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    You must submit to your husband‚ you must let him talk first and wait to put your input in until he has gotten settled in the house‚ and you must be ready for whatever his needs are; the roles of women in the 1800’s. In the play A Doll’s House author Henrik Ibsen wrote about a married couple named Nora and Torvald their relationship from the start had readers very uncomfortable and feeling emotions towards their dynamics. Nora shows that she has a secret side by going behind Torvalds back and getting

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    London during the 1960’s had conservative social ideals‚ especially of gender roles. Post World War II‚ women were expected to leave the jobs they were allowed to have during the war and resume their place in the home (“The Woman Question” 1607). The children of these women had hopes that they could aspire to have dreams that went beyond motherhood (Ireland 3). Guidelines for the female’s place in society and in the home were prominent even throughout the 1960’s. In To Room Nineteen‚ Lessing

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    Being a Depressed Woman in The 1800’s as seen in: “A Rose for Emily” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” There was a big deal with depression in the 1800’s because one who was taught to have a mental illness didn’t get the treatment they needed. Society didn’t believe mental illness was a problem so therefore family members secluded loved ones who might show signs of any mental illness from the outside world. They also had mental hospitals in which patients displaying mental illness where put in. Benjamin

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    Western Governors University Minority Cultures in West Virginia Section D During the following pages I would like to explore Mexican and Chinese culture. I will take a look at their commonalities or differences among cuisine which will include popular ingredients as well as a one ingredient‚ dairy‚ which Asian cooks shy away from. Also discussed in this paper will be religious ideas in both cultures which will include historical background as well as current traditions

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    Throughout history the roles of women have changed dramatically. Since the 1950swomen have slowly but surely evolved into the individuals one sees today in public offices‚ law firms or even the five o’ clock news. However‚ this evolution did not occur over night. Although women in the 1950s and today have dealt with similar stereotypes‚ today life has greatly improved because women aren’t as pressured to get married‚ are taken more seriously in the business world‚ and are even making as much

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    Minority Police Brutality in Major Cities of the United States Since the first state-sponsored police forces in the U.S. racial discrimination in police forces has been a characteristic of the American landscape. Racial profiling and police brutality have their roots in enforcement of slave codes‚ black codes‚ and Jim Crow Segregation laws. We Charge Genocide‚ a petition submitted to the UN by the Civil Rights Congress in 1951‚ documented thousands of incidents of police violence against African

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    men are oppressed‚ it’s a tragedy. When women are oppressed‚ it’s tradition." (goodreads.com) Women’s roles have changed quite a bit since the olden days. Women have received more rights‚ such as‚ the right to vote. Women have also travelled into the work field and can now do jobs that were considered a “man’s” job. Also women have joined together and became activists. Roles of women have changed drastically over the last decades in order to get to where women are now; this can be seen most prominently

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    boy and a girl we’ve seen many strange things in this world. The Women Suffrage come about men doing responsibilities at home which made us do research on how and why did this event occurred. Although as a Seventeen year old boy believe that Women Suffrage was a good artifact and conflict during the 1800’s. As a Seventeen year old many rights came about our things to vote‚ to earn more like men do. To choice our topic we felt that women rights would be a good topic to conduct a research. Both of us

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    Men vs. Women “Roles of men and women now vs back then.” How things used to be. Things have changed so much from the 1800’s to the times we are living in now. When you ask someone about this time period they will immediately tell you home much thing have changed especially between women. Nowadays we see women doing things that would be seen as bad‚ or as weakness from men. Before women were to marry young with a man that can support her and their family to come‚ be stay at home moms‚ and one of

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    Differences and similarities between the 1920s and the 1950s There many differences between the 1920s and the 1950s; such as‚ race relations‚ roles of women‚ and probably the big one is consumerism. Of course there were more but these three were the main ones. Yeah they had a different teenage culture but it wasn’t big. There were blacks wanting their rights‚ women being the man of the house during the wars‚ and even people just buying stuff because they can. These times were right after a

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