Task 1: The role performed by the police in our community is generally to enforce the law. The police primarily enforce criminal law in which the laws are made to protect the rights of the community and individuals. Not only do the police enforce law‚ they also act as a deterrent to prevent crime and help to preserve peace. In addition‚ the police are an important part of emergency services where they are often responsible providing further assistance. Overall‚ their key duties are to protect life
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‘To what extent were there gender inequalities in Victorian Britain?’ In Victorian Britain gender inequalities would have been evident as women’s right to vote was not legalised until 1928. Queen Victoria was not an advocate in equal rights for women which is a fair representation for the rest of British society at the time as she was a woman in England at the time with most power so shouldn’t she be the spearhead for women suffrage? In addition‚ Queen Victoria’s empire‚ naval and national force
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In the Victorian Era‚ women had an important role. There were different classes of women‚ but they overall had the same role. Women were supposed to center their lives around their children and husbands. Being a woman in Victorian England was a life full of physical and mental abuse along with a denial of progress outside of the home. Women in the Victorian Era were mainly abused. Physical abuse or “wife beating” was socially acceptable during the Victorian times. “Wife beating” was present in all
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the Victorian era women were seen as pure and clean because of this view‚ their bodies were seen as temples which should not be adorned with jewellery. A woman should be reminded that marrying she gives up many advantages. A few artists such as William Holman Hunt and Augustus Leopold Egg and many more portrayed these Victorian values through narrative artwork and this essay is going to discuss a few of these artist’s paintings such as The Awakening Conscience and Past and Present. The role of women
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Society in the Victorian Age did not see that it was necessary for women to have an education. The only source of education for women was often found in wealthier people who could hire a governess to teach‚ but still the education that was being taught was usually about manners and responsibility. Women were still thought of as the underdog to men. In 1850 education began to pick up for women. As it is stated by Wukovits (2013)‚ "North London Collegiate School was the first to operate for girls
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Victorian era‚ women had way more lasting roles than the men.The victorian women had to do most of the work. Victorian roles changed between men and women. They had many different roles to be done. The victorian men and women both had many roles but the women had harder and more jobs than the men do The women’s jobs for their kids consist of. Being a wife being the loyal wife that they are supposed to be. Educator they had to teach the kids what they needed to know. And they had to be a good loving
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England’s Victorian Era began in 1837‚ during which Queen Victoria took the throne after her uncle‚ William IV‚ passed away. The Victorian Era lasted until 1901‚ the year of Queen Victoria’s death. However‚ the dates are sometimes modified due to the Romantic Period in Britain occurring closely in date to the Victorian Era. Nevertheless‚ the Victorian Era was a period of rapid change and developments in nearly all aspects of life. There were multiple advancements in technological‚ scientific‚ and
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During the Victorian Era‚ gender roles were of great significance in society. Men and women had specific duties and expectations due to the gender ideologies of the time. Victorian authors and poets like Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and contemporary author Jasper Fforde utilize characters in their works to portray gender roles of the Victorian Era. However‚ rather than reflecting the true gender roles‚ the characters defy them. The incorporation of gender roles in pieces of literature
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In the Victorian world‚ men‚ for the most part‚ have substantially greater influence than women in everyday society in many different ways. Men make important political decisions for the well being of their families‚ while women tend to the normal chores of keeping the house clean and the children in check. “The Victorian Era was one of great social flux; tremendous advances in science and technology called into question deeply held religious beliefs while the changing legal status of women threatened
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Women in the Victorian age The traditional view of the angel of the house Women in the Victorian period fell under patriarchy’s social roles more than any time in history. It had been usual for women to work alongside husbands and brothers in the family business in earlier centuries. But as the 19th century progressed‚ men started working in the factories and shops‚ while women were left at home all day to and giving them the role of being the angel of the house. The traditional Victorian image
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