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    The Role of Women in the 1920s The 1920s was a time period full of fun and excitement‚ also known as the Jazz Age. It was a revolution of the basic morals and manners everyone was used to. After returning from World War I ‚ many were affected greatly. This caused people to want to have more fun in their life‚ knowing they may not have a long time left to live. This was specifically an immense decade for women politically‚ and socially. It was also a time period full of many influential women. Women

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    Rama and his wife‚ Sita. Although not completely centered around the main plotline‚ the role of women in the Ramayana brings to light a noteworthy collection of stereotypes found in myths‚ folklore‚ and fairy tales from every time period and country many times over. Women described as ugly and disfigured like Kaikeyi’s servant Manthara are portrayed as evil‚ manipulative‚ and conniving‚ while beautiful women such as Sita are depicted as kind‚ obedient‚ and righteous. These trait pairings teach the

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    Medicine before the 20th century was nothing compared to how it is in modern day. Before medicine was improved‚ there was a guy named Edward Jenner and he was a physician and a scientist and was the first individual to present scientific status on smallpox and to follow its scientific investigation. This led to Edward Jenner being known as the first to create the first vaccine in the world. He was the first scientist and physician to verify that vaccinations indeed worked. Smallpox stared off in

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    behind every political campaign‚ behind every vote‚ there is always an aspiration each member of Congress tries to aspire to every day in Washington‚ D.C. So as far as we know‚ there can be a list of estimated guesses as to why senators and congressmen/women vote the way they do that generally shape congressional behavior. The following question involves what influences the vote of the average congressman‚ what are the structure of their lives and what are their fears and aspirations. Generally‚ each

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    How well was Russia ruled in the 20th century In 1905 all the tensions in Russia culminated in a revolution that nearly swept the Tsar from power. He had started a war with Japan in the hope that a quick victory would bring a surge of patriotism; however a series of humiliating defeats brought just the opposite. There were strikes in the factories and street demonstrations. In January 1905 a demonstration was fired on by the Cossacks and many were killed‚ this day is now known as Bloody Sunday.

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    the California and Oregon. High wages‚ and later‚ gold‚ stimulated immigrants to pursue their fortunes in America. And above all‚ America supposedly had peace. Wars‚ famines‚ and revolutions rocked the world‚ but in the early to middle nineteenth century‚ America stayed relatively peaceful. Immigrants frequently found their monetary dreams realized in America‚ but when times got hard they often met ridicule and discrimination from people there. Although large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ and Chinese

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    Women as a whole have always been underestimated in their abilities to do certain jobs such as to join the military and be productive. Women had to depend on their husbands for everything they needed. They were known to reproduce‚ stay at home ‚cook ‚clean and take care of their young. While the men‚ on the other hand‚ made the living for the whole family‚ they worked long hard hours everyday just to have a halfway decent life. The way it looked women would never be able to have independence and

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    Chapter 5‚ talks about social construction and deviant behaviors. Weitz talks about how‚ “an ill person is one whose actions‚ abilities‚ or appearance do not meet social norms: expectations within a given culture regarding proper behavior or appearance” (Weitz 104). After reading the three articles‚ you can tell that this issue is socially constructed. This can show a form of deviance. When women are not following the norms of society this can be looked at as an illness. The article‚ Pathologizing

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    When discussing how social stigmas surround STDs separated women into two different tribes‚ it is important to note that these two tribes are not equal. Instead the ‘good girls’ are considered higher up on the rungs of society created for undergraduate women. It is important for many undergraduate women to “slut shame” their fellow peers because it enables them to draw a moral boundary about themselves and allow them to gain an upper hand (Armstrong‚ Hamilton‚ Armstrong‚ & Seeley‚ 2014‚ p.101). Thus

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    the contemporary social‚ political‚ and cultural issues present during the time. Sixteenth century lifestyle and way of living was completely different from the way we live our lives in the 21st century. One of the very apparent social issue brought to light in the Sixteenth century was the traditional role of women during this time. Many contemporary sixteenth century writers portrayed women in their ideal form in the literature they produced‚ which caused great problems for women during this time

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