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    stories covering women’s wartime contributions are difficult to find” (128). How does considering gender change our views of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars? This is the argument that Kristin Hoganson makes in Fighting for American Manhood. I believe that without the aid of women in the camps‚ the wars would have gone much differently. “This book shows how international relations affected ideas about gender‚ how gendered ideas about political authority affected American democracy

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    In Shakespeare’s Macbeth the view of manhood is an ongoing controversy between characters.  Macbeth believes more in the morality and courage of a man while his wife‚ Lady Macbeth believes that a man should be independent‚ ruthless‚ and willing to do anything to rise above others for true power. Though both have views that intertwine‚ Lady Macbeth’s views always come to a point that surrounds around dominance and power‚ which completely opposes the ideal Elizabethan women should have. Lady Macbeth

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    exhibits his masculinity. The idea of precarious manhood is that men constantly have to publicly prove their masculinity because manhood is viewed as “tenuous” (Clay‚ 2015). In addition to that‚ men are conveyed as the most dominant of the sexes. Men‚ unlike women‚ have to define themselves by means of action versus through nature. In fact‚ history shows that young males would participate in cultural rituals and competitions in order to prove their manhood (Clay‚ 2015). This all connects back to the

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    Earth and Extra Grain

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    world today is all upside down‚ It’s like a huge‚ messed up disordered town. Daily‚ there are thousands dying from hunger‚ age of death is only getting younger. Their life over filled with so much pain‚ living on to get their kids that one extra grain. It’s just so ridiculous and crazy‚ we turn a blind eye only because we’re lazy. Here‚ we have more than enough food to spare‚ but greed is obstructing us from being able to share. There are so many dying from the food they lack‚ but here they

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    An article I found which relates to ‘’ The Effect of Physical Warmth on Social Behaviour ‘’ is Hard Won and Easily Lost: A Review and Synthesis of Theory and Research on Precarious Manhood’’ (Hauser‚2014‚ Journal of Experimental Psychology) This article is centralised around discovering whether humans are more likely to help those who are sad and in need or those who are happy and positive. Empathy- based theories suggest that help should be directed to those who are distressed. On the other hand

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    Crops and Food Grains

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    on the net area sown for the same period. The area sown reported as on September 21‚ 2012 released by Ministry of Agriculture. Table 1: Country view kharif crop (2012-13) Deviation of rainfall from normal Crop Name Cereals Pulses Food grains Oilseeds Cotton Sugarcane Normal Area 60.97 10.98 71.94 17.89 10.86 4.72 -8% Area sown (million hectares) Net area % Net area % change sown (21achieved sown (21compared 09-12) of normal 09-11) to 2011 53.97 88.5% 58

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    Grain Free Diet

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    A grain free diet is a commercially prepared or homemade diet formulated without the use of any grains. Examples of grains include wheat‚ barley‚ rice‚ oatmeal‚ and cornmeal. Although grains are carbohydrates‚ a grain free diet does not translate to a carbohydrate free diet‚ as most grain free diets contain the same amount of carbohydrates as normal foods. The carbohydrates in grain free diets are from different sources‚ such as potatoes‚ sweet potatoes‚ tapioca‚ or dried chicory root. Grain free

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    Roman Grain Trade

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    1. Was the Roman grain trade made possible by a strong state‚ or was the strength of the state derived from the kind of economy exemplified by the grain trade? In the ancient world‚ even the first and most important for people’s survival is the food‚ but for the country‚ the first and most important for its survival is the military power. Just like the Roma Empire‚ even its land was poorer than the lands in the North Africa‚ it still could conquer the more fertile countries. How it could be? Was

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    of so many words that a poet carefully chooses to show certain meaning. The song " Every Grain of Sand" that is written by Bob Dylan deserves to be called poetry because of his careful use of tone‚ symbolism‚ allusion‚ simile and enjambments. Tone is an important part of poetry. It sets the mood of the piece and gives the audience a sense of what is going on and how the narrator feels. In " Every Grain of Sand" the tone is one of sadness and depression. There is a certain desperate tone in the

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    Grains Grains of Paradise was a short story created before it was adapted into a motion picture. In the book a man by the name of Cordell Hoyle went to Mexico to gather specimens to kick off his new chili business. When Cordell arrived he was eventually challenged to a chili pepper eating contest. He could have won‚ but he chose not to‚ he let the restaurant owner who challenged him win; this in turn helped the restaurant owner keep his dignity‚ and It helped his friend win the girl over. I believe

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