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    Essay: “Religion Makes Women Subservient to Men” The differences between “eastern” and “western” religions are many and varied but there are some fundamental similarities within all religions. One of the common threads that run through almost every religion is that women are made to be subservient to men. The need to control and dominate women is found in both “eastern” and “western” religions. Confucianism‚ Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam all discriminate against women (to varying degrees)

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    Coursework: How are women presented in ‘Of Mice and Men’? In society‚ women have always been treated differently to men. Up until recently women have been treated as second class citizens. In the Jacobean period women were thought of as servants to the men and were only there to cook and clean for their husbands‚ we see this in plays from that era such as ‘Macbeth’. In the play‚ Macbeth actually says that his wife Lady Macbeth‚ who is a strong confident woman‚ possess too many masculine features

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    Theme: Working with Men on Gender Equality Intensifying a dialogue among women and men in rural and peri-urban Uganda Authors: Debbie Singh Uganda has undergone numerous changes since its independence in 1962. Using the lens of modernisation‚ "the process of social change whereby less developed societies acquire characteristics common to more developed societies" (Lerner 1968 quoted by Irwin‚ 1975‚ p. 596) and development‚ “change that improves the conditions of human well-being so that people

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    Why Do Mermaids Exist

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    Tales of the mythical and magical mermaid have been dismissed as rumors; however‚ these majestical creatures do exist. Cameras have caught photos and even videos of these creatures stranded on beaches and swimming dignified through the ocean. You may argue that these images are fabricated but there are scientist who dedicate their lives and can speak surely about the existence of mermaids. Scientist who are skilled in the use of sonar. Scientists who state that mermaids are seismically sensitive

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    Stereotypes Prevent Women’s Ascent Up the Organizational Ladder Madeline E. Heilman* New York University This review article posits that the scarcity of women at the upper levels of organizations is a consequence of gender bias in evaluations. It is proposed that gender stereotypes and the expectations they produce about both what women are like (descriptive) and how they should behave (prescriptive) can result in devaluation of their performance‚ denial of credit to them for their successes

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    (Why) Are Women Paid Less?

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    hires men. Since a female worker saves the company 20 cents per dollar‚ she is performing equally to a man – to a lower cost. Since marginal benefit versus marginal cost for women is 20 cents higher than the ratio of men‚ there should be a clear incentive for hiring women. There has been a major discussion over the passed years about the questions around whether women and minorities are being wage-discriminated on the basis of their sex/ethnicity. This paper will elaborate on the part of women. In

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    To what extent do you agree that in “Othello” Shakespeare presents women as the tragic victims of men? Throughout ‘Othello’‚ Shakespeare uses the manipulation of the protagonist‚ by the antagonist‚ Iago‚ to present a play controlled by men. In such a male dominated society‚ Shakespeare presents the women in the play as tragic victims at the hands of their husbands‚ in particular Desdemona and Emilia. Throughout this essay I will relate to the Aristotelian and Senecan descriptions of tragedy to

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    My Canada I am grateful to live in Canada and to be a Canadian. During times like these‚ when we’re at the verge at World War 3‚ Canada is the only place to be. Canada is a place of equality‚ our Charter of Rights and Freedoms prove that quite easily. It is a place where different races from all around the world can live in peace and harmony. It is my Canada. My home. Canada is probably one of the safest place to be‚ if you’re allies with the U.S.‚ but then again it may be not. We’re a peaceful

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    Why Do People Work

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    To get money should be the reason for why do people. We work in exchange to earn money‚ which is the factor to acquire what we need in daily lives. Although people have a right to choose whether they want to live either with sufficiency economy or extravagant economy‚ they do have to work hard in a different way. For those whose lives lie on the philosophy of sufficiency economy‚ they will have to work to survive even though they do not need money. People need to buy food‚ clothes and other necessarily

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    Why Do People Smoke?

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    Do you smoke? This is one of the most popular questions today. It seems that with all of the health risks‚ cancers and breathing problems that it is hard to understand why one would smoke. There is no universal answer to this question. People smoke because of the way cigarettes are advertised and where they are shown. People also smoke because they believe smoking will make them act‚ look‚ relax‚ feel different or to fit in. There are many reasons why people start to smoke‚ but is it worth it to

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