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    Gender plays a big part in our society rather we realize it or not. We tell girls that they should wear dresses and dream to be a princess when they grew up. We tell boys to get dirty and stop crying if they fall. When a child goes not conform to the roles society has placed on gender than they are labeled as LGBT‚ even when they may not be. If a boy likes to play with dolls than people assumed the child is gay and if I girl likes to get her hands dirty than she is a tomboy. I wonder why there is

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    In order to advice Chris and Angela‚ it is necessary to consider the law relating to misrepresentation. We will analyse the situation to see what laws are applicable and advise Chris and Angela. When Chris and Angela have bought the house‚ they signed a written contract. In this written contract‚ the terms have to be contained into. If David’s statements are not in the contract‚ it is only representations. The statements were not in the written and signed document‚ so they are not a term. Misrepresentation

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    his wages at the pub‚ while he leaves his family waiting in despair keeping their heads high hoping he will come through this time. After a while when the wages never came‚ Angela lost hope in Malachy‚ so the family had to keep living the hard life‚ picking coal off the streets and getting food from the local deli. In time Angela gets sick and the boys are left with their Grandma and Aunt. Durring the war‚ over a million Irish people died from starvation due to the fact most of the food was shipped

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    are presented to children at a young age‚ which then establish the normality of the domination of men in their minds. Social conventions are instituted to children through fairy tale characters that they can relate to in order to embed the “proper” gender behaviors in their brains. “American literature is male. To read the canon of what is currently considered classic American literature is perforce to identify as male” (Fetterley)‚ but fairy tales come before school years‚ therefore it is necessary

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    Swim et. al (1995) created a study that focuses on gender bias‚ specifically by looking at gender attitudes. Modern sexism involves subtle discrimination and prejudice. This scale is termed the Modern Sexism Scale (MSS). There is no explicit age group this assessment is designed for. However‚ keeping in mind limitations of child regarding reading and comprehension‚ this scale is best suited for young adults and older. This assessment is free to everyone and has no special requirements for who can

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    decisions and aren’t dependent on men and both genders are strong and powerful and do not overpower each other and is written by a female‚ but the fairy tales that are written by men are presented differently. It is evident that males are more dominating and have more power and the females are presented as weak and have no voice/opinion. That being said in the fairy tale “Cinderella” written by Charles Perrault a man‚ has men be the more dominant gender in the fairy tale. He uses the men to show that

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    women’s sports must be dug up through rigorous searching and locating. Not only that‚ but male athletes are sitting pretty and bathing in glory while female athletes receive just enough money to survive. Clearly there is a problem with our society‚ and gender discrimination is still an issue contrary to what most people believe. Because athletes in women’s sports leagues don’t receive as much pay‚ don’t get as much media‚ and are stereotyped‚ we ought to allow women

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    In the dog world‚ there are two genders of dogs: the female and the male. Although‚ there is no superior gender‚ each kind of dog has their own characteristics. Between a female and a male dog‚ one can be more sensitive than the other or one can be more active. The way the owners approach their pet‚ will affect their behavior and personality. Most owners tend to have one or multiple pets with the same sex. But having both sex dogs‚ can be chaotic. Each dog is emotionally divergent and could need

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    The first time I can remember being a gendered being is when I was eight and my family was moving into our new house. Since we were moving my parents were buying new blinds for the whole house and had picked them out for my younger brother and myself. Our parents took us to Home Depot to make sure that we liked the colors they had picked for our blinds. My brothers blinds were a baby blue color‚ while mine were a rosy pink color. Once I saw the color‚ I turned to my parents and asked: “Just because

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    Angela Yvonne Davis ’ fame sparked from her association with the Black Panther and Communist parties. Though she is an extremely well educated woman‚ you only hear about one part of her life. Davis is more than a Communist or Black Panther. She is a person who has lived a full and influential life. She had a childhood‚ was involved in a very powerful movement and is still doing positive things. Her accomplishments should be looked at in their entirety and without prejudice. Angela Yvonne Davis

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