I was suddenly awakened in the middle of night.As I glanced around there was no one except me‚laying on an uncomfortable bed.Slowly‚I got down from my bed and tiptoed to the window.A slight of cool breeze whipped to my ears.Dead leaves rattled in the wind.There was a stony prickling silence except for the eerie sound of chilly wind howling in the air.Goosebumps sprouted on my skin all over my frail body.A sliver of moonlight glimmered through the wind‚slicing my pallid face.Slowly‚I swept my dry
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factories had no choice but to require women to have longer working hours so as to compensate for the destabilization that resulted from massive enlisting of men in the armies (Bergmann 85). Sharing Housework Equally The aforementioned situation made it necessary to have spouses share duties equally as this served to facilitate the creation of an extra amount of family time‚ even with its limited availability. Furthermore‚ women began considering men as equals especially after it occurred to them that
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Equally Loved “If the feelings are mutual‚ the effort will be equal.” (unknown) With Brutus and Portia this quote holds true. During the time period that this play was written women were deeply looked down on‚ this was called the Elizabethan Era. Portia‚ in this play‚ contradicts what is happening to the women during this time period. They did not have any power‚ and did not state their opinion openly for the most part. Portia‚ however; did she talked to Brutus and was not worried about what she
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WHY WOMEN SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY WITH MEN If we look back throughout history‚ women have been treated as a minority everywhere. There have not been many female leaders that have overcome the equality between men and women and made great strides towards different areas such as political‚ sports and education. In the Bible‚ Galations 3:28 says “There is neither Jew nor Greek‚ slave nor free‚ male nor female‚ for you are all one is Christ Jesus.”. This makes it clear that at everybody and everything
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Living a Life with No Regrets‚ Just Lessons We all have secrets‚things we regret‚dreams we can’t reach‚and a love that we can never forget.In our entire life‚how often do we utter the questions “what if”.What if i did that?‚What if that was my decision‚ or what if I did’nt do that.Any questions that starts with what if’s‚ A normal scenario‚ for we are still a student.What if questions that affects our behavior in a particular time of our life. This what if questions that construct a secrets and
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Jennifer Tressler Regret by Kate Chopin In the short story "Regret" by Kate Chopin‚ a woman named Mamzelle Aurelie has to watch a neighbor’s four children for two weeks. Mamzelle is an old and lonely woman who never believed in love or marriage. She has never had a man‚ nor been married‚ and lives alone on her farm with some animals. She also has African Americans‚ or "negroes"‚ who work around her house for maintenance. Because of a dangerous illness that her mother acquired‚ the younger neighbor
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Clytaemnestra’s Composure and Orestes’ Regrets The justification scenes in Agamemnon and the Libation Bearers show that both Clytaemnestra and Orestes are able admit their decision of committing murder‚ but‚ while Clytaemnestra is able to maintain her composure‚ Orestes worries himself to the point of insanity‚ and he ends up regretting the whole thing. Clytaemnestra plans to kill Agamemnon from the moment he returns home. When he arrives‚ she treats him like a king‚ but‚ when he is not on his
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will mean what you make them.”—Regret to Inform “The terrible price of that nobility is one that nobody should have to pay”—Barbara Sonneborn In 1968‚ the director Barbara Sonneborn was informed that her husband‚ Jeff Gurvitz‚ had been killed in a mortar attack in Vietnam. The words “We regret to inform you” appeared on the telegram‚ and the message arrived on her 24th birthday. Sonneborn is the director‚ writer‚ and producer of the notable documentary film Regret to Inform. Although she remarried
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Kate Chopin’s short story “Regret” depicts one instance in the life of an elderly‚ unmarried woman. A spinster by choice‚ Mamzelle Aurelie lives on her farm with her animals‚ her dog Ponto‚ and “the negroes who lived in her cabins and worked her crops”. Aurelie is accustomed to life on her own and able to run her farm because of the many masculine characteristics that she possesses‚ but the unexpected arrival of her neighbor’s children changes her. She is forced to confront her feminine‚ nurturing
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Northern Territory Government– Safe Sex‚ No Regrets Media Campaign Australia has been experiencing increased rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) over the past ten years as a direct result of unsafe sex practises (ABS- Australian Social Trends‚ Jun 2012). These infections are some of the most common illnesses worldwide affecting the health and wellbeing of people infected‚ particularily women in regards to their fertility (Gerbase‚ Rowley‚ heymann et‚ al 1998). Northern Territory
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