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The Subjugation of Women, 2007.
This paper analyzes the domination of language in "The Handmaid's Tale," by Margaret Atwood.
1,067 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper describes the setting of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale" where women are prevented from voting in elections and even from reading or writing. The paper shows how within Gilead itself, Atwood's fictional setting, both language and its repression are continually and deliberately used to maintain power over the women. Atwood's Gilead has its own new vocabulary, inflected with words, phrases and word-usages designed to reinforce the skewed attitudes and values of the established order. The paper's analysis illustrates how a loss of linguistic freedoms leads easily to the repression and loss of other freedoms as well.
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"In The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood describes the nightmarish potential of a complete reversal of all of the progress in women's rights made during the 1960's and 1970's women's rights movement. Within Atwood's fictional setting, Gilead, right-wing religious extremists seize power, and then based their new leadership on a "return to traditional values", e.g., male hegemony over women by men. Abortion is now illegal again; as is birth control."
"Women are prevented from voting in elections, and even from either reading or writing anymore. Women are instead, again, quite simply, now present for the subjugation by, and the pleasure of men."
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Contemporary Irish Women Writers, 2008.
This paper compares Eilis Ni Dhuibhne's "Midwife to the Fairies" and Mary Dorcey's "The Husband", which both challenge the Irish sensibilities that have contributed to the repression and subjugation of Irish women.
2,430 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper explores how how two contemporary Irish female writers, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne and Mary Dorcey, in two structurally and stylistically different short stories, "Midwife to the Fairies" and "The Husband" (respectively), challenge the Irish sensibilities regarding the continued subjugation of women and repression of female sexuality through ignorance and intolerance. The paper then discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and proposes which is more effective, critically.
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"Her self-centeredness, however, is far outweighed by her passivity in the face of a crisis and a tragedy waiting to happen. She first is shown to be passive in her decision to become a midwife: "My mother did it before me and her mother before her" (33). Mary shows herself to do what is traditional to do--she doesn't challenge the status quo. But her passivity has more grievous consequences when she chooses not to act and save a baby girl after delivering her into bleak circumstances."
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Japanese Medieval Culture and Women, 2005.
Three essays on different aspects of medieval Japanese culture and the subjugation of women.
2,760 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 95.95
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This paper examines three essays on different aspects of medieval Japanese culture that use legends to subjugate women - the blood pool hell to which all women are damned by virtue of their biology, the Five Obstructions which are the five states of enlightenment which women cannot achieve after death because of the inferiority of their gender, and the use of images of women being transformed into snakes and dragons to tell stories about women's threats to men.
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"This paper considers the positive and negative effects of Buddhism for women in the medieval and early Edo periods through the introduction oft he apocryphal text known as the Blood Pool Hell Sutra. The rise of popularity of the sutra was connected to ..."
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Power and Subjugation, 2004.
An analysis of Emily Ahern's article, entitled "The Power and Pollution of Chinese Women".
859 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper analyzes Ahern's article in terms of the main theme, which is how, through subjugation, society disenfranchises women because of the potential power and great influence that they wield over the society. This stance is supported by Ahern's article and two articles discussing the same theme in Gary Seaman's "The Sexual Politics of Karmic Retribution" and Margery Wolf's "The Woman Who Didn't Become a Shaman".
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"Ahern, through the article, discusses three important facets that illustrate women oppression in the Chinese society: physical/natural/biological image of women, social reasons supporting the prevailing women image, and response of the people to justify norms that are implemented against women. In "The Power and Pollution of Chinese Women," images of women in their society connotes a negative idea, portraying them as dirty and undesirable in their community because of one important woman characteristic that men do not have: blood released through menstruation and during birth-giving. According to Ahern, "[i]n Chinese society women are regarded as both ritually unclean and dangerously powerful... bodily effluvia associated exclusively with women are unclean: menstrual blood and postpartum discharge..." (269-270). Because of these beliefs, women in Chinese society are considered unclean and powerful, opposing qualities that reflect the society's fear in women. This is because through women, society, especially men, can see that they have the power to create and maintain social ties with other people, which men perceive as women's way in reversing the social order in the society, i.e., men as the outcasts and women are put in a higher, more dignified, and desirable status and role in the society."
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Sex Industry in Thailand, 2001.
Focus on subjugation & victimization of women. Context in which sex industry developed incl. Vietnam War, emigration, demographics. History of sex trafficking of Southeast Asian women.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 31.95
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"Introduction
The sex industry in Thailand represents a major social problem in a developing part of the world and contributes to the continued subjugation of women in the region. The trade is fueled by young women migrating from rural to urban regions, often recruited for this very purpose, and also depends on the importation of women from rural regions in nearby countries, notably Burma. The trade has shifted much of the population, as might be expected, and so has also reduced the number of women agricultural workers remaining in rural regions.
Context
The Vietnam War has direct responsibility for the development of the sex industry in Thailand because during that conflict, U.S. troops used Thailand as a rest and recreation.."
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Mothers of the Nation: The "Honouring" of Women and Acts of Resistance, 2002.
A discussion of how in the both colonial and in the national eras, Indian women have signified social virtue, honour and national identity.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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This essay will argue that, both in the colonial and in the national (post-Independence) eras, the same social forces responsible for the subjugation of women to men have also used "women" as collective signifiers of social virtue, honour, and even national identity. Indian women have been both active participants in this process as well as leaders of the resistance against such "honours". The conflicting role of Indian women in this process is due largely to the fact that their subjugation is not confined to the field of gender relations. Historically, colonialism and nationalism, family, caste and class have all participated in this process.
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Castes and Women in Hinduism, 2006.
A paper discussing the subjugation of lower caste members and women in the Hindu religion.
1,081 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the power of the Hindu religion in subjugating lower castes and women and asserts that, even if supposedly divinely decreed, this subjugation is not right and contradicts the notion of universal human rights.
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"The caste system, as determined by Hinduism, first appeared in the Upanishads and was absorbed into Indian society around 500 BC. Basically, the caste system is used to separate all individuals in Indian society into separate, strictly regimented castes. The four castes are Brahmins, or priests, Kshatriyas, or warriors, Vaisyas, or producers, and Shudras, or servants. Below even the Shudras are outcastes, which included the untouchables. This last, unfortunate group consisted of the lowest, most unclean, most hopeless members of Indian society, if they could even be called members. Indeed, before walking down a street, they were required to announce their presence so others could move away and avoid being supposedly defiled by these untouchables."
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The Role of Women in Islam and Christianity, 2007.
A comparison of the modern roles of women in Christian and Islamic society.
854 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This work compares and contrasts women's roles in Islam and Christianity, in an attempt to determine whether the general opinions of the subjugation of Islamic women and the feminism among Christian women is in fact true. The writer presents the opinion that the roles of women in society and religion are not as different between Islam and Christianity as generally believed.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
I. The View from Islam
II. The Christian View of the Role of Women
Discussion
Summary and Conclusion
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"While the Christian perspective of the woman's role appears to be much more lenient, one must only tune into the view of Paul in his writings on the role of women. Paul relates that women are not to speak out in the church but to remain silent. Women are admonished as well not to cut their hair as Paul states in I Corinthians chapter 11 and verse 15: "But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her a covering." (Holy Bible, KJV p. 1441) While it was many years ago when this was expressed by Paul and while it is true that views have most certainly changed for some branches of the Christian church, this belief remains strong in some sectors of the traditional religion of Christianity with some religions disallowing the wearing of pants by female members of their denomination and disallowing as well the cutting of a woman's hair."
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Women and the Emergence of an Indo-Caribbean Community in British Colonies, 2002.
Provides a detailed history of ethnic, racial and class histories that help to describe the history of Caribbean culture.
4,900 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 16 sources, $ 178.95
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Much of the cultural history of former British colonies such as Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica and other Caribbean countries is traced in this paper to the slave trade conducted by the British during the 17th and 18th centuries. Caribbean culture is described in relations to indentured slaves brought from India and in particular Indian women who were subject to particular criteria for transport from India to former British Colonies. From this history, the complex culture of the Caribbean communities is traced to the British slave trades and the subjugation of women within slave trading.
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Women and Iran, 2004.
A look at the changing attitude towards women in Iran from the beginning of the 19th century.
5,887 words (approx. 23.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 140.95
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This paper examines how Iran has, for a long time, been a traditionally conservative nation based on the teachings of Islam. For a brief period, though, there was a prospect of change and liberalization under the visionary rule of the last Shah. With the ruthless onslaught of the Islamic revolution in the year 1979, hardcore fundamentalists seized power and changed the fate of the nation, diminishing all forms of development in all spheres. It looks at how women have long been the subject of oppression and subjugation in the Islamic republic and how, for their part, women have battled the injustice meted out against them. Women's rights activism in Iran dates back to the 1850s, which saw women reformers campaign for changes and social standing.
Outline
Introduction
Women's Movements in Iran - A Brief History
The Role of Women During the Pahlavi Reign
The Islamic Revolution and the Role of Women Since
The Problem of Sex Slavery in Iran
The Women's Movement and Shirin Ebadi
Conclusion
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"The popular revolution was initiated against the secular government of the Shah in the year 1978. Leading the revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini pledged to restore 'Islamic law' in the country which according to him had veered off the teachings of Prophet and Islam. During the reign of Shah Reza Palhavi, women had a more democratic and free role which soon disappeared after the revolution and making of the Islamic republic. They enjoyed equal rights and status. This was however short lived and stood to change after the revolution which brought with it stringent measures and means that were soon to become an integral part of the Iranian social structure. Until the revolution, women were given the right to vote and contest for any public office."
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Women Scorned in Literature, 2006.
A look at the theme of the subversive power of women in seventeenth and eighteenth century texts.
1,223 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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Contrary to assumptions about the position of women before the twentieth century, they were often able to gain power through several devices. This paper looks at how often in seventeenth and eighteenth century texts, woman are seen exerting themselves, verbally sparring on par with men, manipulating their supposed superiors, essentially outwitting them in their own games during a time the modern reader expects to see women subjugated, undereducated and suppressed. The texts examines include Aphra Behn's "The Rover", Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" and Jonathon Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".
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"Unlike The Rover, the rage and indignation of a woman scorned cause battle to be fought in Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. The mock battle scene at the ombre table sets up the actual battle quite well. Belinda seems to stand tall as Athena when she throws her cards on the table winning the war between the sexes. She is forceful in her moves to call trump and take tricks, but when the real battle begins, the crux of Pope's mock epic, for a moment she wavers. She is helpless until she becomes angry."
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Is Womanhood a Social Construct?, 2006.
This paper examines the evolution, perception and accomplishments of women throughout history.
3,023 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 23 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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The writer of this in-depth paper explores how from the beginning of time male-oriented philosophy and theology proved women to be in the wrong. This paper ponders author Simone de Beauvior's view of women in the book "The Second Sex." This paper also focuses on the African-American woman whose role has been made twice as difficult because of her racial identity as well as other female ethnic groups. This paper delves into Carl Jung's theories of women as well as Aristotle who subjugated women philosophically, politically, economically and as a gender.
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"For the African American Woman the role of woman was made twice as difficult because of her racial identity. Before the Civil War, black women were not only subjugated because they were women, but also because they were chattel (life-long) slaves. To their white male owners they were both mammy and a source of sexual release not permitted with their frail white wives. Once the African slaves were emancipated, the black male was given suffrage but his female counterpart was still subject to him and other men."
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Chicanas' Resistance, 2007.
An analysis of Mexican-American women's conditions and resistance in the American Southwest.
4,104 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper provides a depiction of the diverse aspects of the Chicanas' experiences as women of color in the United States today, through an exploration of Mexican-American women's conditions and struggles in relation to issues of race, ethnicity, class and gender. The paper discusses acts of domination, such as the cultural representations of Chicanas in America (in media, history, fiction, etc.), the institutional practices that have traditionally been used to reinforce structures of inequalities, the political exploitation and the economic subjugation of women in the labor market.
Table of Contents:
Chapter One
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Overview of Study
Chapter Summary
Chapter Two
Preliminary Literature Review
Cultural Representations of Chicanas in America
Institutional Practices that Reinforce Structures of Inequality
Chicanas' Acts of Resistance
Construction a Modern Chicana Identity
Chicana Feminism in a Global Context
Chapter Summary
Chapter Three
Proposed Methodology
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"History has shown time and again that when people have been oppressed long enough, they will rise up and slay their oppressors. Although the Chicana resistance did not reached this level in the past, it would seem that this population is at a distinct disadvantage in attempting to prosecute any meaningful reform because mainstream Americans simply do not want to hear about them, and if they do, the government has managed to place a sinister "spin" on these activities. According to Urrieta (2004), the Mexican American community has always been active seeking improvements in the educational conditions of their children, including the successful litigation of court cases against segregation a decade prior to Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. During this early period of Chicana movimientos in the 1960s, an estimated 10,000 Chicana/o students walked out of classes on March 3, 1968 in East Los Angeles to protest the unequal nature of their schooling (Urrieta, 2004)."
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Don DeLillo's "Running Dog", 2002.
This paper discusses Don DeLillo's use of women as objects for pornography and propaganda in his book "Running Dog".
550 words (approx. 2.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 19.95
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This paper explains that while not itself a pornographic novel, "Running Dog" objectifies women, thereby exemplifying the essence of pornography-- escape into fantasy through the subjugation of women. The author describes how DeLillo both masterfully juxtaposes and intermingles Nazi propaganda with the lures of pornography by subtly exposing the propagandic aspects of woman as object in pornography.
The author believes that, ultimately, DeLillo reduces pornography and its connoisseurs to the comic.
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"From Moll Robbins and Grace Delaney to Tran Le Mudger and Nadine Rademacher, female characters lack power against the men with whom they come into contact. Simply, they are objects, not people. Grace presents the relationship between men and women best: "I was married to the same man for eleven years. I did his bidding. Not fully realizing. His silent bidding. Somehow, mysteriously, unspokenly. It's built into the air between us. It's carried on radio waves from galaxy to galaxy". Sadly, hers is not a speech of liberation empowering her coworkers, as Moll fails to comprehend the depth of Grace's words, and the secretary Bess Harris only drinks in silence."
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Gender Equality, 2006.
An analysis of John Stuart Mill's "The Subjection of Women" and gender equality.
1,117 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper provides an analysis of Mill's discussion of the origins, development and propositions against the prevalence of subjugation of women in the society. The analysis conducted posits that Mill proposed that women oppression prevailed because of the preservation of the status quo, wherein women were considered the weaker sex, thus influencing people's beliefs about the capabilities and functions of women in the society.
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"In developing his thesis, Mill had laid down first the state of women subjugation as he observed it in his society (19th century English society): "The subjection of women to men being a universal custom, any departure from it quite naturally appears unnatural. But how entirely, even in this case, the feeling is dependent on custom, appears by ample experience..." He then went on to prove that contrary to the popular belief that the status quo, wherein women were subjugated by men, was also tolerated by women, Mill argued that there had been numerous literature that express women's protest against the prejudice and discrimination that they received in society. However, society had been reluctant to give attention to these protests, mainly because women subjugation had become part of society's norms that to deviate from this was unthinkable, and would only cause instability on the social order."
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