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    The Pursuit of Individual Freedom and Social Equality in Revolutionary France A flawed fixed social structure and fiscal mismanagement are some of the plethora of issues that demonstrated the disdain for the rights of man in pre-revolutionary times. During this time‚ unequal distribution of wealth‚ status‚ and land lead to the economic downfall of France. To put a stop to the financial ruin‚ leaders knew they needed to make a radical change to their taxation system. Because the first and second estate

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    Marriage Equality Marriage is defined in the dictionary as the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments‚ religious ceremonies‚ etc. (Marriage). The key words here are man and woman. But‚ what about a woman and a woman‚ or a man and a man; why is this institution not allowed? Marriage equality has become a highly debated topic in America. Yes‚ there are alternatives‚ such as civil unions‚ but this is not the same as

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    has two major political parties. The two parties consist of the Liberal party and the Labor party‚ which are the biggest among all the other parties. The next in line of the Australian political parties is the Greens‚ which is significantly smaller than the Liberal or Labor parties. People with the Liberal party are in favor of more of a capitalist society. Currently Australia is under the control of the Liberal party led by Malcolm Turnbull. Now on the other side of the political spectrum is the

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    Winda Rosita Dewi 10211144022 Jane Eyre’s Struggle for Gender Equality in the novel Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte Equal is being the same in quantity‚ size‚ degree‚ value or status (Oxford Dictionary). From that definition‚ it can be said that equality is something that usually some people looking for‚ to show that their status are also same with the others. The inequalities are usually felt by women‚ because of their gender is related with something that weak‚ slow‚ home‚ and so on. Society

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    Feminisme theory ; is atheory that has many definitions some of the literary writors define it as ‘’a movement that struggles for women’sright to get equale position in society in order to macke women as valuable as men in humans’mindest’’.It has many types ‚ one of them is the Libiral Feminisme which aims at rising equality between men and women . The example of fiminisme is clearly appears on the major charector ‘’Sophi Neneu’’ which faced alot of obstacles in her way to find out the secret of

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    fathers set forth to come up with a series of laws that promoted common sense and equality. With this in mind they established three important sets of documents that our country would not be the same without them today. They are The Declaration of Independence‚ Bill of Rights and The United States Constitution. However‚ when our fathers first established these laws‚ without giving too much thought compromised the equality of African Americans and women in particular. In a matter of time‚ during the mid

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    Mozambican Liberation Front‚ wrote a text called “The struggle for Mozambique”. He explains what the situation in colonial Mozambique was at the time and the tribulations that the country faced under Portugal’s rule. He brings to light certain cases‚ the episodes of the nationalist struggle in Mozambique and its aftermath. This essay will analyse the text of Mondlane and give an account of his reasoning’s. According to Mondlane relations between Portugal and Mozambique began in the late 1400’s with

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    Immediately following the civil war‚ there was great controversy over what to do with the states that attempted secession from the United States. It was clearly not as simply as reinstating their statehood‚ as this would send the message that not cooperating with the federal government is acceptable. In order to facilitate the reentry of the states into the union‚ an era of reconstruction ushered in. This would be a time of many ambitious efforts by congress to expand the civil rights of African-Americans

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    accomplish what he believed was correct. Tupac Amaru II was a leader of rebellion starting in 1730. He led “The Great Andean Rebellion”‚ a time when thousands of indigenous people had revolted against the colonial officials in Peru

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    Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is the illustration of the contemporary American society of the Jazz Age. It is noted in the text that social status and class prevail there and play very significant roles concerning various issues in the light of American Dream. This classification is mainly an aftermath of World War One because of disillusionment and pursuit of wealth. Three types of social class people‚ upper class‚ middle class‚ and lower class‚ are nicely presented by Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby.

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