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    almost intimidating in itself. He first plants the idea of the Signalman not being all he seems, in the readers' minds when he says, as the Signalman looks down the Line, "There was something remarkable in his manner of doing so, though I could not have said, for my life, what. But I know it was remarkable enough to attract my notice" which suggests that he is not entirely normal. When the narrator asks about a path into the valley, he says the signalman "looked up at me without replying" here

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    Discriminations Although the position of a woman in society today has improved, there is still a great deal of sexual discrimination. Do you agree? Discrimination of a woman in society is still remarkable in spite of the fact that there are organizations against woman discrimination. This issue is common in different countries especially in the United States of America and in Sweden. How could we Identify discrimination of a woman? Is it by nature that a woman is differing than a man? Firstly, we consider

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    Dynasty Egypt for over twenty years. She was born the eldest daughter of King Tuthmosis the first and later on married her half brother Tuthmosis the second to become one of the most remarkable women in Egyptian history. Although she was a female she became the epitome of the male role, often seen as an ordinary woman and as a man, dressed in men’s clothing, carrying the male accessories even shown wearing the false beard of the pharaohs. If she had been born a man, her long reign of Egypt would be

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    Eve Marche's Iron Cross

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    her involvement in the La Dame Blanch network.  In her third novel, Kate Breslin dials up the danger and intrigue for a story I could not put down! Breslin's interplay between the greater European conflict (WWI), local resistance, and one woman's remarkable stand against evil is brilliant. She accomplishes the first by using Belgium as her primary setting then, through

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    Hidden Figures is a film based on a remarkable true story about three colored women in the 1960s. The movie follows the lives of Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Kathrine Johnson. These women used their intellect at NASA to contribute to the launch of the first American into space. Hidden Figures also represents the contribution of these women to society. They helped put a man in space, yet they didn’t receive the proper appreciation during their time. Hidden Figures helps give those women gratitude

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    As the 2016 presidential election approaches, two candidates stand out from the pack. They are ambitious. They are courageous. They are women. Hillary Clinton and Carly Fiorina both have legitimate chances at winning the 2016 presidential election and becoming the next President of the United States. Clinton, a former United States Secretary of State, and Fiorina, a world renowned business executive, are perfect examples of how far women in the United States have come since the beginning of the antebellum

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    May 28, 1997 is a day that I have thought about many times. At the time, I was unsure how I felt about the way I was treated; I realize now that I was facing discrimination. I was neglected, ignored and not given the same treatment as the woman in the next room. Sadly, the person who discriminated against me was my labor and delivery Nurse. My experience that evening should have been one of joy, excitement and celebration. Instead, I was treated like a dumb child, undeserving of happiness that

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    “A Room of One’s Own,” by Virginia Wolf, she creates a distinction between women portrayed in fiction and their experiences in reality. For example, in paragraph 7, she states, “… witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even of a very remarkable man who has a mother.” As if women, whom were represented in some of these fictions, showed that women were rarely mentioned as superiors. In women’s own fictional world, they were represented as queens and

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    unwarranted double standard. David Bodanis' “Passionate Minds: The Great Scientific Affair of the Enlightenment” continuously portrays how the actions of Emilie du Chatelet were not only uncommon for a female but also frowned upon. Emilie was an remarkable scientist, but because of the double standard placed on women she had to overcome many obstacles that her male counterparts did not have to face. Emilie was forced to face society's double standard early into her scientific career even from other

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    She won an election for a seat in the House of Representatives and became the first congresswoman of the United States of America. Jeannette ran as a Republican and beat out the next candidate by a mere 6,000 votes. The reason this is so remarkable is because Rankin, being a female, won the election during a time when the vast majority of women didn’t even have the right to vote. This proves further the amount of temerity and audaciousness that Rankin possessed. As a matter of fact, the odds

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