Word: woman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...imply causality, but surely one could speculate on the nature of the determinants. I would like to make the case that with a little bit of helpful prodding, Hicks might be inclined to venture beyond obtuseness and think a little more deeply about this "perched," "mooching," and "portly" woman's life...
...sorts of lives do homeless people live? Wealth and stability--which the homeless lack--invite knowledge of and time for pursuing a healthier lifestyle. This means access to healthy food, appropriate health care and safe locations to exercise or relax. Hicks focuses his dull and uninformed contempt on a woman who can be assumed to lack these resources...
...distractions of the two girls whispering in front of me and the guy next to me cracking his neck and smirking in between his sighs of boredom. The presentation did not focus on addressing the gravity of sexual violence, but raised comical questions about whether or not a woman lying down on a man's bed and winking constitutes "asking for it." Although all the groups had the best of intentions, the short skits trivialized the serious issues they were addressing...
...about the lack of serious discussion about the very real issue of sexual violence, I asked several of my classmates what their thoughts were on the meeting. One said she found the skits entertaining and felt they did not focus enough on the "message that rape is not the woman's fault." Another friend found the meeting "a little silly." and continued, "Everyone was laughing, including the actors." This approach, according to my friend, "makes it seem like calling the number is a joke. I don't want to call that number...
FROZEN FERTILITY For the first time, doctors appear to have restored the fertility of a prematurely menopausal woman by reimplanting ovarian tissue removed--and frozen--years before. While the woman, a 30-year-old ballerina, has yet to try to conceive, one important first step has occurred: she ovulated and had a period. The still experimental technique, developed by an Anglo-American team, may help women undergoing sterility-causing chemotherapy to preserve their fertility--and just may extend the childbearing years beyond menopause...