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Marie Marvingt, a Frenchwoman who lived around the turn of the century, was an
inventor, adventurer, stunt woman, superathlete, aviator, and all-around scholar.
She chose to be affianced to neither man (as a wife) nor God (as a religious), ...
Marie Marvingt, a Frenchwoman who lived around the turn of the century, was an
inventor, adventurer, stunt woman, superathlete, aviator, and all-around scholar.
She chose to be affianced to neither man (as a wife) nor God (as a religious), ...
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When a woman or girl makes news, her sex is identified at the beginning of a
story, if possible in the headline or its equivalent. The assumption, apparently, is
that whatever event or action is being reported, a woman's involvement is less ...
When a woman or girl makes news, her sex is identified at the beginning of a
story, if possible in the headline or its equivalent. The assumption, apparently, is
that whatever event or action is being reported, a woman's involvement is less ...
Page 103
In cases where the woman was the expert and the man the nonexpert, women
showed support — saying things such as "Yeah" and "That's right" — for the
nonexpert men they were talking to. Observers often rated the male nonexpert as
the ...
In cases where the woman was the expert and the man the nonexpert, women
showed support — saying things such as "Yeah" and "That's right" — for the
nonexpert men they were talking to. Observers often rated the male nonexpert as
the ...
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Contents
Selection Slanting and Charged Language | 2 |
We cannot communicate without bias Even when our intentions are | 11 |
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
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| Title | Exploring language |
| Editor | Gary Goshgarian |
| Edition | 7 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0673523500, 9780673523501 |
| Subjects | College readers English language |
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