Essays Tagged: "subordinate"

Machiavelli's The Prince,

his argument.Machiavelli prefaces his thesis with commentary thatattempts to place the reader in a subordinate state-of-mind.He confesses to the reader that he fears soundingpresumptuous for writing ...

(2 pages) 148 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A conflict between male authority and female resistance.

ocking. The lottery enforces an unfair distinction in class status between men and women. Women are subordinate in the social power structure of the village, as shown when Mrs. Hutchinson's family is ...

(3 pages) 148 1 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Aphrodite

Mythology is the handmaid of literature...". That means thatmythology is necessarily subservient or subordinate to literature. I personally think thatis not true. Let me introduce myself. My name is A ...

(3 pages) 75 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

The portrayal of women in novels written hundreds of years ago. Speaks of "The Medea" and King Arthur

ls through their characters' actions and words. However, each author used different arrangements to subordinate the female character.According to written documentation, Euripides' attitude towards wom ...

(6 pages) 89 1 3.2 May/1991

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The portrayal of women in novels written hundreds of years ago. Speaks of "The Medea" and King Arthur

ls through their characters' actions and words. However, each author used different arrangements to subordinate the female character.According to written documentation, Euripides' attitude towards wom ...

(6 pages) 39 0 3.0 May/1991

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Edna's Character in " The Awakening", a novel by Kate Chopin

The society of Grand Isle places many expectations on its women to belong to men and be subordinate to their children. Edna Pontellier's society, therefore, abounds with 'mother-women,' wh ...

(3 pages) 186 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Aaron Burr, father of the political machine

ur fathers was not only to provide the machinery of government, -- a national union with all of its subordinate and coordinate parts, -- but they must also organize and direct the motor force which wo ...

(52 pages) 201 0 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Role of Women in the Odyssey.

In the Odyssey, we learn that women were placed on pedestal as beautiful creatures, but were often subordinate to men, had little input and involvement in government. The three types of women illustr ...

(3 pages) 135 1 3.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

The impact of religion on 19th century British woman.

heir importance. In Europe it was mainly Christianity and Judaism that changed woman's status to be subordinate to man. Historians have discovered that before the birth of Christianity, Judaism and Is ...

(10 pages) 91 0 3.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The Role of Chinese Women : The Good Earth by Pearl Buck

al. In this male dominated society, sons were preferred to daughters, and women were expected to be subordinate to their fathers, husbands, and sons. Because marriages were arranged, young women and m ... e woman who left her family and community and went to live with her husband's family, where she was subordinate to her mother-in-law. In some cases, female infants were subjected to a high rate of inf ...

(5 pages) 132 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Animal Rights Opinion Paper: Bio-ethics

Animals are legally considered subordinate to humans. They are physically and mentally inferior but they are still living creatures ...

(1 pages) 59 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

"The Revolt of Mother" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

the one society wants her to be, and knowing how to handle the resentment from years of living as a subordinate wife to her husband. Throughout the story Freeman uses vivid language to show readers ho ... an does something, which seems imprecise with the nineteen century. She portrays Mrs. Penn as the insubordinate male figure who is getting ready to tell his wife off. Mrs. Penn asked her husband why h ...

(5 pages) 181 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Womens relationships with their governing electorates.

fact play the greatest role of all? Isn't it (to some degree) the state that governs and herds its subordinate society's practices via the implementation of laws as well as encouraging active partici ... of mindset must an electorate body encompass to allow for such degradation to be projected unto its subordinates?Within a world hell-bent on the exploitation and extinguishment of apparent terrorism, ...

(14 pages) 77 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Inequality as a Female Slave.

legal measures and laws set up, but also slaveholders established their own methods to keep slaves subordinate to the white community. Female slaves were often the targets of slave owner's plan for e ...

(5 pages) 127 0 4.1 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and Its Social Order and Male Superiority Issue.

ierarchy is preserved as the protagonist, Mrs. Hutchinson, who unconsciously violates her role as a subordinate being, wins the lottery and is subsequently stoned to death. It is apparent in Jackson's ...

(5 pages) 183 1 4.3 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Henrik Ibsen's play, 'A Doll's House.'

ttle lark', 'little squirrel', 'featherhead', and 'songbird'. He also speaks to her as a much loved subordinate. Initially, these remarks appear to be appreciated by Nora, but by the play's finale, sh ...

(1 pages) 80 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Working with people and teams, leadership styles.

ision-making authority. Although there are many reasons for this belief, the leader may assume that subordinates employees are incompetent, disinterested or lazy. The superior-subordinate relationship ... sinterested or lazy. The superior-subordinate relationship is the same, the leader gives orders and subordinates are expected to follow them. Assuming that the leader is competent, the advantage of th ...

(25 pages) 2303 1 3.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

What evidence is there to show women in the legal profession suffer from discrimination?

ew barristers and more than half of new solicitors are female, yet evidence shows they will achieve subordinate careers to the men they qualify with. An independent study in 1992 called 'Without preju ...

(5 pages) 71 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Sexism in Language.

the way we speak, whether it is a conscious realization or not, places women in a position that is subordinate to men. There main points are brought up in this film. These are: words people use that ...

(3 pages) 58 1 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Dating in the workplace: Do employers have the right to regulate the social activities of their employees?

patch things up". The employer can be found liable for sexual harassment. When a supervisor dates a subordinate, it is very difficult to prove that the relationship was consensual because of the diffe ... y lawsuit for the employer if the relationship goes awry. This is especially true in the supervisor-subordinate dating relationship.The final and most effective solution is to adopt a policy that requ ...

(5 pages) 238 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers