position became inferior. She began to be regarded as a plaything of man‚ a decoration of the drawing room‚ and a slave of man’s passions and a dumb-driven cattle. She lived behind the purdah‚ and had no rights to education and property. But the woman in free India enjoys perfect equality with man. She is no longer a slave. She is no longer at the mercy of man. She has a voice in shaping the destiny of the nation. We have women in different roles as administrators‚ ambassadors‚ governors‚ doctors
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Although “The Odyssey” by the Greek poet Homer is very much an epic tale of a man’s heroic quest‚ women play an incredibly large role. Homer’s epic tale‚ “The Odyssey” revolves around Ulysses’ quest to return back to his wife‚ Penelope‚ so that he may be reunited with her and assume control over his palace‚ which has been overrun by suitors. Ulysses’ son‚ Telemachus attempts to regain authority in the presence of the many suitors but finds this difficult and embarks upon his own journey under the
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Woman is in the lap of A‚ B‚ C..... A says Woman is attractive flower B says Woman is beautiful gift C says Woman is great source of comfort D says woman has a sweet dialect E says Eastern or western‚ woman is the worthy F says woman is central figure of family G says woman always glitters with the rays of her partner H says woman has holy spirits I says woman has basic institution in her lap J says woman is a full of joy K says woman is head of kisses L says woman is lovely
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can also vote on the chief they want to see in charge of their community‚ or they can vote a chief out if they find he isn’t performing properly. The women also had a position called “The Clan Mother”. She is the wisest‚ eldest‚ and most respected woman of the area‚ she also got to remove or choose the sachem. Women and men in Iroquois society helped each other out greatly‚ sometimes even doing one another’s
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China appealed to the League and the United States for assistance. The Council of the League asked the parties to withdraw to their original positions to permit a peaceful settlement. The United States reminded them of their duty under the Kellogg-Briand Pact to settle matters peacefully. Japan was undeterred and went on to occupy the whole of Manchuria. The League set up a commission of inquiry that condemned Japan
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Need for Women’s Empowerment in India In this contemporary world‚ women need to gain the same amount of power that men have. Now‚ it is time to forget that men are the only holders of power. In India‚ women are still facing different obstacles in male-dominated cultures. The things are related to women’s status and their future. However‚ I believe that Indian women are slowly getting empowerment in the sectors like education‚ politics‚ the work force and even more power within their own households
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The idea of the individual is ingrained in modern society‚ where oppression‚ at any angle‚ seems foreign and is looked down upon. In contrast‚ the female characters in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening‚ Toni Morrison’s Sula‚ and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ are portrayed fighting against the “man’s world”‚ an atmosphere present in our country not too long ago. Edna‚ Jane‚ and Sula all reject the parameters put upon them by society and attempt to remain separate from it ‚yet vary
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ready for a woman President. A woman for President is definitely a debatable topic. There are many opinions on this subject today‚ especially with Hillary Rodham Clinton running for president in 2008. In other countries woman have been making great leaders for centuries. We as Americans should be more concerned with the individual’s believes‚ experience‚ and morals instead of sex of the individual. The constitution says all "men are created equal"‚ this translates to "all men and woman are created
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ending‚ optimistic romance as the subplot. When Susan realizes that her brother has been freed she can hardly believe it (p55 l 57/61). Heywood here plays on the words “amazed”‚ “maze” in the polyptoton. Certainly Susan is used by her brother (the woman as object‚ as in the main plot) as a ploy to catch Acton (p76 l96/7). So‚ from the dangerous maze where one may lose one’s references and even one’s identity‚ we move to the notion of surprise and even admiration (negative--> positive)‚ a word which
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USA TODAY Written byClaudia Puig December 20‚ 2002 Year of the woman in film Pg. 1E Nicole Kidman was convinced she wasn’t right for the part of Virginia Woolf in the film adaptation of the Pulitzer-Prize wining novel‚ The Hours. "I almost talked myself out of it‚" she says. Until she learned Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore would be her co-stars. "From the moment they said these are the other women‚ I didn’t even think twice‚" says Kidman. "This opportunity rarely comes along. It’s unheard of
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