phenomenon‚ gender is a social construct‚ defined by societal norms that attribute different roles and values to men and women. Moreover‚ these sex-specific roles‚ rights‚ and obligations are not just different‚ they also tend to be unequal (Kishor‚ 1999). Unequal gender relations -- existing to varying degrees in most if not all countries of the world-- feed directly into the status accorded to women and girls in society. Women’s status is a term that describes women’s situation in both absolute terms
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It is curious to note the role of women in Shakespearean literature. Many critics have lambasted the female characters in his plays as two-dimensional and unrealistic portrayals of subservient women. Others have asserted that the roles of women in his plays were prominent for the time and culture that he lived in. That such contrasting views could be held in regards to the same topic is academic. It is only with close examination of his works that we are able to suppose his intent in creating characters
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poets)‚ he was universally admired and revered by the Greeks of the centuries that followed his death(“Norton Anthology”). Euripides showed his interest in psychology in his many understanding portraits of women (“World Book”). Euripides choice of women support characters such as the nurse and the chorus is imperative to the magnification of Medea’s emotions. The very fact that the nurse and chorus are female deepens Medea’s sadness‚ impassions her anger
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The Representation of Women in Literature <br> <br>The role of women in society is constantly questioned and for centuries women have struggled to find their place in a world that is predominantly male oriented. Literature provides a window into the lives‚ thoughts and actions of women during certain periods of time in a fictitious form‚ yet often truthful in many ways. Ernest Hemmingway’s "Hills like White Elephants"‚ D.H. Lawrence’s "The Horse Dealers Daughter" and William Faulkner’s "A Rose for
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Throughout history‚ Americans have always valued their freedom above all else. This has been repeatedly shown‚ from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror. Patrick Henry declared to the Virginia Congress in 1775 “Give me liberty or give me death!”‚ and this attitude is still held proudly by many in American society today. Men and women from across the country enlist in the military to protect American freedom‚ despite the threats to their well being that military service may present. There are
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There are many ways that constitutional and social developments caused a revolution. There are a few important developments that will be mentioned. The first one is the secession of 1860‚ which was a constitutional development. Some other constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation‚ three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction. Some social developments that caused conflict were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Black Codes‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. One of
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The Role of Women in The Odyssey The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is an epic poem based on the story of an ancient Greek hero‚ Odysseus‚ and his twenty year journey—ten years spent fighting in the Trojan War and the other ten spent traveling home. In the poem‚ Homer presents the theme of the role and nature of women. Men were the dominant gender in ancient Greece‚ and women‚ who were inferior‚ were only valued for their beauty and their ability to reproduce. However‚ in this poem‚ Homer both exemplifies
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Today Women and Men are equal in almost all aspects‚ but a few decades ago that was not the case. Imagine ladies that you couldn’t vote‚ you couldn’t decide things for yourself. That you where looked at as a lower role model than a man. I cannot even begin to imagine how horrible life would have been. But women in the 18th and 19th centuries have been there and survived. They were both very different in many aspects. The eighteenth century helped mold and shape the way women were treated in the nineteenth
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the lives of American families. At the start of the 19 century Richard Trevithick‚ inspired by Thomas Newcomen’s design of the low-pressure steam engine‚ develop the more accessible high-pressure engine. This new engine was smaller and more economic to produce then it’s low pressure cousin without losing power or efficiency. Steam engines brought more facets of fortune to America. The railways would be the river that flooded north America with the coming revolution of
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The 1800s brought many new technological advances that helped transform American life. These advances led to an economic and physical growth. Inventions brought a continuous growth in the population. New modes of transportation created a highly affective trading system. The three most important technological advances were the Erie Canal‚ Railroads‚ and the cotton gin. Built in 1825‚ the Erie Canal brought an enormous growth of wealth to New York by linking New York to the Great Lakes (Doc 1A)
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