The book provides an up-close and personal account of the lives of these individuals. The novel is a detailed account with vivid depictions of sights and sounds of lives that face hardships. The book's central focus are two female protagonists by the names of Mariam and Lalia who represent the historical impact on women in this primitive society. ... The book is about the evolving relationship between both women and reveals that both of them are little better than animals. ... Nana's role in the book is as a mentor to Mariam who tries to instill in her values and self-belief. ...

• Word Count: 1256
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

She is in an extreme situation (being a doctor) where she must reject everything to do with being female in the culture; since the book takes place in Egyptian culture not American culture. If the book was set in American culture with the narrator's view on her body and marriage, I could see how the book would be considered misogynist. ... "My mother had always told me that a girl shouldn't laugh loud enough for people to hear, so my laughter had always faded on my lips before it made a sound" (Saadawi 43). ... Throughout the book she has competed and won into her position to be up t...

• Word Count: 1095
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Knowing this information can help you out not only sexually, but when you go to the doctor, you can sound educated about your body. ... All questions are answered either in the book, by the professor, or by asking in class. ... Human Sexuality doesn't have anything about the "birds and the bees" in its book. ... The chapter in the book that discusses these types of behaviors doesn't not alienate these people. It just lets the people reading the book know that atypical sexual behavior does exist. ...

• Word Count: 1022
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In his book, "Why Gender Matters," Dr. ... Sax's book is not a discussion focused on "gender,"" as a social force associated with politics and misconceptions. ... Sax's book opens with a grim depiction of children who begin their education with a positive and successful attitude, but eventually take a turn for the worse. ... Sax provides some highlights in his book that are aimed at teachers, primarily concerning how to talk to children about drugs and getting them excited in math and art. ... We ought to be mindful of our volume when speaking to others and cater the learning envir...

• Word Count: 1794
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This is almost worse than the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" because you may not have even met this person before. ... Its crazy that two men, one named Tom and one named Kalmar, could be applying for the same job, have the same qualifications, and Tom will get the job just because he sounds "normal....

• Word Count: 673
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Women show a greater sensitivity to sound and are more adept at noticing small changes in volume. ... He identified a few significant differences favoring men in strength of grip, sensitivity to shrill whistle sounds, and the ability to work under pressure. ... Havelock Ellis's book, Man and Woman (1894), cited several differences. ...

• Word Count: 1744
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The males corpus callosum tends to grow quickly on one side and slower on the other side that causes the two sides not to link up as soundly in the middle causing boys to be more intelligent on one side of the brain than the other (1996, p. 13). ... Karen Gallas conducted the experiment and wrote a book called Sometimes I Can Be Anything, Power, Gender, and Identity in a Primary Setting. ...

• Word Count: 1675
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Yet at the end of the book Jane had all the money she could ever hope for. ... Although this does sound shallow David's only chance of being successful came from creating contacts and working like crazy. ...

• Word Count: 2338
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School