Equality

where women were considered inferior to men. But women are so much more than that, and they showed that through hard work and dedication they could accomplish what men could, however this process would not be any easy one. Women were fighting for equality among the workplace, and fighting for equal rights as those of men. From the late 1800’s and up to the early 1900’s women’s social, political, and economic conditions changed drastically from very minimal and almost nonexistent to a drastic…

further still. One may argue that this shows a fallacy in the modernisation theory as inequality highly varies on a national scale in all countries, and if you were to “make the rest like the west” then only GDP would increase and large gaps in equality would still be…

Australian national identity. Additionally, Australian social interactions are often viewed as informal and lacking deference. Notably, the archetypically Australian lead character in the 1997 film ‘The Castle’ relates to the Queen’s Counsel with informal equality despite wealth and educational differences. (Carter 2006, pp. 357-358). This illustrates how the qualities of informality and lack of deference comprise a particularly significant part of how Australians viewed themselves. Hirst…

“Harrison Bergeron”, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a short story about a dystopian universe in which everyone is equal through various handicaps. Vonnegut purposely makes this society equal on levels of intelligence, strength, and beauty. Other equality concerns, such as race, are avoided whether intentional or accidental. Vonnegut, throughout his story uses an array of imagery, details, and a particular type of syntax/language. He uses this not only when portraying his characters through their thoughts,…

In most peoples perspectives Canada is known as a meritocratic system. A society in which people have an influence or a superior status according to their abilities and achievements rather than their given social class. This goes hand in hand with what we perceive to be the “American Dream”. In the definition given by James Truslow Adamams about what the American Dream is, “ Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or…

From the start, we learn of a theory composed by Old Major known as Animalism, a theory which has close ties to that of Communism. Following his death, Snowball rules over the farm, but is overthrown by Napoleon. In time both leaders ignore the equality Animalism meant and conditions worsen. The story has a very present similarity of the Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin’s leading In the revolution, much of the working class had been told . Disillusionment has an effect on attitudes and…

Feminism in Trifles Trifles may be about two women keeping the truth behind a murder a secret, but feminism is also slipped into the play, and plays a key role within the performance. Feminism in Trifles was radical; it was very clear from both the performance watched in class, as well as script. This makes sense because the play is set in the late 19th century, and it was typical for women to be treated so discourteously. Glaspell showed her view of feminism through the way two women acted…

W2 Essay As I drove through that road in Hawaii riding in the passenger seat with my dad driving I was in awe of the tunnel of trees we were driving through. As you can see it was an astounding view I had never seen anything like this, in Colorado we had tunnels of stone built into the mountains on highways but this was a whole new experience. The beauty of it was amazing, yet I couldn’t help but think that just because it’s beautiful doesn’t mean it’s natural. Those trees were an assemblage…

Monstrosity isn’t always what is perceived on the outside. Becoming one with an animal, having animalistic tendencies, or an alter ego of a beast can be considered monstrous to society. In the poem “Why do you keep putting animals in your poems”, the man depicted in the poem is learning from the animals in the poem. He also realizes that the animalistic way of life is much simpler than the life of a human. In “Now You’re An Animal” by Mark Doty the professor goes into a studio to get his picture…

Jane’s experience with oppression starts at a young age. While living in Gateshead with Mrs. Reed and Mr. John, she faces criticism and is seen as inferior even to her adoptive sister Georgianna, who is around the same age. While at school in Lowood she was taught to take heavy criticism from teachers and other authority figures she interacted with. “...I am, as Miss Scatcherd said, slatternly, I seldom put, and never keep, things in order; I am careless; I forget rules; I read when I should…