In Black Ice, the part that stood out most to me was when Joyce skidded on the black ice. This part stuck out to me because she tells herself to remain calm and collected, and this situation is brought up again, but in a different way. Just when Joyce was presenting her idea, she skidded on another patch of black ice; this time it wasn't a physical patch of ice. Just like black ice, the congressman threw something at her that attacked and she didn't see coming. Unlike skidding on the black ice, she became frustrated.
Something else that stood out to me was Joyce's idea and how she was trying to help women gain KNOWLEDGE about their sexual practices. It's as if the congressman was blocking women from gaining the proper knowledge and material that they needed to protect themselves and to be safe.
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