American Studies 356/History 356K Main Currents in American Culture Since 1865 Fall‚ 2010 Dr. Mark Smith TTh 2-3:30 Burdine 428 Burdine 134 Tues 10-11‚ Th 12:30-2 and by appt. 232-2150/471-7277/e-mail: mcsmith@mail.utexas.edu Teaching Assistant: Jeanette Vaught Office: Burdine 408 Hours: TTh 3:30-5 and by appt. At the end of the Civil War‚ American society became flooded with new technologies‚ ethnic groups‚ ideas‚ and customs. A society‚ which had bewildered earlier
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‘The actions of Native Americans themselves contributed nothing to the advancement of their civil rights in the period 1865 to 1992’. Native Americans admittedly‚ did surprisingly little in the initial two thirds of the period‚ despite the Plains Wars and other small-localized armed resistance during the nineteenth century; the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1889 effectively marked the end to such resistance. Whilst it can be argued that their efforts were at best lukewarm during the beginning‚
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------------------------------------------------- Independence Day (India) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Fifteenth of August" redirects here. For other uses‚ see August 15. Independence Day | The national flag of India‚ on the Red fort in New Delhi; a common sight on public and private buildings on national holidays like the 15th of August. | Also called | The Fifteenth of August स्वतंत्रता दिवस (Hindi) १५ (पन्द्रह) अगस्त(Hindi) | Observed by | India | Type | National |
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Vindication of the Rights of Women Many arguments have been put forth to justify man’s cruelty over woman‚ and explain how women are unable to attain their righteousness due to their insufficient strength. However‚ Wollstonecraft repeats‚ if women have souls then there should be no fundamental difference between men and women in pursuing and attaining virtue. Women aren’t a group of short lived things. Men complain about the silliness and unpredictable changes of women‚ but do not comprehend
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A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft asks for female equality‚ predominantly in the field of education. Wollstonecraft dismisses the cultivation of traditional female values and argues that women could not be good mothers‚ spouses‚ and household managers if society did not educate them well. She claims that women were expected to spend too much time maintaining their delicate appearance and gentle behavior‚ sacrificing intellect for attractiveness‚ and becoming doll-like playthings
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organizations such as montana pro life coalition‚ which is a group that targets abortion but also helps women protect their child if needed during pregnancy. Montana coalition against domestic violence‚ or MCADSV‚ is a group that was created specifically to help women fight against domestic violence and sexual violence as well as speak out about it. Other groups are the Montana Family Foundation‚ Right to Life Montana and‚ The Republican National Coalition for Life (RNC/Life). Each of these believe in
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Military rule On 2 March 1962‚ the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d’état and the government has been under direct or indirect control by the military since then. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. In May 1990‚ the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years and the National League for Democracy (NLD)‚ the party of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ won 392 out of a total 489 seats (i.e.‚ 80% of
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Women Rights of the Middle East “Life is full of unhappiness and most of it caused by women (Harik and Marston 11)”. For women in the Middle East life is faced with great and unequal odds‚ as their human rights are limited‚ due to Islamic beliefs and that of patriarchy. From their daily actions at home to their physical appearance‚ Middle Eastern women are portrayed as quiet‚ faceless women veiled from head to toe. While this image is just another stereotype‚ women in the middle do face many obstacles
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Women Equal Rights University of Phoenix Abstract This paper explores what has changed in equal rights for women throughout the years. Several events have established equal rights for women‚ especially concerning equal pay for women. This paper will cover some of the efforts that went into this movement. Women have struggled with equal rights throughout history. Even in today’s society there are people who view women to be less than men. Throughout
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In A Vindication of the Rights of Women‚ Mary Wollstonecraft challenges the perceptions of femininity forced on to women and condemns the notion that a “virtuous” female is a woman who contains flippant qualities and accepts that her purpose on Earth is to cater herself to the whims of husband (76‚ 84). While a woman who lives in a society in which the persona she is expected to assimilate to is advantageous only to the men who govern her‚ it would be unfair and unkind to blame her for living up
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