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    space given to Jamila in the book is modest‚ but her role as a character is very important because she was basically the one that allowed Amir and her daughter Soraya to converse and later conveyed her admiration for Amir to her husband the General Taheri. Jamila plays the role of a typical Afgan wife and mother‚ she obeys her husband without a question and wants nothing more than to see her daughter married. She is a loving mother but also a women of a sensitive‚ subtle and creative nature. Jamila’s

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    Masculintiy has always been dominant over femininity. Though women have made major strides in earning respect‚ they are still looked at as inferior to men. One reason this is still the case is because of the power that sport media coverage

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    who was appointed as the leader of Nazi women’s league in 1933. Her job was to increase the awareness that women should serve men as their superior. For example‚ in one of her speeches‚ she stated‚ "the mission of woman is to minister in the home and in her profession to the needs of life from the first to last moment of man’s existence." This clearly shows her motivation to keep the women at their homes‚ and to make sure that they are supporting their husbands. First slide In the beginning of

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    The Theme of Honor in The Iliad Homer illustrates the theme of honor throughout many instances in “The Iliad”. “The Iliad” is about the characters and events surrounding the Trojan War. In the war the Greek soldiers fought against the Trojan soldiers. The Greeks were retaliating against the Trojan prince Paris who stole the Greek king Menelaus’ wife Helen. Agamemnon the brave and supercilious brother of Menelaus is a prominent Greek leader in the war. Agamemnon demonstrates the theme of honor

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    English III : American Literature        An unbroken series of succesful gestures :           The Great Gatsby has some really interesting facts about women in the days of the 20’s. The  most significant and  relevant women in this book are Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan baker and  Myrtle Wilson‚ wthout any of them the whole story would not be the same anymore‚ who play  in some opinions the lead role ‚in some not‚  for example would Gatsby have gotten killed by  Wilson‚ if Daisy would not have driven Myrtle over? These three‚ all really different from each 

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    T? Greece women‚ except the Spartan women‚ had very little contact with the outside world. Most the time they were locked up in thier chambers‚ called the gynaikonitis or the gymnasium. The quarters were placed in the back of the home‚ at the furthest point away from the street to keep the women as far away as possible from outside men‚ excluding their close family members and her husband. According to Kay O’Pry in her article‚ Social and political Roles of women in Athens and Sparta‚ “If the Family

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    Role of Training in Women Entrepreneurship Shikha Arora Email: shikha0211@gmail.com Key words: Training ‚ Analysis‚ Case Study ‚ Porter’s five forces framework ‚ PESTLE Analysis ‚ Support system ‚ Key Challenges ‚Current trends and road ahead. Abstract: This study involves the origin of Women Entrepreneurship‚ its present state and its scope in the future. Existence of Women Entrepreneurship has shown a number of challenges faced by different class of women in India on the way of

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    Greek society focused on in Homer’s The Odyssey seems to be very male-dominated‚ but women are able to undermine the men to gain freedom. The women in The Odyssey are either mothers or daughters‚ they are not independent of their family‚ and their place in society is based on their husband or father’s social status‚ but the smartest women know that they can go behind the men’s back to gain more power. Two of the women that are able to gain individuality from the men’s influence are Penelope and Calypso

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    Role of Women Outline The Thief and the Dogs By Ali Zaman Character Explanation Nabawiyya- she plays a minor role compared to Nur who basically symbolizes the faithfulness in the novel. Nabawiyya divorced him‚ while he served time in prison‚ and no longer wants anything to do with him. He resents her marriage to his former friend‚ Ilish‚ and blames her for turning his daughter against him. His wife has moved into the arms of his friend and causes Said to stir up a huge amount of anger and

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    “Culture of Violence” functions to oppress and endanger women in society. Be specific in your discussion using examples of specific activities‚ institutions and modes of being that work together to form a “Culture of Violence.” Be specific in your discussion of the affects this “Culture” has on women and their lives. Also discuss how this functions to oppress and maintain the oppression of women. You must discuss the overall “Culture of Violence” in relation

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