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    Duties of Wife in Islam

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    The DUTIES of the WIFE in Islam For every Muslim wife it is important to know her role in establishing a harmonious relationship with her husband according to the Quran and the Sunnah (traditions of the Prophet [may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him]). The characteristics and behaviours of the Western (& Eastern) cultured wives has become the cause for many marital break-ups. This is of no surprise‚ the women of the west are encouraged to go against nature and compete with man in

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    Battered Wife Syndrome

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    illogical. Battered wife syndrome (a condition created by sustained physical‚ sexual‚ and/or emotional abuse‚ which creates a variety of physical and emotional symptoms) has been used as a defence in murder cases in which women have killed or harmed their abuser. Although expert testimony regarding battered wife syndrome has gained some acceptance in the courts‚ it is questionable that it provides enough solid and substantive evidence to be used as a credible defence. The battered wife syndrome defence

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    that inner strength and weakness are functions of being human‚ not functions of gender‚ expressing Ibsen’s ideas of humanism. However‚ many people view A Doll’s House as a feminist play in the Victorian Age because it primarily focus’ on the issues of women trying to establish their identity in society. In defense of the feminist critiques Ibsen quoted at a

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    Crooks and Curley's Wife

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    to Curley’s wife as they all shut her out of their dream. She has no faith that they will reach it because she’s seen men with the same goal before‚ always longing to leave the ranch‚ but she knows that eventually these men will lose their money to a brothel or a poker game just like her husband has. Crooks builds his confidence dangerously high with the help of Candy and Lennie because in that moment he feels equal to them‚ he becomes angry and powerful and shouts at Curley’s wife‚ “You got no

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    plant‚ and equipment asset (PP&E). The fixed-asset turnover of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is computed by dividing its net sales by its average total fixed assets during 2011 period. The fixed-asset turnover of 7.8355 indicates that Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. could invest in one dollar’s fixed-asset to generate the $7.8355 revenues. This ratio measures the efficiency of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in using its fixed asset to make sales. From the Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. ‘s 2011 annual report‚ the beginning book value

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    The Wife of Bath’s tale starts off by her explaining that she is experienced with marriage and that the experience was based on the fact that she had five husbands (Chaucer 135). She continues on to express her desires of being all powerful and dominating over her husband and proceeds to tell the tale of the Knight (Chaucer 135). The disturbing story consists of the Knight raping an innocent maiden. The Wife of Bath’s Tale does not demonstrate what a typical woman in the Middle English period should

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    Lot's Wife Analysis

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    sexual perversions‚ but in money and sacrilege as well. God warned Lot and his family that they would be spared of the fire and brimstone‚ and so they fled. However‚ Lot’s wife made the decision to look back at the burning city and subsequently turned into a pillar of salt. This decision is the topic of Kristine Batey’s poem‚ “Lot’s Wife”. Batey’s poem takes the view of an obedient woman who does all the housework‚ takes care of the children and follows where her husband leads. The distinctive

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    Feminist Criticism “In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the author characterizes each woman as passive‚ disposable and serving a utilitarian function” (Haddad). For example the women in the story provide nothing more‚ but a channel of action for the male characters of the story. Justine’s character is very passive and she is tossed back and forth between the family and frankenstein‚ when she is accused of murdering Victor’s brother. This just shows a basic role of how women were put out to be just

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    movements‚ gender mainstreaming into development.  Equality has been received many scholars‚ researchers‚ and politicians concern which is clearly shown in the system of feminist theories. As a result‚ there is variety of theories to explain for oppressions‚ justice and equality for women all over the world called feminist theories. Each of idea forward feminism tries to comprehend those things by theorizing the "human agency"‚ which is defined as the capacity of human beings "to act independently

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    Curley’s Wife is character that is portrayed by discrimination. In the novel‚ of Mice and Men‚ she is the only character that is a woman and does not have a name. This tells us that during this time‚ women were thought less of and considered less important because back in the 1930s‚ women were discriminated from jobs and had to stay at home and take care of the house on the ranch. On the ranch‚ she is also the only women and she does not have anyone willing to talk to her either. There is not much

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