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e.g.
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leader
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commenter
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calculations
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country
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simmering sauce
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masala
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Ryder drama set
in a mental
hospital
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anything!”
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11/21/17
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Alpha Female is an attitude. It’s
an attitude that is not perceived
negatively, but an attitude that
serves as a role and as a mantra for
every alpha female. A woman may
not even know she has this role,
this attitude; I was fascinated by
how the alpha female attitude can
affect one’s mind, physical being
and emotional state.
I did some research and talked
to some ladies, all in pursuit of
seeking an answer to the idea of
how alpha female mindfulness is
embodied — when we embody the
energy of a certain attitude, does
it become us? I just so happened to
find some answers to my questions,
and for the sake of their truthful,
vulnerable answers, I choose to
keep these women anonymous.
I interviewed three women
who I believe are alpha females
— women who I see wearing the
attitude with pride and confidence.
These
women,
however,
interpreted their alpha-ness in
three very different forms, and
they explained to me how this role
affects them in various mediums.
A
career-focused
busy
bee
reflected on her alpha-ness, and
she feels this attitude strongest
when she’s doing something that
she loves.
“I feel it emotionally and
spiritually, especially when I know
something I have been working
hard on by myself has payed off,”
she said.
Nonetheless, when I asked her
whether or not she believed she
was an alpha female, her answer
was surprising. She said that she
never thought of herself as one,
but she believed she contained
some of the qualities that an alpha
female possesses, like “know(ing)
what I want and am willing to do
whatever it takes to get there. I love
setting difficult goals for myself
and I am always pushing myself to
be better.”
While one didn’t even believe
she was even an alpha, another
woman didn’t discover her alpha-
ness until later in her life.
With household hardships, this
alpha female felt as though she
was transformed through a mix of
a choice and a duty to become an
alpha.
“It took me years to be
comfortable with identifying as an
‘alpha female,’” she told me.
At the age of nine when her
parents divorced amid her father’s
own internal struggles, her verbally
abusive stepfather came into the
picture and her younger sister
needed protecting — her adversity
designed her to become an alpha.
“I didn’t identify as an alpha-
female, and didn’t believe that I
was worthy of the praises that were
being sung of me, because I was just
doing what I had to, to survive,” she
said. “Raising my sister, protecting
her from John (stepfather), taking
care of my dad, staying on top
of school, and working as much
as possible, none of that seemed
extraordinary.”
“Whatever it was inside of
me that sparked at age 9, and
continues to smolder to this
day, is what makes me an alpha-
female,” she continued. “I am
incapable of accepting injustices
that are happening to me, or the
people I love ... I won’t settle for
‘just enough,’ I can’t maintain
superficial relationships, or accept
anything but my all … what you
see with me is what you get, I am
strong, resourceful, assertive, and
protective. I didn’t want to be a
sad-story written by misfortune.
I decided to create my own story,
because I had to get out of what had
become my reality.”
As
explained,
she
believes
that her alpha-female energy is
strongest when “faced with a great
challenge, or emotional/physical
hardship … My ‘alpha-female’ is
something that I feel emotionally
and spiritually more than anything
else.”
Last, but so not least, is an alpha
who is fully conscious of her alpha
role. When asked whether or not
she believes in her alpha female
attitude, she confidently answered:
“Yes. I am a boss ass bitch and
I don’t really follow society’s
standards/expectations, or others
around me.”
The youngest of four girls in her
family, she has been surrounded by
powerful female energy her whole
life. She is reminded everyday of
her alpha-ness, especially when she
surrounds herself with other girls.
“I feel my best / strongest when
I’m with my group of girlfriends,”
she said. “I don’t know if it’s just
because they all inspire me so
much, or because they are so
confident and loving that it reminds
me why women are so awesome.
We can do the impossible and it’s
like nothing to us. I think it’s just
the positive vibes and love that I
receive and give back.”
I
interviewed
three
alpha
women, three alpha women with
three different interpretations and
experiences of this attitude. One is
still making her own definition of
an alpha, another felt empowerd
to become an alpha and there is
one who knew of her alpha role all
along. Regardless of how they view
themselves, they all understand
how this role (and how attitude and
personality) makes such an effect
on themselves as human beings.
These women proved to me
that if you believe it, you can be
it. Unfortunately, to some, this
statement is cliché or seemingly
impossible.
But
through
spirituality,
personal
reflection
(like
meditation)
and
overall
mentality, this belief is absolutely
possible. These three women have
discovered their alpha female-ness
at different moments in time, but
because they began to believe what
they were, they owned it.
We will embody the attitudes,
the mantras and the personalities
we believe we are, both the positive
and the negative ones. This leads
me
to
my
still-in-the-works
conclusion: Any female-identifying
person can be an alpha if they
so choose to be. If you flaunt the
attitude, feed the energy, believe in
the confidence of your personality
and prove to yourself that you have
the power, that’s it. You’ve got it.
DAILY HEALTH & FITNESS COLUMN
The Alpha Female: part 2
ERIKA
SHEVCHEK
NETFLIX
Mary J. Blige stars & shines
‘Mudbound’ proves to be
a stunning familial epic
Dee Ree’s latest paints a picture of war and family in the ’40s
Dee
Rees’s
new
film
“Mudbound” tells the story of two
families living on the Mississippi
delta during the 1940s, one of them
a family of white landowners, and
the other a family of Black tenant
farmers who work on their land.
Memphis native Laura McAllen
(Carey Mulligan, “The Great
Gatsby”) is one day dragged
by her husband, Henry (Jason
Clarke, “Everest”), to Mississippi
after he spontaneously decides
to become a farmer. Henry’s
idealized, picture perfect concept
of farm living is quickly shattered
as the difficult realities of rural
southern society set in. Henry’s
brother Jamie (Garrett Hedlund,
“Unbroken”), meanwhile, is sent
off to fight in World War II.
Living
on
the
McAllen’s
land is the Jackson family,
poor tenant farmers who have
worked on the same patch of
land for generations. Hap (Rob
Morgan, “Stranger Things”) and
Florence Jackson (Mary J. Blige,
“Betty and Coretta”) are shaken
when their eldest son, Ronsel
(Jason Mitchell, “Straight Outta
Compton”), is drafted into the
army. The film deftly compares
the experiences of these two
families, each one in some fashion
reliant upon the other. Rees tells
these stories with complete and
total honesty, and never opts to
embellish for the sake of the plot.
In doing so, she crafts a depiction
of a time period that feels so real
and vivid that it doesn’t need
over-the-top melodrama to draw
audiences in. Everything about
“Mudbound” feels real, and it
makes the experience incredibly
poignant.
While “Mudbound” may touch
on issues like war and family life,
the central point of discussion in
the film is race relations, and it
does an incredible job of depicting
them. The tendency in many films
such as “Mudbound” is to offer
depictions of racism and race
relations that are, for as shocking
as the content may be, decidedly
one-dimensional; many a period-
piece have depicted racism, but
few dug as deep as “Mudbound.”
The film identifies a uniquely
American facet of society wherein
social class is not decided by
wealth, but rather by race. This
is actively dichotomized with
European society when Ronsel
ships overseas and is shocked
at the equitable treatment he
receives there.
The
film
recognizes
the
unique and obsessive way that
Americans
think
about
and
comprehend race. Rather than
trying
to
pigeonhole
racism
as an individual phenomenon,
“Mudbound” depicts it as a
pillar of American society, and
the means by which Americans
define social power dynamics.
The film recognizes that racism
is more than just something
that children are taught by their
parents, and instead recognizes it
as the frame of reference through
which Americans experienced
their whole lives during that time
period.
For as omnipresent as the film’s
depictions of prejudice may be,
Rees never seems to lose hope.
Throughout the film, individual
characters are shown to reach
across lines of racial division
through
shared
experiences.
This is shown most keenly in
the relationship between Jamie
and Ronsel who become unlikely
friends after the war as they
struggle to cope with PTSD. Their
friendship is never depicted as
some magical cure for racism, but
rather as a bond shared between
individuals who have broken
out of the social current of their
time. While hopeful depictions
of race relations are present, the
film never lets audiences forget
the glacial pace at which society
changes, and the consequences
that can befall individuals who
challenge the status quo.
“Mudbound”
is
something
of a slow burn; it takes its time
getting
audiences
thoroughly
immersed before striking its
emotional climax, but when it
arrives the result is some of the
most
emotionally
impactful
filmmaking of the year. The film
takes viewers on an emotional
journey
filled
with
both
bittersweet sentimentality and,
at times, unforgivingly brutal
harshness. Its unapologetically
honest depiction of race relations
make it an extremely important
film in a modern America that still
feels the pain of racial tensions.
Impressing on all fronts, Dee
Rees has created a soulful and
impactful film that will endure
beyond the awards season.
MAX MICHALSKY
Daily Arts Writer
FILM REVIEW
“Mudbound”
Streaming on
Netflix
COMMUNITY CULTURE REVIEW
A blast from the past with
McLaughlin and Herring
Acclaimed guitarists performed last Friday at the Michigan Theater
This past Wednesday night,
a diverse group of Ann Arbor
residents
gathered
at
the
Michigan Theater to enjoy an
evening of music by famous
guitarists John McLaughlin
and Jimmy Herring. Part of
the John McLaughlin Farewell
U.S. Tour, the performance
at
the
Michigan
Theater
consisted of three sets.
Jimmy Herring and The
Invisible Whip was the opening
act, in which the guitarist
played a variety of songs
accompanied
by
musicians
in the keyboard, drums and
bass. John McLaughlin and
the 4th Dimension followed
in a similar manner, with
McLaughlin playing songs of
his choosing accompanied by
the band.
The finale the guitarists
collaborating
on
exciting
jams, in which they played
Mahavishnu
Orchestra
classics. This jazz-rock fusion
style pioneered by Mahavishnu
brought forth a calm but lively
atmosphere. It showcased the
talents of both guitarists while
letting McLaughlin backtrack
to his early works from the ’70s
and ’80s.
Mahavishnu
songs
were
crowd
pleasers,
but
the
electricity and love for this
genre of music was especially
felt
during
McLaughlin’s
interpretation of “El Hombre
Que Sabía,” a song he dedicated
to
his
collaborator
and
longtime friend Paco de Lucía.
McLaughlin explained that he
had co-created the song with
Paco, but Paco passed before
the
project
was
released,
so McLaughlin reached to
heaven and played it as a
token of appreciation. After
this heartfelt dedication, the
chitchat in the crowd fell to an
instant silence and remained
this way until the end of the
song, when applause filled
every corner of the theatre.
During the performance, the
air in the Michigan Theater was
filled with nostalgia, applause
and happy cries of admiration.
Excitement was oozing from
the floor as audience members
struggled to stay in their seats
during the finale. It was clear
that the people who sat in the
Michigan Theater that evening
were Mahavishnu amateurs
and John McLaughlin lovers.
Interpretations of the music
were shared among the crowd,
as well as a longing for a
seemingly impossible reunion
of the group.
From
beginning
to
end,
Meeting of the Spirits: Music
of
Mahavishnu
Orchestra
was a head bobbing, feet
thumping, heartfelt homage to
John McLaughlin’s incredible
musical career. Accompanied
by his band members, his
tour partner Jimmy Herring
and an audience full of his
biggest fans, John McLaughlin
was able to give a stunning
farewell performance to Ann
Arbor residents and University
students of all ages.
ANDREA PEREZ
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