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Gender Roles and Society

women have taken on more responsibility. There are many reasons for this lack of change on the part of the male species. For on...

Ancient Societies and Women in Sundiata and 'Beowulf'

himself was portrayed as the incarnate of evil, whose ravenous attacks on King Hrothgars subjects were nothing more than examples ...

Positions of Women in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

exercise, even participating with men at times, indicating that there was not a great deal of difference in the way the men and wo...

North and South Perspectives and the American Civil War

power in the federal government, the North did not directly address these issues. There were no talks. There were no debates. Ther...

“American Women in Flight Since 1940”: Insight into a Woman’s Place in Our Society

Much has been written about how womens societal roles have changed over the history of our country. One of the more interesting i...

Women's Suffrage Movement In Canada

women voting was by no means in the best interest of the country at large and the family unit in particular. Clearly, at the foun...

Female Entrepreneurship

of female entrepreneurship and female career choices as well as underlying economic conditions (Mayer et al, 2007; Baughn et al, 2...

Men and Women in “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Woman in the Dunes”

that pushes her into insanity (Gilman). John is both a man and a doctor, and so presents a strong authority figure. When she firs...

Women in African Literature

a household that is constantly physically abused by the father. He is a product of colonization and Catholicism and believes that ...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the Depiction of Women

This paper examines how Shakespeare's depiction of women in Hamlet was a reflection of their Elizabethan social roles in eight pag...

Women of European Descent in the Caribbean from 1492 until 1800

In five pages this paper considers the European women of the Caribbean during this time period in terms of their roles and experie...

Canadian Women and Changes

In five pages women and their role throughout the course of Canadian history are examined through a sociological perspective with ...

Comparison Between Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner Short Stories

In three pages this essay compares O'Connor's 'Good Country People' with Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' in terms of their usage of ...

The Quest of the Holy Grail Analyzed

In a paper consisting of eight pages the Grail's significance is defined along with the legends that surround it in an interpretat...

Chretien de Troyes' Yvain or The Knight With the Lion

The feudal and chivalric codes are examined in an analysis of Yvain or the Knight with the Lion by Chretien de Troyes in six pages...

'Michael Robartes and the Dancer' by Irish Poet William Butler Yeats

poem despite the metaphysical airs assumed by Michael Robartes. In this poem, Yeats expresses the concept that can be concisely ...

Women's Sexual and Social Roles in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and The Book of Margery Kempe

the individual characters of the story within the stories he was telling. In fact, Chaucer himself was a prime example of what was...

History, Movies, First Knight and Jabberwocky

In five pages this essay examines how Middle Ages history and life are portrayed in the films Jabberwocky and First Knight. Two s...

Business and Women

This paper examines the growing roles of women in the corporate sector that includes how they are regarded within the management s...

Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens

therefore, is a nonentity in all ways that do not pertain to business (Adrian, 1984). Dickens uses the interior of his home to con...

Medieval Literature and Male Role Model Challenging

theological thought (Moritz). Some of the fundamental thoughts within the texts maintained that women should be kept meek and subm...

Female Independence and Seventeenth Century Restoration Comedies

up every day / Some new unheard-of fool for us to play" (Internet source). The prologue alone suggests that Etherege was offering ...

Female Involvement in Various Organized Religions

of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...

Canadian History and Women

difficult, if not impossible, to try to illustrate what life was like for native women in early Canada. The women of different tri...

U.S. Labor Unions

The movement opened doors for women and African Americans that had up until then been shut tight. In short, the Knights of Labor ...

Roman Society and Etruscan Women's Behavior and Legal Status

to see an Etruscan woman naked, nor for her to be seen naked. And, in terms of using their sexuality, "They do not share their cou...

Machisma And Machismo In The Plays of Lorca and Marquez

other because they are in competition for available males. They are devious toward each other as well as toward their mother beca...

Perspectives on Knighthood Offered by Geoffrey Chaucer

In five ppates this research paper considers how Chaucer envisioned knighthood and knights based upon the works The Book of the Du...

Management of Greece and Women

This paper consists of five pages and considers the changing roles of women in Greek management with discrimination a primary focu...

How Aristophanes Depicted Women in His Works

possessed through their control of sex with their men. The entire idea of controlling the men was essentially the idea of Lysistra...