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    The Role of Women Throughout History Summary: How women’s roles have changed from the past to the present. Women`s role No matter how the world changes‚ no matter what country and social system people live‚ no one can deny women’s importance in history. But it doesn’t mean that women are always treated well and fairly‚ and the women’ role in history was changed in each period‚ too. At first‚ in primitive society‚ people proved that it was the time when women took the domination in family and

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    The feminine gender has long been one that has been repressed throughout history and forced to acclimate itself to a world dominated by men. Although major improvements have been made in the strife for equality‚ this continues to be a man’s world. In the short stories “The Chrysanthemums” and “A Rose for Emily‚” as well as in the drama “A Doll’s House‚” the protagonists are all frustrated women who are unfulfilled with their subservient lives. Partly imposed upon them by their setting’s historical

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    Women and the History of Social Welfare Social welfare‚ what is it? The term social welfare is an organized public or private social service for the assistance of disadvantaged groups of people. Social welfare has been a part of society since 1792 B.C. by King Hammurabi of Babylon and has continued to expand and help millions of people ever since. Many people have benefited from social welfare‚ although women but especially colored women have gained so much from the programs enacted by the federal

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    Women in North America‚ during World War One‚ had to face various problems and obstacles. However‚ the biggest problems women had to face during the World War One were political‚ social‚ and economical problems. Women were mistreated by men and did not feel like they had what was necessary to be as powerful as they wanted to be. Only after the war did Women get the rights they deserved. Furthermore‚ only after the war did women get recognized for their struggle and only then did people start to notice

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    Pg6-13 #1‚2‚3‚4‚8 Pg51-56 #1-6 1-The Mesopotamian’s believed in the afterlife and had a myth that they believed in known as “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” 2-The message of Siduri’s advice to Gilgamesh is that all men have to die and only the god’s can have immortality. She also says he needs to enjoy his life while he’s alive and not worry about dying. 3-Utnapishtim’s initial response and message compliments what Siduri said because both deal with how he should appreciate the life he has because

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    1.How would you name the school? What would be its mascot? Explain your choices. I would name the school based on the country there in or by a historical event that has happen in the past that had a good out come on their country. The reason that I have come up with this choice is because it seem like a good I deal to do it that way. More people would rather it be this way then just a random name with a thought about it. I would name the mascot after the main person that was in charge of the historical

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    Part One: 1. The Holy Land is an important site for all three monotheistic faiths because it represents them all even if they have slightly different beliefs. For example‚ the Jewish have the Wailing Wall‚ the Christian have Holy Sepulcher and the Muslims have the Dome of the Rock. Each of these specific cities throughout Jerusalem hold special importance through there religion. For Judaism the Temple Mount and Cave of the Patriarchs symbolize there religion. As for Christianity‚ the Church of

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    Women in Herodotus’ The Histories From Helen of Troy to Candaules’ queen‚ historians have documented many quarrels over women. One historian in particular‚ Herodotus‚ wrote often of the implications women had on the history before him. Women over history played largely a secondary role in almost everything‚ from politics to simple household decision-making. Women also were married off in order to gain land and status for their families‚ especially their fathers. Yet wars‚ both civil and foreign

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    Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) Read the following excerpt from Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. Use the excerpt to answer the following question: When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said‚ "Repent" (Mt 4:17)‚ he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. This word cannot be understood as referring to the sacrament of penance‚ that is‚ confession and satisfaction‚ as administered by the clergy. Yet it does not mean solely inner repentance; such inner repentance is worthless

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    The Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire: Basic Principles for the Roman‚ Han Chinese I. Necessary preconditions for the rise of empires: a. State-level government: Rome: republic then empire with emperor Han: kept most of Qin centralized government in place b. High agricultural potential in the area: Rome: wheat‚ grapes‚ cattle Han: wheat‚ millet‚ pigs c. An environmental mosaic Rome: Alps‚ Mediterranean Sea‚ forests‚ Tiber and other rivers‚ hills Han: Tianshan mountains‚ Yellow

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