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    issues in the 14th-19th centuries because of injustice and unhappiness in the world. Three of these things were: unhappy marriages‚ women not being taken seriously as writers‚ and religion being restricted. Katherine Phillips‚ Margaret Cavendish and Anne Askew tried to fight back against these injustices. Katherine Phillips saw women all around her in unhappy marriages. Women gave up so much in order to please their husbands. In Phillips’s poem‚ A Married State she wrote about women in their unhappy

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    How are women portrayed in the society today? What are the roles of women in Things Fall Apart and today’s world. Living in the society today there are 100 women for every 105 men. From back in the days‚ it is wise to say that men are actually dominating over the country. Out of 195 countries in the world‚ according to the internet‚ there are currently 16 women who are the president and prime ministers of their countries. That is only 8% of women controlling over the countries. From this result

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    The 18th & 19th Centuries

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    CH 20 – The 18th & 19th Centuries: Six main movements: Rococo‚ Neoclassicism‚ Romanticism‚ (The Academy)‚ Realism‚ Impressionism (Macchiaioli) & Postimpressionism Rococo is a unique style occurring toward the end of the Baroque period. It is a much more ornate style that shows sweetness‚ gaiety‚ and light; painterly and pastel features. It is chiefly characterized by the representation of the leisurely activities of upper class society by a frivolous choice of themes. Rococo is derived

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    19th Century England During the 19th Century‚ England was transformed by the industrial revolution. It was also a period of social and political unrest. Levels of sanitation were improved‚ as was the quality of housing. During this period‚ living standards were raised and it was a relatively peaceful period. It was a period of prosperity and expansion for the British Empire‚ but it also saw the decline of England’s power. England was the first nation to industrialise. It had a dense population

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    persuades him to and the act of disobeying God is the original sin. Status of Women/ Gender Equality: The Bible is controversial on the matter of gender equality. There are numerous contradictions about the status of women in Christian society. Historically‚ the most prominent interpretation has been rather negative toward women. The Christian Church‚ with principally male authority‚ emphasizes the idea that women are inferior to man. They focus on Eve’s sin leading to a punishment that “her

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    Republic Act No. 1425‚ popularly known as the Rizal Law‚ directs all public and private schools‚ colleges‚ and universities to include in their curricula courses or subjects on the life‚ works‚ and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ particularly the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The Board of National Education is given the mandate to carry out and enforce the Rizal Law. It was approved on 12 June 1956. Senate bill 438 known as Rizal Bill which was first authored by Senator Claro M. Recto -

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    Cummings March 23‚ 2014 My paper will compare and contrast women in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. It will cover three areas to the woman’s life; marriage‚ inheritance and social life. Marriage in ancient Greece was considered one of the most important aspects of a woman’s life‚ yet she had no control over it. When a woman was to be married she “given” in marriage by her father or other male authority figure. Women were seen as objects‚ thus they were “given”. They had no say

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    Progression of Women through the 20th Century March 24‚ 2014 HIS204 There has been so much history and so many changes to our country over the last 100 years. I will focus on the changes that women have fought for and helped in making positive changes in our country. “If one compares a woman in 1900 with her counterpart in 2000‚ the gains have been significant. There were the obvious changes‚ such as the right to vote and other governmental policies supporting women in the 1960s

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    Joshi - Bedekar College‚ Thane / website : www.vpmthane.org 21 Yatra naryastu poojyante ramante tatra devataha : Where women are worshipped there the Gods reside. Dr. Uma Shankar Head‚ Dept of Philosophy S.I.E.S. College of Arts‚ Sc. & Com. Abstract : Yartra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra devataha Where women are worshiped there the Gods reside This verse is taken from our ancient scriptures. The ultimate reality is one and the world of beings is its manifestations. The Upanishads declare

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    the 18th and 19th Centuries Religion in the 18th and 19th Centuries Religion the early years of America was changing rapidly. From the Puritans that landed on Plymouth Rock to the early colonies spreading across the Atlantic‚ each group had their own unique take on God‚ the Church‚ the family‚ and their community. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ specifically‚ many religious movements took place that dramatically changed and shaped the America we know today. From 1700

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