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  • Urbanization and Its Effect on Third World Living Conditions

    Urbanization and Its Effect on Third World Living Conditions

    Urbanization and its effect on third world living conditions Urbanization is the spreading of cities into less populated agricultural areas. Most people would not think that this is necessarily a problem. They would say that it is good that the “developing countries” were becoming more developed. With urbanization comes factories and more jobs, so the people can make more money and be happier. Right? The problem is that these people must sacrifice their traditional

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    Essay Length: 1,286 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Girls in Their Summer Dresses

    The Girls in Their Summer Dresses

    Irwin Shaw's short story "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" is about a couple's marriage in danger. The man in the relationship, Michael, desires other women. His wife, Frances, knows this and is confused about her feelings in their committed relationship. Michael and Frances are jeopardizing their marriage. Both of them have different attitudes and expectations for a committed relationship therefore leading to a failing marriage. Michael desires other women regardless of the fact that

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    Essay Length: 592 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Janna
  • An Overview of Women in Business

    An Overview of Women in Business

    Even though women constitute 40% of all executives and administrative posts (up from 24% in 1976), they are still restricted mostly to the middle and lower positions, and the senior levels of management are almost entirely male domains. A 1990 study of the top Fortune 500 companies by Mary Ann Von Glinow of the University of Southern California, showed that "women were only 2.6% of corporate officers (the vice presidential level up)." Of the Fortune

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    Essay Length: 1,011 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Role of Women in Religion

    The Role of Women in Religion

    The Role of Women in Religion The role of women in religious scripture dictates an inferior position in society. Beginning with the creation of Adam and then Eve, as his helpmate. Her purpose was that Adam would not be lonely. This origin provides the ground work for inequality of genders on the basis of religious scripture. The roles prescribed determined that women should be in a subordinate position to man. The female role and relationship

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    Essay Length: 2,130 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Hayduke Lives!

    Hayduke Lives!

    The book Hayduke Lives! picks up a few years after the events that occurred in The Monkey Wrench Gang. The reader is quickly reacquainted with all of the previous members of the gang, learning that each member has traded their once adventurous and daring life for one that is more quiet and reserved. The narrator also makes it apparent that the infamous George Washington Hayduke, leader of the Monkey Wrench Gang, has supposedly perished

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    Essay Length: 1,013 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: regina
  • Afghan Women and Their Horror

    Afghan Women and Their Horror

    A woman’s life in Afghanistan is one of the most shocking and devastating truths. It wasn’t until September 11th 2001 that the world awoke to the relevance of women’s issues to international peace and security. However, it’s been two years since and the lives of Afghan women have improved only slightly. Harassment, violence, illiteracy, poverty and extreme repression continue to characterize reality for many afghan women. “Under the Taliban, ultraconservative Islamic ideas combined with

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    Essay Length: 735 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: regina
  • The Normalization of Cosmetic Surgery Among Women in American Society

    The Normalization of Cosmetic Surgery Among Women in American Society

    Cosmetic surgery represents the latest trend in medicalization in which doctors are using their knowledge and the newest technology to tackle appearance issues that many individuals face. Within current American society, there is a normalization of cosmetic surgery occurring among women in particular. As society's standards about beauty change, women are increasingly finding themselves wanting to conform to such standards no matter what the cost may be. These surgical procedures are being used to materialize

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    Essay Length: 400 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Best Little Girl in the World

    The Best Little Girl in the World

    Analysis of The Best Little Girl in the World The author of my book is Steven Levenkron. Warner Books published this book in September of 1978 in New York, NY. The genre of my book is fiction with suspense. The Best Little Girl in the World could be based on a true story, but it is not completely true to life. It would fall under the suspense category because the reader does not know if

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    Essay Length: 701 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Documentary Style: 4 Little Girls Vs. Bowling for Columbine

    Documentary Style: 4 Little Girls Vs. Bowling for Columbine

    Documentary Style: 4 Little Girls vs. Bowling for Columbine Two documentaries that use two different styles of portraying bombings are 4 Little Girls and Bowling for Columbine.4 Little Girls by Spike Lee is a documentary on the 1963 Birmingham bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. This bombing is infamous for the killing of 4 innocent little black girls. Spike Lee uses his style to portray the feelings of the families of these girls as

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    Essay Length: 1,140 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Women in the Military

    Women in the Military

    Women in the Military Before World War I, women assisted the military during wartime mainly as nurses and helpers. Some women, however, did become involved in battles. Molly Pitcher, a Revolutionary War water carrier, singlehandedly kept a cannon in action after a artillery crew had been disabled. During the Revolutionary and the Civil War, a few women disguised themselves as men and took part in hand-to-hand combat. The first enlisted women served in World

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    Essay Length: 1,332 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The Revolution and Women’s Freedom

    The Revolution and Women’s Freedom

    How the American Revolution Helped Women The American Revolution (17-1783) was a time of great change in America. American men were fighting for their right to be free from an oppressive ruler 3000 miles away. They wanted to have their say about what went on in their own country. America won the Revolution and its freedom, but while this was going on something else was happening. Internally changes were coming about too during all this

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    Essay Length: 1,598 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: David
  • The History of Women’s Sexuality

    The History of Women’s Sexuality

    Dr. Thomas Laquer, author of "Orgasm, Generation, and the Politics of Reproductive Biology," is a distinguished history professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Laquer received his PhD from Princeton in 1971 and has since circulated various books and articles predominately on the history of sex. His latest endeavor was published by Zone Books in 2004 and was entitled, "Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation". Laquer is a popular speaker worldwide and is currently

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    Essay Length: 555 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Maggie: A Girl from the Streets - the Almost Cinderella Story

    Maggie: A Girl from the Streets - the Almost Cinderella Story

    Maggie: A Girl from the Streets-The Almost Cinderella Story. A theme that is often reoccurring in novellas and novels written in or around the time of the late 1800s and early 1900’s is that of class. Status appears to be one of the most important ideals that the characters within these types of novels seem to cling to. They become embarrassed of the life style they lead, and always keep the attitude that the “grass

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    Essay Length: 1,584 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Yan
  • Study of the Practice of Trafficking Women

    Study of the Practice of Trafficking Women

    Study of the Practice of Trafficking Women "Trafficking is the recruitment and or the transportation of persons by others using violence or the threat of violence, abuse of authority or dominant position…for the purpose of exploiting them sexually or economically for the profit or advantage of others, such as recruiters, traffickers, brothel owners and customers." (unknown author, "What is Trafficking?") Trafficking in women and girls has become one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in

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    Essay Length: 2,511 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Women in Engineering - Challenges in Women Engineering

    Women in Engineering - Challenges in Women Engineering

    Women in Engineering Challenges in Women Engineering Challenges What are the most significant issues, challenges, and opportunities facing women scientists and engineers today as they plan their careers? As a man I could only imagine what women today go through. I can only gather such information and write down what I have learned. Some of the problems I have gathered in my research of the subject matter are segregation, family, and the unwillingness for many

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    Essay Length: 772 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Depression and Mormon Women

    Depression and Mormon Women

    Depression in Mormon Women ‘Molly Mormon’ is the perfect woman. She never raises her voice. Her house is always sparkling clean and she excels in every church calling. She’s understanding and supportive of her husband and children. In essence, ‘Molly Mormon’ is the ideal wife, mother, helpmate, PTA leader, quilter, baker, and casserole maker; she is consistently well-groomed, cheerful and bright (Egan 1). For many Latter Day Saint (LDS) women, the overwhelming pressure to be

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    Essay Length: 725 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • Should Girls Wrestle? Persuasive Essay

    Should Girls Wrestle? Persuasive Essay

    Should Girls Wrestle? Persuasive Essay By: Mr. Sherman, English 10, 6th Hour All over the nation girls are breaking records and beating guys in Wrestling. For an example, "in 2005 seventeen girls nation wide qualified for high school state championships" which required them to wrestle boys, (SI Page 2. Quote by Kent Bailo) Even with this some people don't think girls should wrestle for reasons such as girls aren't as dedicated , they can't produce

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    Essay Length: 1,528 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Yan
  • Self Image in Women

    Self Image in Women

    Abstract In the 21st century women have proven to be strong, independent and equal. Recent study in social cognition has focused on what specific environmental conditions would help promote the forming of gender stereotypes in regards to social perception and behavior. Television advertisements, and magazine articles and images are highly suggestible, persuasive elements of everyday life that do help form and strengthen gender stereotypes and self images. Analysis of television advertisements has shown that many

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    Essay Length: 2,022 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Vika
  • Women and Work in the 19th Century

    Women and Work in the 19th Century

    During the 19th century, change was in the air. Industrialization, involving the movement of labor and resources away from agriculture and toward manufacturing and commercial industries, was in progress. As a result, thousands of women were moving from the domestic life to the industrial world. During the 19th century, the family economy was replaced by a new patriarchy which saw women moving from the small, safe world of family workshops or home-based businesses to larger

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    Essay Length: 902 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • The New Women’s Movement

    The New Women’s Movement

    The New Women's Movement emerged in the 1960s with a reconditioned society. Women were moving into the labour force, their education levels were increasing, the birth rate was decreasing and the divorce level and single motherhood were rising, leaving behind new situations and experiences that opened up many unanswered questions and a new consciousness . The Kennedy Administration provided the atmosphere in which feminist roots could flourish. By establishing a Commission on women's affairs, Kennedy

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    Essay Length: 2,137 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Status Change for Women

    Status Change for Women

    Status Change for Women It seems these days, mid November 2001, that the most talked about issue is the war currently under way in Afghanistan. It now looks to be inevitable that the Taliban regime will come to an end and a new government will be formed. For the people of Afghanistan, this most certainly means a time for change, repressive rules have been lifted and freedom is closer than ever. This could be one

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    Essay Length: 2,291 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Women in Today’s Society

    Women in Today’s Society

    Women have been fighting for the right to be viewed as equals through out history. During the struggle for civil rights among African Americans, women were there too fighting for their rights. So why when women finally start being viewed as equals do they react in the manner they have? Leonard Pitts Jr. the author of “What has happened to our Girls” has the right point of view. Women seemed to have lost all respect

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    Essay Length: 351 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ways of Living in Contemporary Australian Society

    Ways of Living in Contemporary Australian Society

    There are many different ways of living in our Multicultural Australian Society, but is there a right one? You could be either rich or poor, Catholic or Christian, skinny or fat, popular or unpopular, all of which are different ways of living. The poems which Komninos composes, the article written by Laura Demasi and the television show Big Brother, all explore the aspects of living in an Australian society and the affects they have on

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    Essay Length: 1,065 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Harriet Jacobs wanted to tell her story, but knew she lacked the skills to write the story herself. She had learned to read while young and enslaved, but, at the time of her escape to the North in 1842, she was not a proficient writer. She worked at it, though, in part by writing letters that were published by the New York Tribune, and with the help of her friend, Amy Post. Her writing skills

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    Essay Length: 1,686 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • A Comparison of the Status of Women Within Two Ethnic Groups

    A Comparison of the Status of Women Within Two Ethnic Groups

    It is not a secret that throughout the history women suffered an underprivileged social status. This particularly applies to the Muslim society, where even up to this day women are often thought of as having no soul (Kaleem). With the change of American immigration policy, the people of predominantly non-White origins started to pour into this country, thus contributing to the creation of multicultural society that we immensely enjoy nowadays. Yet, it was being noticed

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    Essay Length: 1,474 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mikki

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