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    Ellis (Did the industrial revolution provide more economic opportunities for women in the 1830s?) The industrial revolution opened many doors for women‚ in the 1830s women were still believed to work at home‚ opposed to working in factories or doing a mans job. Women were supposed to maintain the household and maintain their religious practices while the men went out to make the money and bring home food for his children and wife. That all changed a few years later in 1835 when women were finally

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    The Athenians valued philosophy‚ equality‚ and art. They weren’t afraid to challenge society views‚ which at the time many believed in mythology. Plato was the first to come close to Christianity beliefs by recognizing that invisible things in nature had an order and purpose. Plato inspired Aristotle to conclude that there has to be someone conducting that order‚ what we know as God. They weren’t as dedicated to a strong army as they were to education. During the Peloponnesian War the Pericles persuaded

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    In the 19th century‚ many changes of art took place. It started with a new "realism" approach‚ where artists did no longer want to paint what they were told to paint. The things that they previously had to paint were religious‚ Greek‚ or aristocratic. They were many art students that had the desire to step out of the box and paint "real life"‚ or the lives of regular people. This was a stark difference and shocking to people as all of the sudden their servants were depicted working hard in the fields

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    The Social Role of Women

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    The Social Role of Women If asked what is the social role of women? The most logical answer would be that of a mother‚ a nurturer. Someone else may say barefoot and pregnant but it all panned out to be the same thing‚ inferiority. Throughout the centuries‚ women such as Mary Wollstonecraft fought to change this gender stereotype. It is socially thought that women are inferior to men‚ which is still the case in many countries. A Vindication on the Rights of Women was written back in the 1700’s

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    passed since women were given the right to vote‚ yet more years have passed since the slaves were emancipated. Despite the change intended by laws that have been put into action‚ social norms are much slower to catch up with the times. In The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper‚ the author draws attention to the many issues in a specific community‚ despite all the progress made over time throughout the world. There are racist inclinations between whites and Indians‚ gender roles prescribed

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    To what extent did the First World War change the role of women in British society? INTRO In the lead up to the First World War‚ the suffrage movement was making significant advances towards the enfranchisement of British women. By 1914‚ the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) had 52‚000 members and attracted annual donations totalling £37‚000. Furthermore‚ the increasingly militant actions of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)‚ attracted greater public attention to

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    Role of Women in Hinduism

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    The role of women in Hinduism The purpose of the research paper is to examine the role of women in Hinduism and how it impact their lives .This paper will look at how narratives from sacred texts influences women’s role in society in the past and in the present. The role of women in Hinduism is often disputed‚ and positions range from equal status with men to restrictive. Hinduism is based on numerous texts‚ some of which date back to 2000 BCE or earlier. They are varied in authority‚ authenticity

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    Background of the Research Gender refers to the social roles and status difference between man and woman in a society (Anderson: 1988). Discrimination refers to unfair treatment of a particular group over the other. Nature has divided human beings into two halves with responsibilities best suited to them and stated the rights of both. Gender discrimination is the practice in which any one side is prejudiced. Mostly females are prone to gender discrimination. Inequality based on gender is a bitter social

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    In what ways did women’s live change after 1945? The life of women after the Second World War (1945) can be attributed to many different factors‚ some of these being; the work in which woman did and women and their family lives. With war ending‚ new political changes and roles of both men and woman changing all contributed to the changes of women’s life through the 20th century. Before 1945‚ as the Second World war was taking place people at home‚ often only the woman and the children‚ mainly had

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    Gender Roles in the Illiad

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    Gender Roles: Hector in The Iliad In Homer’s Illiad Hector‚ one of the primary leaders of Trojan forces and also a prince of the fated city of Troy fulfills the male gender expectations defined through prowess in war. However‚ male’s heroism is driven by the fear of shame and dishonor in war. Hector is an mortal character in Homer’s Iliad and all Hector seeks is war-glory‚ and he believes that one must die with a cause. He fears the indignity that he believes will come should he not fight nobly

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