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  • 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
  • Are Aboriginals in Australia Better off Today, Compared to 100 Years Ago During the Stolen Generation?

    Are Aboriginals in Australia Better off Today, Compared to 100 Years Ago During the Stolen Generation?

    Australian independence from Britain changed little in the relationship between Whites and Aborigines. The occupation of main land and the spread of European livestock over vast areas made a traditional Aboriginal lifestyle less viable, but also provided a ready alternative supply of fresh meat for those prepared to risk taking advantage of it. As large sheep and cattle stations came to dominate outback Australia, Aboriginal men, women and children became a significant source of labour,

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    Essay Length: 739 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Max
  • 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
  • Alcoholism and Social Services for Women

    Alcoholism and Social Services for Women

    Introduction Alcoholism and Social Services for Women. Alcoholism is a chronic disorder characterized by dependency on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally. (Western Dictionary). Here in the United States are 60 percent of alcoholic women. Studies show that women are more likely to die from lives and heart damage; they tent to lose control of self-esteem. Also women who drink alcohol are physical abused. To begin

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    Essay Length: 1,059 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Vika
  • Effects of Pornography on Women and Censorship

    Effects of Pornography on Women and Censorship

    EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHY ON WOMEN AND CENSORSHIP "Pornography and the New Puritans" by John Irving discusses the pornography victims' compensation bill. "Reply to John Irving" by Andrea Dworkin argues against pornography using her own personal experiences. John Irving argues that the victims' compensation bill is ridiculous because it makes the publisher and not the perpetrator responsible for what is acceptable. It is in violation of our First Amendment and should never be passed. Andrea Dworkin

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    Essay Length: 1,117 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: July
  • What Is a Man What Is a Women

    What Is a Man What Is a Women

    Try to imagine the challenges of poverty, the daily fears of victimization and the frustration of not being able to provide for a child, struggling every day just to survive. Poverty not only affects adults, but children as well. When we think of poverty in America what image comes to mind? An old rundown shack in southern Alabama? Or a rat infested tenement house in New York City? The United States defines poverty for a

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    Essay Length: 1,636 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Top
  • A Women’s Right to Chose

    A Women’s Right to Chose

    During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as one of the most popular subjects of controversy in the United States. Abortion poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that challenges the way many of us think and feel. There are many points of view toward abortion but the only two fine distinctions are "pro-choice" and "pro-life". A pro-choicer would feel that the decision to abort a pregnancy is that of

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    Essay Length: 882 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Renaissance Women

    Renaissance Women

    Although it is disputed if the Renaissance (or Rebirth, namely of Classical ideals and design) as we know it happened or not, one new occurrence that came out of that particular period of time was the focus on the female as an object of beauty. The society we live in now knows nothing of this transition since we live in a time when women are far too often objectified by the media, and even themselves.

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    Essay Length: 332 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Men and Women in the Renaissance

    Men and Women in the Renaissance

    Men and women in the Renaissance In the Renaissance there were many different types of men and women. There was the ideal man, the courtier, and the working class peasants. Although there were many other types of men, the personalities of these man were the most prominent during the renaissance. These types of men have very different types of personalities, the courtier being the more educated and sophisticated one, and then the peasants the less

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    Essay Length: 1,365 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Monika
  • Hiv Among Young Women

    Hiv Among Young Women

    It has been more than two decades since the commencement of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; over 60 million people have been infected with the HIV virus, including more than 20 million people who have died from it. Currently in the United States of America, close to one million people are know living with the HIV virus that are reported cases. Think about how many cases that go every year that is not repoted. This virus

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    Essay Length: 2,385 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The High Court of Australia

    The High Court of Australia

    THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA Every country obviously has a constitution and that constitution is governed by a system of laws which are abided by the people. The entity that ensures this is the courts. There is a hierarchy when it comes to courts since there cannot be just one type of court and there have to be many. This report will deal with the highest in the hierarchy which also runs by the term

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    Essay Length: 2,482 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The New Accounting Standards Implementation in Australia

    The New Accounting Standards Implementation in Australia

    This paper reviews about Implementation of IFRS as Australia decided to adopt it in 2005. Besides its advantages, the adoption also generates several costs. In the short term, business and accounting practices suffered in several areas. Meanwhile, in the long terms it could be a large number of advantages that can not be measured by early year sacrifice. Convergence of business practices, government, and accounting profession functions will make transition progress easier to handle. Bibliography

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    Essay Length: 327 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Men and Women

    Men and Women

    Men And Women What influences a person’s identity? Is it their homes, parents, religion, or maybe where they live? When do they get one? Do they get it when they understand right from wrong, or when they can read, or are they born with it? Everyone has one and nobody has the same, is there a point in everyone’s life when they get one? A person’s identity is his own, nobody put it there and

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    Essay Length: 654 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Janna
  • Would World Affairs Be More Peaceful If Women Dominated Politics?

    Would World Affairs Be More Peaceful If Women Dominated Politics?

    Would World Affairs Be More Peaceful If Women Dominated Politics? A recent addition to the study of international relations is the idea of gender and the difference it may have on political beliefs and actions. The argument is rooted in the concept that women are not as prone to violence and war as men, and therefore would lead the world in a more peaceful direction than it is currently going. To make this assumption,

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    Essay Length: 1,553 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Capitalism, Globalization and the Perpetuation of Women's Oppression: A Vicious Cycle

    Capitalism, Globalization and the Perpetuation of Women's Oppression: A Vicious Cycle

    CAPITALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND THE PERPETUATION OF WOMEN'S OPPRESSION: A VICIOUS CYCLE By Kelsey Lavoie NDYA, Provincial Youth Liason According to the World Bank, women make up 70% of the world’s poor and their wages world wide are on average 50% to 80% of men’s. One third of all households word wide are headed by women, they are responsible for half the world’s food production, and yet they own just one per cent of the world’s

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    Essay Length: 1,111 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Max
  • Women in Pro Sports

    Women in Pro Sports

    Professional sports are a form of entertainment that is accepted all throughout the world. A professional sport simply means that the participants are getting paid for engaging in a specific activity. It is because the participants are getting paid that pro sports are considered businesses. In order to run a successful business one must be able to sell a product or a service. Because of this I believe that pro women sports may never achieve

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    Essay Length: 831 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Artur
  • Women in Greek Society

    Women in Greek Society

    Women in Greek Society Ages before the first civilizations arose; men and women lived equally amongst themselves in tribes. Throughout the years however, mankind slowly but surely advanced as a race. The first civilizations of Mesopotamia , a land mass located in the Middle East , arose and fell and did not last very long. These civilizations included some of the earliest ideas within them including: 1. The first calendar (which included the concept of

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    Essay Length: 1,141 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Violence and Women

    Violence and Women

    Violence and Women I thought that our discussion went well. We had a small group of about six people but three of us were leaders so we had a lot to talk about. Each of us went around and asked one question because we did not have time to discuss them all. But that did not matter because the other leaders had similar questions to mine. I was able to retrieve different responses from the

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    Essay Length: 619 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Janna
  • Leading Women in Business - Diversity Perspective

    Leading Women in Business - Diversity Perspective

    Leading Women in Business: Diversity Perspective Keywords Women at work, Glass ceiling, Gender issues, Women’s equality. Abstract This paper will look in depth at qualified women’s representation in the workplace according to gender diversity and business performance in the organisations. The first part of this journal is a preliminary part to entry the women’s role in business. The second part draws on overview the position of women employment within the firm and followed by some

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    Essay Length: 3,166 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Edward
  • To What Extent Can Islman Be Held Responible for Violence Against Women

    To What Extent Can Islman Be Held Responible for Violence Against Women

    To what extent can Islam be held responsible for violence against women Violence is an important issue for any religion. Violence against women is an extremely controversial and much debated issue. In this essay I aim to explore one aspect of this and examine to what extent can Islam be held responsible for violence against women. In order to achieve this aim and answer this question several factors need to be taken into consideration. The

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    Essay Length: 667 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • Informative Essay: Women in the U.S. Army

    Informative Essay: Women in the U.S. Army

    Today, many opportunities are available to women in the United States Army. Women can serve in all positions held by men, but women cannot be involved in direct ground combat. This restriction, which some women in the Army resent, has its adherents and its opponents. Nevertheless, while the views about women in the Army differ, women join for the same reasons men do: pride for their country, funds for college, job training, and travel.

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    Essay Length: 319 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Women in the Middle Ages

    Women in the Middle Ages

    The medieval woman was allowed a larger measure of freedom and status than the usual image we have of the Middle Ages. Women were allowed to own property and inherit from their family. Some women were employed and some were in charge of businesses. Among the upper class, women were as educated as their male counterparts. In Europe, women were allowed to inherit property from both their fathers and their husbands. In most cases, whatever

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    Essay Length: 1,014 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • What Women Want, They Get

    What Women Want, They Get

    What Women Want, They Get Women used to be thought of as the stay at home mother by men. She was supposed to take care of the children and take care of the home. Seeing a woman in the workforce was desirable as long as she had an education. Women were seen working in factories or as teachers but they had no say in the government. Thanks to a few women dedicated to making

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    Essay Length: 635 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • Women in Ancient Civilizations

    Women in Ancient Civilizations

    The role of women in different civilizations, even though on different spectrums of the world, had many similarities and only a few differences. Women in these four civilizations: Greece, Egypt, China, and India faced many of the same hardships, struggles, and prejudices. Some of this treatment of women didn't even end until present day (1920's). In some of these civilizations women were able to rise up somewhat in their communities but it didn't come without

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    Essay Length: 1,293 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Vika

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