For example during the war it was debated whether or not a general election was going to be held, this was a problem because most of the men who qualified as householders, with twelve months continuous residence at a given address, had left their homes to fight or work in another part of the country. ... They proved that they could be reliable in a time of crisis and that they loved and respected their country enough to give up their homes and go to strange places and use machines they had never even seen before. ... They campaigned, marched, held meetings and rallies; they even used violence...

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When Newsom enter Celia's home that evening she struck him in the head when he tried to force himself on her. ... Although the lower hand being that she was in closer proximity to Newsom, so he could come into her home and go just as easily. There were no clear lines of a power struggle because Newsom was held it all but Celia was definitely more privileged than the other slaves. Celia's relationship with George he held all the power because he was able to manipulate her mind and get her to make certain decision. ...

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It was essential that the wife create a home, care for the children and generally run the household... The work of the upper and middle class woman was limited to the home and family. ... As far as other as other occupations go, upper class women are said to have held office. ... The title most frequently held by women was "mistress of the house." ... Becoming a widow held similar stipulations. ...

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If lucky, they would learn at home from their brothers' tutors. ... Well-off families taught their daughters at home. Even wealthier girls were taught at home by tutors hired for their brothers. ... Males always held the jobs of lawyers, doctors, and teachers. ... They were unable to hold high paying jobs, let alone high pay in any job they held. ...

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Throughout many decades women have been struggling to be equal to men, both at home and in the work place. ... Others believe that women are better off taking the traditional gender role and staying home to take care of the family and household chores. ... Before 1981, women held no place on the U.S. ... Women in Muslim societies are supposed to stay at home, without an education, cover their faces in public, and stay segregated from men altogether. ... But this "glass ceiling" that has held women back for so long is slowly getting broken. ...

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The seventies marked the beginning of the Woman's Movement and the end of the ideals we held on what it is to be a "man" and what it is to be a "woman." ... Industry has been taken out of the home, and large families are no longer economically possible or socially desired. ... The roles of men and women in the home are becoming more co-operative than in the past decades. ... Today, it is not uncommon for a man to come home and fold a load of laundry while his wife is cooking dinner. In successful homes, the roles of all family members are changing, the roles of mom, dad, and the children....

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In the last half of the nineteenth century, Victorian ideals still held sway in American society, at least among members of the middle and upper classes. ... The true woman's place was her home, devoting their lives to creating a nurturing home environment. ...

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Leaving home at eighteen to go out on my own and start my own life, there were many things I wasn't prepared for. ... By allowing this man to make me lose my temper, I had also given them a validation of the opinions they already held: that women didn't belong in their line of work; they were too emotional and physically unsuited for the work. ... Like me, most of them had been raised in families where Dad worked and Mom stayed home with the kids. ...

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They have been held back and their opportunities taken away from them because of the fact that they were women. ... The fact that women work a lot more also have created a less stable family because of the fact that women aren't at home with their families all the time. Even though they work more outside of the home, they still do most of the household work, which still has not changed. ...

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The current views and the beginning of change in those views that some of society held towards the independence of women in the late 1800s can be seen through the character portrayals in "A White Heron." In the opening of the story, Sylvia is alone in the woods driving home her cow when she runs into a young man. ...

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The book, on the other hand, was pointing out and questioning these stereotypes and assumptions I held. ... Since time immemorial, women have been staying home to nurture the child while men go out and are responsible for putting bread on the table. ...

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The current views and the beginning of change in those views that some of society held towards the independence of women in the late 1800s can be seen through the character portrayals in "A White Heron." In the opening of the story, Sylvia is alone in the woods driving home her cow when she runs into a young man. ...

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But as she worked to make her family established, she became a more independent woman herself, by breaking some of the Confucian ideals she held so dearly. ... "It was no light thing for a woman to go out of her home "3. ... Ning had stated that she was the first woman to "come out " in her family and no longer live in her home. ... She gave up work to care for her daughter and stay close to home; she could leave her workplace and go home at night exercising her newfound freedom that many women did not experience in imperial China. ... Ning had freedom to leave and be mobile after she had aba...

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She believes that women's roles have changed in the home and the workplace. ... Before 1970 women's place was in the home and they did not have the same opportunities as men to commit crimes. It appears that over the past two decades women have had to assume male roles in the home and workplace. ... The justice system today is still not realizing that women need to be held accountable for their actions. An unknown criminal defense lawyer said, "If she hasn't committed murder and she has children at home she walks." ...

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It was a simple way of life for men in that they would basically work and then return home to a home that was cleaned, dinner was ready, the kids were in bed and his clothes for the next day laundered and laid out for him. ... Over time woman have changed many things however they are still paid less, they are still expected to be a housemaid, chef and mother at home all the while having to work a career and try to make it to the top. ... As a war, the woman who are being held down by the still male dominated world and it's oppressive ways, are literally fighting back. ... On the flip s...

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However, in early Christian culture women are held in higher regard than the previous two cultures mainly because of Jesus and Paul. ... Romans placed a very high value on marriage, home and the family and this made quite a difference to society's treatment of women. ... Roman society's expectation of women is described in this letter by Seneca in 41 A.D.: You - unlike so many - never succumbed to immorality, the worst evil of the century; jewels and pearls did not bend you; you never thought wealthy was the greatest gift to the human race; the bad example of lesser women did not ...

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A women position in the family has typically (in the past) been at home. ... This change made a need for factory workers .Women started to join the workforce out side of home. ... They may have a family and not be forced or required to be a stay at home mother . ... I feel the values held by citizens of the United States have gone through negative changes. ... Children are not created out of wedlock and are raised in a torn household or a broken home. ...

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The women living rural country at that time would not be highly educated and normally be relegated to hearth and home. ... To the men the kitchen was messy with dirty towels and a broken stove, none of which held any significance to the case at hand for them as Mr. ... They do not see beyond the cheerless home into John Wright's sour nature, nor does the run down furnishing and Minnie's threadbare clothes clue the men into John's frugality. ... The men only saw the surface of Wright's home, never reading into anything they viewed. ...

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It features five extremely outwardly gay men giving a strait man a fashion, home, and lifestyle makeover. ... There may be individual cases where homosexuals have been held back but as a whole, homosexuals have been able to succeed. ...

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"I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me" (419). Many women have heard this before, but nowadays, they are taking a step away from the common role of a "house wife". In today's modern society women have achieved so much;...

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The book continues to say that "the most important duties of women were to bear children and maintain wholesome homes for their families." ... The life of every living thing was precious to the people of that time (women were careful not to step on any bugs etc.) and women held their nostrils to perform breath control and to prevent their hands from touching their "nether portions while their minds where on god." ...

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It is also important to note that when Brently returns home, he opens the "front door with a latchkey," which indicates that Louise was literally locked inside her own house. ... We can also see how Louise was like a woman held captive in her own house. ...

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Lego is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based out of Denmark. ... Reminding you of your childhood home. When the leaves start to fall your home also starts to change. That is why this series offers a home that just says fall. Let your child take apart that summer home and make some changes. ...

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Her place was in the home, on a veritable pedestal if one could be afforded, and emphatically not in the world of affairs " (Altick 54). ... David Copperfield and Jane Eyre had very similar childhoods, Jane was orphaned David lost his father, Jane lived in an abusive home, David lived in an abusive home, Jane was sent off to a boarding school and so was David. ... There would have been more education in the running of a home from Clara. Also, chances are David would have stayed at home or attended a school nearby to receive all the education a girl needs. ... Reed constant put down of the poor...

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But Kasyan adamantly refused and told Turgenev that " she"ll walk home." Kasyan didn't provide any viable reason to force the girl to walk home alone. ... When the girl held the piece of glass up to her wrong eye the man responded by saying, "Not that one, not that one idiot." ...

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