Antigone first demonstrates her feministic beliefs when she chooses to challenge a powerful male establishment. ... Creon poses to be dominant male in a patriarchal society. ... She believed that the law of the gods, which dictates that a body be given proper burial rights, was more important than the law of the King. ... Thus unlike her sister, Ismene refuses to challenge the male authority, even if it means to not fulfill her duties as a sister. ... She first challenges a powerful male establishment headed by her own uncle. ...

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My understanding of his discourse is that the union between male and female is necessary. ... Let us briefly explain these roles of the male and female role, respectively. ... However, it is understood that the male is the dominant member of the union. ... Thus, they are partners in the body and in the household. ... The role of the male is to teach the woman what will be best for the both of them. ...

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The reactions to divorce between males and females differ greatly. The behaviors of females seem to be more of a disturbance while in males it is more severe. ... Males have a hard time dealing with the lack of a father figure. ... Males don't handle divorce as well academically as females. ... I can get better responses and I can also see the body language that was involved with them. ...

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The couple had been desperately trying to have a male child to carry on the family name, unfortunately the only results were four miscarriages. But finally, Roha was with child and the couple prayed to Brahma, the creator, every day for a strong male baby. ... The servants were traveling up a dirt road to collect supplies for their master when they found a body on the side of the road. Recognizing Jains" badly beaten, crumpled body, they rushed over to inform his wife and family. ... There were horrified screams from the crowd, as Reva slowly climbed up the funeral pyre of her husband and ...

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Sohail Shah, a thirty year old male clerk at the 7-Eleven located on Barbur Blvd. near Jackson Middle School, has been in the United States for four years. ... A type of perfume is sprayed on the resulting package to keep the decomposing body's smell in check. ... The body is then, if money allows, placed in a casket. ... The financial status of the body's family also affects the depth of the hole the body will placed in. ...

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Most people who are involved with this controversy either share the title of being pro-choice or being pro-life, obviously being pro-life means that one is against abortion and believes that a fetus is life, and being pro-choice meaning that one supports the choices that a woman makes for her own body and well being. ... Having a child affects every body's life in almost every way possible from physically to mentally. ... Granted that a minor proportion of women choose to get abortions for the reasons of incest and rape, it is still a woman's decision because it is her body. ... A...

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There is a drastic shortage of positive male role models. ... They do not need just a body, a passive, silent presence. ... The lack of a male role model at home is compounded by the lack of male role models at school. ... Could it not also be that teachers are not ready for normal five-year-old male behavior? ...

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Although the two authors are both male, Meinke's poem is from a father to his son and Hughes's poem is from a mother to her son. ... He also states for him to remember to nourish his body and soul and to treat others as he would wish to be treated. ...

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In some cases the older brother would be her escort, which made it hard for her to meet with any male. ... These girls felt that they had to repay these men, for what they had done for them by using their bodies. ... Now both the female and male are working. ...

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He contemplates that making this female version of the Monster will allow the male one to be able to produce offspring's and this he thought would be a horrendous idea. ... "No word, no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me - my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only" (35). ... Although this message doesn't actually get into Victor's mind, he decides to create the female monster just to be rid of the male monster. ...

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Throughout all time that humans exist, the males have always been dominant. ... Desdemona has given herself, both body and soul, to Othello. ... The bond formed between two males is much stronger than those established by man and women, accordingly to a husband and wife. ...

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When I opened my eyes, I realized I was the only one left. Everything was blurry; it took my eyes a few seconds to adjust to waking up. My purple duvet cover was burrito wrapped around me but there was only enough material to barely cover the ends of my legs. It was all ashes. Everything around me w...

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Rosa Lee The book "Rosa Lee- by Leon Dash touched me very deeply. I was shocked by how much adversity and affliction she had to bear by slipping deeper and deeper into the vicious circle of drugs, prostitution and crime. Rosa Lee`s parents were black rural shar...

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Both murderers in these books are automatically presumed to be male. ... This presumption goes unnoticed by the family and highlights the stereotypical belief that most of the time, males are the murderers. This speculation is reiterated in Sharp Objects where Camille and the police all presume that the murderer is male until she speaks to a boy who claims he saw a woman take one of the girls. ... When he is informed on the discovery of the body part and must accept, he does so for the sake of his family. ...

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Male African Americans can't be forgotten as they were hung and whipped as well, but the story of Beloved gives us insight to the will of a woman. ... She is taught from her that the slave owners may use and abuse their bodies, but that still doesn"t make them their property. What keeps them free is knowing that their mind, body, and will is their own and they need to appreciate it. ...

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But, "it is necessary to understand that Egypt was a male- dominated society. ... Consequently, false penises were put on the mummified bodies of men and artificial nipples were put on the mummified bodies of women. ...

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Traditionally, Vietnamese males and females are not allowed to date. ... As in other Asian countries it is an accepted form of male entertainment. ... (Vietnamese Adventures 2) As portrayed previously, there are numerous cultural differences between Vietnamese dating and American dating, the main being that the male is required to confront the family of the female. ...

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Also, she has bought the patriarchal ideology that women are to be looked at and valued in the male look, being a "patriarchal woman.... Second, from the beginning of the story shown that grandma has insecure and unstable sense of self which is evident in her behavior, body language and her interactions with her family also the Misfit. ...

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"Research indicates that a nurturing father can have a positive impact on various developmental realms for children who receive such attention: Self-esteem, cognitive functioning, social competence, perception of body image, and adolescent and adult adjustment all seem to be positively affected" (Biller, 1993; Lamb, 1981 as cited in Goodnough & Courtland P. 333). ... It is especially hard on boys to grow up without a male role model to learn from. ...

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" The one-child policy rule is blamed to have created the gender imbalance due to families preferring males over females as their first and only child, eventually making it impossible for reproduction. ... Most importantly, women should not be forced into something they do not agree to when it comes to their bodies and the size of their family. ...

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The best summers are those that I spent in Lebanon. We would spend the weeks in Lebanon going sightseeing, going to beach resorts, and visiting family. The trips are always relaxing and carefree because all one can do is have fun in such a beautiful and lively place. Being of Middle Eastern descent ...

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When a male wanted to find a suitable mate he would bear gifts to the parents and dispense small gifts to certain kin. ... This is displayed through their actions with one another in speech and body language. ...

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In staying he helped to save Lear's body, working towards his goal, until his last. ... Unlike women, who were meant to be seen and not heard, a male member of society had ideas that mattered and could be shared. ... In fact, when Kent, a male of high status voiced his opinions, he was banished; "if on the tenth day following thy banished trunk be found in our dominions, the moment is thy death" (1.1.79). ...

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Family and Gender What is the definition of a family? Is it a "Mother- and "Father-, the father being the breadwinner and the mother staying home doing the cooking, cleaning and raising the children. Is it a same sexed couple with children, or it a single parent raising the ...

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Before I go to bed, I check every lock in house. I make sure my children are in bed and a light is left on, just in case. When I wake up in the morning, I'm even more vigilant as I walk down the hall to check my home once again before leaving for work. I bring this sense of caution with me wherever ...

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