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    twenty first century women are identified by their marital status. We often assume based on the term Ms. and Mrs. and that creates our perception on the women and their roles. In Jill Filipovs’s essay “why should Married Women Change Their Names? Let Men Change Theirs” she discusses her theory on name changing and how it generates an economic issue often put aside in this age. Changing ones last name to match that of ones husbands is becoming very common; about 90 percent of women in our generation

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    transfer of property Introduction to TOP Act What is the meaning of "transfer of property" for the purpose of the Act? [pic] The term "transfer of property" as defined by S5 means an act by which a living person conveys property in present or in future to one or more other living persons‚ or to himself or to himself and one or more other living persons. In this section‚ the term‚ ’’living person’’ includes a company or association or body of individuals whether incorporated or not.

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    the early 1900’s many women were recruited to work in occupations that were often reserved for men. The working positions that women were exposed to during this time period allowed them to perform tasks‚ than men were often deemed ‘capable’ for. Some examples of occupations that women often worked as included railroad guards‚ firefighters‚ and clerks. The American government was constantly trying to persuade the message that women were needed during this devastating time. In fact‚ women proceeded to

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    Justice and fairness is for everyone. No one should ever have to face discrimination because of the religion they subscribe to‚ the race or gender they were born into. While this is the general consensus now‚ it was a rare opinion in the 1600’s. The hostility with which black people were treated in Nelson Mandela’s time was apparent. Everything from the way other races treated them‚ and the way they spoke to and about them. Even their meager portrayal in the media was a caricature‚ they were misrepresented

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    opinion in the 1960’s‚ where women were house wives and did nothing else but "clean the house for hours or rearrange the flowers". This already is not typical of women today. Women today have jobs and are independent. Women in those days were portrayed as staying at home and being a homemaker. They cleaned the house‚ washed the clothes and dishes‚ did the cooking‚ and took care of the kids when they got home from school or when they stayed home from school for being sick. Women also did most of the

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    The Violance Against Women Act The purpose of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is to end with the violence against women in the U.S and to protect women from old notions‚ laws and social practices that have been to justify this violence. Some of the results and goals of the VAWA were: it changed the criminal justice system‚ victims of any type of violence got more access to services‚ new federal crimes related to violence were establish(Violance Against Women‚ 2013). In addition‚ VAWA helped

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    The Changing Role of Women As we remember the women who entered the workforce during WWI. Many things had changed after the war which led to many controversies and fighting for social equality with men. Some of these events are called: The first female Member of Parliament‚ The Persons Case and of course the Famous Five. During 1920 was a new era for the women in Canada. Hoping for educations‚ women’s and children’s working conditions and health. However reality had not measured up to

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    How united was Italy by 1860? INTRODUCTION      To a large extent‚ Italy was not united by 1760      Reason: -     There is no integration of all state uniting as one  -     Parochialism: people owe their royalty to their locality and thus‚ although Piedmont have shown herself as the only state suitable to lead the Italy confederation (if it was united)‚ sense of nationalism can still not be found. -     YET: it was pretty much united when compare to 1815‚ or 1848. BODY      One of the

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    During the 1920’s there were many significant changes for women but majority of the people didn’t support them. Some changes were labour saving devices going on sale and women got the right to vote. Younger women welcomed and supported the changes and acted out with wild ambitious behaviour and dramatic fashion alterations whereas rural women and immigrants stayed traditional. Many women demanded to stay in the workforce after the war ended. Women stood their ground and entered the workforce

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    Starting in the late 1800’swomen realized they deserved the same rights as men. These same beliefs carried out into the twentieth century‚ when the fight for women’s rights flared up again‚ except this time in much larger proportions‚ during the twenties and thirties. Women began to exercise their right to freedom of speech and other civil liberties as they initiated multiple public affairs‚ proving to anyone that was doubtful‚ that females too could be a real part of society‚ and make an impact

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