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    The status of women in the medieval period was mostly that of subjugation‚ very few options were open to women‚ and those that were are often resulted in a harsh treatment‚ of backbreaking labor. However even with such ill treatment‚ women were the integral part to societal growth and stability thus a women’s role was often narrowed and marginalized. To areas thought befitting woman‚ Such as child rearing‚ manual labor‚ the convent‚ or as a wife. This system of casting not only served to maintain

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    1920s

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    The 1920s had seen robust economic growth in the United States. Mass-production techniques and the growing availability of electricity allowed industries to increase their output—and profits—dramatically. Employment levels surged‚ and many workers saw improvements in their standards of living. Consumer demand for new products also drove creation of new loan programs: for the first time middle-class Americans were able to purchase such goods as refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ and automobiles by making

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    Name: Chunxian Huang How might we usefully define marriage in universal cross cultural terms? Marriage‚ which is one of the most vital relationships of human beings‚ is a bewildering subject in people’s lives because it is hard to define‚ especially in the cross cultural terms. Cross cultural‚ according to the fourth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2000)‚ is defined as “the interaction of differing cultures‚

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    To what extent did Lenin establish Communism in Russia from 1920-1924? From an early age‚ Lenin opposed the Romanov autocratic regime‚ even more so following the execution of his brother for the assassination of Tsar Alexander III. Lenin was an avid follower of the writings of Karl Marx and believed communism was the way forward. He believed that everything should be owned by the government and then distributed evenly amongst the people. During the February 1917 revolution in Russia‚ Lenin was

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    where people have the right to freedom‚ but around the 1800s‚ this was not the case. Slavery was a growing problem in Southern United States around this time‚ and until its eradication‚ slavery put the lives of many in danger. The brutal work that slaves were put through caused many deaths‚ and this horrific era in history will never be forgotten. After years of slavery‚ slaves began to resist by “doing poor work‚ breaking tools‚ abusing animals‚ and in other ways disrupting the plantation routine”

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    America in the 1920s

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    Which were the more typical of 1920s of America: Prohibition and intolerance or the Jazz Age and increasing social freedom? The 1920’s were seen as a prosperous time for America‚ judging by the increasing economic strength‚ the development of new industries and new methods of production and‚ by the time of rebellion and liberation that came with it. The 1920’s are often reffered to as the ‘Roaring Twenties’ or the Jazz Age‚ a period of great fun and enjoyment. However‚ not everyone agreed with

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    measurement of how close you are to someone or familiar with them. Finally commitment is the act of being committed or committing yourself‚ to someone a measurement of loyalty. Now for each of love or relationship these three things are provided in different ways. Such as in a relationship with a friend the loyalty is strong and a form of passion and intimacy happens on a low enough level that most do not become physically engaged with each other. Now a family relationship these three things happen a slightly

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    [pic] Topic 1: Define project What is a project? A project is the defined set of planned and managed activities carried out for a period of time — with a defined start and end date. A project is designed to yield a set of products or services as agreed with the project clients and stakeholders. It has a lifecycle which is the process by which the project is undertaken. Five features that differentiate projects from ordinary work are that they:

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    He is also a bandleader‚ film star and comedian‚ trumpeter and singer. One of his most famous songs is “What a Wonderful Word” and it truly was a wonderful word of jazz in the 1920’s. Great Reads A lot of people were out partying in the 1920’s but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t sit down and read some good books. F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ and Gertrude Stein all have written great reads. Ernest Hemingway’s

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    Defining Crime Crime Is usually defined as whether the law has been broken which may lead to a punishment by the legal system however crime is hard to define because if the law or penal system did not exist than neither would the labelling of a behaviour or act as criminal or not. The legal system defines acts as criminal if a person has broken the law either by “actus reus” (guilty act)‚ when a criminal act has occurred or “mens rea” (guilty mind) when a person had the intention of carrying

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