Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly an hundred thousand pounds from his father, who had intended to purchase an estate, but did not live to it. ... They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass you life." ... Since money is so important, Wickham tries to elope with Georgiana Darcy only because of her fortune of 10,000 since the property of a woman automatically becomes the property of the husband in the marriage. ... A blunt rest...

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• Grade Level: High School

During the Zhou dynasty (1100-770 BC) women were stripped of their right to own personal property. ... Women could not claim family property. The property went to the older brother of the wife or her oldest son. ...

• Word Count: 2634
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• Grade Level: High School

Life in Traditional India Imagine a place where a caste system rules the life of its people, where no matter how hard one works the caste one is in decides their life and where cow dung is considered a magical healer. That place is India. Within a country so far from the modern world, people live strictly by religion and tradition, by following their castes. It is that, that keeps them strong and has helped them survived for hundreds of years. Originally, there were four castes. ...

• Word Count: 3553
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• Grade Level: High School

Moreover, Dowry a tradition that undermines women, leaving them as the inferior element within a marriage, 'refers to the durable goods, cash, and real or movable property that the bride's family gives to the bridegroom, his parents, or his relatives as a condition of the marriage'.5 This injustice is in particular worth noting, due to the wider burden it has on the entire family. ... 'On September 4, 1987 in the northern village of Deorala, Roop Kanwar learned that her husband had passed away. ...

• Word Count: 2806
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

WB does this when she delivers the governance of her property to Jankyn. Chaucer illustrates the laws of the time obstructed women from gaining sovereignty by withholding property from them, consequently making them dependent on males. ...

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When a woman married, her wealth passed to her husband. ... For example, upon her return from the beach, Leonce berates her for staying out in the sun to long and looks at her "as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage" (Chopin 266). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Linden Hills", by Gloria Naylor successfully creates a chilling argument against oppressive patriarchal societies and families. She vividly exposes the implications of what can happen to a society when cultural traits, morality and close family and neighborhood ties take a backseat to the attainmen...

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Preface Marriage and families founded through marriage constitute the basic cells of the society. It involves a multi-layer relationship between neighbors and other elements in the community, and it is so regarded by the Chinese as the top issue of the morality of human kind. Wedding ceremony is the ritual conducted when the couple decides to establish a marital relationship and through which they can win over the approval, recognition and protection of the community. The procedure of the wedding ceremony actually reflects the various social and cultural notions. The wedding customs in anci...

• Word Count: 9974
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: High School