Women have played a significant role in the evolution of how music is taught‚ performed‚ and revered‚ even though many music history textbooks and courses tend to discount women in music throughout the ages. Women were often private musicians‚ teachers‚ and composers‚ while male composers where more widely recognized by their contemporaries. Women were not considered to be large contributors to music in the Medieval period and the Renaissance era because they were mostly confined to the private sphere
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government in response to the inhumane conditions that resulted from the Industrial Revolution. Reformers sought to not only improve urban conditions but also to reform political systems and improve life for many Americans. (Schultz 2013‚ 335) Many changes had to be made in order to fix the major problems that resulted from the Industrial revolution; even so‚ the progressives succeeded and achieved all they sought out to do by implementing many progressive reforms still used in the America today. The
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Was the impact on public health the worst effect of the industrial revolution in 1750 to 1900? In 1750 our country‚ Great Britain‚ began its industrial revolution. The country was changed forever. Before 1750‚ most people had lived in the countryside and worked in a family business but in 1750 people flocked into towns to get jobs. New machinery had been invented and the richer classes used this as a way to make lots of money by setting up factories filled with these machines. It was out with
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Women play many roles in life: from mother to leader‚ from caretaker to evildoer. It is easy to see that the world could not development without women. In a similar fashion‚ women in literature also play important roles. The roles which women play can always push the plot forward. It is obvious to see how important women’s roles are‚ how the roles influence this story and how those roles make readers think deeply in the most literature. In Oryx and Crake‚ women’s roles are that of: mothers of
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attaining spiritual goals‚ their ability to hold leadership roles remains up for debate. These narratives state that enlightenment is only possible for women if they gain good karma and are reborn as men beforehand. Others posit that as women edge closer to enlightenment‚ they will spontaneously transform into a male form as a prerequisite for attaining final awakening ( Holmes-Tagchungdarpa‚ 2015). There certain areas and groups in today’s society that reject that position without the immediate authority
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LSGI1B02 Climate Change and Society Second draft Name : Suen Ching Yi Student ID : 14101226D Topic : In considering solutions to the problem of global warming‚ state whether you agree with the statement by Tickell ((1996)‚ in Houghton‚ Chapter 8 p.253) “Mostly we know what to do but we lack the will to do it”. Give reasoned arguments in support of your opinion. Global warming is the topic that increasingly occuipies the attention of world. Is it really happening? If
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In the works that we came across during the quarter‚ women identity and social status depend on the male figures of their lives rather than on their individual self. Women in the Qing Dynasty‚ like women from previous ruling period were divided into three main categories of mother‚ wife and daughter. When she was little‚ a girl life and future are depending on her father and his reputation in society; everyone part of the outer sphere refer to her as someone’s daughter because her father is the main
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Each society has binary oppositions as in masculine and feminine roles and the established values have little to do with nature and everything to do with culture. Moreover‚ the ideals and distinctions of masculine and feminine activities and behaviors are reinforced and redefined through powerful social norms of any particular period. In Medieval and early Modern Europe societies‚ gender roles were clearly defined by the strong prevailing social structure of the period and were constantly changing
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It is often said that‚ "Man’s work ends at sun set. Women’s work is never done." With sixty-three million women working and 62% of those women maintaining families‚ most women would this statement very true (AFL-CIO). While women are expanding their lives to include a career‚ they must also maintain their traditional roles at home. This combination of housework and career-work is the reason why working mothers today have more stress than working fathers. Mothers may work in an office from nine
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is essential for changes and reforms as it allows people to communicate their message and what they want to see changed. The democracy allowed the people to enact the change they want after they have stated their opinions or beliefs. Without the freedom of speech reforms would have little success. America is now a democracy where you have a say in the government and the ability to say what you want believe what you want and do what you want‚ but it wasn’t always like this.
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