Women’s Roles: A Midsummer Night’s Dream vs. Now Society’s treatment of women and women’s roles have changed since Shakespeare’s time. In Shakespeare’s time‚ women were seen as silent and demure‚ and it was not acceptable for them to express their opinions and make choices. Female figures such as Hippolyta and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare were not allowed to speak up about their marriage and make decisions about their life. Many of those decisions were made by men‚
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School is a privilege taken for granted everyday in America. Be grateful to get up every morning and have a safe environment that benefits your future. For many living in Afghanistan‚ education is not an option given to them. Those lucky enough to get an education take it seriously and use it to strengthen themselves. Going to school introduces a new understanding of encouragement into the lives of Afghan people‚ which can lead to motivate the future achievement of self goals. Farah uses her school
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In the article “Malala’s Dad Says His Daughter Is Unstoppable” the author Becky Little interviews Malala’s dad Ziauddin Yousafzai about the importance of getting an education‚ speaking up for what he or she believes in‚ and his pride in his daughter. In the interview the first question asked was “What’s it like to be known as Malala’s dad?”‚ Ziauddin answered that he was already known as Malala’s dad before the whole situation and that he is proud to be known as someone who is inspiring the
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Take Malala Yousafzai for example‚ a women’s right activist born in Pakistan. As a young girl‚ Malala defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls would be allowed the right to an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman but survived. There were many death threats against Malala even though the only thing that she was doing was standing up for the people that believed in the same
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the Islamic people from corrupt western influences. In the Middle East‚ women are restricted from education among other things. In October of 2012‚ 14 year old‚ Malala Yousafzai‚ was shot in Pakistan by a Taliban soldier when she spoke out in protest for women’s education. The Washington Post said‚ “Many Pakistanis view Yousafzai‚ who also promoted literacy and peace‚ as a symbol of hope in a country long beset by violence and despair”. According to the Post‚ not only did the country lose a
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A miserable theme that ‘The Help’ made me wonder about was how education is a privilege. Well-off‚ mediocre‚ white… with these qualities‚ you will succeed in university. Poverty-stricken‚ intelligent‚ black… with these qualities‚ you won’t. Stockett seemed to be suggesting that the wealth and the colour of your skin determines whether you get an education in the 1960s segregation era. A moment that exhibited this theme was when Miss Hilly’s maid Yule Mae asked her for a loan as she couldn’t send
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Some believe without rules everything would go to chaos but when non conformity is practiced‚ freedom comes along with it. Conformity follows rules‚ is restricted‚ and sees life in plain eyes while nonconformity bends rules‚ lives life on the edge‚ and sees life in a multitude of perspectives. It is better to not conform to society because with nonconformity it is easier to see different perspectives in life and along with‚ there is allowed more freedom. Non conformity is so prevalent in today’s
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Each essay has different perspectives on the issue of women`s right being equal to men. In this essay‚ we will compare the differences among the perspectives and determine which perspective is most effective. The first essay that we will discuss is “Malala‚ the Muslim Feminist” by Rafia Zakaria. Zakaria is a columnist for DAWN‚ Pakistan ’s largest English newspaper and one of the few feminist columnists in Pakistan. Zakaria`s perspective is to prove that gender equality in education is global and the
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For instance‚ Malala Yousafzai from Mingora‚ Swat Valley‚ Pakistan‚ had to face threats from the Taliban. The Taliban‚ a terrorist group‚ that took over Pakistan at the time that Malala was living there. The Taliban forced all girls out of school‚ and all women out of jobs. Malala stood up for women’s rights in Pakistan; when the Taliban found out about this‚ they were furious with her. The Taliban
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the voiceless a voice and overthrows tyrannical rule. Disobedience accelerates social change in that it sheds light on unjust rules. In Pakistan‚ the Taliban’s strict laws forbidding girls to be educated inspired Malala Yousafzai to speak out against the cruel injustice. Malala defied the Taliban‚ attended school‚ and wrote a blog dedicated to unveiling the Taliban’s wrongdoing. Her outright rejection of the law led to worldwide attention and incited a revolution for gender equality. Malala’s
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