A Syntactic Analysis of Imperative Sentences in Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper AAUW NYS 2010 - 2011
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Transcript of My Sister’s Keeper AAUW NYS 2010 - 2011
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My Sisters Keeper AAUW NYS
2010 - 2011
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I am my sisters keeper.We are in this together.Not to winNot to competeNot to conquerBut to educateTo nurtureTo help.
We are each others keeper.Let us celebrateThe power within us allTo make the differenceTo change the world!
Dr. Natasha Josefowitz
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My Sisters KeeperPart 1
Learn More
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I think itis impossible to stand by and do nothing after reading Half the Sky.
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The Issues
Violence Against Woman Gendercide Gynocide - Femicide/Human Trafficking
2. Education
3. Maternal Health Care & Reproductive Rights
4. Economic Empowerment
5. Womens Rights and Gender Equality
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Half the SkyA call to arms against our eras most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world.
Join New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof in an investigation of sex trafficking and reproductive rights, and hear inspirational stories of the extraordinary women struggling under dire circumstances.
Introducing The Columnists Series www.nytimes.com/knowledgeThe 3 self-paced seminars begin with: Half the Sky, with Nicholas Kristof discussing the oppression of women in the developing world.
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The SolutionTaking Action
Speak OutSupport womens microfinance programs Global Resources & Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Act, S.1425
Join the Care Action Network (CAN)www.can.care.org
Spread the WordRead Half the Sky
Advocate/Donate
Speak OutSupport womens microfinance programs Global Resources & Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Act, S.1425
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What is Fair Trade?Creating Opportunities for Economically & Socially Marginalized Producers
Developing Transparent & Accountable Relationships
Building Capacity
Promoting Fair Trade
Paying Promptly and Fairly
Supporting Safe Working Conditions
Ensuring the Rights of Children
Cultivating Environmental Stewardship
Respecting Cultural Identity
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My Sisters KeeperPart 2
Connect More
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Intra-Branch Coalitions
Action GroupsCommunity ServiceEquity in EducationPublic PolicyTech Savvy GirlsInterest GroupsActive ArtistsArt InterestBridgeCurrent IssuesFinancial GroupGourmet/LunchLiteratureNetworkingMahjongWalking Group
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Community Coalition Partners
Womens GroupsMy Sisters PlaceGirl ScoutsSchools/Local CollegesIndividualsService GroupsLocal AgenciesLocal/International Organizations
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for girls, by girls
Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the worlds hardest-to-reach adolescent girls.
Through Girl Ups support, girls have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted, and positioned to be the next generation of leaders. www.girlup.org
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Girl Up Look UpSpeak UpStand UpStep UpRise UpRe Up50 Million Girls Live in Poverty
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www.halftheskymovement.org/get-involved
Help her live. Help her learn. Help her earn.
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Humanitarian Gift GuideNicholas Kristof NY Times December 2010Arzu (ArzuStudioHope.org)First Book (firstbook.org)Fonkoze (fonkoze.orgPartners in Health (pih.org)Panzi Hospital (panzifoundation.org)Campaign for Female Education (camfed.org)Nurse Family Partnership (nursefamilypartnership.org)Edna Hospital (ednahospital.org)Somaly Mam Foundation (somaly.org)
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My Sisters KeeperPart 3
Do More
Use Your Power to Empower Others
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Theres a special place in hell for women whodont help other women.
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Philanthropy: A Family Affair
Leading by ExampleThe Joy and Sorrow ConversationHoliday TraditionsParties with a PurposeGiving/Doing/Serving TogetherThe Penny Harvest for Families
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The Penny Harvestwww.commoncents.org
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The Gift of Philanthropy
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Model Projects
Support a Womans Business Kiva- www.kiva.org
Beads for Education - www.beadsforeducation.org
Global Giving www.globalgiving.org
Heifer International www.heifer.org
Both Your Hands www.bothyourhands.org
Female Education CAMFED www.camfed.org
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How to Vet a Charity
American Institute of Philanthropywww.charitywatch.org
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance www.give.org Charity Navigator www.charitynavigator.org
Guide Star www.guidestar.org
Give Well www.givewell.org
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Why Google when you can goodsearch?Use Goodsearch (www.goodsearch.com) likeany other search engine but each time you do money is generated for your favorite cause.
Inside Goodsearch: Charity of the Day Whos Doing Good?Companies Doing Good
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My Sisters KeeperPart 4
Individual & BranchInitiatives
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Individual Initiatives
Look for what has heart & meaning. Angeles Arrien
Chair Your Own BoardBack to School Honor Family MembersSupport Local ProjectsHoliday GivingPet ProjectsBuy Fair Trade
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women4women-knitting4peace.com
w4w-k4p is a network of individuals dedicated to crafting hope, healing & peace one stitch at a time.
They create:peace shawls for womenpeace wraps (scarves) for youthpeace pals (toys) for childrenpeace caps for premature infantsblankets of Peace for families in global areas of conflict.
Janet Forbes [email protected] Branch
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NYS Branch InitiativesAdvocacyKingston Branch
Awareness Global IssuesRockland/Rochester/Ithaca/Jefferson County
EducationRockland/Westchester/North Shore/Poughkeepsie/IslipPotsdam
Economic Development Fair Trade MarketplacePoughkeepsie
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4 Steps You Can Take (in 10 minutes)
Open an account: www.globalgiving.org or www.kiva.org
2. Sponsor a girl or a woman Plan International Women for Women InternationalWorld Vision American Jewish World ServiceBeads for Education
Sign up for e-mail updates at www.womensenews.org or www.worldpulse.com
4. Join the CARE Action Network - www.can.care.org
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1, 2, 3 Ready Go!
1) A $10 billion effort educate girls around the world and reduce the gender gap in education by 20152) Support a global drive to iodize salt Tens of millions of children lose approximately 10 IQ points each as a result of iodine deficiency while their brains are developing3) Eradicate Obstetric Fistula A 12 year, $1.6 billion project to laying the groundwork for a major international assault on maternal mortality.
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3 Things You Can DoMake girls smarter. The solution: Iodize salt, at the cost of a couple of pennies per person per year. To contribute, go to Helen Keller International (HKI.org). Support a woman's business. To make a loan, go to Mercy Corps (MercyCorps.org) or BRAC (BRACUSA.org), two groups helping women around the world. Keep a girl in school. For $10 a month, you can keep a girl in school through American Assistance for Cambodia (CambodiaSchools.com), or for $13,000, you can build an entire school that will revolutionize life in a village forever.
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WIIFM Whats in it for me?Learn & GrowEnrich Your LifePride & SatisfactionGood for your Family/Community/CountryJoy of a Shared ExperiencePart of the SolutionLiving the Mission
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Become a GI!
Get InspiredGet InformedGet Involved
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*****Gendercide more girls have been killed in the last 50 years because they were girls, than men in all the wars in the 20th c.
Slavery
Education The Girl Effect
Maternal Health Care somewhere in the world, a woman dies in childbirth every minute.Economic Empowerment Chinas meteoric rise was due to womens economic empowerment 6 out 10 richest self-made women are Chinese.Womens Rights & Gender Equality
6 million children die of hunger every year according to CARE.
***The 7-Ups of Life 1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day. 2. Dress Up !! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. 3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. 4. Stand Up !!For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. 5. Look Up !!To the Lord. "6. Reach Up !!For something higher. 7. Lift Up !!Your Prayers. "Do not worry about anything; Remember the 7-ups of life and may GOD BLESS YOUR DAY! "***Become a GIGet InspiredGet Informed Get Involved!Become a GIGet InspiredGet Informed Get Involved!*