The student said "Women nowadays are so Americanised, it's a shame." ... Coming from a different culture and perspective than the American culture and being able to live in America as a women, helped me view the major difference in the roles of women. ... Women's lifestyles started off at the same peak as the women in Eritrea, which are unaccredited housewives. ... Within the movements, they suffered a lot of pain and punishment which included physical attacks, incarcerations and their little bit of rights taken away at home. ... It's definitely a culture shock for these...

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• Grade Level: High School

Whether it be a music video that subconsciously influences us, or a little quiz we take in Cosmopolitan, to see if our lover is compatible with us, it is obvious that many of us turn to these mediums for answers, sometimes without even realizing that they are affecting us. ... Not to mention, that her life is so preoccupied with the above, that she has no time for school, and she receives terrible grades, but it is ok because she's daddy's little girl. ...

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In comparison to the women in the United States culture, women are given the liberty to participate in all activities and dress in any fashion that interests them. ... He can see that the women of Saudi Arabia have grown up in a culture that is forcing women to hide themselves in the presence of men and forcing women to limit themselves to segregated lines. ... In retrospect, the women of the United States are not stacking up to much more when looking at the social roles women have. Women in the United States are given the freedom to wear as much or as little as we like, however we are often s...

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In the time of the gods women were viewed as inferior to man. ... In some countries it is common for women to be seen as inferior. ... In some cultures the men are fed and nourished before the women. ... They want to women and nature to be respected. ... The companies that own these farms have so much power that the government can do very little about even regulating them, making it nearly impossible to stop. ...

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Women are expected to dress extremely modest, always wearing a skirt or dress. ... Or if two men or two women are friends, they will hold hands when walking together as a sign of their friendship. ... In their society, men are superior to women and children. ... Through this experience of traveling to Africa and seeing how different their culture is from mine, I have learned to appreciate the little things in life. ...

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So the general myth that this advertisement is portraying is that Chivas will bring beautiful women into your life and intelligent people drink it. This ad targets a male audience at first glance but if you look deeper you may also get the impression that beautiful women drink Chivas also. ... Next I notice the large pack of "little cigars" in the lower right corner. I am sure to some this may signify that even if you are "little" you can still get the girl. ... The women in the ads are very attractive and both have a very seductive look on their face. ...

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It is a story about a little girl who goes on a surrealistic adventure to find places and characters that were not found in her world. ... A child sees this women singing a song to her funny looking baby, while the cook is just tossing things around in the kitchen. ... The Duchess sings of her baby in a very menacing way, "Speak roughly to your little boy, and beat him when he sneezes: He only does it to annoy, Because he knows it teases. ...

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Little by little, the variety of the products that we can get locally is reduced and it seems that this will not stop until we are all dressed in the same way. ... For example, when you turn on the television or open a magazine, you find yourself surrounded by skinny young women who come between ourselves and reality. ...

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Business Perspective Mary Kay-Dallas, Texas- beauty products Company's mission- Mary Kay's mission is to enrich women's lives. ... We also will reach out to the heart and spirit of women, enabling personal growth and fulfillment for the women whose lives we touch. ... Women are told they can achieve a multitude of success ranging from financial security to the pink Cadillac. ... The website for Mary Kay showed pictures of women whom belong to many different racial backgrounds, unlike the other companies. ... I did find out that Vietnam celebrates an International...

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"The big and little screens have presented us with the picture of the funny Hispanic maid, mispronouncing words and cooking up a spicy storm in a shiny California kitchen " ( Ortiz Cofer 95-96). ... Changing people's mind is hard, specially for a women who want to be taken seriously among such a hostile environment. ... Both of these women attempt to overcome an obstacle in their lives, Judith fights stereotypes while Nancy battles a disease. ... She grew up with different customs and traditions from the other people who lived around her. " Puerto Rican mothers also encouraged their daugh...

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Little do they know it is easier to change or oppress a people due to physical differences. ... Not long after the tribe greets the family, Nathan (The Father), decides to start pushing his beliefs on the women of the village in order to fit his standards of what is civil and correct for females to do and how to dress. The women felt ashamed of their exposed bosoms, so they fixed their shawls in order to be what Nathan felt was right. ...

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Most of the women were either in a traditional dress or wearing a long skirt, and the men had pants on. ... I didn't know if it wasn't allowed for women to wear shorts or pants or it was just their preference to be in traditional dresses. ... It reminded me like one of those swap meets where people have their own little stands and are selling all sorts of things. ... I was already a little tired from the flight and the 2 hour time difference didn't help either. ...

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Most contemporary foraging groups, such as the !Kung and other Bushman tribes, are viewed as a "primitive- people. Some have even gone as far to say that they are "the last representatives of the Stone Age."" While it is true that these people have the most similar culture to what we believe primiti...

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Men, women, children and families have come to seek freedom from persecution or to seek opportunity that does not exist in their own country of origin. ... However, in your mother's home, the place where you received your mother's milk, you were told to speak Spanish, taught to defend your honor and those of the women around you" (Vega 573). ... His little sister suffered rape; the women call it "the damage". ...

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Little is known about them because of their jungle isolation, but because of the destruction of the forest, foreign influences are beginning to interfere with the tribes way of life. ... Women make both flat baskets and burden baskets, which are carried by a strap around the forehead. ... Without a doubt, the most significant nonfood cultigen in any Yanomamo garden is tobacco, to which men, women, and children are all addicted (Chagnon 1997: 66). ... Women also use cotton yarn to make a small waistband that is very pretty, although covers nothing. ... Men, women, and children all wear single...

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"Women today are afraid to eat . . . afraid their bodies will be unacceptable in a society obsessed by thinness. ... (Women Afraid to Eat). ... "Many teen girls, desperate to lose weight and be extremely thin, have stopped eating meat and drinking milk because they fear fat in these foods, even though they could consume them with little or no fat. ... Carl's Jr. is notorious for this as can be seen in their commercials that have rarely shown girls eating their food and their website, www.carlsjr.com, which also has no women appearing on it. ...

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Winterbourne's views were quite different from his aunt due to his "old attachment from the little metropolis of Calvinism, he had been put to school there as a boy, and he had afterwards gone to college there-circumstances which had led to his forming a great many youthful friendships. ... Winterbourne's education and his liberal nature allowed him to continue his friendship with Miss Miller, a women of whom he was very attracted to. ... In Europe it is understood that young men are not at liberty to speak to unmarried women except under rare conditions. ...

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Thompson and describes her a hideous individual, while in Andrew Stein's eyes she comes of as a beautiful blonde, thin, wonderful women. ... Besides being very fascinated on how a little outside influence like this can provoke many emotions that the tribe did not recognize agitating values and beliefs it was also affected by the way the tribe used this coke bottle for their everyday needs. ...

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They way Mexican women were portrayed was that many worked endless jobs at a bra factory just to put food on the table. ... I liked doing this activity because I was able to get to know a little about someone in the class that I did not know. ...

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Next writes a recipe in ancient script for the women or maidens of the temple to mix and give to the patient. ... The majorities of Nacirema women spend an extremely small amount of time with their children and do not believe in nursing their infants. Infants receive very little attention from anyone. ... So what they are taught in this "cram course" may have little value to them later on. ...

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Some of the other early pieces of art that have been found are statutes of women. The statutes have their sexual characteristics enlarged showing the importance of women to give life through birth. ... Very little is known about this time because of the illegal state of the church. Even the little art that we have from this period it painted on the walls of the catacombs. ...

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I had to face little difficulty while fasting in the month of Ramadan when people would openly consume food and drink, then offer me some. ... However the way people, both men and women in my country dress up is a lot different than how it is here. ... Whereas in Canada women are free to wear whatever they like such as pant shirts, skirts, dresses etc while men mostly wear t-shirts with either shorts or pants. ...

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I think the women in India look beautiful in their clothing, and the food of India is lovely. ... Salwar Kameez is worn by Indian women, and is highly popular in Punjab so is quite often referred to as a Punjabi suit. The one we are all reasonably familiar with is the Indian sari,worn by Indian women, a very beautiful Indian dress. ... To bring this learning into the classroom there are a variety of things I would like to do with the children, I want to start by doing lot's of little activities such as painting, reading them stories, tasting indian food, getting the children to bring old ...

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Because of customs within our culture, women are sacred and are limited to doing things that men aren't depending on which tribe you come from. I grew up performing my culture through Kapa Haka as a little girl and doing the pukana was a norm. ... All of this is not knew to me, but now that I live in America, I have lost touch of Kapa Haka a little bit because I am in a new environment surrounded by a totally different culture where they do not have a clue what Kapa Haka is. ...

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I was a little apprehensive of this greeting habit as it was too "friendly" in relation to my country's norm. ... " It is the main reason why Americans automatically stereotype Puerto Rican and Latin women. ...

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