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    he had seen Virgin Mary while he had been trapped in the mine. Because of his visions‚ he becomes a leader of a religious cult named as Brunists and he is viewed as a prophet by some townpeople. As their lives are dull and bitter‚ they are in need of something to illuminate lives‚ which is the religious cult named as Brunists. In this novel‚ the origins of this religious cult and how its popularity are increased take place. The novel begins with Brunists’ pilgramage to Mount of Redemption

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    Religion was an integral part of life in ancient Egypt‚ for women as well as for men. Women of the household maintained ancestor cults and kept shrines in their homes dedicated to deities especially caring of women‚ such as the goddess Taweret‚ and the bandy-legged dwarf Bes. Both these divinities were involved in guarding the woman and child through the pregnancy and childbirth process. Bes In addition to the domestic observances and household shrines‚ many women of the elite class also participated

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    young females is not as positive as one may think. When interrogating traditional Disney films through a gender perspective‚ one will notice that the female characters are often portrayed as domestic‚ passive‚ and dependent on males. In terms of domesticity‚ let us take Belle in Beauty and the Beast as an example. This character‚ who lives with her father‚ is represented as completely responsible for the household domestic duties‚ such as cleaning the farmhouse and going into town for shopping‚ while

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    During the 1980’s feminism fell out of favour with women. The fanaticism second wave feminists exhibited to carry out their plan to win equality and freedom for women made it infamous among its progeny. Feminist theorists like Betty Friedan‚ Kate Millet and Elaine Showalter promulgated “activism” as female ethic. Friedan in Female Mystique(1963) argued that white middle-class women suffers from ‘the problem that has no name’— which is responsible for wide spread unhappiness among women. Friedan states

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    centre as well as the locus for the cult activities and ceremonies associated Amenhotep III’s three sed-festivals‚ suggests a possible intentional separation from the cult centres at Karnak and Luxor (Fletcher). This separation and subsequent re-configuration of the Egyptian cult‚ including the the growing prominence of the sun disk Aten in state religion and architecture‚ could be seen as the precursor to the heretic Akhenaten’s experimental monotheistic cult. In addition‚ this disconnect reflected

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    “The men in the novel are all repressive patriarchs. For them‚ male supremacy must be absolute.” In the light of this comment‚ discuss Bronte’s presentation of male characters in ‘Jane Eyre’. Throughout the novel of Jane Eyre‚ there seems to be a common sense of patriarchal dominance‚ as possessed by the male characters. Bronte shows male supremacy through four key characters that Jane encounters throughout her life. Each character differs hugely‚ though this sense of a higher and more powerful

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    household shrines‚ cults and tombs that were found in the cities. Proper worship of the gods was believed to ensure peace‚ fertility and prosperity. All citizens were expected to be involved in religious rituals as they were believed to be necessary to win the favour of the gods. The Roman State Cult was centred on the worship of the gods Jupiter‚ the protector of the state‚ Juno‚ protector of women and Minerva‚ patroness of craftsmen. From the time of Augustus‚ an imperial cult developed under the

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    group such as cult not to the individual. There are various types of brainwashing such as thought reform‚ mind control and influence which cults used to manipulate their followers. The word brainwashing originated in 1950 when Edward Hunter‚ a journalist‚ wanted to describe the techniques used by Chinese Communists. Cults use more precise techniques which do not depend on physical coercion Meaning; forcing the followers to behave in an involuntary manner. The effects of cult involvement

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    manipulate men the way that she does‚ leaves no question as to who is the superior gender in Loos’ mind. While the books is quite amusing‚ and does have many strengths‚ if it is looked at in the context of women’s struggles with issues such as domesticity‚ sexuality and socioeconomic standing it seems less and less like such a brilliant‚ satirical social commentary. Lorelei seemed to come from a middle class family. She mentions that she attended business college‚ and that her father was sending

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    film asserts this will provide her with the happiness and ‘sentiment’ she had been actively rejecting. In short‚ the use of Margo’s growing happiness as she transitions from professional career for marriage‚ the film positions the audience to view domesticity as providing ultimate fulfillment for

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