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    Women’s changing status in China Women 's changing status in China Introduction The role of women is China has changed a lot over the years. When we consider the position Chinese women held in ancient society, we find that they have come a long way to be where they are today. In the ancient Chinese culture, the role of women was very restricted. They were raised by their parents until the age of marriage to be given away to another family. When living under their father’s roof he was

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    The Changing Roles and Status of Women In 1903 the suffragette movement was born with the formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (WPSU) by Emmeline Pankhurst and her two daughters Christabel and Sylvia. At first the newly formed suffragettes relied on spreading propaganda to gain support. However, on the 18th October 1905 they gained considerable unplanned publicity when Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney stood up at a public meeting and asked

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    In Charlotte Bronte’s gothic novel, Jane Eyre, she uses Jane’s changing social status as a guide of Jane’s daily life decisions. Bronte starts off Jane in Gateshead, where she is treated like a burden of the house. Then, Jane goes off to Lowood, a boarding school for orphans, where she often gets punished by strict teachers and is treated harshly. After she leave Lowood, Jane works as a governess for Mr.Rochester, who treats Jane like an equal and falls in love with her. Jane is left broken hearted

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    The Changing Role and Status of Women since 1945 1. Source A is an account of events towards the end of the Second World War written by a woman welder and it gives us a good idea of what happened to some women when the end of the war was drawing near and men started coming home. The source tells us that 12 women welders were made "redundant" with "no reason given" and although the source is only one woman's experience, a lot of women were made redundant as soon as the

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    carried out in the case of Teller vs. Chichester Midhurst Rail Company . The doctrine of Ultra vires was first mentioned in 1875 in the landmark judgement of Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company (Limited) v Hector Riche given by the House of Lords. Facts A Company called “The Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company,” was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Its object was “maintenance, making - selling or lending on hire, railway carriages.” Acting beyond its scope, the company extended

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    “ugly” names to their children while other parents give their children nice and wonderful names. In fact, there are many factors that affect how parents will name their children, and the three main factors are culture, convenience, and socioeconomic status. Culture has a very great impact on naming. One example is that racism strongly affects the naming of African American children. A large percentage of African American babies do not have the same names as White babies. There may be two reasons for

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    meaning of gold and what it symbolizes in the weddings as changed greatly throughout India’s long history. Today, gold is used to show status both in the community and the household. It also symbolizes purity in the wedding, which reinforces the social status of the bride. Gold wishes luck upon the couple so they will have a good marriage, which is essential to social status in India. Since India has had such a long history with gold, many still believe that gold in weddings is used for “traditional” purposes

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    socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity is a status that is incredibly impactful in teenagers lives and it is singlehandedly the most influential social status in the lives of teenagers today. Race and ethnicity determines what others think of a person on first sight. The way our society is structured has created preconceived biases within all people against certain races. These biases and prejudices are what cause the oppression of certain races. Similar to education and socioeconomic status, race and

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    corporation, therefore one of his statuses is CEO, which may cause others to treat him differently because of his status. Not only does his status influence the people’s behavior around him, it also influences his own behavior as a result of how he is treated. However, while some social statuses are given, others you are born with. The term “ascribed status” is used to describe a status with which one is born, such as gender

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    their actions towards others and how those actions affect them. If the status quo in our society is to change for the better, then so must our hatred and fear for each other. Until people are able to take charge and lead social equality then society will always have hatred and fear in it. It is this problem that people within society need to lead and take action against the inequitable world. The people are maintaining the status quo on gun violence in America by using guns and knowing that gun rights

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