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    than the bleakness of being lonely. Later‚ when she learns that Mr. Mallard is still alive‚ the disappointment takes her life away. In this short story‚ Chopin develops the theme of a married woman seeking freedom and confinement during the time of oppression and how it affects the emotional and mental state of an individual. Louis Mallard is contained in her marriage. As Chopin puts it‚ “The delicious breath of rain was in the air.” (Chopin 8) Mrs. Mallard is now set free from the relationship that

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    Real Equality between Men and Women in Society Jessica B1001386 Introduction to Anthropology HAN 101 Dr. K.H. Chin‚ PhD (ANU) Introduction In 1848‚ slavery was legal in much of the United States and the social standing of all women‚ regardless of color‚ was far below that of men. Back then‚ in much of the country‚ women could not own property‚ keep their wages if they were married‚ file lawsuits in a court (including lawsuits seeking custody of their children)‚ or attend college

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    sensor at the end of it to measure pressure. The spirometer also had a microprocessor which would compute the volume of air inhaled and exhaled. By 1988‚ most clinics and physicians had adopted the new flow spirometry systems. The Boston Division of Puritan Bennett (PB) was a major supplier of spirometry systems and by 1988 had earned a 15% market share with its PB900A. The PB900A was a desktop device with an integrated printer and produced pre/post comparisons. What made this device unique was its

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    Conflict between two idea is an inevitable situation in a country‚ regardless of its resources‚ moral support‚ or any unifying idea of any sort that comes about‚ even over time. El Salvador had had a growing problem of the way its’ government was treating its’ population at the time due to the way the government was structured‚ and this lead to a demand for a better life. Even in the original 13 colonies‚ there was always something that the colonists conflicted over with the imperial power‚ which

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    Religion‚ Society and Politics in Southeast Asia “Women in Islamizing Javanese Society and Modern Indonesia” Okky Wicaksono kiky_wicakso@yahoo.com Among major world religions‚ many scholars believe Islam is a religion that is not very friendly towards women position. It is so pointed out as evidently Islam is more patriarchal where male extensively dominates its social hierarchy. Based on the holy Quran as one of the most fundamental source of the religion and aside from Hadith and Sunnah

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    Misunderstood Beliefs of the Puritans Fear is an emotion that has plagued mankind for centuries. Fear of the unknown‚ fear of death‚ fear of others. When people are afraid‚ their actions can be manipulated to reactions out of fear. An example of extreme reactions to fear would be the Puritans. They believed completely in the church and feared when someone or something acted out. The Puritans are misunderstood in the eyes of the twenty-first century for their extreme reactions

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    Hawthorne’s attitude towards the puritans varied‚ throughout the chapters Hawthorne showed that he disagreed with puritan views‚ but in some situations he found a couple of their rules true and reasonable. Hawthorne thought that the puritans were too strict and didn’t let anyone get by without being what they called ‘good human beings’. Hawthorne also showed that the rule puritans had established of living within a community in order to still be civil was true. The book The Scarlet Letter was also

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    The Systematic Oppression of Jews in Nazi Germany The Holocaust will forever be remembered as the systematic genocide of the Jewish people‚ when approximately six million Jews in Europe were murdered under the Nazi regime. The question that comes to mind is why did nobody stop this event or speak against the horrors that occurred in the ghettoes or concentration camps? How could this happen in the 20th century‚ when the human race was thought to be evolved and modernized? It occurred because there

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    Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a play portraying the life of the Puritans in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ during the 1600s. The Puritans were a community that had a far-fetched idea of perfection‚ and had an unjust church. They believed that everyone had to be pure in order to be perfect. Men had to dress and act the same‚ women had to dress and act the same‚ and almost all fun was forbidden and considered witchcraft. The Puritan’s society was strongly influenced by religion. Their importance of religion

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    all of our lives."(27) The Pearl by John Steinbeck exhibits the oppressions faced by the native people‚ during the colonial era in Mexico. The natives are socially and economically oppressed by the settlers and their religion. Juana is socially and economically oppressed because of her dependability on Kino. The natives are also socially and economically oppressed‚ by the lack of proper education These different types of oppression are not only what fuels Kino’s decisions‚ but other character’s

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