Tin Shui Wai has been developed by the Hong Kong government as one of the satellite towns since the 1990s. In order to accommodate the booming population‚ the Housing Department decided to construct 7000 public rental housing units additionally in the original layout plan of Tin Shui Wai after the Hong Kong Reunification. In a few years‚ the new town has been densely populated. However‚ due to the acute shortage of public facilities and the remote geographic location‚ Tin Shui Wai seems to be isolated
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governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. These "enforceable rules" may consist of unwritten principles of behavior established by a nomadic tribe. They may be set forth in a law code‚ such as the Code of Hammurabi in ancient Babylon (c. 1780 B.C.E.) or the law code of one of today’s European nations. They may consist of written laws and court decisions created by modern legislative and judicial bodies‚ as in the United States. Regardless of how such rules
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The Victorian era’s patriarchal ideals rooted on fear of female empowerment influenced Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s lesbian vampire novella‚ Carmilla. The social ambience created by patriarchy at the time limited women to be objects of desire to be owned and controlled by men. In hopes of defying this social construct Le Fanu creates Carmilla‚ a vampire who feeds on and loves other women. Her independence from and disregard for the patriarchy challenges male kinship. The novella Carmilla is an attempt
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in the values represented in Austen’s "Emma"? Clueless sustains interest in the patriarchal values and social stratum of Emma by manipulating the mediums for relaying information to the audience and allow them to resonate with the messages portrayed by Austen. The teenpic Clueless (1995) directed by Amy Hecklering employs the materialistic world of LA to make a multi-layered social commentary about the patriarchal values and social strata elucidated in Jane Austen’s 19th Century novel‚ Emma. Hecklering
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Jacqueline Lynn Summary: (112)Brock’s (2012) article defines the ever-changing shift anti-prostitution campaigns changes in relation to the “marketplace” of prostitution in terms of labels put on the industry. Brock (2012) argues that Canadian patriarchal culture has created new labels for the business of prostitution in an effort to avoid the penalties of the law. These activist barriers to legal and social definitions of prostitution are important variables in the effort to build campaigns that
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How did ancient societies address the problems associated with harnessing these powerful resources? There were a lot of different ways to address the problems. Some use rules‚ maps‚ there were disputes‚ fights‚ and agreements were made. Code of Hammurabi was use in 1750 B.C.E.‚ these are rules and consequence for the poor use of water. In 100 B.C.E.‚ there were princes fighting over a canal by the Yellow River‚ which could of ended in death‚ but both parties put their different a side‚ and the canal
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themes include: patriarchal dominance and male chauvinism‚ law and duty‚ and justice. The main theme‚ although there are many‚ is patriarchal dominance‚ meaning that men believe that they are above women in all circumstances. This mindset is very common among the men in this play; the men infer that the women are not capable of the things that men are. The literary elements of character‚ setting‚ and symbolism in this play are used brilliantly to support the theme of patriarchal dominance. The characters
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Hu Shi tried to create conflicts between the main character Tian Yamei who was educated with modern values and her parents who were considered as “masters” in a family under the traditional Chinese patriarchal society on the issue of arranged marriage. Under the model of traditional Chinese patriarchal family and society‚ children’s marriages are supposed to be decided by their parents rather than choosing by themselves. However‚ educated in the modern age‚ Tian Yamei refuses to accept the arranged
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are expected of them. Patriarchal views of femininity support the authority of men in society‚ as well as subjugation and subordination of women. Yet through the story Shakespeare subtly presents a relationship which is built upon trust‚ involving two intelligent characters who come to appreciate one another. Which can be supported by the view of later feminists‚ who agree that it is not necessarily individual men who oppress women‚ but the underlying prejudice of a patriarchal society. Though the
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Table of Contents Achievements/ Inventions Writing The 12 month calendar The wheel The ox drawn plough The sail boat Irrigation The first written law code The invention of a way to measure time Ziggurats Sewers Music and musical instruments Religion and Gods Writing The ancient Sumerians believed in education. Record keeping was very important
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