Even if there is a son and daughter, the inheritance is not always split equally, "If moreover she has but one brother, let not half, but a third part go to her on the condition that, after the death of her who is a women and a nun, whatever she possesses in usufruct from her father's property shall go to the nearest relatives, and she will have no power of transferring anything there from, unless perhaps from her mother's goods, that is, from her clothing or things of the cell, or what she has acquired by her own labor."" ... In one extreme case, "if the abductor does not have the m...

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Edna becomes increasingly infatuated with Robert so he decides to try to cool the adulterous behavior and goes away to Mexico. ... In addition, she begins doing whatever she wants whenever she wants with whomever she wants; including the free spirit Mademoiselle Reisz, who reads her letters she has received from Robert and plays the piano for her. Léonce, Edna's husband, becomes worried about his wife's behavior but his doctor tells him to leave her as she is, and she will get over whatever she is going through. When Léonce leaves for a long business trip in New Engl...

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They had freedom to do whatever they wanted, but this freedom was severely inhibited by maniacs who could strike at any time. ... Keep the locks on and keep going. ... Dont go into a laundromat, by yourself, at night . .. ... (p. 23) The Sons of Jacob did not want any fertile women to go to waste. ... (p. 53) People had the freedom to do whatever they wanted, and many took advantage of this, "We seemed to be able to choose, then. ...

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"Turn on the TV, read a book, or go to the movie, and you"ll find hurt women disturbingly prominent in our art... It also may give them hope that one day, they too, will be a strong enough person to overcome whatever plagues them. ... For whatever reason, this is the role that men appear to be more attracted to. ... I cannot go forth without mentioning the most offensive form of manly roles, the playboy-womanizer. ... Her father was to go, but he was ill, and in order for her father to save face, she posed as a son. ...

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She strikes fear into the town and its parish to the point where she gets and does whatever she wants. ... Why take it all, lo, have it every bit;" In this quote the Wife of Bath not only concedes that men are more reasonable than women, but also that a good woman and wife will do and give up whatever is necessary for her husband. The Wife goes on to tell about her fourth husband. She shows how little control she has over him: "My fourth husband, he was a reveller, That is to say, he kept a paramour;" Paramour meaning mistress shows that first of all she was not all that desirable any more...

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She goes to any length to try and win his affections and in so doing unwittingly causes the death of her friend in the attempts to please him. ... She plays the victim in order to convince her husband of Tartuffe's trickery, she consorts with Tartuffe to secure her daughters marriage; she does whatever is in her power to do for the greater good regardless of how it may affect her or make her feel. ... Mariane plays the daughter of Elmire in Tartuffe; she is a submissive girl willing to do whatever it takes to please her father even if it breaks her heart. She reluctantly agrees to break o...

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And even more unfortunate is the fact that these same advertisers are the ones that are causing young girls today to have eating disorders at the age of ten -or- go to their proms in halter-tops and short skirts. ... But place a sexy woman on the couch with him, drooling over his wet Bud Light bottle and you've got a man ready to jump in the car to go get some beer! ... Because what the advertiser is selling is that if you go purchase Bud Light, somewhere in that scenario you're going to get a sexy woman. ... And their hopes are that the next time somebody goes to purchase a six-pa...

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It demonstrates how one woman, Tita, goes against her mother and any other forces that stand in her way of pursuing what she wants and knows that she needs. ... The roles of women have been made perfectly clear; to nurture and provide food and whatever else their men desire. ... Tita no longer cares about what her mother or any one has to say, but is going to do what makes her happy. ... Same goes to the Revolutionary Family, they did not like the way they were being taking advantage of and decided to do something about it. Even though there was some skepticism going into the fight. ...

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For example, I am not allowed to leave the house after 9 pm and must go back safely to the house at 12 pm, at most, whilst my brother, younger than me, has a free and unlimited curfew time. ... Meanwhile, the prince or the male hero in fairy tales has to go on adventures and build his strength so that they can rule a kingdom. ... If a married woman goes out and comes back at midnight, the public would think that she is a bad woman who does illicit things. ... They cannot do whatever they want to do or be whoever they want to be for they fear the condemnations from society. ...

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They think about what the other person might feel which makes them indecisive to say what they really want to eat or just say, " Whatever you want, dear. " Women will not give a straight answer but will say specific things that could be hinting what they feel or desire. ... Another matter that goes into men and women's decision making differences is shopping. ... He does not find it such a big deal to go home and find that the shirt he bought is one size too small. ... Lets go pay for it now! ... The same goes for men. ...

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This just goes to show that withdrawing the chance for women to be educated leads to their perpetual struggle in health, job opportunity, and government input/interest. ... Also, since women were not allowed to generate cash income, whatever labor they put into the state was lessened. ... The only way to go is up after this step is reached, and the more this equation spreads, the more people will be come aware and take action against the subordination of women everywhere. ...

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Am I going to knock myself out for the next twenty years only to be passed over for a man? ... "Whatever kind of people populate the heart of the business . . . they"re going to have a better chance at becoming the company's president" (Jones 1997). This also goes along with the "syndrome" employers tend to have - they seem to feel the most comfortable hiring people who look like them (Redwood 1996). ... And once a woman dresses how she likes and acts how she wants to, it is different from the usual conformity of the corporate culture, and the woman is most likely not going to be hired. ...

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Whatever the family teaches the child at this age will somehow trigger the child to act a certain way in later years. ... From the time a child enters the classroom he or she is told to stand in a particular line and go to a specific bathroom. ... In the classroom, although it usually goes unnoticed, boys are called on more than the girls. ... Whether we act according to the general standards or go beyond the line and allow ourselves to form our own opinions on how we should act. No matter what, it will in some way or another go back to something we experienced as children with our famili...

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, when she writes of a Catholic girl who must go home and tell her mother she is a prostitute. The girl finally breaks down and tells her mother, who in turn goes ash gray. ... Bombeck goes on to say that the mother has three sets of eyes, six pairs of hands and "run on black coffee and leftovers." ... This humorous interpretation of motherhood shows all that mothers must do to keep a family going, but never once is a man mentioned in her tale; the woman does all this alone. ... Because of these women, today women are free to express themselves wherever they wish, on whatever topic the des...

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I had very limited access to education as women were regarded as inferior human beings, a famous saying goes ˜a girl is virtuous if She has no talent'. ... No member of the family can dare go against the will of the ancestors due to the long time tradition of respecting the elder and the fear of the unpleasant consequences. ... The large number of children in my family is also a barrier for me to staying domestically instead of going outside. A lot of time is required for taking care of the children hence limited time to go elsewhere. ... They have been able to enjoy their rights ...

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He buys her a burqa, full covering veil that he insists she wears when she goes out. ... "If it's a girl, and it isn't, but if it is a girl, then you can choose whatever name you want" (Hosseini 79) Rasheed's behavior towards Mariam is completely patriarchal. ...

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With the children away, she would be free to do whatever it was she pleased without having to stop in order to take care of a scraped knee or read a bedtime story. The same line of reasoning goes into why she moved out of her large house with the servants into the tiny pigeon-house around the corner. ...

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Women feel pressured to do whatever it takes to look like public figures shown in the media. Celebrities like Victoria Beckham, Demi Lovato, and Jessica Alba have battled with eating disorders, and women will go to that extent to try and look similar to these public figures, because they believe that's how they will achieve their look. ...

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They often promote the idea to young girls to not be confined in the household, where those duties are unfulfilling, but to go out and explore the world. ... Whatever you want to call it, femininity was lost. ...

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Once the woman traps the man, the man becomes emasculated "he loses whatever claim he had to continue being seen as a man working in the men's world of business. ... Lingk goes on to explain how he does not have the power to negotiate the deal, frequently using the phrase "she told me- (Glengarry Glen Ross 55, 56). ... University of South Florida English professor Andrea Greenbaum thoughts on Lingk's character suggest the idea that Lingk wanted to go through with the deal. ...

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Joplin opened doors for women in music because she made it OK for women to be themselves and not just puppets to a record label doing whatever the label thought was sexy. ... Bessie was one of those musicians who was going to make it to the top it was just a matter of time. ... She developed the attitude that no one owes her anything and if you want something you have to go out and get it yourself. ...

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She overturned one of the fundamental rules of her culture by going against the word of Creon the king of Thebes and buries her brother. ... When Creon stated "while I'm alive, no woman is going to lord it over me" demonstrated that he truly felt that some of his manhood and power as king was in question by Antigone, the surrounding people and himself (p.86). ... This was shown when he asked the Chorus Leader what he should do and that he would obey whatever advice was given to him (p.116). ...

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She goes out on a limb by humbly requesting, "that thou me take unto thy wife," (1061) following this request is her justification that she did, indeed, preserve his life on a point of contingency. ... / Taak al my good, and lat my body go," (1064-7). ... Whatever the explanation may be, the Wife of Bath clearly contradicts herself on many occasions within her tale and consequently hinders an otherwise monumental legacy....

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However, Mattie's integrity hinders her from breaking her promise to her mother to "never go away" and abandon the family. ... However much society tells women they can do whatever they want, both the societies of A Gathering Light and The Devil Wears Prada state this only if it's on their terms. ... Aunt Josie goes on to state that Mattie is "selfish and thoughtless" for even thinking that she could leave her sisters. ...

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She goes out on a limb by humbly requesting, "that thou me take unto thy wife," (1061) following this request is her justification that she did, indeed, preserve his life on a point of contingency. ... / Taak al my good, and lat my body go," (1064-7). ... Whatever the explanation may be, the Wife of Bath clearly contradicts herself on many occasions within her tale and consequently hinders an otherwise monumental legacy....

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