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    ask challenging questions about what appear as normal‚ everyday banalities in order to try and understand make visible’ the hidden gendering of the practice and theorizing of international relations” –Cynthia Enloe In times of armed conflict‚ women are most susceptible to violence and silencing through the sexualization‚ dehumanization‚ and stigmatization of their identities. Janie Leatherman highlights this point when stating “gender based violence often intensifies and becomes more extreme

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    History 103 Sec 002 Fall Term Research Paper In what specific ways did the Second World War change the lives of women in Canada and/or the United States? Were the changes merely temporary or did they sow the seeds of collapse for traditional gender roles? * * The Second World War dramatically changed the lives of women in both Canada and the United States‚ on every level from political‚ to social‚ to sexual. Further‚ the changes in women’s lives during this time were not merely temporary

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    Women made up 49.83% of the nation’s 132 million jobs in June of 2009; for the first time in American history‚ “Women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time‚ a historic reversal caused by long-term changes in women’s roles and massive job losses for men during this recession” (Cauchon). Just as the current recession has impacted the way that women exist in the workforce‚ so too did past national events influence women’s roles in the workplace. In the early twentieth

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    Effects of War World II  Diego Cabrera  ENGL 101­01  Pr. Megan Mason  Cause and Effect Paper  Final Draft: March. 17‚ 2015    World War II can be called one of the most important events in the history of humanity.  There were many countries that participated in World War II‚ including Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan‚  France‚ England‚ and the United States. World War II began in 1939 and cause global  devastation and destruction. This war was the biggest of all wars; it caused many deaths of  innocent people

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    Disney’s portrayal of the Pocahontas story was inaccurate since no one really knows if John Smith was telling the truth or not. Furthermore when enlightening your children with false evidence they are most likely going to go throughout life with that false mentality. In the description of Pocahontas the only truth we know is ”In 1995‚ Disney released an artistically beautiful animated film showing the supposed events that unfolded between John Smith and Pocahontas.” Nowhere in the story does it say

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    Throughout history‚ the roles of women have changed dramatically. Women have been enslaved‚ been stripped of their rights‚ been given more rights‚ have been put down in society and been brought up. Women slowly‚ but surely have evolved into individuals one sees today: in public office‚ law firms or even the five o’clock news. However‚ this evolution did not occur overnight. It took time and effort to attain the position in society they have today. A major era in which the growth of a woman’s place

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    Case Study: Women in World War Two After reading on these eight women I have chosen to do my compare and contrast from this Library of Congress Exhibition of Women in World War II story which was detailed with photography to tell their stories; for others to not only read their story‚ but to experience it through visual documentation. These three women‚ Toni Frissell‚ Esther Bubley and Therese Bonney were able to connect with millions of people through their images that they documented. From

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    Portrayal of Gender Roles in Disney Films 10058457 Kathleen Olejnik Prof: Beamish TA: Ben Bigio SOCY 122 Gender roles are present in every Western society and culture today. One’s portrayal of gender roles begins at a young age‚ not only at home through parents‚ but also through the media. The media is one of the largest influential factors of gender role portrayal. There has been concern about the accuracy of the portrayals of men and

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    World War Two was a destructive time that allowed women in the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Soviet Union to play crucial roles that ultimately lead to their country’s immense success. Beforehand women had dealt with gender inequality by society placing them in positions that were traditional at the time. This meant that they stayed at home cooking as well as cleaning‚ and if they tried to break that barrier by having a career then it would be socially unacceptable. Since WWII was a total war

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    World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918. The war had significant impacts and consequences upon the people and the lands. Women were one of those who were majorly impacted by the consequences of the war‚ however this was not clearly seen at the time‚ as people only took recognition to the men’s hard work and it was not recognised enough that women were the forgotten heroes of World War 1. Women faced the demands and difficulties of being a nurse which were challenging. While the men were away

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