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    Kansteiner English-III How Were The Slaves Treated? A slave is a person who is owned by another person. Slave owners had total control over their slaves by forcing them into doing hard‚ painful‚ and dangerous work. Being owned by another person completely destroys the slave’s freedom. Many African Americans spent their entire lives in slavery‚ never knowing what it would be like to live their own life‚ rather than work and obey orders given by harsh and ungrateful masters. Slaves were not allowed to strive

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    China‚ women were subordinate to men and it was believed that they weren’t as useful as men. Women felt as if they were being punished. In popular Chinese literature it was believed that in their previous life‚ they were a man and had committed sins so they had been reborn a woman to be punished and to suffer for their sins in their previous life. 2. How were women treated in Classical China? Chinese women were treated like slaves and did not have the rights or privileges that men had. Women in Chinese

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    discrimination even though they were promised equality and freedom. Making anti-discrimination laws and working to fix systemic inequalities can help close the gap between what we hope for and what truly happens. Even though

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    one that will explore the question: To what extent were women treated unjustly in Nazi Germany? Looking at women and their roles and how they were discriminated against is going to be the main focus of this investigation throughout the years the Nazi party had control of Germany‚ Primarily from 1934 onwards. To aid me in my investigation I have identified two very valuable sources to which I will use to aid me in this research on the role of women. The first source which I am going to be looking into

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    an end to it. Slaves were denied basic human rights that people take for granted everyday‚ and were treated unfairly. Rights that I believe everyone should be able to have were denied to slaves. Some of these rights include: the ability to have a legal marriage‚ own property‚ eat the fruit from the crops they were raising‚ and they didn’t have much of a say in whether or not their family would stay together or not. The main reasons why a slave family would break up were death‚ usually caused

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    The 1950s and 1960s were a thrilling ride for Americans as the United States teetered on the brink of nuclear war and was in the middle of several key social movements. Americans were tired of the hypocritical beliefs that had previously been held in the United States and fought against these beliefs in full force. The civil rights movement‚ women’s movement‚ and the counterculture all fought for their rights to be acknowledged and were determined to have their voices heard by rebelling against the

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    How are Women Treated Throughout the book: An Inspector Calls? Introduction: There are many different factor about how women are treated‚ at the time. The script is set in 1912‚ a Victorian styled setting‚ based around an upper class. In this essay‚ I will analyse the different women characteristics/personalities and conclude how they are treated. Point 1: Mrs Birling Sybil Birling is an unsympathetic woman with some public influence‚ sitting on charity organisations and having been married two

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    Are women treated fairly in the workplace? Gender equality is often a neglected topic when discussing management. Too this day‚ there is evidence of this type of inequality‚ despite it being a modern era where equal opportunity is expected. Sex stereotyping has shaped views on what jobs are suitable for that of women and men‚ which has consequently led to women having perhaps less opportunities than men‚ and has also led to potential harassment‚ of various kinds‚ due to their gender. A shocking quote

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    "How should women be treated?" Women should be treated with respect‚ and they should not be embarrassed by any man. In the story "A+P‚" a young boy‚ who is named Sammy‚ stands up for what he believes is right. He shows how he feels about the way his manager treats three girls who came into the store that he works at. Sammy’s attitude toward the girls was unpleasant. He called one of them chunky‚ another had a chubby berry-face‚ and then there was the queen who led them. His attitude never changed

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    the 1950’s vs 2000’s I decided to stick with my topic from my previous post and use it as my diversity assignment topic. As a woman I can relate very easily to this topic and although I have not faced what some women may have back in the 1950’s‚ I and all women still face inequality and discrimination on some levels of the same degree. As a woman I find it important to educated yourself on this topic and value and appreciate all progress women have made over the years abd how far we

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