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Films My Brilliant Career, Annie Hall, Educating Rita, and The Piano and the Portrayal of Strong Women

This paper examines women's roles and status and how they are portrayed in a comparative analysis of these films consisting of eig...

Female Protagonists in God's Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousbane

In five pages this novel is examined in an overview that focuses upon the women's roles in the Senegal railway workers strike as w...

Observation and Self Definition in Women's Studies

that "ladder of success," or does that mean that they are not on the rung that they would like to be. Since they are the ones who...

Construction Industry and Women as Owners, Administrators, and Tradespeople

In six pages this paper examines women's various roles in the construction industry in an assessment of successes and failures. F...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Challenges and Problems

In five pages this paper examines the problems and challenges associated with women's roles within the context of Achebe's novel. ...

Two Poems Featuring Women by William Carlos Williams

American women's social roles are considered in William Carlos Williams' poems 'Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Young Housewife' in a...

Second World War and American Women's Roles

Iin eight pages this paper examines US women's roles during the war effort with factory workers and nurses among the topics explor...

Comparative Analysis of the Renaissance and Contemporary Society

In 5 pages this paper compares the Renaissance era to today with such topics as the artist's role and how it has changed and also ...

Women's Roles and Dramatists

can no longer continue the role of "doll," and "little squirrel," that she had maintained married to Tovald. She decides must find...

Ancient Societies' Marital Customs

This paper contrasts and compares the marital customs and women's roles in various ancient societies in 5 pages. Five sources are...

Status and Role of Women in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...

Women's Changing Roles and Movie Remakes

In five pages this research paper examines 3 motion picture remakes and how this reflects women's changing social roles. Six sour...

World War I and the East African Conflict Between the British and the Germans

own countries as they had always been. If you are a member of a royal family at this time in Europe, the least you want to do is ...

An Examination of 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In five pages, the author's employment of voice, imagery, and gender themes are considered....

Mexican Culture and Chicana Feminism

This paper examines the gender inequality that has always characterized Mexican culture in a consideration of Chicana feminism con...

Women's Literature Contributions of Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street

Street. In this classic work, Cisnero embraces and illuminates those feelings that she felt as a child growing up, those feelings ...

Feminist Accomplishments in Erin Brockovich and Chocolat

for how its members would be perceived -- in order to create the fervor that was ultimately produced from its presence. Thr...

William Shakespeare's Othello and Women

with trouble as he holds Desdemonas handkerchief. Bianca notes it and states: "O Cassio, whence came this? This is some token from...

Women and Liberty According to John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville

Stuart Mill (that is, if they had been contemporaries). Both men believed that the greatest threat posed by democratic rule was in...

Comparative Analysis of Women in Kung and Islamic Cultures

of the book over and over and over again. The sense of modesty is important to the people and while it is especially true for wome...

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf and Voice as a Literary Device

stone, but by the relation of human being to human being" (71). She then takes on the voice of an advocate for the rights of wome...

Canada, The Philippines, and Women's Roles

the open. The center believes that in the near future the women in the rural areas will be treated better and that the living cond...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Characterizations of Ophelia and Queen Gertrude

the throne of Denmark. This is why Hamlet frequently verbally attacks his mother. Gertrudes role was expected to be that of wife...

Masculinity in The Tale of Genji

women throughout history. In these respects we see how Genji is attractive. Genji seems to know what women feel, how they think,...

The Slave Girl by Buchi Emecheta and the Nigerian Woman's Role

Ojebeta with charms to keep away tempting spirits from the land of the dead, and she was cherished and marked with special tattooe...

Women's Social Role from Babylonian to Reformation Periods

higher social position due to their connection with ancient religious traditions that honored the Earth Mother under her many gui...

Militarization and How it Affects Women's Lives

minimum wages, and other stipends that directly affect women need to be considered. It is true that in some cases when the milita...

Caucasians and African Americans Communication Differences

however. Everyday functions of business are intimately tied to communication (Pincus PG, Gaplin PG). Communication is th...

A Revies of Church Burning in African American Communities by Carolyn S. Carter

A 3 page essau reviewing the 1999 article by Carolyn S. Carter. This essay emphasizes the importance of the church to the black co...

African Colonialization by Europe

In this paper consisting of eight pages the economic desire for land and raw materials that propelled the colonization of Africa b...