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    The examination of female factory workers and economic growth involves crossing dimensions of economy, labour and women. It is necessary to firstly have a critical review of the previous literature embracing these different dimensions. This will be divided into three parts. First, the relationship between labour and economic growth will be presented. Second, the concept of “shadow price of labour” will be introduced and reviewed for furthering the connotation of labour. Third, women in industrialisation

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    Tragic Greek dramas featured tragic heroes, mortals who suffered incredible 
losses as a result of an inescapable fate or bad decisions. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a character, usually of high birth, which is pre-eminently great, meaning they are not perfect, and whose downfall is brought about
 by a tragic weakness or error in judgment. The three Greek heroes Oedipus, Medea and Agamemnon, who each killed a member of their family, carry most of the qualities that make up a tragic hero:

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    In Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero, a tragic hero must be superior to the average person in some way. They must evoke pity, and do so by being imperfect, and having a tragic flaw. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is portrayed as the tragic hero. It may appear that Proctor’s tragic flaw is lust, due to his affair with Abigail. But lust does not explain John’s refusal to become involved in the trials before his wife was accused when he knew that Abigail was lying. It makes

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    their “American Dream”, was saved. My aunt traveled six months at a time between the Philippines and America under a traveling visa. When finally pushed upon question, my aunt replied “I’m taking care of my nieces and nephew.” She made the ultimate sacrifice, packed her things, and made a permanent residency in the U.S. illegally for the next 12 years. Her life used to be centered around caring for our bed ridden grandmother in my parents’ hometown, but our grandmother shook her head, “Your sister needs

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    amounts of healing. The main character Amir goes through a deep struggle to find self healing. After a long journey that is his life he has to overcome mistakes he had made in the past in order to redeem himself from it. What does it mean to heal? By definition the act of healing is the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again. It is a form of recovering. The novel begins at Amir’s childhood and through his growth his struggle to heal is overcome. Amir lived in Kabul, Afghanistan with his

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    Tom Hanks, an american actor, once said “ A hero is someone who voluntarily walks into the unknown.” but what’s the true definition of a hero? Are they stronger than everyone else, or are they just your average human beings?(Hanks). Beowulf, the epic hero who defeated Grendel, the hideous beast, that was slain because of this, Beowulf was worshipped for his strength and bravery for facing the monster. Michael P. Murphy, a U.S Navy officer who fought for his country in Afghanistan and is remembered

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    The Controversy of Gay Parenting Gay parenting is an issue that affects a great number of people worldwide. Although the number is a minority, the issue still causes heated debate. People who are in favor of Gay, Lesbian, and Bi-Sexual parenting rights claim that as long as there is a commitment to parenthood then successful parenting is achievable as a homosexual or bi-sexual. Since within a gay couple there is no chance for accidental pregnancy, the couple must make a conscious decision to become

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    2. LITERATURE REVIEW Economic Growth, Labour an Women The examination of female factory workers and economic growth involves crossing dimensions of economy, labour and women. It is necessary to firstly have a critical review of the previous literature embracing these different dimensions. This will be divided into three parts. First, the relationship between labour and economic growth will be presented. Second, the concept of “shadow price of labour” will be introduced and reviewed for

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    Hunger Games movie series was the main character and hero, Katniss Everdeen. She was a great example of a hero. She embodies the definition of a hero by the sense of the word; she was not only a great fighter in front of a strong male but she also volunteered to take the place of her little sister who was chosen in the first place. This was an act of heroic self-sacrifice. One of the main roles of the game was to be the sole survivor, but Katniss sacrificed her chance of winning only to save Peeta

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    An abundant amount of options and philosophies are used to define what a superhero is. A superhero is claimed to be “at times conceals his strength beneath ordinary clothing but after removing his cloak stands revealed in full panoply in a skintight acrobatic costume…. sufficient strength… the champion of the oppressed… battling evils and injustice.” This claim was made by Supreme Court Justice Learned Hand in a 1952 ruling to define what a superhero is. Another critic uses Nietzsche view to define

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