Lester encapsulates the stereotypical gaze of Male > Female gaze. Lester suffers from what appears to be a mid-life crisis and fantasizing about Angela . On the other hand‚ Ricky adopts a voyeuristic gaze when he films those around him (i.e. Jane‚ Lester). However‚ the gaze is not held predominantly by the male viewer. For example‚ Jane turns the camera around back on Ricky. He doesn’t mind because he already feels free‚ though
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Dedication This project is dedicated to our parents‚ teachers‚ friends and most importantly‚ who have supported us and guided us to build this project. Certificate The work done in this project report titled Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is presented by the following students under the supervision of Dr. Fahim Aziz Umrani. Name Roll No 1) Zarlish mushtaque (GL) 08TL32 2) Umber Abbas 08TL15 3) Omair Najam 08TL93
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Athenian democracy originated and formed from the three definitions of "Demos". First of all‚ Demos is the Greek word for "village"‚ but the Greeks also used this word to translate as "People" and "Assembly". Initially‚ Demos means "Village" because it refers to the first step of democracy. The Athenians had a voting district‚ it was referred to as the "deme" and administrated the Assembly List. In order to qualify for the Assembly list‚ 18 year old males would have to prove to a political official
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This ancient Athenian murder trial centralizes around the expectations of marriage‚ the role of women in ancient Greece‚ and the dangers a husband faces after failing to properly supervise his wife. Euphiletus stands accused of the murder of Eratosthenes‚ his wife’s lover. According to Athenian law‚ if a husband finds his wife in bed with another man‚ it is the husband’s right to determine what penalty the male adulterer will face. The Husband could demand he pay a fine‚ or even justifiably kill
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Student’s name here Male Circumcision Although the origins of circumcisions are unknown‚ it is commonly believed that the practice began about 12‚000 years ago whereby a stone knife was used to chop off the extraneous skin at the tip of a male’s penis. The primary reason given in ancient societies for this practice was that they believed difficulties in retracting the foreskin were detrimental to the fertilization process (Morse‚ 2004). In another instance‚ the act of circumcision was widely
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Athenian Attitudes Toward the Authority of State Through the Eyes of Plato and Sophocles Ancient Athens was the first model of an established democracy in which the citizens had a say in the rulings. However‚ the Athenian’s views towards the power of their government are often overlooked because the direct democratic system seemed successful. Through close examination of the writings of Sophocles and Plato‚ one can discover the that the Athenian’s thoughts regarding the way they were governed‚ evolved
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exclude women‚ children‚ and slaves. Cleisthenes who was a lawgiver in ancient Athens is credited to reforming Athens from an oligarchy (government by the few) to a democracy (government of the people). Historians refer to him as the “the father of Athenian democracy.” Under Athens democracy there was an assembly or ecclesia that would meet four times a month and they discussed issues such as deciding military and financial magistracies‚ organizing and maintain food supply‚ initiating legislation and
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Ancient Athenians are known for many things such as religion‚ character traits‚ beliefs‚ dramatic structure‚ and government‚ intelligence and‚ philosophy. Their ways have a big influence on the way modern day Athenians act and how they way people views them. I chose this topic because I find Greek life interesting with the way they use myths to dictate their values. Ancient Athenians’ way of life and culture dictate their identity because how they see themselves. Athenians uses Homer’s Odyssey
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but as a Spartan I could support the conquering of other people to become slaves. The slaves did the hard work and were treated harshly‚ but if they worked hard enough they could buy their freedom. In Athens‚ the slaves could have lots of jobs like tutors‚ but could never be free. Also in Athens they used the sea harbors to trade to make money. Athenians’ land was not that good‚ so they could not farm as much. Athens had huge marketplaces called Agora‚ where they used coins to trade. Spartans like life
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Life in Ancient Greece: Spartan men and women Bernice Gelin Professor Shepardson November 18‚ 2008 World History The ancient city of Sparta has had a lasting impression on the world today. Sparta was a model of discipline‚ conformity‚ militarism‚ and virtue. It was a prominent city state‚ but its society was unique from typical life in Greece. Sparta was a military state‚ believing in having only the strong and not the weak to maintain the
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