... equally divided in the case of divorce. Nonetheless, their husbands effectively controlled land allotted to women. Patriarchal familial relationships in the Confucian tradition seemed to remain intact. The Marriage Law of 1950 legalized marriage, denounced patriarchal authority in the household and granted both sexes equal rights to file for divorce. The second and most prominent element of the strategy ... until the child reaches fourteen years of age; and additional private plots from the commune. Single children are entitled to free education, health services, and priority in admissio...

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On 1st October 1949, China became the People's Republic. It was the beginning of a revolution in Chinese society, government, law and economy. Over the last fifty years, China had been through a lot of changes. China started off being run by Warlords who were overthrown by ... . The first, in 1949, was women's rights were to be equal to men. They were to have exactly the same privileges. The second, was the Marriage Law in 1950. Arranged marriages and the marriages of children were all bought to an end. The minimum age for marriage was fixed at eighteen for women, and twenty ... for men. Men ...

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... Xu introduced his Hundred Days of Reform in 1898. The new laws would modernize the civil service exams and prevent peasants from being cheated. A new law also encouraged new industries. These reforms affected everyone including schools, the bureaucracy, and the military. Conservatives fought against these laws and Guang Xu was sent to jail. Antiforeign feelings erupted during the Boxer Uprising in 1899 ... business classes; they attacked any sort of crime and corruption. Women in China never had any right whatsoever. However, under the new constitution of China women won equality under ...

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... City Board of Education, and the United Auto Workers followed Hollywood's example and fired employees for being Communists. In fact very few companies didn't fire people (Reeves, 99). Even the schools went along with the dismissal procedures outlined by McCarthy, HUAC, and the FBI. Anyone who did not fit their standards was fired (Reeves, 99). Quite a few people ended up falling ... , 139). Although McCarthy's attack on freedom was defeated the possibility of future attacks could not be ignored (Sawtelle, 2). One of McCarthy's victims was quoted saying that "to write freedom into a law i...

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... equal, but some are more equal than others" illustrates the corruption of people. In Orwell's fable some pigs want to enjoy more privileges than others, so they just change the law to fit it their requirements. The original idea was to do away with discrimination, with class-distinctions and to treat people equally. Some time ago it was suggested that everyone ... identically devoted to studies, or hardworking. Working for equality means to end discrimination at different levels. In education it means all children must have the same opportunities to attend proper schools. The state must...

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