Critics of the welfare state argue that such a system will make citizens dependent on the system and less inclined to work. However‚ certain studies indicate there is no association between economic performance and welfare expenditure in developed countries‚[25] and that there is no evidence for the contention that welfare states impede progressive social development. R. E. Goodin et al.‚ in The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism‚[26] compares the United States‚ which spends relatively little on social
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constructed to exclude women and include certain men. While contemporary feminist movements have addressed these exclusions‚ there were many early struggles for the transnational women’s movement. Using readings from Grewal and Kaplan’s textbook‚ An Introduction to Women’s Studies: Gender in a Transnational World‚ Leila Rupp’s sixth chapter‚ class notes‚ and discussions‚ I analyze national identities and transnational feminist perspectives on the private/public dichotomy in relation to citizenship
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‘Structuralism and Literary Criticism’ - Gerard Genette Structuralism is a way to examines a literary text to arrive at their meaning‚ rather than the actual meanings of the text themselves. It is a study of structure wherever they occur. In the essay Genette analyses content‚ logics‚ grammars and semiotics. He is considering structuralism as a method to study literary criticism. In the beginning of the essay Genette is establishing difference between Bricoleur and Engineer‚ Art critic and Literary
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READER’S RESPONSE STRATEGY/ READER’S RESPONSE CRITICISM Applying Reader Response Strategy in Appreciating Literary Works The appreciation of the short story applies seven reader response strategies posed by Beach and Marshall (1990); they are describing‚ conceiving‚ explaining‚ interpreting‚ engaging‚ connecting and judging. The guiding questions are constructed based on the responses. NO | Response | Explanations | Indicators | Questions to guide | 1 | Engaging(Include) | Getting involved
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many to distinguish the facts from the opinions‚ as well as misconceptions. One of the topics to be blown into the spotlight in the past few years has been feminism‚ with what at first glance appears to be a dichotomy- a person is either a feminist or an anti-feminist. The battle calls into question what feminism really is‚ considering its diversity in regards to its followers‚ and the reason why the "meninist" culture has sprung. There are three
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The Feminist Movement The feminist movement is a movement that started in 1848. The article "Law Day keynote speaker‚ Rights‚ and Responsibilities" states‚ "at the Seneca Falls Convention when hundreds of individuals decided to stand up and fight for what is right." The movement went through extremely difficult challenges when it first started‚ like cultural and social resistance‚ legal discrimination‚ limited political rights‚ economic inequality‚ lack of educational opportunities‚ internal division
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worth examining is the non-inclusive history in feminist literature. To examine this history well‚ feminists adopted the intersectional lens‚ which allowed them to examine the post-“second storm” movement more in-depth. With the adoption of the intersectional lens‚ we see that feminist women‚ no matter their origin‚ are all striving for equality. Henceforth‚ the “storm metaphor” comes into play allowing feminists to obtain a worldly viewpoint on feminist ideology from all around the world. I use this
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helps archaeologists to understand different groups of people. As feminist archaeology has risen‚ there are those who argue against it‚ insisting that it is essential to maintain a neutral‚ non gender biased perspective when dealing with artifacts of the past. Willey insists that it is important to systematically explore the relevance of feminist insights as well as approaches in archaeology. Willey argues that in fact “a feminist perspective‚ among other critical‚ explicitly political perspectives
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Night’s Wrath In the passage Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Wiesel reveals that during the hard times‚ you have the will to do what you believe in‚ through imagery and dialogue brings meaning of Elie and Juliek in their moments between life and death. First‚ when Juliek says “Alright Elizer…. I’m getting on all right…hardly any air.. worn out. My feet are swollen. It’s good rest‚ but my violin…” Dialogue reveals that Juliek still cares about his violin then anything else like food or even his own life
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Antigone as a Feminist Icon Male authority is a dominant theme in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Men occupied the land‚ ruled the towns and assigned the women duties to perform. Antigone‚ however‚ believed that she was just as strong as the men who ruled society during that time‚ which led to her downfall. The goal of the feminist movement has generally been to seek equality between the sexes. Through the women’s movement‚ women have won the right to vote‚ and can now compete for traditionally male
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