I once heard that one of the most insightful bonds between women is that of a mother and daughter. ... Mothers are highly influential due to the amount of time they spend with their children during their growing years, teaching them right from wrong. The mother-daughter relationship is important because each daughter looks up to her mother as a female role model and learns what is expected of her in society. Caplan states in his article "Mother-Daughter Barriers" that one of the myths procreated by society is that "a measure of a good mother is a perfect daughter" (62). A d...

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At the same time, the movie depicts the social issue of the oppression of women and power of men, a long history in China and as racial minorities in America. ... Their daughters: June, Rose, Waverly and Lena are born in America and the mothers raised the daughters with hopes of future, no accents, no discrimination and independent. ... One day, An-Mei's mother was invited by the second wife of a wealthy merchant named Wu Tsing to spend time at their house. ... Hence, I benefited from hybrid identity as the daughters in the movie are facing. ... Ying-Ying's daughter Lena learned t...

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Everyday Life Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" tells the story of how a mother can become emotionally unattached from her oldest daughter after years of separation. Walker shows how these changes can occur by establishing cultural and social conflicts of this time. Walker establishes these conflicts in three ways: through actual racial conflicts, through showing Dee's (the oldest daughter) rise up the social ladder, and through an overall understanding of one's heritage. ... She also begins gathering things around the house that are everyday tools for Mama and Maggie (the younger...

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Her Mother tells about a mother who is sheered off by her daughter, Rani Bati. ... Her mother feels angry at her daughter's disobedience, disappointed in her daughter's act, afraid of her daughter's principle, and worry about her daughter's life and future. ... "When she got her daughter's first letter from America, the mother had a good cry." ... "Who would have dreamt that her daughter was doing a PhD in Comparative Literature, ." ... It would be possible that her short story is inspired from her life and she wanted to break the customary law which restrain the wome...

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In which, he impregnates her mentally-retarded daughter only so Yasuko could have the closest thing to an heir that her deceased husband Akio, could not give her. ... Yasuko, the daughter-in-law and muse of Mieko, is the key pond in the novel. ... Harume, the mentally handicapped daughter of Mieko, is used in the worse way. ... To worsen matters, she is sent away to live as someone else's daughter, to protect Akio from leading a hard life. Mieko, makes the choice to ruin her daughter to save her son. " Harume's departure to live with her maternal grandparents had been due less to...

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It helps us to discover the perfection of ourselves but at the same time, grab our eyes on the defectiveness as well. ... In a culture where females' infanticide is rampant, Kavita, the baby's mother sent her daughter to an orphanage in order to save her life. ... Griet is the protestant daughter of a tile painter Delft who has lost his sight in kiln accident. ... 'It is about time I caught you doing things maids are not meant to do. ... At this time, literature stepped out and showed me the reflection of the truth in our world. ...

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For example, I am a daughter, student, sibling, and friend, so that is my social role. The way that I act as a daughter is a reflection of my values and may be different from the values and, therefore, actions of other daughters. ... However, I have been doing it for such a long time that I find it extremely dirty to not shower, brush my teeth, etc. even when I am by myself. ... After I get out of work, I go home and there I am the daughter and the sibling. ... As a daughter, my mom expects increasing domestic responsibility and self-direction with my physical maturation. ...

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Aside from keeping the masses informed about what is going on their world, the sitcoms and dramas from particular time paint an accurate picture of the cultural values of the time. ... Over time, seeing a thing over and over can desensitize the viewer, thus making the thing more acceptable to the audience. ... We allow our daughters to be emotional, and we discourage our sons from crying. We laugh at our sons' roughness, but expect our daughters to be gentle and nurturing. ... One can hope that the symbols these ideas carry can continue to get more flexible over time....

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For example, the daughter of Sam Walton, the creator of Wal-Mart has more wealth and opportunities available to her than a grocery clerk's daughter. ... Walton would experience a happier home life than the other daughter, just more opportunities for hobbies and better schools. ... The rich have added time for leisure allowing them more time to dedicate to pursuing self-interests and hobbies. ... They lead a balanced life spending ample time with their families while still taking time to spend with friends and engaging in outside activities. ... Most of their time is spent either wor...

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One major aspect that influences the setting is the political attitude of the time. ... Voltaire uses the religious attitude of the time to create the setting as well. ... While in the home of the Baron Candide falls in love with his daughter Cunegonde. ... Thus the time Candide spends in the Barons castle and his run-ins with the Bulgers are prime examples of how the political attitude of the time influences the setting. ... I am in fact the daughter of Pope Urban the Tenth and the princess of Palestrina."...

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At this time in history, there was a strong need for some type of specialized help to be offered to the student population. ... Is there ever a time where you feel that you cannot handle the situations brought to you by the students? ... She is married to her husband whose name is John Johnson, and has two children, a son whose name is also named John, and a daughter whose name is Jasmine. ... Stills/Johnson feels that no there is not a time where she feels that she cannot handle the situations that are brought to her. ... Stills/Johnson, she told me that she has to deal with the student&#...

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Many of the "answers" which might be the phrase "I am a daughter", are linked to the roles we occupy. ... The third thing that salience hierarchy influences also deal with controlling how a person acts throughout a period of time. ... Daughter 2. ... I have not only given up much of my "chill" time, but money, and sleep, too. ... This is a big accomplishment for me because yes I was addicted big time. ...

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Even its "First Constitution- begins with, "In the name of God in the second year of the reign of our lord the most glorious king Gundobad, this book concerning laws past and present, and to be preserved throughout all future time- ("First Constitution,"" 106) This relationship between God and state is important for two reasons: First, it illustrates that the Burgundians are a religious people; secondly, it reveals the source of power for the Burgundian rulers. ... Under the laws pertaining to "Of Succession- woman take clear inferiority to man in terms of inheritance, "Among Burgundians w...

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Reputation, which is closely linked to ambition, has been the cause of time and time again for the downfall of not only individuals, but of civilization. ... When tending to his daughter, who lies still at the opening of the play, he superficially gives the appearance of a concerned father. However, when looked at closely, it becomes clear by his language that his concern is more directly driven by the fear of the impact on his reputation, than he is concerned with the welfare of his daughter. ...

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Particularly when focusing on the relationship between parent and child at the time of adolescence. ... This fact alone largely contributes to the void that grows between fathers and daughters and sons and mothers. ... This may cause young boys to demand freedom from their mothers and young daughters to grow distant and indifferent towards their fathers. In essence, relationships become vulnerable to drastic change in this short period of time. ... Television not only impacts our societal values; it also has a great impact on the relationships between fathers and daughters and mothers and...

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The relationships between the women of Ibo society is extremely important, it ensures stability in the social structure of the families and shows just how strong the bond between mother and daughter can be. ... Ekwefi's relationship with her daughter Ezinma is not just of paternal love, it is almost a "companionship of equals". ... The cure and procedure surrounding the character, even though at the time was considered by colonists to be superstition and foreign can be seen to be aligned to the practices that have been adopted by many Western cultures. ...

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In The Blot the representation of transport depicts important elements in the main narrative, and at the same time reveals a patriarchal control over public space. ... The reason that Juanita is represented driving a car is because of her class status, something that the poor professor's daughter Amelia has no right to. ... At the same time Arzner depicts something else, the idea of the new women and her access to public space. ... Throughout the film Mrs Griggs's "motherly love" shines through as she makes sacrifice after sacrifice to see her daughter married well. ... In this s...

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There were two concerns when dealing with marriage in England during this time period. ... Bennet wife and mother of five daughters had a simple view of marriage. Her goal was to marry each, if not all at least one, of her daughters off to the man who had the most money and was most prominent in society. ... Their marriage, when compared to other marriages of their time and social class, seems to be a complete role reversal. ... It is generally the women in this time who suffered from the abuse of their husbands and who had to marry to survive in life. ...

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Elizabeth, who I believe at one point truly loved her husband, grew apart from him over time. ... He was very protective; thinking no one was good enough for his daughter. He was a wealthy, high-class man wanting only the best for his daughter, so middle class wouldn't do. ... Except this time she wouldn't allow another man to leave her. ... So this time, instead of letting another man leave her she decided to poison him and keep him in a bed in the top room of the house. ...

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It could be that traditions are keeping children home instead of being in school, or traditions which mean that diet is inadequate which can also lead to health problems and hence missing out on school time. Also cultural deprivation theorists argue that lack of motivation is the cause of failure for many black children as they are socialised into a subculture that instils fatalistic views, and present-time orientation that does not value education and leaves them unequipped for success. ... In contrast, however, Asian nuclear families that tend to be quite numerous could also have a problem a...

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Not only were the themes highly controversial but Richardson's film is an exception to other social realist films of the time because the main character is female. ... These changing roles are addressed and characterized through the mother Helen and the daughter Jo. ... Struggling to sustain herself and her daughter financially, she lives off a series of male friends prioritizing these relationships and sexual gratification above the needs of her daughter. ...

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Through Bertrande de Rols, learn about how surprisingly fair the law was towards women: 'The testaments in the area around Artigat rarely benefit one child but instead provide dowries for the daughters.... (If there are only daughters, the property is divided equally among them)' Contrary to that, in order to lay the proper social foundation, the tragic tale of the title character was saved until last. ... The idea that someone of so high a rank embraced the new religion shows that its influence at the time cannot be ignored. ... During this period was a time of transformation...

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Bingley and hope to wed her daughter to this mysterious gentleman, showed us how social status and wealth are often put before our actual personality "A single man of large fortune what a fine thing for out girls." ... Bingley but she is willing to arrange the marriage just to assure her daughter's social statues and financial stability. ... Bennet's desire to wed her daughters for both social and financial stabilities is the consequence of her anxious need resulting from her middle-class value. The value of only wealth and good statues can guarantee the happy life "If I can see one ...

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In their finding, they discovered how the relation between mother and daughter formed a strong social association, and then was carried into adulthood benefiting their herd composition. ... It is not known why immature giraffes show this behavior; however, according to the study, mature adults may also show dispersing patterns, but older adult females do not change the number for individuals they associate with over time (Carter, et al., 2013, p. 907). ... According to Bercovitch and Berry (2013, p. 281), 70% of males are solitary mostly all the time, whereas 92% of females are found in herds....

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Nightingale is set in Feudal Japan at the time being a patriarchal society where the power, rights and representation of both sexes was uniquely different. ... Kaede is the eldest daughter from the Shirakawa family, that initially was a respected family up until the battle of Yamegahara, where the family made the wrong alliances. ... This can be further demonstrated with Lady Maruyama when Takeo listened to servants gossip;" Lady Maruyama who held her land in her own right the only domain handed down to daughters not sons"..... ... The author has re...

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