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    Although women occupied an entirely different position in society compared to men‚ they too held a certain sphere of influence and power; they simply exerted it in ways that were distinct from men’s strategies. By observing the many female characters in The Odyssey‚ for example; Penelope‚ Circe‚ and Calypso‚ we are able to understand that back then women were inferior to men yet they had power in that they were able to draw men in so quickly and easily (for example sirens‚ they sing so beautifully

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    Spinster and Women Role

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    PART A: Introduction According to the latest statistics reported by the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong‚ the population of single women has been on the rise over the past two decades. The population of women aged 30-39 who have never married has risen from 51‚000 people in 1986‚ to 180‚600 in 2009. In recent years‚ people in Mainland China and Hong Kong started to use the term “剩女” to describe any woman who remains unmarried beyond the conventional age for marriage. In western culture

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    How has pressure group activity changed in recent years in the UK? A Pressure Group is a group who seek to change government policy on issues relating to their cause. They may represent a specific group of people or may have a broader agenda to their activity. This activity has had to change in recent times to keep up with the evolving system of politics we use today‚ and has changed to become more effective in their goal to change government policy. One way Pressure Group activity has had to change

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    Women In Combat Roles

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    The purpose of this paper is to discuss the integration of women into combat units and some issues that may arise for women. Individuals that oppose women in combat roles argue that women’s health‚ physical fitness‚ sexual assault awareness‚ gender-normed vs gender-neutral standards‚ the draft‚ and women’s history are reasons for ending integration. Supporters counter argue these same points‚ in favor of women’s integration into combat Military Occupational Specialties (MOS)’s. As long as females

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    The Role of Women in Hinduism Historically‚ the female life cycle in Hinduism has been different from that of males. In the classical‚ medieval and most of the modern periods‚ females have followed a three-stage pattern. Today‚ the roles of women in Hindu society are changing‚ as they are throughout the world. Increasingly‚ the life pattern of females resembles the stages of life for males. The basic principles governing the roles of girls and women in Hindu history were set forth in the Laws

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    The Role of Women in Medea

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    poets)‚ he was universally admired and revered by the Greeks of the centuries that followed his death(“Norton Anthology”). Euripides showed his interest in psychology in his many understanding portraits of women (“World Book”). Euripides choice of women support characters such as the nurse and the chorus is imperative to the magnification of Medea’s emotions. The very fact that the nurse and chorus are female deepens Medea’s sadness‚ impassions her anger

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    Role of Women in Odyssey

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    In the Odyssey women play an important role and many events occurred because of them. For instance the entire Trojan War started because of Helen‚ because of Odysseus’ love of Penelope he needed to get back to Ithaca‚ and with the help of the immortal goddess Athena he finally made it home. Women in this story have very meaningful roles in Odysseus ’ life. The first very important role of a woman is Helen‚ who started this journey. It began when he his men left to battle in the Trojan War. Helen

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    The Role of Women in India

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    The Role of Women in India. Synopsis:- * Introduction | * Women of the Vedic period | * Women of the post-Vedic period | * Women‚ during British rule in India | * Women of the post-Independence period | * Women in Modern India | * Brutalities afflicted on women folk | * Five-Year plans | * Goals Visualized for women | * Conclusion | Introduction:- The status of women in any civilizations shows the stage of evolution at which‚ the civilization

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    Role of Women in the 1500s

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    company. The question is‚ what was a women’s roll in society in the 1500’s or later? What did a woman do in the house hold‚ or business? Women’s rights were not always that of a mans so how did women live back in the day of our ancestors? Those are the questions I will be getting to the bottom of. A women’s role in the world open to a new perspective in one small paper. Close your eyes and try to picture a medieval woman. I wonder‚ was she a woman sitting near a window‚ doing needlework and waiting

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    Changing Role of Women

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    Women were greatly affected by the changing society after 1815. Not only did their status change in the family‚ but outside of the home as well. Opportunities evolved for them in the work place‚ and society. They began to work in factories‚ and this change brought economic independence for women. Many of the women that began to work were single. When they finally did get married‚ they would quit their job in the factories‚ and go on to work at home being a full time mother and wife. At home they

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