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    Roman women lived in a world with strict gender roles. Men were placed above women. Men were active in public life and free to come and go as they willed‚ women’s lives were controlled by the men in their life. Most women were assigned the role of a homemaker‚ where they were supposed to be good wives and mothers‚ but nothing else. Women in ancient Rome were viewed as possessions of the men who they lived with. They were handed from their father to their new husband at the time of their marriage

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    stereotypical setup of how they thought women acted by displaying their biased‚ opinioned portrayals in a production. “Feminist critics have considered the implications of this complex sexual impersonation‚ arguing that representation of females by males reinforced stereotypes of women found in many Elizabethan plays‚” (Wilson and Goldfarb‚ p. 183) For starters‚ women were portrayed in plays as weak‚ vulnerable‚ and even as whores in many production. In some productions women were called dim-witted

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    In this essay I will describe how a firm’s resources limit its search for opportunities. I will also provide two examples of how a firm’s resources may be limited by its opportunities. Firms may be limited by strengths and weaknesses of their available resources due to lack of one or more combinations of the following sources: production capabilities‚ cost(s) of research‚ marketing‚ management‚ and available or dedicated finances (Perreault‚ W.D‚ Cannon‚ J.P‚ & McCarthy‚ E.J.‚ 2010). In order for

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    change her activities she quickly realized that feminine activities such knitting or sewing were not for her. I think Gwen’s experience really highlights that in our world society there are still very specific gender roles for female and males. For example‚ one of the counselors talked about how he wasn’t allowed to play with Barbie’s‚ even though he asked his mother for them (Queer Theory in Action‚ 2011). Eventually

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    actor’s career in the Elizabethan era was not paid well or regarded highly by citizens and went as far as being promoted sinners. Additionally‚ theaters where expected by citizens and locals to host a new play each day. Despite‚ an actor’s rough and often unbearable life the many plays and playwrights shown in theaters are still seen and acted out today. On the other hand‚ the theaters where often criticized for their crude and uncivilized manner. Yet‚ although Elizabethan Theaters developed many

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    How often do you see female prime ministers‚ househusbands‚ or lady soldiers? Although there are a larger variety of jobs and characteristics both men and women can possess in these modern times‚ gender inequality thrived in the Elizabethan era. Men were seen as the leaders who were brave and subject to war‚ whereas women were portrayed as their usual quiet self who are usually unable or not supposed to interfere with their husbands’ affairs. Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ employs the use of conventions

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    individual and what a “self-made” man‚ or woman sometimes‚ (usually in this era) can do with it. Many forms of this took place during the Renaissance and thought different means. In politics‚ this line of thought and behavior was exemplified by the role of the courtier. A courtier was represented by their rank and service to a ruler or prince in Renaissance Italy‚ particular their code of conduct with their actions. This was one way in which a person expressed their individualism to the outside world

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    Women living in Elizabethan era Under reign of Elizabeth I‚ England was one of the most powerful and involved country in the world. At this time‚ it was also considered as “the Golden Age in English history”. As a result‚ Elizabeth was recognized herself as the best monarch (thelostcolony.org). Different from Elizabeth’s successful role‚ the woman’s position became less important in family‚ marriage‚ and society as well because of many old prejudices. In family‚ children might lost their childhood

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    appears throughout the play. In Shakespeare Othello all the women‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca have no separate identity all three are defined by who they are or not married to or the male characters they are connected with. “According to the Elizabethan times that the play was written in and the general hierarchies within Venetian society men hold all the power and women are considered to be of low intellect” (Berggren 55). Yet it is the women that speak the in the scenes throughout the play. Othello

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    Exam 1 1.) Ernestine Friedl says that the position of women is higher the more they are involved in primary subsistence and the public distribution of the product of subsistence. Kung’s have no hierarchy or leaders; each group has individuals who opinions carry more weight than others and basically function like group leaders. Men are mainly leaders because Kung woman provide most of their families food‚ care for children and are lifelong wives. In order for a Kung woman to have more say in

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