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Women in Politics and the Effects of Culture

to winning. One can imagine that it would take a great deal of effort for a female Buddhist or Muslim or Jew to get anywhere in p...

Cultural Change in Kung San

A paper of 5 pages, this essay discusses the nomadic people, their lifestyle, customs that are representative of the hunter/gathe...

Women's Lives in the East and in Southeast Asia Present and Past

Indeed, the road to female freedom and self-expression has been paved with patriarchal intolerance and characteristic skepticism f...

Early America, England and Rights of the Individual

right to political participation and freedom of religion, became the motivating forces behind the English Revolution of 1640, whic...

Women's Rights, Working Hours, and the 1908 Case of Muller v. Oregon

law passed in 1905 that prevented the women working for more than ten hours a day. Muller argued that this was unconstitutional, a...

Analysis of the Theme of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

without them. The power in Umuofia society was deeply steeped in "masculine traditions" (Osei-Nyame 148). The reputation o...

The Hebrew Bible by Jon Levenson

biblical theology," is central to Levensons position on Old Testament theology. This essay drew immediate attention. Barr (1996) r...

Traditions, Culture and History of Burma

brought in a great many Chinese and Indian immigrants which had further influence on the cultures and traditions of the Burmese (A...

American Life Duality and the Tradition of John Locke

to living their lives at the mercy of their rulers. The vote for colonial democracy was a vote for the freedoms that are intrinsi...

Cultural Composition of Germany

Eating for the Germans is more than a physiological requirement; rather, the very act of sharing food symbolizes many things, incl...

Military Ethics, Haiti, and Captain Rockwood

The weight of a mans conscience can be unbearable, as was made quite obvious by Rockwoods entanglement with direct military orders...

The Commonalities and Influences of African Mythology

the changes which have occurred vary according to the specific African culture being discussed, there are certain commonalities wh...

Folklore and Traditions of the Amish

Anabaptists were, in their early history, very prosecuted and many were even put to death by the Catholics and Protestants (The Am...

Overview of the Catholic Church

in the earliest forms of the Roman Creed but it was not until 360 that the word Catholic was added to the Creed in the West (Thurs...

Women's Special Interest Groups in Canada

both an arduous and complicated process by which change occurs at a slow pace - even slower when the special interest group is sup...

British Workforce and the Growing Participation of Women Since the Second World War

control practices and free contraception; the changing attitudes of women; and the availability of part-time work. After the war,...

New Zealand Airline Prospective Business

fly, thereby saving time and energy they would have to expend to drive for three or four hours (Robinson, 2000). Organizational a...

Music of Samoa

significance (Amerika Samoa). These dances are "elegant, vibrant and sometimes erotic" (Amerika Samoa). Author Robert Louis Stev...

Women's Athletics and Equity

later, it would be reasonable to assume that all educational institutions had eliminated gender-oriented discriminatory practices ...

Change vs. Tradition in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Okonkwo relished in the traditions which consolidated his power within the village and reinforced his identity. The supreme test ...

Women's Social Status and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

fortune spent for him? The next line makes it clear how the women of the community will view such an individual, however: . . "he ...

Hinduism vs. Buddhism

four different occasions away from his palace he encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went...

India, Africa, and the Effects of European Music

of music is the inference of influence from similarity. For example. Nettle (1986) uses the example of a Jamaican song that has rh...

Females in the Media, Heroism and Violence

statement, but a truth. Women are, by nature, very different from men and thus do not aggressively involve themselves in violence ...

International Women's Movements and Issues of Globalization

issues is a situation which traces its roots far back into history. The indigenous women of Latin America have been suppressed by...

Family and The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill

own time. It was that goal of establishing principles that formed his viewpoint regarding the character of a person and how a pers...

Sexuality and Gender Dichotomy Deconstruction

the homosexual and heterosexual dichotomy gained acceptance as both sexuality and personal identity became central to our culture"...

Richard Wright and Alice Munro's Perspectives on Women

contrasted against the life of her sister, Nora, who is not as down-to-earth as Clara and considered the prettier of the two. Nor...

Hinduism

with God (Eck, 1991). One gets a sense that he people go because they want to and not due to a sense of obligation. Offerings are...

A Brochure for Women Called Greeting 40

Target audience. Most women are curious about menopause and what it will mean in their lives. Public health messages have been c...