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Japanese Heian Era and the Role of Women

This paper considers the 794 to 1192 Heian Era in Japan in terms of women's status in society and the growing prominence of female...

Women and Whether They Are Better Off Today Than They Were in the Last Few Decades

In five pages this research paper evaluates if women are better today than they were in previous decades and based upon literature...

Films My Brilliant Career, Annie Hall, Educating Rita, and The Piano and the Portrayal of Strong Women

This paper examines women's roles and status and how they are portrayed in a comparative analysis of these films consisting of eig...

Women as Viewed by D.H. Lawrence

In five pages women's status during the time of D.H. Lawrence is considered in an exploration of his view of them as reflected in ...

Social Status of Women in the Ancient Societies of Greece, Rome, and Mesopotamia

Emperor Valentinian issued a written order to Pope Damasus I requiring the Christian missionaries to cease calling at the homes of...

La Morte D'Arthur, Beowulf, and Gender

time, Grendels mother is literally a monster, so one could in fact give Beowulf some slack in that he took on a woman. Can a monst...

Poetry and the Reflection of Women's Status

rather than reality. This conclusion was probably made through the poets use of the repetition of the word "if." Any piece of lit...

Women and the Impact of the Renaissance

In six pages this paper examines the European Renaissance in a consideration of how it positively and negatively impacted women's ...

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, and Women's Social Status

In eleven pages this paper discusses these plays by William Shakespeare in terms of the social status of women as depicted by the ...

Early 19th Century Single and Married Females

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the status of single women with their married counterparts in a consideration of Em...

Comparing Lysistrata by Aristophanes and Medea by Euripides

shown for "wives and women in general" (Vasillopulos 435). Christopher Vasillopulos observed in his literary criticism of Medea, ...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Mortal Women

I think of naming, far less telling, / every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, / but here is something that he dared to do / at T...

Juliet's Images in Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

the second quatrain and then the third, on her own (Downing 126). In so doing, she overturns the Petrarchan convention wherein th...

Germany and Women's Changing Status

the social consideration at the time. The role of the woman was firmly stereotyped, with an expectation that women should stay at ...

Case Study Effective CEOs

There have been and are many outstanding leaders, each with his or her own story to tell. This is a case study that gives examples...

Women and the Revolutionary War

start a new land and women were respected in relationship to what they did do in those regards. They were an essential part of the...

Role and Status of Women in 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton, Lysistrata by Aristophanes, 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer, and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

way to a jousting tournament rematch with the mysterious Green Knight, Sir Gawain is the houseguest of the absent Lord Bercilak, a...

Comparative Analysis of Women's Status in Iran and Pakistan

the way this s interpreted now and in the past which reflects on the current status. If we look at Pakistan this is a country wh...

Life of Empress Wu

the cosmos and it was thought that human life also required such a balance.6 There was no strong indication in Chinese society, as...

FreshStart for Women

children. Domestic Violence in America Domestic violence appears to be increasing. Whether that is actually the case is no...

Influence of Women in American History

her from his pulpit, accusing her of being more "Husband than a Wife and a preacher (rather) than a Hearer; and a Magistrate (rath...

Breast Cancer Risk

order to come to an uninformed answer to the research questions. Statistical analysis was not undertaken due to the inconsistenc...

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

Article Summary/Critique

realized their overall hypothesis by finding "women in marriages characterized by high levels of satisfaction showed a health adva...

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...

Early Modern Society of France and Men's and Women's Status

a patriarchal world would be a gross understatement and one that would also be staunchly supported by the likes of both Bertrande ...

Victorian Women's Fallen Status in the Works of Charles Dickens

values, and sin versus redemption. The cycle of Pips life illustrates how Pip went from being an innocent boy, into being an arrog...

Literature and Women's Social Status

close to his sister, one has to contemplate the possibility of incest which adds to the seductiveness that many authors attribute ...

New Zealand and the Socioeconomic Status of Women

Justice are just a few of the high visibility positions now occupied by women. This accomplishment is, however, very limited by w...

Women's Social Status and Menstrual Blood

In eight pages this paper discusses menstrual blood, also known as 'the curse,' and how it influences female social status. Five ...