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    The Role of Religion in History Like most cases in society today‚ religion plays a large part in the decisions we make and how we live our lives. Whether it be something as simple as believing in a god or any god‚ obeying the laws of god‚ or the separation between church and state‚ religion can have a positive or negative effect in our country. This is not something that only began a few years ago it has been an ongoing belief and controversial topic since ancient history. Whether it be Monotheistic

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    Antigone Role of Women

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    English 1301 October 16‚ 2012 Antigone Essay Throughout history‚ cultures from around the world has set hat standards for women to abide to. Up until the twentieth century‚ women were viewed as second class citizens by society and had less freedom and rights than their male counterparts as compare today in the modern world where women can be more involve in society. Although women still face discrimination such as the glass ceiling in the business corporate world‚ the

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    Changing Roles of Women

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    Nowadays it’s a little different most women are employed full-time and have to come home to clean and cook for their families. Unfortunately‚ things are almost exactly the same the if not harder for women because now they not only have to cook and clean‚ but they also have to work. Dave Barry‚ the author of the essay “The Ugly Truth about Beauty”‚ in the text Mirror on America believes women are too concerned with the way they look. He implies that women are never satisfied with their look‚

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    The Role of Women in the 1920s The 1920s was a time period full of fun and excitement‚ also known as the Jazz Age. It was a revolution of the basic morals and manners everyone was used to. After returning from World War I ‚ many were affected greatly. This caused people to want to have more fun in their life‚ knowing they may not have a long time left to live. This was specifically an immense decade for women politically‚ and socially. It was also a time period full of many influential women. Women

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    Role of Women in The Godfather The role of women has changed tremendously over the years. Currently‚ it is normal for women to have a successful job and a family; however‚ it wasn’t always like that. For example‚ in The Godfather the role of women is a lot different than it is today. In The Godfather the role of women is limited to being the caretakers of the family. The women in this film were also seen as the least important part of a man’s life; this idea is conveyed through the treatment of

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    The ancient Greeks worshipped more than a dozen gods‚ with a distinctive god controlling every aspect of their lives. ¨Ancient Greek religion has been the subject of speculation and research from classic times to the present.¨ Although the ancient Greeks worshipped many gods‚ there were twelve main gods known as the Olympians. These gods may have held great power and authority‚ however they were depicted as looking like ordinary men and women. Though ancient Greek religion is no longer practiced

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    took over the Bureau in 1924‚ he inherited two female agents: Jessie B. Duckstein and Alaska P. Davidson‚ who both resigned within a few months as part of the Bureau’s reduction of force. In 1972‚ JoAnne Misko and Susan Malone were the first two women to enter the FBI Academy. In 1978‚ Special Agent Christine Karpoch (Jung) would become the first female firearms instructor—and she would shoot the coveted “possible‚” a perfect score on the FBI’s Practical Pistol Range. In 1990‚ Special Agents Susan

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    The role of Women in the Iliad Throughout historywomen have held many different roles in society. Men have traditionally been viewed as superior since the beginning of time. Homer’s Iliad is an excellent example of the suppressive role of women at this time. Women were treated merely as property and were used for producing material within the household. Paralyzed by their unfortunate circumstances‚ they were taken and given as if they were material belongings. In Homer’s Iliad‚ we conceive

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    Women Changing Role’s in the 1920’s During the 1920’s women had began to change their roles in society to show that they can be more than what they appeared. Before the 1920’s women were second class citizens that came second in society‚ they did not have the same privileges as men did. Many women also did not have jobs which contributed to society because women were busy at home taking care of children and the house. Also the expectations of men were to be the supporters of the family which made

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    Medieval Women Roles

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    Roles of Medieval Women During medieval times‚ women were known as inferior to men. They were treated as objects instead of people. Even though the roles for the medieval women were already established‚ some women defied their roles and set their own standards of society. Getting married or establishing power was their only option. Most medieval women had only marriage to look forward to‚ except for noblewomen who wielded some power and those women who had occupations

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