Throughout the novel‚ Scout is impacted by gender discrimination‚ along with other women in Maycomb. Aunt Alexandra tells Scout a few times that she could not hope to be a lady if she wore breeches. Aunt Alexandra also expects Scout to play with stoves‚ tea sets‚ and necklaces. Aunt Alexandra is not the only person who discriminates women. Even Atticus‚ who does not judge anyone‚ also discriminates against women. On page 221‚ Atticus tells Jem that women are not allowed to serve on juries in Alabama
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“Dishonesty in a woman is never a thing you can blame deeply” In light of this comment‚ discuss how Fitzgerald presents the female characters in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses the characters of Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson in his novel‚ ‘The Great Gatsby‚’ to portray his view on the changing morals and nature of women in 1920’s America. At a time surrounding the height of decadence and hedonism after the First World War‚ it is inevitable that the females in the novel
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century. It was a decade filled with many events centered around politics and social issues that have contributed to America’s life today in a variety of ways. One of the most well known political or social events from this decade that still has relevance today is the Rodney King case from 1991. This particular case opened doors to many milestones still affecting society today. “Obama‚ he wouldn’t have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been
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1st period 14 October 2014 Is Race Still an Issue Racism is still a world renowned problem in todays society.Racism occurs everywhere‚ most people assume that racism only deals with color of skin‚ but it goes way beyond that. Racism is something that we’ve either all experienced or witnessed. As we grow up‚ media becomes a factor in our lives and it also is a major source of how racism stays alive in our communities.Throughout the country there has been multiple cases of police brutality towards Colored people & minorities
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Role of Women in Today’s Society Strange as it may seem‚ the family roles have not changed much in today’s society. While girls and women (not only Polish) have more opportunities in home based employment‚ the traditional roles of women are still quite evident. They are still the caring provider and nurturer of young infants and children‚ the comforter for the crying child and the feminine presence of the household. While the husband’s role has diversified into more household chores and the cooking
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The New Deal was a success for many different reasons. The Great Depression started from 1929 all the way through 1939. During the depression a great majority of American Families lost all their money in the banks and all the banks shut down from the stock market also crashing. Something had to be done to get American citizens back in the loop and The New Deal was a great fix for the Great Depression. A big problem during the Depression was businesses closing because of the lack of money. “The New
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constantly remind women that they are imperfect. Whatever the cause is that makes women feel physically flawed‚ it has become an issue that leads to extreme perfectionism‚ depression‚ and a host of disorders among other problems. Women today suffer with anorexia‚ bulimia‚ self-esteem issues‚ acquire a large amount of debt‚ Botox‚ plastic surgery and implants due to the pressure to be perfect.What‚ in turn‚ is the root of this problem? There are many causes‚ but to name a few; women posing for degrading
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In Today’s Society “How has technology changed our lives?” Throughout the years we have been experiencing a dramatic change in the world of technology. IPhone’s‚ Blackberries‚ and laptops are becoming an important part of our daily lives. We are all so dependent on these devices that sometimes we treat them as if it is part of our family. Technology has become a priority for many people‚ and it is likely that people with choose technology over many other things. Although technology has made life
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through the years‚ society’s rules for men and women have drastically changed. Both men and women have standards and expectations towards life decisions that people might make judgments on. Now in this generation there is a constant battle between gender roles and how people perceive each gender when it comes to careers‚ house chores and education. In this era‚ both men and women are specified to a specific role based on their society and culture. Gender roles defined by culture means how a "male" or
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Discrimination is a term that numerous people use frequently to describe unfair treatment. Unfair treatment‚ is a universal issue that effects the majority of individuals in our society today. In the United States‚ discrimination has been a hot topic of discussion for hundreds of years. Many people have suffered greatly or even lost their lives at the hands of inequality and injustice. People can be subject to discrimination for numerous reasons such as age‚ color‚ gender or sexually orientation
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