This piece not only shows paternalism, but can also have a critique on the pompousness and pride of those in a position to view themselves as paternalistic. After Gawaine confronts the headmaster that the word 'Rumplestilz' has no magic in it, the headmaster proudly proclaims that in a fit of his own genius. The headmaster is being good in helping Gawaine by giving him a "magic word," but Gawaine, as an untried youth, looked up to the headmaster for proper guidance, not for a leader to sugar coat inspiration. Sending Gawaine off to fight more dragons as a self-reassurance, inst...

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In cause of this women were regarded as a force to be proud of by the middle of the war (Martin, 2009). ... Florence Bird was appointed as the chairwomen and is best remember due to her role, and in an interview several months before her death she specified that the status of women in Canada ensuring equal opportunities for women with men in all aspects of Canadian society was exactly what she wanted ("Florence Bird", 2000). ... Aware of the negative attention that this commission would receive, the Prime Minister did not respond because the press in Canada was very negative to the i...

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These strong beliefs sometimes became obsessive as nationalists became so proud of their nation that they strived for it to become richer and more powerful than any other. ... As the Serbians denied this request, it is believed by some historians that the young operatives sent to kill Ferdinand were not only nationalistic students but also as scapegoats used by the Serbian government to carry out their dirty work. ... Within the Balkans, the Slavic people were rising up against Austria-Hungary who had annexed Serbia and not allowed the independent state that the Slavs desired. ... Frit...

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What teenagers feel is acceptable may not be regarded as acceptable by society, and so they are led to believe that they must fall into and follow the different stereotypes or else they will be ignored and isolated from society. They will become the so called 'outcasts', which society regards as something that is not to be proud of. ... The binding of Suzuki's mouth represents that women are not totally entitled to have a say or opinion, while the binding of the eyes represents that because of society's stereotypes, women are not able to view and embrace their true identit...

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These sources definitely do not entertain the notion of defeat, let alone the horrors of warfare, which in prior conflicts had been considerable. ... However, the usage of female workers, due to necessity, not equality, together with the recruitment figures already mentioned above, help to prove more or less that source D, whatever its providence, (which is not at all clear) generally recruitment posters were fairly effective, the most famous being left out, Kitchner's finger insisting that "THE COUNTRY NEEDS YOU." ... The photograph may also have been staged; there are many other reasons...

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