Rafique's manhood test but not much is said of Zulaikha's corresponding "womanhood test.... However at this age, both girl and boys do not know what true love really is. Zulaikha does not understand what being in love or love is at her age. ... Rafique she believes she is in love with him because he holds an interest to her. ... She also does not marry for status and wealth, but for true love. ...

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According Louie's short story Pangs of Love, Asian American figures living in the American mainstream society have not overcome their stereotypes that portrait them as effeminate and castrated. ... In comparison to Louie's other Pangs of Love short story Birthday, it also portrait the same stereotypes that Asian American man faces. ... The narrator tests it on Amanda, but she doesn't like it and says "it smell[s] dirty (Louie 80)." ... Here, a white woman has him running around blindly in love and making sacrifices for a person who has a racist notion that a Chinese man need...

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Troubadour love poetry and the practice of courtly love empowered women to a certain extent. ... It seems that to most women love was playful, though sometimes they too got caught up in the messy tangle of emotions love could prove to be. ... The idea of not being in love with the person but of being "in love with love- can certainly be applied to a lot of the poems and feelings present in the 13th through 17th centuries. Women were seen as the objects of love for their beauty not for who they were or for any other reason than that the men, or so-called "lovers- really loved them. Anderson...

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For instance, Lady Bertilak (the lords wife) plays a major role in this story testing chivalry but does not stand as the most honorable character. ... "Her chin is pale,/ her cheeks are ruddy red with health;/ her smile is sweet, she speaks with lips that love to laugh" (1200). The wife is sent to Gawain to test his honor and chivalry. ... "She guided me in this guise/ to your great hall/ to put pride on trial/, and to test with this trick/ what distinction and trust the Round Table deserves./ She imagined this mischief would muddle your minds/ and that grieving Guinevere would...

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In fact, as early as 1882, the first systematic tests to explore sex differences were already being conducted by Francis Gatton at the South Kensington Museum in London. ... The way our brains are made affects how we think, learn, see, smell, communicate, love, make love, fight, succeed, or fail. ... Wechsler, an American scientist who developed the IQ test most commonly used today, found out that 30 tests discriminated' in favor of one or the other sex. He tried to alter this discovery by cutting out some of the discriminating tests and changing them to female - slanted or male - slant...

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I'd love to waltz with you. I'd love to have my tonsils out. I'd love to be in a midnight fire at sea", (Parker, 490-91). ... He was set on me, that is what it was-not love. Not love, not meaning a person well. ...

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Others see her as a woman ambitious for her husband whom she loves. ... To Macbeth, in his letter to her, she is his "dearest partner of greatness", an indication of love and trust. ... Is she alloy by exploiting his love for her when she makes his consent to murder a test of his love? ...

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If a man really loves and accepts his better half no matter who and what she is and what people say, why follow such rules or lessons on how to be a modest lady? ... A father was probably the first man who ever made a smile, met and love by his daughter. Thus in return, a million thank you may not be enough, but a single love and care plus respect for them will repay their hard works and unconditional love. ... This may be the obstacles or tests if she could pass it or not. ... Some may love it while other may not accept it. ...

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Rob Blackwelder of Spliced Wire says, the movie, like the novel, "will stand the test of time because it captures this generation's most common relationship foible so amusingly" (http://www.splicedonline.com/00reviews/hifi.html). ... The second stereotype is a man who professes unconditional love for a woman while doing away with the sexual dimension of amorous relationships. ... And giving yourself to me could never be wrong if the love is true. ... It seemed at times that Rob was in the relationship because it served a pragmatic function, and not because he was in love with Laur...

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• Grade Level: High School

Only the best of parents would buy this product for their children because they love and care about them deeply. ... I still remember my deep love for Lego's, even if I had them now, I could still play with them and be satisfied. ... All of these things are marketing and advertising tools that have been tested to determine which works best for the average consumer. ...

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Many men and women alike love sports, and to discriminate against a certain sex by not providing them with the opportunity to participate in the sport(s) that they are interested in is wrong. ... In order to enforce this law, certain civil action groups have persuaded law makers to adopt a test for discrimination based on proportionality rather than opportunity and interest. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Once upon a time martians and venutians met, fell in love and had satisfying relationships because they accepted and respected their differences. ... Sperm banks, test tube babies, IVF, all lead to new possibilities. ...

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Self–efficacy can be described as a social construct to organize and execute courses of action required for attaining design types of behavior (Bandura 1989). It serves to assess individual's capacity to influence their own decisions making and actions. Albert Bandura provided much of what we know about self – efficacy constructs (Flett 2007 pp524). He first proposed a strong sense of efficacy enhances human accomplishments and personal well-being. He States "People with high assurances of their capabilities approach difficult tasks as challenges to be mastered rather t...

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Another example of gender reversal is in Act one, as Jack confesses his love for Gwendoline and suggests the idea of marriage, she responds with "But you haven't proposed to me yet. ... This gives Lady Bracknell the upper hand as many mothers of this time would be ordinarily not be as involved in their daughter's marriage, but this way she gets to personally test whether Jack is a worthy suitor for Gwendoline, and is able to give her own opinion of him, without her husband getting in the way. ... ", and spends her time daydreaming of marrying a man named Ernest, "It had always been ...

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Bill Cosby once said, "Men and women belong to different species, and communication between them is a science still in its infancy. " Through observation and personal experience, I have realized the validity of this statement. The way men and women communicate are on complete opposite sides of the s...

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For example, parents usually give their daughters baby dolls instead of test tubes and compound microscopes. ... " Pinker discusses that the reason women are in low paying feminized jobs is because they are naturally and genetically programmed to go into more artistic and nurturing fields, accepting lower pay because they get to do what they love. ...

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Walker's collection of composing is described by particular intermittent themes, of which the most clear is Walker's regard for the Black woman as a creator and how her endeavor to become whole relates with the community as a whole as can be seen in her novel as the primary subject; an alternate theme that is seen is her requirement on examining the relationship in the middle of battle and change, a testing that incorporates the torment of black peoples' lives. ...

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Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in the era known as the Middle Ages, an era resembling kings, castles, and knights. Behind the famous kings, magnificence castles, and shining armor were the women. In the shadows, a step behind, and not as enchanting, one can find the tale of the medieval woman. Chaucer takes the woman out of the shadows and into the spotlight in the Canterbury Tales, especially in the case of the outspoken Wife of Bath (WB). The apostle Paul writes to Timothy, "Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness" (1 Tim. 2:11). ...

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The most obvious questions that are usually asked are why does domestic violence occur and what are the major factors that correlate with men who inflict physical or emotional harm towards a loved one? ...

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Title IX has had an major impact in schools and for many women. Title IX was an act passed that allowed women to play sports. It was also used to create more opportunities for women, and ensure fair treatment. Without Title IX being passed, it is likely that the opportunities for women in sports tod...

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Numerous individuals feel as if they are pressured by the idea of an ideal body image through the media. In many instances, individuals often have their own ideal body image, but because of standards that humanity has set for the "perfect body" that are reinforced through the media, men and women ar...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate