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    The Chrysanthemums

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    out much or go to town. Whereas John and his wives never had enough money to go out either. Elisa Allen is very attracted the the tinker in the story and she wanted to touch him‚ I believe John put this information into “The Chrysanthemums” because his wives always left him. Lastly‚ Elisa is very protective of the flowers because she has no children so Elisa focuses on growing her flower. John and his wife have no children so the flowers represent his wives desire for children. Overall‚ John Steinbeck

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    socially in the power limits for women‚ how many wives a man was allowed‚ and religious heirarchy. Intellectual similarities and differences are books and religious influence. Economically‚ the differences and similarities are dessimination and the origins of the religions. One of the social similarities in Christianity and Islam in the 11th century is that women in both religions had limited power. But where Islamic men were allowed up to four wives and the religious heirarchy was all but nonexistent

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    Instructions If you are unfamiliar with APA citation styles‚ you may find it helpful to review the material inside the Citing sources using APA citation style folder before beginning this assessment. Question 1 Choose the citation that is in proper APA citation format for a book. Jenkins‚ Henry. Fans‚ bloggers‚ and gamers exploring participatory cultures. New York New York University Press‚ 2006. Jenkins‚ H. Fans‚ bloggers‚ and gamers exploring participatory cultures. New York University Press‚ New

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    a machete represented the madness the winds really caused to the town. Didion also utilized another literary technique‚ symbolism‚ to identify the “meek little wives” because it showed that the husbands were usually the powerful ones in the relationship instead of the other way around. The winds seemed to have transferred power to the wives‚ even with intentions of murder. “Anything can happen‚” which now creates the impression that many more insane things can take

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    Hosseini uses a prevalent theme of true love versus forced marriage to display the differences between a negative and a positive relationship. In the novel‚ Rasheed’s marriage with Mariam and Laila represents the negative side‚ as Rasheed never takes his wives to be his equals‚ which is evident through his mannerisms and actions. When Mariam is a newly wed wife of Rasheed’s‚ Rasheed begins to lecture her on how “ It embarrasses me‚ frankly‚ to see a man who’s lost control of his wife” (63). Here‚ Rasheed

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    male dictated household were perhaps all they have known. This vicious dynamic cycle was likely the result of many years of the same upbringing. More importantly‚ the men in the stories did not know what mental stress they were imposing upon their wives. In “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ the narrator tries to explain her inner feelings to her husband but fails “ be­cause he loves [her] so.” (Gilman 553). Since the husband never knew‚ it is understandable that he thought he was helping his wife. Although

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    Pre-Colonial Filipinas

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    for a given period. The bride did not lose her name after marriage. Among the Tagalogs‚ if a woman was from a distinguished family‚ her husband usually took her name. Virginity was of little value‚ and women were not overly protected. Filipino wives enjoyed freedom in making decisions for the family‚ and as such were not confined solely to domestic affairs like having a baby. Precolonial women‚ especially those settled along the shore‚ did not like to give birth many times; they perceived it as

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    Cultural Event Report

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    Washington‚ D.C.‚ the Smithsonian’s American History Museum. I have attended the museum several times in my life time and it never gets old. My recent visit I found that the museum is being renovated; they are among other things redoing the president’s wives inaugural dress exhibit‚ which I love. The day was peaceful and quiet‚ I like to go look at the pieces around the time tourist season is winding down; you can really enjoy the museum after the chaos of summer. Assignment Three- Cultural Event

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    be on the defensive in order to keep others from making them feel or seem inferior. This causes men to become more inclined to socializing in public rather than at home with their wives. During intimate situations men are quieter because they are more at ease and don’t feel they need to defend themselves with their wives‚ therefore they refrain from talking. Women on the other hand are less social during public occasions and more social during intimate situations. This difference between the two exists

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    Victorian Women (Wiki)

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    to her spouse. Under the law the married couple became one entity where the husband would represent this entity‚ placing him in control of all property‚ earnings and money. In addition to losing money and material goods to their husbands‚ Victorian wives became property to their husbands‚ giving them rights to what their bodies produced; children‚ sex and domestic labour[2] Marriage abrogates a woman’s right to consent to sexual intercourse with her husband‚ giving him ‘ownership’ over her body. Their

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