"A woman," Caroline Bingley of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice affirms, "must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing and the modern languages.... Through an examination of her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, and with reference to her later 1815 novel Emma, it is evident that Austen's attention to women's roles and social order broke conventional ideas of class hierarchy, the ideal woman and the heroine. ... Examining the popularity of Pride and Prejudice today, it is clear that the ideas Austen raised then are, though found in different co...

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While its is not entirely wrong to be more adept with foreign language, what causes grave concern is that we have somehow been loosening pride on our own. ... In fact, we Filipinos have our own prejudices with the culture and languages of other tribes. ... It does not help that there are already existing prejudices and tensions between cultures of different tribes in our country. The picture is like a push and pull between reverence to a new culture and pride of one's own. ... "Cultural Strengthening- program can be applied as a comprehensive approach to numerous issues of cultural dis...

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Almost from the beginning, prejudice against them was strong. ... Their hard-working, frugal ways, their willingness to work for lower wages than whites, left them an economic threat and thus targets of racial prejudice and Violence Into this environment Edith Eaton came as a small child from England, living first in Hudson City, New York and later settling in Montreal. ... Though Eaton herself was only one-half Chinese (and one-half English), she was devoted to her mother and to the cause of counteracting the hatred and prejudice against her mother's people that was so pervasive during...

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In setting out to define speciesism, its basic definition which Singer identifies is "a prejudice or bias in favor of the interests of members of one's own species and against those of members of other species" . ... Perhaps the best and most common analogy by which to better understand speciesism is to equate it with various other prejudices, most notably racism and sexism. ... Philosopher Steve Sapontzis" objection to the analogy of speciesism with racism and sexism is much like an appeal to the pride of women and minorities. ... One can easily see where the appeal to emotion is present...

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African American literature is an extremely dense and rich form of literature that contains many types of similar tropes. These tropes can be seen throughout many of African American works of literature. A few that will be discussed thoroughly in this paper, that are majorly common in these types of works are: the idea of double consciousness, the question and search for identity, the Sankofa experience, the Great Migration, and lastly the return to the South. These tropes may seem very different but they all tie into the question of identity and the struggle that African Americans faced and ...

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Since the 1970s, Mexican-Americans in the United States have been identified as apathetic, indifferent, and disinterested in the process of attaining an education. Many Americans point to the high Mexican-American drop-out rates and the low number of Mexican-American professionals as a confirmation of this stereotype. This Latino group has struggled to dispel the characterization. In response, Mexican-Americans, as well as Anglo-Americans, have searched for ways to counter such misinformation. As a result, many communities have adopted bi-lingual programs, in order to help Mexican-American...

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1.a) Explain how the Nazi Party consolidated its power in Germany in the period 1933-1939. The Nazi Party is now known as the most callously notorious political party of our modern times. Its life spanned only twelve years and three months, which was brief, yet sustained enough for the most savage turmoil the world had ever known. The Nazi Party would have never been born and raised without the single man known as Adolf Hitler, who possessed iron-willed, coldly ruthless, and power-fanatic characteristics that they have adopted. The Nazi party was the very quintessence of Hitler himself. ...

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Even people living in poor neighborhoods, such as El Barrio, want respect and pride. ... For example, when Primo worked legally at an office, he had a very prejudice boss who embarrassed him all the time. ...

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Abstract Rebellion as an act of disobedience and its evaluation are the focus of area in this research paper. The factors that lead to rebellion including discrimination, social class, ethics and free will are thoroughly worked upon to investigate whether rebellion is a justified act of subversive behavior or not. The paper is an analytical assessment of the novel, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy to substantiate the research further. It was found that the oppressed population explicit rebellious behavior more but are unfortunately dealt with negative consequences that deters the act o...

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The Construction of the Palestinian Social Movement. In Order to remember I shall continue to carve All the scenes of my tragedy And all the stages of the disaster On the olive tree in the courtyard of my house. In order to understand the origin, development and current status of the contemporary movement for reconciliation within Israel, we must first take a look at the historical impact that Zion colonialism has had upon Israeli Arabs, or the Palestinians. While the terms colonialism and imperialism are familiar, the term Zion colonialism is argua...

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A true Anarchist: The Life of Emma Goldman Introduction To explain how Anarchism influenced everyday life for Jews in Amerika and especially the citizens of New York's Lower East Side, the ideas and visions of Anarchism's leaders must be thoroughly analyzed. To this end I would like to outline the lives of two of Anarchism's most important spokespeople who greatly influenced the Anarchist movement in America - Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. The reason why I chose these two people - especially Emma Goldman - is to be found in the extraordinary impression their liv...

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Bismarck's Domestic Policy 1871-1890. Along with getting an IB Paper 3 question about Biz's foreign policy, you might also (instead?) encounter a question about the domestic policy that Biz pursued as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871-1890. So let's deal with that now. OK? It is likely...

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