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    the introduction of social policy ideologies emphasis was put on civil and political right especially in countries like South Africa and America where there was wide discriminations on the basis of race and class. In the current contexts Social policy has underwent various transformations in terms of the subject matter‚ internationalization‚ approaches of conceptualisation and cooperation with other disciplines in the world with most countries taking it as a way of tackling social problems. The most

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    Roll no. 33118 Assignment series 1 Problem From gapminder.org we are required to compare the following countries for their economic and social indicators and report salient findings. We have to figure out whether India is a superpower or not. 1. India 2. Pakistan 3. Bangladesh 4. Nepal 5. Sri Lanka Assumptions 1. Year 1947 is taken because three out of the given five became independent around that time with Nepal in 1923 and Bangladesh in 1971. 2. Super-power country doesn’t

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    The Awakening 1. What features make The Awakening a "local color" story?  The features that make it a “local color” story are the ways that the lives of the characters is depicted. The story makes it seem as though everyone knows each other‚ almost as if it is a very small town. 2. What customs and beliefs of Edna Pontellier’s society are significant in relation to her psychological development? The customs and beliefs in her society are significant to her psychological behavior

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    The Awakening Essay There is nothing that Edna Pontellier wants more than to be unbounded and free from society’s expectation of women. In “The Awakening”‚ Kate Chopin clearly exhibits her personal stance on women’s roles through the main character. The characterization of Edna allows her personal passion to alter her personality and make several prominent changes to her lifestyle. To start things off‚ it is unmistakable that Edna was not a conventional woman. Even from early on in the

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    argument is more strongly supported by evidence found in Kate Chopin’s late 19th century novella The Awakening? Most analyses of the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier‚ explain the newly emerged awareness and struggle against the societal forces that repress her. However‚ they ignore the weaknesses in Edna that prevented her from achieving the personal autonomy that she glimpsed during her periods of "awakening". Kate Chopin chooses to have Edna take a "final swim" as evidence of her absolute defeat as

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    because of their gender. Men often felt that they were superior to females because they wanted to prove their dominance. The Awakening was written in 1899. Therefore‚ the book shows how it was normal for society to have men that felt superior to women’s. The author‚ Kate Chopin‚ uses Edna and her husband‚ Leonce‚ to demonstrate the expectations a man had for his wife. In The Awakening‚ Kate Chopin uses details‚ diction‚ and imagery to convey a condescension tone through men. One method Chopin uses to

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    The Awakening is a short novel that is written by Kate Chopin. This novella is about Edna Pontellier‚ a wife and a mother of two sons‚ who had a strong desire to experience the freedom or independence a woman‚ can have. She tries to achieve this desire‚ with many selfish decisions. In those days‚ in eighteen hundreds‚ many had an orthodox view on feminism. This social attitude deprived many women with the power to live an independent life or do whatever they pleased in life. The only role women

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    1. What features make The Awakening a "local color" story? 2. What customs and beliefs of Edna Pontellier’s society are significant in relation to her psychological development? 3. What attitudes and tendencies in the Creole characters does Edna have trouble adjusting to? 4. Why did Edna marry Leonce? Is he the model husband? 5. What incidents in the novel reveal that he may not be a good husband for Edna? 6. How do Mlle. Reisz and Mme. Ratignolle function in relation to Edna and the novel’s

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    ####### #### Professor AMH2010 20 November 2013 The First Great Awakening versus the Second Great Awakening When trying to define the great awakening‚ one would say it’s a period of time that consisted of numerous religious revivals that took place in American colonies during the 18th and 19th century. A revival is an upturn in the state or strength of something. However‚ when talking about the great awakening a revival is used in a spiritual context because it means an escalation in spiritual

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    they are expected to become something they aren’t. The act of being the “perfect” person puts pressure on people even when they don’t want to change. Sometimes going through a certain situation can show who a person really is. In the novel The Awakening written by Kate Chopin she portrays Edna as someone who is trying to break free of the title “the perfect mother-woman”. Kate Chopin uses several literary devices such as‚ symbolism‚ her characters and use of language to show how hard it is for

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