menu items at mealtime. As a consequence‚ the three concubines are pitted in constant competition against each other and are continually vying for their husband’s attention and affections. In this movie‚ Zhang Yimou focuses on the system of concubinage and portrays life in a stifling and constrictive Chinese courtyard house. The master of the house is nowhere to be seen‚ expect in hints and shadows. He is an offstage presence‚ as his four wives and the household staff scheme among themselves
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Trisha Arianna A. Tejada Traversing Unexplored Oceans During my elementary years‚ I was a student at Angelicum College QC. It is a school with a unique non-graded system; as such‚ one’s scholastic talents aren’t fully recognized or acknowledged. That is the main reason why I considered transferring schools for high school. Though hesitant at first‚ I strengthened my decision with the thought of experiencing something different because as said by Andre Gide‚ “Man cannot discover new oceans unless
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violation or breach of good faith and confidence by one or both spouses to the matrimonial vows. It is also a major spousal pressure that eventually causes the breakdown of marriage as a foundation of the family. Our present laws on adultery and concubinage under the Revised Penal Code both constitute marital infidelity‚ but these are deemed as discriminatory and nebulous. While both aim to punish marital infidelity of the spouses‚ there is higher burden put on wives than on husbands. This disparity
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Cervantes of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Makati City‚ Branch 61." The said Order denied petitioner’s prayer for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction to enjoin Judge Cervantes from proceeding with the trial of Criminal Case No. 236176‚ a concubinage case against petitioner on the ground that the pending petition for declaration of nullity of marriage filed by petitioner against his wife constitutes a prejudicial question. The antecedent facts of the case are undisputed: Petitioner Meynardo
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dated back to 221 BC‚ in which the Ch’in Dynasty shifted the Taoist culture to a Confucianist culture‚ and -in spite of how some may feel- has long since been accepted by the people. On the contrary‚ laws in China have changed‚ greatly affecting concubinage in China. The history of concubines in China has long been a growing issue. A concubine was a woman that had been shifted from her own family‚ to another family. Chinese women were dishonored as men were acclaimed. All that a woman could aspire
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Article Summary The research article by Margaret Ross analyzes the existing evidence on the topic of concubinage and the status of concubines and their children during the Anglo-Saxon and early Christian period in England. Though the author provides references related to the life and household of other Germanic peoples on areas of continental Europe and the British Isles‚ it focuses on available English sources from the 7th century till the Norman conquest. Ross argues that “a concubine was a member
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In the works that we came across during the quarter‚ women identity and social status depend on the male figures of their lives rather than on their individual self. Women in the Qing Dynasty‚ like women from previous ruling period were divided into three main categories of mother‚ wife and daughter. When she was little‚ a girl life and future are depending on her father and his reputation in society; everyone part of the outer sphere refer to her as someone’s daughter because her father is the main
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natural laws on the family coincided on many points‚ but that the Bible imposed stricter sexual morality. Polygyny‚ concubinage‚ and no-fault divorce were all readily permissible under the natural law‚ Grotius thought. It took “the law of Christ” to render such behavior sinful‚ even reprehensible. Selden saw less divergence between biblical law and natural law. Polygyny and concubinage were well known in the Old Testament‚ he pointed out‚ and those practices might find an equitable
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Body Eugenia Kaw (Opening Eyes)- plastic surgery as a form of internalized colonialism. Cultural stereotypes on what is beautiful and what is not. Subconscious. Racist stereotypes they’re taking action on. Plastic surgery as form on internalized colonialism- look at Eugenia Kaw. Susan Bordo (The Slender Body) -look at consumption vs. accumulation and capitalist contradiction. Consumption vs. Accumulation -from Bordo’s article. “Tight” Bodies as Cultural Symbols of Morality/Self-Control-
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that are generally accepted as criminal‚ such as the taking of a life whether through murder or homicide‚ rape‚ robbery and theft‚ and treason. The Code also penalizes other acts which are considered criminal in the Philippines‚ such as adultery‚ concubinage‚ and abortion. The Code expressly defines the elements that each crime comprises‚ and the existence of all these elements have to be proven beyond reasonable doubt in order to secure conviction. Not all crimes in the Philippines are penalized under
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