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    The Trojan Women is a Greek tragedy by Euripides. He explores the hardships faced by the women of Troy after their land had been destroyed by the loss of the Trojan War. In the play‚ the women were faced with various difficulties. They were not only meant to deal with the horrors of the war like the death of their loved ones and their city in ruins but were also faced with the terror of what their future will hold. They yearn for revenge and the hope that life will recover in the future. Awoken

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    Women in Isalm

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    (J Islamic Council of Europe‚ 1978/1398 A‚H‚ ISBN 0 86037 004 6 All rigills rrservrd‚ No pari o f this publication may be reproduced or transmllted In any form or by any means‚ wI/haul prior permission‚ Prepared under the auspices o f: THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION 223 London Road‚ Leicester LE2 t Z E United Kingdom rei: (0533) 700725 Cover design b y: Sultan H. Farooqui Printed by Superprint (Graphics) Glasgow Ltd.‚ 27 Seamore Street‚ Glasgow G20 6UG. Contents Foreword

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    Little Women

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    Spenser Thomas Per 3 12 December 04 Little Women‚ Louisa May Alcott‚ Pocket Books -Simon and Schuster Inc.‚ 578 pages‚ 1868 Book Theme: In the arduous journey from childhood to adulthood‚ a young woman is faced with two things that need great attention and balance - the progress of her individual social standing‚ and the welfare of her immediate family. Main Conflict: The book does not really follow the traditional single plot line characteristic of many stories (especially during the

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    The role of modern women in both The Goddess and Naomi is thought provoking in relation to the status of women in the Chinese society. Both these movies demonstrate how often women are objectified based on superficial standards and placed on different pedestals because of aesthetics. Because of this objectification‚ the true definition of a modern woman is often blurred‚ and subjectified to false connotations‚ where the ideals are incorrect‚ often to please a male oriented society‚ where the opinions

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    extent does Beneatha represent the modern day or twenty first century woman? In the twenty first century one can always imagine how a woman should be or what she should consist of‚ times have changed and so have traditions‚ we now live in a time where women are given free reign and opportunity to express themselves in any way. Beneatha represents the modern day woman to fullest extent by showing how she can fight against the norm too accomplish as she chooses‚ to strive for the stars with no one holding

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    Indian Women

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    Women in India: Facts in Figures [Gandhimathi‚ Ekta‚ Madurai] • Sex Ratio 933 • Literacy Male 75.85 • Literacy Female 54.16 • 1 to 3% of executive positions only occupied by women • 9 % of women in execute bodies of political parties • 3 % of women as Supreme Court Judges • 7 % of women in civil services • 6 % women in trade unions • Infant mortality is 67 for boys and 78 for girls • 40 % women are assaulted by their intimate partners • 65 % women reported some kind of abuse • Rural women are paid

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    Oscar Wilde. The play represents Wilde´s late Victorian view of the aristocracy‚ marriage‚ wit and social life during the early 1900’s. His characters are typical Victorian snobs who are arrogant‚ overly proper‚ formal and concerned with money. The women are portrayed as sheltered‚ uneducated‚ and some as dominating figures over the men in their lives. There is no sense of identity for Cecily and Gwendolen‚ the only woman within the play that clearly stands out is the Governess‚ Lady Bracknell. Wilde

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    Should Women Be Allowed In to Combat? Nicole Jarvis BCOM/275 10/23/2011 Should Women Be Allowed In To Combat? There are so many jobs that soldiers do to protect us that there are too many to list. There is one job that not everyone who enlists in the armed forces is allowed to do. Women are not allowed to fight alongside men in combat situations. Author Robert Bork‚ gives reasons as to why women should not be allowed into combat alongside men. Some reasons given were lower

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    The Women of Lockerbie Sara Smith University of Chicago The Women of Lockerbie was written by Deborah Brevoort. The play starred Brittany Reed as Olive Allison‚ Mark Vukelich as Bill Livingston‚ Elizabeth Brooks as Woman 1‚ Brookelyn Walters as Woman 2‚ Jodie Maier as Madeline Livingston‚ Austin Meyer as George Jones and Jill Mac as Hattie. On December 21‚ 1988‚ above Lockerbie‚ Scotland‚ a Pan AM flight enroute from London to New York was blown up by a terrorist’s bomb. The 259 people

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    Women s Liberation

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    and the West Dr. Hameed 21 February 2014 The Quran: Door to Liberate and Empower Islam Women For the majority of Western women‚ Muslim women liberation is hard to understand because the mean of liberation is completely different between both civilizations. For Western women‚ liberation means having equal rights in the economic and social environment‚ and have personal and sexual freedom‚ while for Muslim women liberation means freedom from Islamic patriarchal oppression through the right interpretation

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