For, if females were to expand their minds, it was feared the patriarchy, which ruled over many western societies, would have ceased to exist. ... Through their work, various female writers from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries reveal different reactions to their exclusion from the world of writing. ... Such authority stems from the ridiculous idea that women should never venture into the man's realm. ... In accordance with the concept of "contentedness, - for a woman to lead a satisfying life, it was necessary for her to have a family and a home toward which she could focus all o...

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However, the Commander has complete control over the proceedings, and "one false move and [Offred] is dead" - quite literally. ... The first epigraph, before the story starts, is taken directly from the Old Testament in the Bible, and sets the patriarchal context into which the novel is put. ... Rachel measures her worth through childbearing, and this measure of a woman's worth originates from a patriarchal value system. ... Related Links A Study Of Paul Baumer In "All Quiet On The Western Front" [2.1 Pages] All Quiet On The Western Front is a novel which gives an account of a generatio...

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In ancient western civilizations, cultures like the Hebrews and Romans the status of women were clearly defined as inferior to men either through scripture, law or custom that is understood and obeyed by everyone in these cultures. ... Romans placed a very high value on marriage, home and the family and this made quite a difference to society's treatment of women. ... Although it is better than no appreciation at all, it is comparative to the Christian ideas of the status of women. ... To Paul, however, Christian faith transcends barriers to make all free and equal. Of all ancient write...

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Together with the liberalisation and equalisation of people of all races, gender equalisation also received a boost It is for this very reason that one is astounded at the realisation of exactly how unequal women were until quite recently According to the proponents of the "nature concept", the distribution of work along gender lines commonly found all over the world can be explained on the basis of the biological differences between men and woman Everywhere it is women who nurture the children, not men, though they both constitute their parents. ... By the mid-twentieth century womens ...

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Esquivel has tied all these concerns into a novel that questions and challenges the reader. ... While this attitude shocks many Western women and men, for them, it is just a way of life and to question this is almost beyond belief. ... But he also said that all countries in the world have beliefs and traditions that must be respected. ... Tita was not educated, except in the art of cooking and she was expected to do the housework as well as cook all the meals. ... She is one hundred percent available and ready for marriage- Rosaura had no input into this agreement and she was expected t...

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All of the models would be rated high on any physical attraction scale. ... The ads were quite racially diverse, including: Asians, Hispanics, African-Americans, Arab-Americans and Caucasians, across each gender. ... In every advertisement the women are posed in a sexy manner; ranging from lying down submissively on a bed to sucking on a strawberry in a bubble bath. ... Of the five ads I found, all are full of sexual innuendoes. ... In the past twenty years many Western nations have seen an increase in the accessibility of sexually explicit materials and a rise in reported rapes (Harris ...

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Fashion in the early 20's was still quite elaborate: hairstyles, hats and skirt shapes varied. ... Hats were worn all the time in the 40's, and after the war they were little, sloping down, and dish shaped. ... The new silhouette had been quite childlike with rounded limbs, and the model, Twiggy, with her childish, innocent look was the face of the decade. ... The period of 1980's was all about dressing for power. ... Thunder of 90's - a tall girl with a short hairstyle or without hair at all or she made her hair look like a sponge. ...

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Because of the two unique ways their brains are programmed to work, their differences further expand, from the ways they speak to ways they listen, from the ways they laugh to the ways they cry, and from the ways they sleep to the ways they eat. Although men and women are quite different, they are created equal by nature. ... In other words, Chinese women are the properties of all Chinese men. ... It is from the lips we speak. ... It is all due to our different gender styles in doing things. ...

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The Impact of Neoliberal Globalization The neoliberal trend started progressing in the Western countries at the end of the Second World War, with the creation of International Financial Institutions at Bretton Woods (George, 1999). ... Monetary benefits and costs shape individuals' agency, individuals who are believed to all have equal opportunities but positive inequality of outcomes (Greig et al., 2007). Today, the understanding of a global world is framed principally as an economically driven process which aims to prosperity, liberty, democracy and peace for all (Scholte, 2005). ... Th...

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The World Book Encyclopedia (2002) describes some of the history as follows: The term witch comes from the Old English word wicca, which is derived from the Germanic root wic, meaning to bend or to turn."" ... Some beliefs about witchcraft may have risen from stories and legends told, possibly around a fire, just as ghost stories are now told around a campfire. ... In author Ann Llewellyn Barstow's book Witchcraze: A New History of the European Witch Hunts (1994), a typical witch was usually described in this way: "women which be commonly old, lame, bleare-eied, pale, fowle, and full...

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He argued that natural rights should be applied to all human beings, without distinctions of gender, because in nature all persons are equal. ... Her devotion to achieving sexual equality resulted from her belief in the capacities women and her dedication to the principals of the Revolution. ... Her ideas were born from the contradiction that existed between the fundamental nature of the Revolutions principals and the blatant exclusion of the female sex from their application. ... In the October days of 1789 the role of women was quite decisive. ... A second prong of marchers threatened to ope...

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The Women's Rights Movement began in cities of the northeast in the early to mid-1800's and soon emerged in cities of the Midwest and western states. ... Women were made to believe that all would be lost if she violated this restrictive feminine code. ... It claimed that all men and women are created equal and that the history of mankind was a history of repeated injuries and injustices by men toward women (Wheeler "The History"). ... A marriage without passion guarded a Victorian woman from the pain of a relationship that fell short of her expectations. ... Inwardly, she wished to...

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