I think I must have fallen asleep only a few moments after putting the lamp out and slept quite deeply too‚ for when I awoke – or was awakened – very suddenly‚ I felt somewhat stunned‚ uncertain‚ for a second or two‚ where I was and why. I saw that it was quite dark but once my eyes were fully focused I saw the moonlight coming in through the windows‚ for I had left the rather heavy‚ thick-looking curtains undrawn and the window slightly ajar. The moon fell upon the embroidered counterpane and on
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My name is Xing the third. I was named after my great grandmother. I live in the Tuvas village. It was an average day in the village. The temperature had dropped even more from the previous days of the week. The population here continues to rise. There are at least a million people in my country. I woke up‚ and put on my fur coat to head to outside to feed the animals. The neighbors were whispering things to each other. I think they were talking about me because women don’t get appreciated much‚
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You who were darkness warmed my flesh where out of darkness rose the seed. Then all a world I made in me; all the world you hear andYou who were darkness warmed my flesh where out of darkness rose the seed. Then all a world I made in me; all the world you hear and see hung upon my dreaming blood. There moved the multitudinous stars‚ and coloured birds and fishes moved. There swam the sliding continents. All time lay rolled in me‚ and sense‚ and love that knew not its beloved
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One of your customers has just said to you‚ “The service here is terrible.” You should say: “What is it about the service that you have not liked?” “Would you like to fill out a complaint form? I can get one for you.” “I realize our service is poor today. We are understaffed‚ so I apologize.” “I am really sorry to hear you say that‚ but we are trying as hard as we can.” One of your customers has just said to you‚ “The service here is terrible.” You should say: “What is it about the service
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Empowerment of women Empowerment of women‚ also called gender empowerment‚ has become a significant topic of discussion in regards to development and economics. Entire nations‚ businesses‚ communities‚ and groups can benefit from the implementation of programs and policies that adopt the notion of women empowerment.[2] Empowerment is one of the main procedural concerns when addressing human rights and development. The Human Development and Capabilities Approach‚ The Millennium Development Goals
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As much as I considering about things in this course so far‚ I realize that both teacher and classmates encouraged me and my opinion has been shaped through peer discussion and class materials. However‚ there is still something about value and culture conflicts frustrated me. This course is called “Women and The Media”‚ and the instructor tried to make us better understand gender and the role women are playing in media and our society through different ways‚ such as movie‚ peer discussion‚ and
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In the essay‚ “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Marìa”‚ Judith Ortiz Cofer explained that “[a]t Puerto Rican festivities‚ neither the music nor the colors we wore could be too loud”(252). Many different cultures have many different ways of dressing. For example‚ in Pakistan girls wear “shalwar kameez.” (Which is basically like a
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Abstract About 40 years ago domestic violence was a rare event. At this time it was conventional wisdom that a man would “occasionally” hit his wife or significant other as a means of discipline. In fact English common law sanctioned wife beating was justified under the infamous "rule of thumb‚" which decreed that a man might use a "rod not thicker than his thumb" with which to chastise his wife. Women rarely opposed their husbands and remained passive throughout the many physical‚ verbal and emotional
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“Ain’t I a woman?” An African woman
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Essay on the role of women! The general role of women are housewives. In the past‚ women are subordinated to men and has to obey everyone‚ no matter their husband‚ parents or son. They have to stay at home and cannot go out for work. They cannot go out with their friends and even cannot go to church. Some of them make clothes at home for entertainment. Women are just being treated as a machine for reproduction. There isn’t the equality between men and women in the past.
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