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    households. A patrilineal system governs the society‚ where descent and inheritance are traced through the male line and men are generally in control of the distribution of family resources. Women’s role in Pre-colonial social structures reveals that feminism was theorised differently in India than in the West. In India‚ women’s issues first began to be addressed when the state commissioned a report on the status of women to a group of feminist researchers and activists. The report recognised the fact

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    will contrast the God of Epictetus‚ and the God of Augustine‚ and in the end‚ my stand will be clear. Epictetus and Augustine both identify God on basic level. Epictetus says‚ "Where the essence of God is‚ there too is the essence of good. What is the essence of God?......Right Reason? Certainly. Here then‚ without more ado‚ seek the essence of good." He says strive for goodness‚ live in conformity with it‚ and you will find God. God is the vital force

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    The Existence of God The existence of God has been questioned‚ pondered‚ sought out and studied for hundreds‚ no‚ thousands of years since the beginning of time. “Does God exist?” “What do certain philosophers have to say about the existence of God?” “What do Christianity and Atheism have to say?” “What about those who say they have experienced God?” “If He does exist‚ what is He like?” “Why does He allow bad things to happen?” “Why does He not make Himself visible

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    Steven Heald Mrs. Mills ENC1102 2.18.13 Feminism in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” Modern criticism of Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery has focused almost exclusively on the issues of feminism and gender roles yet some recent reviews tend to classify the writing as feminist literature. They claim the story highlights the negative aspects of patriarchal societies through the telling of the lottery ritual. However many overlook the roles that the women play throughout this story. The purpose

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    lash as well! And ain’t I a woman?” -Sojourner Truth (. Feminism has been around for longer than most of us would think it has been (some historians believe feminism has existed since ancient Greece (Martha Rampton) ) ; we often forget that the women who fought for civil rights‚ were indeed‚ feminists. Many of the modern feminist ideas come from the women of the era when women had little‚ to few‚ rights of their own. Since the beginning of feminism‚ to where we are now‚ women have made history by fighting

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    Research  Paper                                 1   Women‚  Weapons‚  and  War:  Feminism  in  the  U.S.  Military     In  Iraq  and  Afghanistan  the  front  lines  are  everywhere‚  and  no  matter  what  their  job  description   says‚  women  in  the  U.S  military  are  fighting.  In  Band  of

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    views on this film. James Sakai wrote an article called “On Fury Road‚ Action Is True‚ but Feminism Is More Talk than Walk” explain how he feels about this film. Both of these writers have different opinion about this film and it revolves around the concept of feminism. Chatterjee believes this film does a good job of portraying the concept of feminism and Sakai claims this movie comes nowhere close to feminism. Chatterjee first starts his article by explaining how well the action sequences are carried

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    FEMINISM IN SHASHI DESHPANDE’S NOVELS: A THESIS SUBMITTED TO TRINITY COLLEGE (ITALY) In partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH Submitted by: Shailaja A. Patil Lecturer in English 1 HKE’ SMT. V.G. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN‚ GULBARGA Dedicated To Sai Samarth My Parents Late Prof A.U.Patil‚ Smt Laxmidevi A.Patil. My Parents-in-law Late Shri Neelkantappa Mugali and Late Smt Ambavou Mugali. To my dear husband Dr.R.N.Mugali. And my son Avinsh.R.Mugali. For Without

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    Feminism Essay Feminism examines society particularly from the viewpoint of women‚ and argues that mainstream sociology has been focused on the concerns of men‚ and failed to consider the unequal position of women. It is a conflict theory‚ and the basic assumption is that women suffer certain injustices on account of their sex. There have been two waves of feminism over the past 100 years. The first wave was in the early 1900’s‚ and was women protesting for basic legal and political rights to

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    What does it really mean to be a man or a woman? Masculine or feminine? Different cultures and communities have assigned certain characteristics and attributes which define each sex. But do these traits describe every man and woman’s behavior? Individuals should have the free will to act in any way they wish to‚ whether in favor of society measures or in favor of their own conscience. Throughout the course of history‚ men have been viewed and perceived to be chivalrous‚ audacious‚ dauntless‚ and

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