When women start doing what men have traditionally done‚ yours is a civilization of the setting sun. This is brought to mind when pondering a recent Pew Research Center study showing that women are now the primary or sole breadwinners in 40 percent of American households. You may have heard the story -- it created quite a stir on Fox News‚ with Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelly (who became quite hysterical) taking exception to male colleagues’ warnings about the development’s sociological implications
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Women: housewives or breadwinner? From the beginning of time‚ women were seen as the companions for men but never equivalent or the leader. God created Eve because Adam was lonely and he needed a companion. They both lived blissfully together as companions. But‚ over time the companionship slowly transformed to assistant. From my perspective‚ wives were seen as assistants for their husbands. Anything the husband wants the wife would assist; food‚ clothing‚ intercourse etc. Thus‚ people (mostly
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The Breadwinner ------------------------------------------------- “The Breadwinner” by Leslie Halward is a short story set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. The father has lost his job and is relying on his son’s wages to support him and his wife. The man and women fight over Billy’s pay. Billy lies to his father‚ saying that he has lost the money but then there is a surprise when he gives it to his mother. The story takes place in a small house that is “meanly furnished”. This tells
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In the story The Breadwinner‚ there are several types of conflicts. One major conflict in the story is character verses self. This is also known as internal conflict. The other main conflict in the story is character verses society‚ also known as external conflict. In the story The Breadwinner‚ a young girl in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ lives with her family in a small bombed out apartment with their few salvaged belongings. During this time‚ the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan‚ which causes
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Introduce the Topic: Currently in class we are reading The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. The realistic fiction book takes place in Afghanistan‚ and features Parvana (protagonist) and her family. They’re very poor‚ and constantly struggling to survive with the Taliban rule. With the mother depressed‚ and the father arrested‚ Parvana must take charge and care for her family. We’ve also taken a look at the non-fiction Kids of Kabul‚ also by Deborah Ellis‚ which interviews real kids in Kabul‚ and their
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The Breadwinner: A STUDY GUIDE How to use the study guide: • Read the questions for each chapter BEFORE you read the novel. • Look for the answers as you read making sure to highlight the passages in the novel that assist you in answering the study guide questions. • Highlight in your text any quotations noted in the study guide. • Respond to the study guide questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. You should write at least two-three thoughtful sentences for each question. Characters: - Parvane
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way. We call that life. In the Breadwinner‚ written by Deborah Ellis‚ this story tells the reader about one little girl and her family’s struggles fighting against the Taliban‚ a group who want to make new rules in Afghanistan. Obviously‚ the Breadwinner shows that when life gets harder‚ people have to improve themselves. The readers can see this idea proven through the characters‚ the conflicts and the settings. The characters in the Breadwinner show that when life changes to
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The book I chose to read was the Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. The genre of the book ranges from Young Adult‚ Historical Fiction‚ and Family Drama. The book consist of many characters crucial to the storyline‚ including Parvana. Parvana’s most important characteristics are bravery and maturity. She shows these values when she chose to cut her hair‚ pretending to be a boy. Parvana knew that if caught‚ she would be punished by the Taliban’s but‚ she did it anyway to help her family to survive. There
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evidence from the text to support your thinking. Structure: Paragraph 1-summary of what you read this week In the Breadwinner Parvana has run out of food. This creates a conflict because she now may have to steal food but the main conflict is that she’s a Girl and in Pakistan Women/Girls are treated unfairly and Men are favored and are in charge. This is a problem because Women/Girls are expected to stay inside and may get in trouble if they are outside. Paragraph 2- Example of foreshadowing
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In the book The Breadwinners by Deborah Ellis‚ Parvana and Nooria have different points of view. On page 21‚ the book states “You cleaned out the cupboard three days ago!”Said Parvana.However‚ in this quote it shows the reader that Parvana is not a girl to hold things in‚ she will just speak her mind. But with Nooria it is different‚“Are you going to help us or not?” said Nooria. Firstly‚ quote is basically showing how Nooria held back on Parvana instead of going off on her‚ Nooria could have gone
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