Dear child yes I have the right to vote now but many women still do not. Many women are still denied the vote regardless of their efforts during the war‚ we are still unequal to men. Child only women over thirty who either own a house or is the wife of a householder or a university graduate have been given the right to vote under the Representation of the People’s Act 1918. Women had been left out of The Reform Acts of 1832‚ 1867 and 1884‚ even when women in other countries were receiving the right
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Ross Carroll rcarroll@sfu.ca Experiencing Society (120) Consequences of Conformity “Man is born free‚ and everywhere he is in chains” (Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Social Contract‚ 1762). From the moment of birth‚ man is burdened with an immense social pressure to act within social guidelines that are considered acceptable. Whether they truly are beneficial or not is irrelevant. Influences such as the government‚ the media‚ and religion force us not only to abide‚ but to believe in these guidelines
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Small is Beautiful The ET Global Business Summit 2015 has been in the news for some time now. Narendra Modi’s address on the first day spanned various developments in the Indian economy and its revival ever since the new government took over. Words like “Swacchagraha”‚ “more crops per drop” were the highlights of the speech. But what really did catch my attention was a simple 3 letter phrase “Small is beautiful”. A book by EF Schumacher of the same name‚ this ideology stresses on economic simplicity
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punishments for breaking the dress code. As a teenage girl‚ the dress code is something that I have a love-hate relationship with. It can either limit what I can wear or make me thankful for giving me guidelines when I don’t know if something is appropriate enough to wear to school. But there are some very obvious problems with many dress codes around the country that need to be addressed. Dress codes can have a very obvious gender bias against females. In a majority of dress
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Why Zoos Have A Negative Effect On Animals What effect do zoos really have on animals? Do zoos have a negative effect on the animals? When a animal is captured and brought to a zoo‚ does it negatively affect their behavior? With the first zoo being created in 1874 this has been an almost 150 year issue that has sparked controversy among many zoologists and common people as many say that the zoo is like a prison towards the animals as they are put into an enclosure for most of their lives. Although
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“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” This famous quote from Mohandas Gandhi demonstrates the destructive consequences of vengeance. In addition to Gandhi’s quote‚ World War one is a case demonstrating the corruption of vengeance. This war took place in Europe and began with the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand from Austria- Hungary. Gavril Princip‚ a Serbian‚ was responsible for the assassination‚ leading to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. His motivation was
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country. Its an eternal emotion that keeps us bound to value our native land and everything related to it i.e. our motherland. Its this emotion that brings unity among nations which is a positive consequence. Though there are few negative consequences of Nationalism as well. There are many positive consequences of Nationalism besides unity that is being united as a nation. In a nation there are various groups of people belonging to different spheres and circles of life having different cultures and traditions
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Eve was not original sin‚ but in truth‚ first blessing. You should thank them from the bottom of your hearts. For in being the first to make a "wrong choice" Adam and Eve produced the possibility of making any choice at all. In your mythology you have made Eve the bad one‚ the temptress who ate of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil and coyly invited Adam to join her. This mythological setup has allowed you to make woman man’s downfall ever since. Resulting in all manner of warped realities
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Don’t Sweat Small Stuff ….and it’s small stuff By Richard Carlson The book is a publication of 1997. It contains a collection of strategies and short essays that the author-Richard Carlson has seen work in his clients and audience. Given the current fast life and all that comes with it‚ the demands of life and the culture today takes a toll on people despite the efforts to shake them off. In his book‚ Richard seeks to help you focus on what matters and ignore anything that drains up your energy unnecessarily
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numbers of homeless youth are hard to determine because the lack of standard methods and the mobility of the homeless population. The amount of homeless youth is staggering and heartbreaking. There are many factors that lead to homelessness‚ and many consequences
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