidence of Gender-Based and Racial OppressionOctavia Butler's Kindred is rife with examples of racial and gender-based oppression, the most general and glaring of which is the presence of slavery itself. -
Review of Merrell Women's Sporty Bahia Thong Summer SandalThe Merrell women's sporty Bahia summer thong sandal is comfortable, durable, antibacterial, built with special sticky rubber sole, air cushion, and foot-aligning technology, all for approximately $49.99 in most stores. -
Review of Luna Nutrition Bar for Women: Nutz Over ChocolateDesigned as a healthy, vitamin-packed bar for active women that actually tastes good, Lunabars succeeds wildly on the two levels of nutrition bar excellence - nutrition and flavor. -
Review of Dell Latitude D505 Laptop Personal Portable ComputerAt only $1,357, the D505 has a surprising amount of features for the low cost (including a FireWire port and a swappable bay), but so-so screen and processor; buy for practical use, i.e. business or school, with a long warranty. -
Review of Korg MA-30 Metronome - Best for Amateur and Serious MusiciansThe Korg MA-30 metronome has highly useful, in-depth features that many other metronomes lack, such as a convenient memory function, volume control, and complicated rhythms, instead of just the standard ones. Compact for top-notch portability. -
Review of Fujifilm FinePix Charger/Picture Cradle CP-FXA10 for FinePix A310/A210/A205/A205SThe compact Fujifilm Finepix Charger and Picture Cradle CP-FXA10 makes it quick and easy to transfer images to your computer, turn your camera into a web cam, and charge your camera while loading and looking at photos. -
Breast-Feeding Better for Baby and Mother Than Bottle Formula; May Prevent Cancer, Increase IQWhether to breast-feed or go the bottle route has long been one of a mother's crucial choices in raising her newborn child. Both options seemed equally healthy - until now. -
2006 Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival: Film, Venue, and Ticket InfoThe Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is the third biggest one of its kind in the US, and the biggest hands-down on the entire East Coast. Films from 26 countries including Norway, Israel, Wales, Sweden, the Netherlands, Hong Kong. -
Why Mozilla Firefox is the Best Internet Browser Out TodayWhy Mozilla Firefox knocks other browsers - especially Internet Explorer - clear out of the water. -
10 Top Tips for College Freshmen at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ)Where to eat on campus, fun stuff to do around the area, how to handle T/W elevators, & more. -
How to Understand the Meaning Behind Symbols and Images in Paul Klee's Art: 4 Paintings and 1 EtchingThe 5 pieces discussed and/or mentioned in this article include Two Men Meet, Each Believing the Other to Be of Higher Rank (1903), Red and White Domes (1914), The Golden Fish (1925), Fish Magic, (1925), and Ad Parnassum (1932). -
Recent Health News: Cases of AIDS and HIV Infections on the Rise in Many CountriesRecent studies show that HIV/AIDS is decreasing in some countries, while increasing severely. Europe has been heavily affected by new cases of HIV over the past year. What do doctors suggest we do individually to slow the epidemic? -
The Moral Ambiguity of Familial Sacrifice in Jonathan Safran Foer's Famous Novel Everything is IlluminatedThe moral qualities of relationships between grandfathers, fathers, sons, and friends in Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel, Everything is Illuminated. -
The Process of Grieving and Dealing with Death in W. H. Auden's Famous Poem "Stop All the Clocks, Cut Off the Telephone"W. H. Auden has written an unusual response to death. The title demands that seemingly unreasonable actions be carried out. The normal events of daily life, such as clocks ticking, telephones ringing, dogs barking, and pianos playing are not allowed. Why? -
Joseph Brodsky's Famous Poem "Love Song" Discusses the Pros and Cons of LoveThe speaker seems to be implying that love is equal parts comprised of the willing favors and obligation, two seemingly opposite concepts. But they're not - & this is how Brodsky combines them seamlessly.
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Political and Poetic Lies in W. H. Auden's Famous Poem "September 1, 1939" (Drew Comparisons to September 11th)The speaker denounces the ruling elite and its power to twist the truth, but hypocritically takes on a role of corrupt poetic authority in order to do so.
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The Moral Impasse of Unconscious Fear in Mary Shelley's Famous Novel FrankensteinEveryone who comes into contact with Frankenstein reviles him not only as a result of his physical appearance, but because of unconscious fears his existence as a whole arouses, destroying any chance of the acceptance he craves.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Fights for Women's Rights in Her Famous Short Story "The Yellow Wallpaper"The widely spread belief in male superiority at the time "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Dr. Clair's Place" were published afford them the status of rebellious pieces challenging the power of men over women in late 19th and early 20th-century society.
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Sharon Olds Explores Paternal and Sexual Love Between Father and Daughter in Her Poem My Father Speaks to Me from the DeadThe speaker's father attempts to prove his love his daughter is greater than that of the speaker's mother. The father attempts to hide his pedophiliac urges by showing paternal love, but ironically succeeds only in implicating himself in the process.
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The History of Lacrosse: A Comparison Between Men's and Women's Rules and ViolenceDifferences between men's and women's lacrosse rules and style of play. Women are injured almost as much as men in lacrosse, but are required to wear less protective equipment. Women's lacrosse sometimes hides a seething inner violence.
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History of Music in Film: Analysis of How & Why Film Scores Enhance the Emotional Import of Films: Citizen KaneAddresses how and why people have been compelled to combine drama with music throughout history. Clarifies some of music's manifold roles in cinema and the reasons behind them by using as an example composer Bernard Herrmann's Citizen Kane soundtrack.
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City of Glass: Metafictional Similarities to Don QuixoteThe graphic novel version of City of Glass's characters and their relationship to one another suggest that the novel, in both its frivolous and moral aspects, can be viewed as a modern-day, metafictional version of Don Quixote.