... encompassing prejudice in opposition to women in our culture. Sexism has as a result come to mean behaviors, attitudes, and institutions based on the supposition of male dominance and superiority. Though the term "sexism" dates from the mid-1960s and came into common use after the rise of women's liberation movements in ... most common method of keeping domination over women is by social interaction in the way that they are constantly being reminded of their inferiority towards their male counterparts. Through this continuous reminder, they eventually learn to internalize society's defi...

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... waves. They are used in medical scanning medical imaging'. The process works the same way as echo sounding. Ultrasound penetrates the human body well, but some of the original wave is reflected off tissues, bones etc. The returned waves are used to build a picture of inside the ... body, for example in scans to check on babies while there are still in the mothers' womb pre-natal scan'. The body absorbs some energy, but it is a lot less damaging than other penetrating waves - for example, ... X-rays. The ultrasonic waves can also be used for a variety of medical uses, such as to study a...

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... with snow at elevation over 12,000 feet. There are about 90 species in the U.S. They have a flat, narrow body. Scorpions have mouth (chelicerae), a pair of pedipalps, and four pairs of legs. The pedipalps are used for capture and defense. Their body is divided into two main regions. They are called a cephalothorax and an abdomen. The scorpions" bodes are covered with sensory ... vibrations. Sensitive hair called trichobothia that feel air vibrations, and tips of the legs have small organs that feel vibration on the ground. Scorpions have a meeting ritual. In such ritual male is trying t...

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... distinction for us in this world. It is only after their name is added to ours that we can make a footing in society. This notion even becomes more important in male dominated societies like India, Pakistan and China etc. the father's name also acts as a shield for girls in particular who are given no respect otherwise in such societies. Furthermore, what ... flying kites with me or playing cricket. It is my father whom I can count on for such activities. If I have a fight with someone I know my father with his strong muscular body can come to my rescue. Inaddition to this The command o...

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... to pay a large sum of money to the husband. Brides that cannot meet the husband's expectations are sometimes harrased or even killed by the husband or his mother. b) Desire for a male baby Many women are forced to have an abortion if they carry a baby girl. Sometimes baby infants are murdered by the parents. To have a baby girl is considered a punishment for ... is a national Human Rights Commission for women that handles all human rights violations against women. There is National Council for Women that advocate policies for women. There is a very large body of educated women in profes...

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... focused to the high caste Hindu woman. In this she discussed about discriminatory aspects of Hinduism, child marriage, widow's status and lack of education for women. She desired to create a body of Indian women who could teach/educate higher caste Indian women to achieve their self reliance. She wanted to build homes for young widows where they could get education and ... to work on their improvement. But she failed to change the mindset of a society. She did not attack the root cause of the problem, which was the religion, castism, and male gender supremacy in Indian society. Also her...

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