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    Silk Worm In Ancient China

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    The inventions of China shaped the world we live in today‚ no matter what country you live in. From silk‚ to gunpowder‚ to paper‚ and even agricultural advances all stem from China. Even smaller‚ personal convenience items‚ such as the bristle toothbrush‚ umbrellas‚ and the compass were invented by these brilliant people. The mulberry silk worm has brought much wealth to the country of China and created a material that is like no other. The method of creating silk was a well-kept secret by the

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    American Gender Roles

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    Introduction For decades the female gender has been considered to be the lesser. In this paper‚ which has been compiled after going through many scholarly articles‚ it is factual that the female gender could easily pass as the most powerful influence on earth and the greatest contributor to the world economies. From the villages of Africa‚ Asia and Latin America‚ the woman has been used as the "beast of burden." Tilling the family land to put food on the table‚ bringing forth life and nurturing

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    Gender Roles In The Aeneid

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    Battle of The Sexes: Gender in The Aeneid Literature has always been‚ and will always be‚ a reflection of society. The Aeneid is an epic poem written by Virgil that has rightly achieved great fame during its 2‚000 years of existence. Through its 12 books and 9‚896 lines‚ The Aeneid tells of its antagonist‚ Aeneas‚ handling love‚ loss‚ war‚ and religion. In “Book IV” especially‚ Virgil makes specific mentions of Aeneas’s heroic style of leadership and how he compared to others with similar power

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    chapters‚ they unanimously demonstrated that a role model should be strong‚ never obsessed with women and should always fulfil their responsibilities by serving the state and protecting the people. As shown in Genji‚ when the King demanded her lady to accompany him for the whole day‚ many courtiers were resent as the King was preoccupied by the woman at the expense of the country’s strength and reputation. The story also mentioned that if this happens in China‚ the Imperial Court would undo the King and

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    Tongan Gender Roles

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    In Tonga‚ gender affects the way in which people communicate with respect to social status. Tongans are very respectful and kind to others. Communication between people is demanded to be equal and fair to each participant of the conversation‚ as said earlier. With a monarchial society‚ the social and political status of individuals is very important to Tongans and their culture. The society itself is complex. With a collectivistic society‚ the family and groups are imperative to life and existence

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    Gender Roles In Lysistrata

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    Luttrell Lysistrata Discussion Paper Feminism in Ancient Greece did not exist. Women were simply seen as dumb and inferior human beings who live to serve the hardworking intelligent men. In Lysistrata‚ in trying to satirize women fighting for the end of the Peloponnesian War‚ Aristophanes actually underscores the prevalence of sexism in his society. To the casual reader‚ Lysistrata is seen as an Ancient Greek feminist manifesto‚ however in reality it definitely is not. It is

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    Christianity Gender Roles

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    which is when they gained state support from the emperor who wanted to unify his empire with a common religion. The support from the emperor allowed for the religion to rapidly spread. Gender roles and theology of the Holy Trinity are changes prevalent in Christianity from its founding to around 1500. Gender roles of leaders in the church change in Christianity from its founding

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    Antigone Gender Roles

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    Antigone is a drama-filled tragedy that speaks on topics such as tragic heroes‚ an arrogant king’s grief‚ and the gender roles in ancient Greece. Kreon tells his son‚ Haimon‚ “If yield we must‚ then let it be to men‚ and never have it said we worsted by a woman.” This play says a woman’s place in society is beneath the men‚ where the only responsibilities they have are to serve their husbands and take care of the children. The play portrays women as weak and not worthy of being defended by their

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    Gender roles: then and now

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    Gender Roles Then and Now Osato Valerie Francis COM 172 April 21‚ 2014 Dr. Kathleen Dunley Abstract Gender roles have always been a sensitive subject. Women came a long way since the days Suffrage and the Women’s Liberation Movement. Society is now seeing women as strong‚ independent‚ and fierce individuals who can do all that men do. Sometimes they do it even better. Now that roles have switched since the early days‚ problems such as discrimination‚ sexism‚ and chivalry still exit.

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    The Cultural Development of ancient Egyptians and ancient Chinese civilizations were fairly similar but were different on certain ideas. From the way historians looked at the number of gods/goddesses each civilization worshipped‚ to the inventions and tools the craftsman made to make life less difficult shows the similarity of the two civilization. Both couture’s buried their dead with items of value‚ practiced ancestor worship‚ had elaborate systems of Bureaucratic systems of administration and

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