WOMEN AND SOCIETY MOTHERHOOD‚ COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CULTURES Seminar Paper Presented to Mrs Kitty Triest Work done by Sarah-Jeanne Dubé Mercure Clara Garcìa Vidal Manar Ben Massoud Joris Maurelet Maria Zepou The Hague University of Applied Sciences European Studies November 2nd 2012 Table of Contents 1. Laws and programs 2.1. Public programs for maternity and parental leave for women and men 2.2. Public programs for kindergarten 2. Consequences
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she is by ripping the necklace off her neck and throwing it on the ground. It can be inferred that she is angry about her mom putting her out on the streets. At this point she doesn’t understand how she could do this to a young girl who’s barely a woman. You can tell Reba is angry because why would she rip of something her mother gave her not knowing if this would be the last time she saw her. This deep tone she uses‚ which is illustrated as anger‚ is just one of the many that she illustrates throughout
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“A VIRTUOUS woman‚ who has affection for her husband‚ should act in conformity with his wishes as if he were a divine being” (Wiernser-Hanks). The emphasis on the word “VIRTUOUS” represents that a woman is supposed to present herself in a modest way and behave morally. This document is not laid out like the previous one. Different topics do not contain headings and are bunched in multiple paragraphs. Reading the documents displays many chore duties a woman is supposed to perform. A woman is immensely
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remembers-all that she has been taught and all that she thinks . She is wrapped in a cocoon of experience composed of the good and the bad things of the past and present. But one day she’ll free herself of this cocoon and emerge as a woman. Woman of the Future I am a child. I am all the things of my past. I am the freckles from my mother’s nose. I am the laziness of my dad Resting his eyes in front of the television. I am all I see. Boys
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are an advantage for children since they have economic indepence ‚so they can meet their children’s needs conveniently and children can go to school better. Housework not done very well ‚which can be another opposing view .In their assertion‚ if a woman works‚ housework is not done regularly .there seems to be some truth in this argument‚ especially considering fatigue of working many hours. Yet ‚one significant point is missed ‚that is working women help the family budget. Thus. workers can be kept
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men routinely chase and harass women. As SA Aiyar points out in the Times of India‚ old-time villain Ranjeet did close to 100 rape scenes‚ "with the audience almost cheering him on". The message from Bollywood is almost always that if you harass a woman enough‚ "no matter how often she says no‚ she’ll ultimately say yes". The gang rape and murder of the Delhi student wasn’t an isolated incident. Reading the descriptions by Indian women of how they live in fear should make anyone worry deeply about
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The Woman Warrior While reading The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston it makes the reader wonder how our ancestors dealt with their everyday lives in the 1920’s. What we consider hard labor and sacrifice; they might have considered a mini vacation. We could go out about our lives and not have to worry about anybody but ourselves. They had to deal with everyday criticism from the people in their neighborhood‚ watching their every move and every choice they made. Kingston talks about an aunt
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"Phenomenal Woman‚" by Maya Angelou‚ describes herself from her own point of view. It shows us her strong self-confidence when expressing the way she feels personally about herself. She may lead us to think that she does believe to be unattractive when she describes in the poem‚ "Pretty women wonder where my secret lies" (1). "Men themselves have wondered what they see in me" (30). She shows that even though she is not the cute‚ petite women‚ she is beautiful and can attract attention in any circumstance
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techniques and look our for comedic elements. Make note on theme and character. A Woman Of No Importance Themes: The author Wilde criticises the victorian upper class in a variety of different ways. They are usually throughout the first two acts in the abundance of witty dialogue the protagonists engage in. Lady Caroline displays her own ignorance when she dismisses ‘new woman’ Hester Worsley a somewhat pious woman who is independent and financially secure. She patronizes Hester through her actions
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A Warrior’s Triumph The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston presents the story of a girl trapped between the cultures of her surrounding environment and that which her mother and family have forced upon her. Knowing only the Chinese way of life‚ this girl’s mother attempts to familiarize her daughter‚ whom is also the narrator‚ with the history of their family. The mother shares this heritage through the use of stories in hopes the narrator will be prepared for her ultimate return to China
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