... English. In her article, "The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People's Children", Lisa Delpit says that she prefers to be honest with her students about the culture of power. "I tell them that their language and cultural style is unique and wonderful but that there is a political power game that is also being played, and if they want to ... they too must play." (Delpit, 292) I could not agree with this more. My student should have been taught a long time ago that her language was unacceptable for use on English essays. She needs to know that her own "native" lan...

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... for this reason, and many do not consciously modify their bodies as a rite of passage. My interest in the motivations of individuals who modify their bodies, especially in cases where the modification may not be culturally acceptable, has led me to explore web sites containing essays describing personal experiences of body modifiers. There I have found evidence that many people consciously or unconsciously modify ... their bodies to mark the advent or conclusion of important events and times of their lives. Through my Internet research and use of such sources as interviews, articles foun...

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