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    history‚ this stereotype has been labeled to females who have blonde hair due to the lack of eumelanin (pigment that provides color to hair). This may not seem real‚ but it is. Overall‚ blonde women have been discriminated and categorized as simpletons‚ inconsiderate‚ vain‚ and unintelligent beings for many years. Still‚ the color a person’s hair has nothing to do with a person being good‚ smart‚ or caring of others and there are millions of blonde women that prove how wrong stereotypes can be. It all

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    away‚ and they left their housewives stranded. According to stereotype‚ these women should have floundered and failed on their own. Flounder they did‚ yet fail they did not. What began as a necessary adaptation‚ matured into an exploration of opportunity and‚

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    narrowed it down to two that I thought was a cut above the rest. I judged the tales based on its predictability and its overall impact on our moralities. Ultimately I came to the decision between The Wife of Bath’s Tale and The Franklin’s Tale. Compare to the other tales‚ not only do the Franklin’s and the Wife of Bath’s tale have an unexpected twist at the end‚ but also both tales offer exceptionally deep impressions that alter my perspective on marriage. Marriage is an important aspect of our

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    Unlike today‚ women in the Renaissance period didn’t have inalienable rights. There was an abundance of stereotypes during the Renaissance which kept women from reaching their potential achievements and abilities. Humanist believed that women were supposed to be a good companion to their husband and be a teacher to their children. Besides women having rules and being told how to live‚ Women in the Renaissance had better lives and more freedom than we think. Women didn’t have rights at the time and

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    challenge that dares each of you to persevere‚ believe in yourself‚ to be resilient. I challenge you to overcome the stereotype that a women’s place is in the home. At one point in history‚ this was true but this is no longer the case. You may be shocked‚ however‚ to discover that some people still agree with this ridiculous concept. Some still believe that marriage is the ONLY path for women: to be domestic and dutiful. But times have changed. This is the 21st century. We are no longer meek‚ weak and

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    As a female‚ I grow up with things that were pink and purple in fact my bedroom walls were those colors. Pink and purple are deemed “girls’ colors” which makes it seem like girls are the only ones that can like the colors it also fits into the stereotype that girls are “sugar‚ spice‚ and everything nice.” Many of us are raised to think what colors we like deem if we are girly‚ tomboyish‚ and manly. There are also the toys we play with make us male or female. When I grew up I had over two hundred

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    Both men and women from all over the world play sports. However‚ many of the women play as a hobby‚ but not as a profession. Women’s sports aren’t as popular as men’s sports‚ due to the lack of attention from the media as well as the few product endorsements and the negative idea that not all sports should be played by women. Society does not have high enough expectations for women athletes‚ which is why women athletes don’t receive the same amount of opportunities or have the same image as male

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    The Bath

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    |The Bath – Janet Frame | | | | | |The story centres on the routines of an old woman’s life and the | | |annual preparation for‚ and visit to‚ the

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    In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚” the knight received a punishment and was rewarded as well for violently raping an innocent girl just because he could not control himself. In the beginning of the tale‚ the knight was selfish and masochistic and clearly wanted to show his power and dominance over the girl by raping her‚ to prove that women could not have control over men. Chaucer states‚ “Hadde in his hous a lusty bacheler‚ that on a day cam rydinge fro river; and happed that‚ allone as she was born

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    is the idea that the Church is against women. While it is true that only men can become priests‚ women have special roles of their very own. There was a reason for Jesus selecting only men to be his apostles‚ and although some may consider the that being continued today to be archaic‚ it is actually a continued tradition with good reason. It can be difficult for women who feel they are called to be a leader of a parish. In other some other religions‚ women are allowed to be pastors‚ but in the Catholic

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