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    Final Research Paper The Role of Native and Métis Women In the Western Fur Trade Over time‚ the power that Native women held with in their tribe has unfortunately digressed. During the age of exploration Native women have played key roles in the western fur trade. Native women assisted the fur traders by being liaison between the Europeans and Natives. This role was fundamental in strengthening trade increasing the economic stability of the post. They acted as guides for the European traders who

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    explore the incidence and treatment regarding domestic violence. Incidence The occurrence of domestic violence appears to be a worldwide problem occurring in every nation on earth. The small island of Fiji reports incidents of husbands killing wives over marital disputes (Adinkrah‚ 1999). Japanese officials refer to domestic violence as a "hidden crime" (Mieko‚ 1999). One survey conducted by the local government of Tokyo indicated that: one-third of the women interviewed had suffered physical

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    period vs. Current day I. Introduction: This paper examines the treatment of Royal women in England during the Tudor period‚ in particular the wives of King Henry VIII. This is more in depth than just the wives of Henry VIII‚ but compares their treatment with that of modern day England. I am going to perform in-depth research into the wives of King Henry VII and that of the current Royal family. Today’s Royals have much more freedom and are treated better than during the Tudor period. The

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    the misery of wives. Not only did husbands abuse and threaten to divorce wives that did not bear them sons‚ but husbands’ parents looked down upon wives that only gave birth to females. A woman said to her son’s wife who had no sons: “I have only one son who married a bitch like you. You have extinguished our family. Get out of here and get yourself killed; otherwise we will never turn around” (Ebrey‚ page 481). Because couples longed for sons‚ abortion of females was popular. If wives only bore daughters

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    Okonkwo lost control and would beat both his wives and children. The father thought beaten the kids would get the out of being lazy. Okonkwo lost his self trying to keep his rank. The pressure of being better than his father caused him to act out of rage. The villagers in general are caught between

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    The American Journal of Family Therapy‚ 36:300–311‚ 2008 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group‚ LLC ISSN: 0192-6187 print / 1521-0383 online DOI: 10.1080/01926180701647512 Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness‚ but It Helps: Marital Satisfaction‚ Psychological Distress‚ and Demographic Differences Between Low- and Middle-Income Clinic Couples JOHN DAKIN and RICHARD WAMPLER Texas Tech University‚ Lubbock‚ Texas‚ USA The characteristics of 51 very low-income and 61 middle-income couples receiving services

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    Muslim Law

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    INTRODUCTION Total and unqualified submission to the will of Allah is the fundamental tenet of Islam: Islamic law is therefore the expression of Allah’s command for Muslim society and‚ in application‚ constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon a Muslim by virtue of his religious belief. Known as the Shari’a (literally‚ “the path leading to the watering place”)‚ the law constitutes a divinely ordained path of conduct that guides the Muslim toward a practical expression of his religious

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    To the Young Women of Malolos: Summary and Analysis Jose Rizal’s legacy to Filipino women is embodied in his famous essay entitled‚ “To the Young Women of Malolos‚” where he addresses all kinds of women – mothers‚ wives‚ the unmarried‚ etc. and expresses everything that he wishes them to keep in mind.  SUMMARY “To the Women of Malolos” was originally written in Tagalog.  Rizal penned this writing when he was in London‚ in response to the request of Marcelo H. del Pilar.  The salient points

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    like sh….” (New York magazine‚ Nov. 1992.) It was not a surprise that that he gave Rob Porter‚ the White House Staff Secretary a special goodbye after the spread of the news in the United States of the domestic abuse allegations from his two former wives. As always there are many newspapers that

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    and are required to influence the ways of Gilead onto the handmaids and obligate them to accept their fate. Aunts wore brown‚ and they were expected to be extreme believers of Gilead values and morals. Then there were wives‚ they are considered high society and wore blue. Although wives can’t have sexual intercourse with their husbands‚ they receive all the credit from handmaids. Handmaids were the women most dependent‚ and wore brown. They were responsible for bearing children to commanders and if

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