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country and the family home from the secularizing transition to modernity. The ERA embodied all the fears of the conservative woman. Since statehood there has been a strong cultural division based on gender in Oklahoma. A comprehensive Legislative Council study, in 1972 and revised in 1976, covering gender – specific laws (Reese and Loughlin 221). A few of the findings in the study showed the divisions in genders by the following: barred wives from voting and holding offices, limitations of workable

MAKE SURE YOU PARAPHRASE OTHER PEOPLES NOTES THE TEACHERS WILL BE CHECKING Hey Guys use the index in the back of the book to find all of your terms!!! So much easier How are the following significant to the Historical Lather? Great Famine- Period of mass starvation, disease and emigration: 1315-22 occurred in almost all of Northern Europe. Black Death- was an epidemic outbreak of bubonic plagues in Europe around 1348 that killed between one third and two thirds of the population in less than

The initiative provides opportunities ranging from guided tours to open-air performances, took place across Europe every year in September. It was a collective initiative managed by the European Commission and the Council of Europe, in close coordination with national coordinators. The European Heritage Days aim to raise awareness of Europe 's cultural richness and diversity, to increase appreciation of Europe 's cultural heritage, and encourage greater tolerance

Is Morality Subjective or Objective? Morality must be objectively derived because (1) the concepts of good and morality exist; (2) cultures differ regarding certain moral actions, thus there is the need to discover which is right but cultures are similar regarding the existence of and need for morality; (3) relativism is not logical and does not work, (4) for moral principles to be legitimate and consistent, they must be derived external to human societies. Otherwise morality is merely one

ed.16).  We are still in the midst of this period, and many people in society have been writing books, responding to the issue in journal articles, and creating web sites that discuss and debate the pro's and con's of human cloning.  The Council for Secular Humanism has written the "Declaration in Defense of Cloning and the Integrity of Scientific Research," and is broadcasting it on the Internaet.  There are many arguments for and against it.  Some interesting arguments revolving around the debate

The idea that pornography gives feminists of differing opinions this middle ground that they can meet on and see how to articulate the different desires of feminism and what they want to turn it into is one of the main reasons Catherine Lumby argues that feminists need pornography (par 60). As Lumby writes in “Why Feminists Need Porn,” chapter five of her book Bad Girls, “the notion that you can draw a cause and effect line between fantasy and social practice is disturbing and distasteful to some

Abortion Should abortion be legalized? Part One: Introduction and Thesis Abortion is the termination to a pregnancy after the baby has been conceived. It basically involves the woman putting an end to her underdeveloped embryo or the fetus. This may be done at different stages of the pregnancy and may be done for various reasons. The controversy exists between whether or not this is ethical and whether it should be legalized. Some countries allow the woman to put an end to her pregnancy with

The Evolving Nexus between Islam and Iran The nexus between Islam and Iran is a complex one. Islam was brought to Iran via Arab-Islamic conquest in 650 AD and has played a shifting, anomalous role in this nation-state ever since. The ideas of nationalism, secularism, religion, and revolution are unique in this Muslim country. Iranians, unlike many of their neighbors, hold on very strongly to their pre-Islamic roots and achievements; sentiments of nationalism are apparent throughout Iranian history

There are many polarizing debates over the quality and content of the curriculum taught in Public Schools and Universities, typically there are two clearly predictable groups that emerge and square off for battle, the conservative orthodoxy and the secular or liberal progressives. As each side vigorously defends the extremes of their positions, they have apparently and unwittingly created a silent majority that may also wish to be heard. A recognized educational policy maker acknowledges a sampling

A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester Outline The Medieval Mind I. The Dark Ages A. The Years A.D. 400 to A.D. 1000 1. Referred to as the Dark Ages because knowledge and literacy vanished during this era. 2. Rulers during this age were illiterate and most found it trivial. a. Emperor Sigismund said, “Ego sum rex Romanus et super grammatica”—as king of Rome, he was above grammar. B. Rome’s Fall in the Fifth Century 1. The Hsiung-nu (Huns) ravaged though Europe