20‚ 2012 Women Deserve Equal Pay for Equal Work Women deserve equal pay for equal work. It is no longer valid to justify unequal pay for equal work in the workforces by giving men the superior status of being the heads of the house hold. Clearly‚ gender roles have shifted and more women are now the heads of the households and the sole breadwinners in many homes. Families that depend on these women are greatly affected by unequal payment. Poverty is common in families that rely on women and these
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Women in the Work Environment If anyone plans to celebrate Equal Pay Day‚ they should understand that it is a travesty compared to what women actually have to face with in real life. It is true that society has improved the way it treats women overall. They are no longer limited to household work and have the right to vote. However‚ that does not stop society from using stereotypical ideas from an older and patriarchal system into the work environment‚ and indeed‚ everything in life. In the end
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believed that women had to stay at home for household purpose in Eastern society. To do work or even to achieve higher education was forbidden. Even‚ in the Western society‚ they had been expected to be stay-at-home mother after leaving high school. Nowadays‚ with competitive economic era‚ women have been chances more than her grandmother had. They have considered as one of the labour force in recent days. So‚ women should go to work because of the following statements. On the very first‚ women have abilities
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Shakespeare and Women Shakespeare wrote over thirty plays‚ most‚ if not all‚ had at least one female character. The way they acted‚ felt‚ and thought varied from play to play; sometimes they were a Rosalind‚ but more often they were the meek‚ easily led‚ property that they were considered in Shakespeare’s world. This raises several questions‚ Was Shakespeare a feminist? How many of his female characters were really independent? Shakespeare’s female characters are very diverse; some conform to
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consequences arising from your choice. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ alcoholic drinks are always present during a major plot point‚ that proves it can be a negative force. First‚ intoxicating beverages are routinely present at Gatsby’s astounding parties‚ driving an emphasis on its negative repercussions. If
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It was another early morning in the Cabin for Greg‚ he can feel the light glittering upon his face and sees the bright glow through his eyelids. He slowly opens his eyes to the bright world that he was in. He hears the sound of a car starting up out the front of the Cabin‚ he knows what day today is‚ Sunday. The smell of the fresh country air drifts him downstairs and toward the kitchen as if he was thinking with his nose. The cupboard glides open and he helps himself to his daily bowl of Honey and
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In the essay‚ Disability by Nancy Mairs‚ a feminist writer who has multiple sclerosis‚ defines the terms in which she will interact with the world. She will name herself--a cripple--and not be named by others. She will choose a word that represents her reality. Nancy Mairs‚ talks about her disease "multiple sclerosis"‚ she is well aware of her disadvantage‚ although she did not choose the disease the disease chose her. Mairs still has a positive attitude about life‚ despite all her limitations
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“Bernice Bobs Her Hair” is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The short story is about a modest and shy young woman who is pressured‚ by her cousin‚ to cut her hair in order to gain popularity. During this time‚ it was a wild thing for women to cut their hair so Bernice was guaranteed to get a lot of attention but it all backfires. The short story was turned into a film in 1976. The film perfectly captures the wild lifestyle of the Jazz age that Fitzgerald had created. Although the film
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On undoing chores‚ man not-so-smart‚ woman definitely smarter Chore machaye shor. Yes‚ say it out loud: women at work (or play) are perfectionists. In their desire to do everything oh-so-splendidly‚ they don’t even mind redoing what those messy creatures called men have already done - no problem if the time taken cuts into their beauty sleep. A recent survey in Britain found women spending three hours a week correcting chores their male partners did less than brilliantly. This includes rearranging
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Being highly familiar with this book and film‚ I can say that the music does work for me while watching the new version of the film. The film is set in the 1920’s in the heat of the roaring twenties. In the book‚ the parties are described as the wildest in all of New York‚ and the music is of a ‘new sophistication”. By choosing music currently popular was a way of emphasizing these erratic parties. This works for me‚ because of the costumes‚ settings‚ dialect‚ etc. setting the time period.
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