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    exemplary wives in the 1970’s. The overall purpose of this article is to show the reader how the husband truly thought of how wives should act. Although Brady declared that she is a wife‚ she switched the roles where she is the husband for the article. She listed countless expectations that what a husband wants from a typical wife. These expectations were listed out in several paragraph. Brady claimed that wives should not be classified as a tool but a person to their husbands‚ and wives should get

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    Polygamy‚ also called plural marriage‚ is the practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice polygamy. In FLDS communities it is the male that has many wives and from these wives comes many children. Most people look down upon Polygamy‚ because they believe it to be degrading of the women. However‚ within Mormon Fundamentalism‚ polygamy serves a great part of their religion and helps with family dynamics. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice

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    into subordinate roles‚ and produces unworkable families full of strife‚ abuse and incest. Polygamy is a form of marriage in which a person has more than one spouse at a time; it most often occurs in the form of polygyny‚ when a man has multiple wives. Although the practice has been illegal in the United States for over one hundred years‚ it is estimated that over 30‚000 citizens are involved in plural marriages. Although marriage is considered to be the mutual forming of a bond between a couple

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    feeling] between wives‚ even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed‚ Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful. Incidentally‚ the details appearing above also serve to remove the misunderstanding of those who‚ by juxtaposing these two verses‚ wish to conclude that the verse appearing at the beginning of Surah al-Nis’a (3) says; ’If you cannot maintain equality between wives‚ marry only

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    Astronaut Wives Living Transnational Lives; Independence or Gender Inequality? ‘Astronaut wives’ refers to middle to high class women of Hong Kong and Taiwan who raise their children alone in a new country isolated with unfamiliar difficulties. The transnational arrangement is a process which women immigrate to Canada with their children; their husbands leave Canada to work in Hong Kong or Taiwan within a few months and regularly visit until retirement (Chiang‚ 2008). Experiences varied among each

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    attempting to teach other wives how to conduct themselves. Line 231 translates to the following: to the wise wives that are able to understand me (Benson). This line enables the readers to realize that the Wife of Bath is a woman who will refuse to repeat her advice—her audience consists of wives that are able to understand her effectively. Line 232 translates to the following: you should speak to your husband by accusing him wrongfully (Benson). This line allows wives who are not wise to learn how

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    be used to prove that same theory. Pages 13-15 show a theme seen throughout the whole novel which is two separate classes as well as the great distinction between the two of them. First off we see the life of the higher‚ ruling class‚ called the Wives. This is shown by the description of Serena Joy. Serena Joy is wearing a long powder blue robe‚ blue being the colour of royalty. Next we see that she has an ivory head on her cane and the large diamonds on her finger. This shows that she is part

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    shameful father played a large part in Okonkwo’s initial desire to be a flawless male clan member‚ but it gradually snowballed into the unhealthy obsession he had by the end of the novel. To prove his superiority‚ Okonkwo would put down and beat his wives. He also avoided anything that may be seen as feminine‚ such as showing his emotions. All of these actions display how behavioral expectations got the best of Okonkwo‚ and other characters‚ throughout the

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    According to the New World Encyclopedia‚ polygamy is the practice of marriage to multiple spouses at the same time. There are three form of polygamy: polygyny‚ polyandry and group marriages. Polygyny is described as when a man has multiple wives. Polyandry‚ on the other hand‚ is when a woman has multiple husbands. Whereas‚ group marriage is more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit. Out of these three forms of polygamy‚ polygyny and polyandry are more prevalent. Polygamy

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    Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and Amos Hart‚ from the movie Chicago‚ they are both deaf and blind and their wives have no disabilities. Neither husbands can see that their wives are cheating on them or hear their wives’ lies. Both husbands love their wives and try to save their marriages‚ but they get different ending results. George and Amos are not aware that their wives

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