In America as well as most Western cultures abroad, women's place in society was valued little above the livestock, slaves or other property that men owned. ... In nineteenth century America, small groups of Americans were involved in great conflicts and arguments in regards to the inhumane treatment of many of their brethren. ... American literature was entering its renaissance era and "struggling for recognition and credibility (McQuade 1305). ... Fuller's fundamental ideal throughout this work is that man's (meaning man and woman) destiny is to "fulfill the law of h...

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Aunt and Wives are how they are referred to, whereas the male Commanders, Angels, Eyes, and Guardians do not reduce individual men to their sex. ... Women in a North American society have the same opportunities as men. ... However, when the Eyes arrive to take her, Offred is convinced that Nick has betrayed her, "You shit, I think my suspicion hovers in the air above him, a dark angel warning me away."...

• Word Count: 1487
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Understanding the situations current African generations are living in allows us to determine the quality of our own lives and the substance that makes us who were are, as Americans, today. ... Just as mid-twenty- first century America called for women to leave the household and situate themselves in the workplace, so rings the call of modern African liberals. ... This obsolete phrase brings wretched offense to the ears of modern American women. ... Because for the past century American women have fought to earn the right to vote, make their way into the exclusively male workplace, and develop...

• Word Count: 1254
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School