Women in Kenya
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6 pages worth of compiled research and information on the social role of women in Kenya, their high fertility rates, culture, and tradition. Insight is given into the socio-health related problems that exist and what is (or is not) being done to solve them. An interview with a woman from Kenya (who now lives in the U.S.) is cited. Bibliography lists 6 relevant sources.
Filename: Kenyawmn.wps

Foreshadowing in Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour'
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A 5 page paper looking at the use of this literary technique in Kate Chopin's story. The paper follows the text closely through the first half of the story, showing how the second half of the story is predicted by the first. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: KBhour.wps

Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening'
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An 8 page analysis of the depiction of women and their revolutionary role as was specifically evidenced by the character of Edna in Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening' (19th century). Complimented by 5 sources listed in bibliography.
Filename: Awakenin.wps

Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour
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Freedom means many things to many people. In The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, freedom is the sum and total of the thematic enterprise. The protagonist's deepest wish is for freedom and Chopin is able to embed both the desire and the attainment of freedom within her writing style through the use of recurring metaphors and symbols, as well as the story line. This 5 page paper argues that freedom from the social constraints of the conventions of gender role during the Victorian era are the first of the freedoms that Chopin addresses. The second is the freedom from the temporal world: death. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTchopin.wps

Literary Mastery in Chopin's 'The Awakening'
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A 5 page paper on this late nineteenth-century novel by Kate Chopin. The paper looks at the literary techniques Chopin used to develop her work, and concludes that the novel's construction and development is as innovative for the times as its shocking theme. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: KBchopn3.wps

Sexuality in Chopin's 'The Storm'
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A 5 page paper analyzing the astonishingly frank depiction of female sexuality in Kate Chopin's landmark short story. The paper looks intensively at the social backdrop against which Chopin wrote her story, and shows why this story remained unpublished until long after the author's death. No additional sources.
Filename: KBstorm.wps

Jewish Women in Religion
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The role of the woman in Judaism is explored in this 4 page essay that uses Judith R. Baskin's book Jewish Women In Historical Perspective. Baskin edits an anthology that delves into various time periods and places around the world. All essays focus on the role of women in the Jewish tradition. Baskin's book is the only source used.
Filename: Baskin.wps

Images Of Women In Religion
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A 10 page paper that analyzes the treatment of women in ancient Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism, in light of contemporary views of gender equity. It focuses on three criteria to measure each faith's levels of misogyny: limits of participation in religious practices, perceptions as temptresses, and importance of domestic roles. Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: Womenima.rtf

Role of Jewish Women in Shtetl Life Before 1917
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A 6 page research paper that examines the role of women in Judaism in Eastern Europe prior to 1917. The writer particularly concentrates on the work of Jewish author and historian, Yaffa Eliach, and her book, There Once Was a World, which describes life in the shtetl of Eishyshok, which was located in Lithuania. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 99shetel.wps