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    up the job single handed. There is much to support the mother’s role as the primary caregiver of the family and the young ones‚ especially through reasons embedded in tradition as well as convenience. However‚ there have been many examples of single men coming forward‚ with the nurturing spirit surfacing strongly. Would they fare equally well as any woman or would they be at sea‚ if confronted by the daunting task of caring for a real child 24/7? The external responsibilities that a male usually

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    Domestic violence is a form of oppression that occurs within a social context that makes violence against an oppressed group possible and even acceptable. Women are considered an oppressed group (McCue‚ M. L.‚ 2008‚ p 5). Domestic violence is not limited to battery‚ it can be sexual and emotional abuse leading to physiological abuse. Physical violence is the act of causing physical pain or endangering one’s health. It can consist of slapping‚ choking‚ pinching‚ grabbing‚ burning‚ and so forth. Emotional

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    society. There is a question that crime is committed by more men or women. Some people think that women are considered as higher rate in criminals than men. In contrast‚ others‚ including me‚ are in favor of contrary opinion. The first reason is that men are usually quick-tempered. When‚ problems happen‚ instead of discuss gently to find out measures‚ men frequently talk loudly and beat others. For example‚ if an accident occurs‚ men are often furious. They also use rough word to talk. Thus‚ they

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    Lives of Athenian Women Childbirth in Athens took place in the home‚ with all the women of the house‚ including mothers‚ sisters and servants. In some cases there was a servant called omphalotomos (the cutter of the naval chord) who was also present. Various ancient sources refer to lullabies being sung to babies although the words and melodies are not known. Aristotle tells us that the child’s first toy was a rattle‚ and we understand that most ancient Greek children toys are similar to use that

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    Depression appears at least twice as often in women as in men. It afflicts one women in ten at any given time; and as many as one women in three may become clinically depressed at some point during her lifetime‚ in contrast to about one man in nine. Women tend to interpret the world in terms of personal relationships‚ whereas men rely more on abstract rules and laws. From an early age women generally pursue to cultivate and maintain their connections with others‚ but their lifelong chase for affinity

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    Briana Mitchell Miss. Miller English 1 8 September 2011 “Are Women Better Parents Than Men?” As a young woman‚ growing up in a house full of women‚ I can say that women because from birth‚ the mother nurtures the child and care for it‚ even though they aren’t born yet. The mother starts to learn the different ways of that child. Things that the father could never figure out. Then‚ once the child is born‚ most of the time‚ the child stays by (or with) its mother. Because she is the first

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    the classes would be longer people would fall asleep. Having school for 10 hours seems like a long time we already have 8 hour classes which all you have to do is add two hours. Which is pretty much like a detention but not as bad because you will have a lot more people in the classroom. But if they did this they would have to change their disciplines. The reason they would have to get rid of detention would be because people can’t be staying longer and people wouldn’t want to do that. The reason it

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    yearly ( Johnston‚ 2012). Most women would not want to carry a baby for nine months from a case of rape or incest. A mother of an unborn child may prevent a life of suffering for the child‚ by terminating the pregnancy due to early-detected health problems of the fetus. Overall‚ these cases represent such a slight percentage as to why women get abortions. What is the central reason for abortions if these “hard cases” are so misrepresented? A total of forty-two percent of women in a survey had an abortion

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    Changes have been prominent in the lives of women from the ladies traveling worriedly over the side of the Mayflower to the feminists that were brought up in the pre-revolutionary era. Between the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century‚ the role of women changed in terms of their place in the family‚ their economic contributions‚ and their position in the community. American women of the 1600’s were an exceptionally oppressed group‚ while the women of the 18th century began to be

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    Secondly‚ due to the negative stigma that women face they turn to alternative ways in order to satisfy the societal and cultural expectations and gain their identities. “Identities are multiple‚ feminist recognize that each of us can appreciate multiple aspects of our identity‚ identities include the many social categories we use to define ourselves” (Bromley 47). When it comes to identity‚ infertile women can be characterized as unable bodies. These women believe that they have lost their identity

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