Essays on Motherhood

Betty Rollin, in his article has condemned motherhood terming it as less important especially in the modern society. He concludes her article claiming that if God was to speak to people in an audible voice, he would say ‘multiply and be fruitful’ (Rollin 377). This is contrary to the biblical scripture that encourages people to increase in numbers through giving birth. Rollin has looked at motherhood in a negative perspective that is not fitting especially to a woman. She has neglected many other positive attributes of motherhood and mainly concentrated on the negatives. The fact is that, despite the Continue reading...

The Lowell mills are famous in the history of the United States as they employed the maximum number of workers at higher wages. A majority of the women in the Lowell mills belonged to the rural countryside, which relied on farms for their earnings . Life was better for women who chose to work in the Lowell Mills than those who worked in the farms for several reasons. The Lowell mills offered higher wages to the employees when compared to several other jobs. In most of the cases, the families sent their daughters forcefully to work in the mills as Continue reading...

Redefining motherhood

Introduction
The economy and the cost of living change the perspective of parenting in general and mothering in particular. With a high demand for basic needs such as education, mothers are increasingly flooding the job market to earn a living and supply their children's needs. This action leads to high rates of single-parent families or inadequate interaction between the mother and her family. The traditional form of nuclear family consisting a working man as the sole bread-winner and the wife as a full-time home-maker is on the decline in most urban households (Garey, 1993). In order to match the Continue reading...

I am a mom. This is probably the best thing a woman can be. Motherhood is a miracle, unique for each woman. But why is being a mother so special when there are so many moms around?
When you are a mother, you are a creator. You shape and mould a new human being, a new soul, and the results depend solely on what you do. This makes you realize the tremendous responsibility that lies on your shoulders and helps you comprehend the meaning of life. And it is obvious that all your hard work is not in vain: Continue reading...

Thesis: Furthermore, because procreation by bondwomen can be regarded as both a means of perpetuating slavery and an act of love and self-sacrifice, the sexuality of enslaved women and their relationship to their offspring must be understood as a complex negotiation involving individual agency, resistance, and power (Li 14).
- This episode introduces what Jacobs continually describes as the fundamental evil of familial bonds; its flagrant destruction of familial bonds (Li 15).
- Slavery disrupts the relationship between parent and child not only by allowing each to be sold to different masters, but by positing a figure of authority Continue reading...

Introduction

An excerpt from the The Perfect Madness by Judith Warner, This Mess, talks about the oppressive nature of motherhood in America. The author talks about the deteriorating quality of life led by an adult mother in America. She is clear with her disdain for the America-approach to motherhood and throughout the excerpt she evidently denunciates the expectations of the American society from an adult woman who is also a mother. The c'estmoi, or “this mess”, pertains to the unfortunate fact that no matter how qualified or talents a woman is, as soon as she starts bearing children, the only Continue reading...

Attitudes and Expectations Relative to Motherhood in Early 20th-Century Canada

In the early 20th century, the Canadian people placed lot of expectation and emphasis on the roles that the women played in the society. The status of the people in society spelt less about the roles that they played, but the ultimate measure stood in the activities that went on (Rosenberg & Weinfeld, 1993). In most cases, the people expect a lot from the mothers, a situation that heightened in the early 20th century. The situation with the Canadian mothers has attracted the world’s attention. One of the earliest situations in Canada in the early 20th century was the Continue reading...

The ratification of the national constitution was the founders' political response to excessive democracy

The American Revolutionists have difficulties in unifying the United States which comprises of colonies which are newly independent. The constitution was approved in the convention in 1787 and the states will be responsible for the ratification. Ratification of the constitution is very important during that time since it could result to the division of the United States if it did not happen. However, debates have arises and separated the nation into two political parties which is the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists (Wood, 2003, p. 164). The Federalists are the ones that favored the centralized government that is provided in Continue reading...

Natural Harmony vs Gender

The issues of gender roles, femininity and sexuality became most controversial in the modern world. It may seem that feminist and queer theories are inventions of the information age, but the questions of female sexuality, femininity and gender roles imposed by society can be tracked to the ancient Greece and famous female philosopher Sappho, who was one of the very few to speak of the controversial matter of all times. In the present paper, the work of another famous feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman is discussed.
In her utopian novel “Herland” (1919), Gilman created a symbolic critical analysis of Continue reading...

This story is one of the stories published in Richard Selzer’s collection of stories known as Doctor Stories. The story begins with a graphic scene that takes the reader by surprise (or perhaps shock) and compels him or her to read further—a naked woman attempting to reach inside her body through an opening in her stomach. The doctor who catches her in the act is faced with the dilemma of dealing with a psychologically unwell patient, who is making a bizarre effort to relieve herself of the pain she is going through after surgery. In an effort Continue reading...

Summary of The Awakening and Other Stories

Summary
The Awakening stands as an enlightening story for women at the time it Kate Chopin wrote it. Women during the 19th century typically stayed within the confines of their socially constructed roles, limited to that of being a wife and mother. Yet, the protagonist of the book of Chopin, Edna Pontellier, bravely stood against said roles, imposing herself instead as an epitome of individualism. Throughout the story, Edna had to struggle in dealing with society, which typically defined her as just the wife of her husband Leonce and the mother of her son Raoul. Helpful in the gradual Continue reading...

Post-Partum Depression

For every women blessed with children, nothing is more fulfilling than giving birth to the child and filling them with love and hope. Emotions are high at best, especially with pregnant women as they can easily become depressed or frustrated, depending on their mood swings. While some mothers tend to become happy and elated upon the birth of their children, a few tend to become distressed and moody due to various factors and influences. Although it could be understood that these worries have some ground, especially for new mothers and even fathers, some parents may find themselves overcoming this Continue reading...

The way social norms change and how well people adjust to these changes has always been fascinating. Growing up as a child whose mother was working, I have always come faced with viewpoints that I felt lonely and abandoned, because, they said, I lacked maternal affection. I never understood why affection was measured by the hours a mother spends with her child, because I was raised with much love and nurture, even though I did not see my mother as much as other children that had their mothers at home. I felt resistant to the concept that staying at Continue reading...

Orientalism encompasses an academic discourse featuring a patronizing attitude by Westerners towards Asian and African societies. The West perceives Asian and African societies as undeveloped and static and in this way, creates a fallacious oriental culture by which Asians and Africans can be studied, shown and reproduced. On the other hand, in this fabrication by the Westerners, the West is taken to be developed, flexible, dynamic and superior. An etiological analysis of this term will suffice. Orientalism finds its origins in the word “Orient” which translates to the East, as seen by the West. Further, the term Orient has Continue reading...

Abstract

Affecting about 3-10% of all children, ADHD is among the most frequently occurring Mental Health Childhood Disorders. The methodology utilized in the study is systematic literature review. Research articles were searched from two online data bases that is, Medline and Ovid. The objectives of the review center around three aspects related to the mothers of children who have been diagnosed with ADHD. The review focuses on one describing the variety of stresses experienced by mothers after having their children diagnosed with ADHD. More importantly, it illuminates the policies and procedures available to support these mothers specifically in regard to social and financial support. Finally, it details and discusses evidence based coping strategies that have been found to be effective amongst these mothers.

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Surrogacy refers to an arrangement whereby a woman carries a pregnancy for another person, especially for individuals who cannot give birth. The rapid rise in outsourcing surrogacy has raised concern among people around the world. Some of the issues that develop from the practice include ethical concerns on women who offer themselves as surrogates, the women paying for surrogacy services, the agencies that contract such women, the government authorities, and the medical practitioners who build their practice around the practice. It is essential to identify the factors that contribute to the rise of surrogacy and outsourcing surrogacy, especially in Continue reading...

- If Adam Smith were faced with the problem of procuring donor organs, he might suggest that we would be better off relying on donors’ self-interest rather than their benevolence, and advocate a market solution to distributing this scarce resource. Karl Polanyi, however, might argue that society would be harmed by allowing the market to displace the gift relationships created by voluntary donation. Although both died before successful organ transplantation was possible, use what you have learned of their theories to state the position you think each would take on whether and why organ donations should be organized on Continue reading...

The family is a perennial topic in disaster films, where individuals struggle over moral and ethical decisions that continuously bother their conscience throughout the narrative. In the conventional collapse of modern society in disaster films, the family is oftentimes the only institution left that can withstand the chaos that ensues as a result of government failure. Where there is no community or social structure whatsoever to turn to, the main characters within the disaster narrative resort to forging their own relationships with the people they come into contact with, whether it is based on blood relations, an identical purpose, Continue reading...

Key concept and rationale

The gay liberation movement gained momentum in the 1970s and gave rise to many two men and two women relationship households. As a result, many such same gender couples have been opting for means to raise biological families, in a manner similar to heterosexual couples. The key concept of the article was to explore the preconception, pregnancy and new motherhood experiences of the non-biological mothers in the lesbian couple. There have been many studies depicting the need for becoming a biological parent among the lesbian mothers; however, very few studies have been conducted to understand the unique difficulties faced Continue reading...

Science today has made an enormous progress and brought marvellous changes to human life. With a lot of technical gifts to mankind science has proved to be a boon for the entire society. In this reign of technology not having a child no more appears to be a bane and can only be recorded in the pages of history. Science now allows a woman to carry a child for other couple in her womb and the technology that made it possible is known as surrogacy. The practice emerges as a hope to many of the couples and even for Continue reading...

Commercial adverts have formed a crucial component of the industry and trade sector. With the new cutthroat competitions for space in the market, the media had been awash with all forms of adverts that promote various products. The aim of commercial adverts is to promote a product in such a way that it appeals to the target audience and that they can connect their lives with the product (Berger, 7). The advert seeks to engage the audience with a feeling that the product is destined to make their lives a better, healthier, popular, enlightened, and more attractive with the Continue reading...

The largest Ebola epidemic of all times plagued the world in 2014. The outbreak started in Guinea in 2014 and then extended to other West African countries in 2014. The worst hit countries are Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Other countries including Nigeria, Senegal, United States of America and Spain have reported isolated Ebola cases. However, the three worst hit countries in West Africa bear the largest weight of the epidemic. Since the beginning of the outbreak, there has been 8,399 reported cases and 4,033 deaths related to Ebola. The world health organization and the center for Continue reading...

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Surrogacy has been a topic for debate from the time it was medically possible up to now in the modern times. Many institutions and groups had voiced out their opinions and the arguments went on and on. However, for us to clearly understand the case at hand, we must first see the topic of surrogacy from both sides and from the eyes of three different people.
In this paper, we examined three critics of surrogacy. First, we look at the article by Katherine B. Lieber (1992) entitled ‘Selling the Womb: Can the Feminist Continue reading...

Hoop Dreams: Job Discrimination

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When it comes to determining compensation an employee deserves, several factors would have to be taken into consideration. First of all, the need of the company for an employee to perform a particular job must be balanced with the cost factor, the realistic amount the company is able to afford. The skill requirement for the job must be considered, because if the job is a difficult one requiring a lot of education, experience, and so forth, it will be harder to find, attract, and keep employees who have these skills. If little training or education is required, Continue reading...

Introduction

Thesis Statement
The current research proposal is aiming to structure the main ideas of the research paper that will compare the culture that produced Venus de Willendfor and the one that Produced Barbie doll, focusing on explaining why such a comparison is necessary and why writing about it is necessary. The research paper will gravitate around the idea that Venus of Willendorf, as well as Barbie Dolls constitute popular culture representations of the feminine ideal of their time.

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Importance of writing about the topic
I consider important writing about this topic, as it elaborates on the feminine identity across Continue reading...

Introduction

Teenage pregnancy and childbirth is a burning issue in Australia. Statistical data showcase detrimental effects of being an adolescent mother, since young mothers appear to experience long-term psychological impairments, serious developmental crisis and physical problems (Bishop, 2007). The Australian teenage pregnancy rates are not as high as the American, yet, they are four times higher than Spain, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands (Bishop, 2007). Based on the United Nations Population Fund handout that was released in December 2012, 16 million adolescent girls give birth annually, which is approximately 11 percent of all worldwide births, and thousands of teenage girls Continue reading...

Psychology: Teenage Pregnancy and its Effects

Abstract
Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy under the age of 20 years. In healthy, well-nurtured teenage girls, menarche, the first menstrual period, normally takes place around the ages 12 or 13. A pregnancy can occur before menarche, but usually is possible after menarche. This article discusses occurrence of teenage pregnancy and its dependency upon a number of personal and social factors. This paper also discusses a research study by McLaughlin, Pearce, Manninen and Winges by the name “To Parent or Relinquish: Consequence for Adolescent Mothers” which makes an elaborate discussion on the subject of adolescent mothers and the comparison of Continue reading...

Derailing Mommy Track Using the

Kelso-Adler Theory of Economic Justice
Abstract
The Glass Ceiling was an analogy used to describe invisible barriers that exist in the career progression paths of women and minorities. This was further reinterpreted as a Mommy Track – an image which focused particularly on maternity and the nature of women’s societal and cultural roles. The paper uses the Kelso-Adler theory of economic justice to arrive at a series of guidelines which can be used to break the mommy track attitude and thus lead to a more harmonious workplace situation. In doing so, the arms of economic justice- participative and distributive Continue reading...

The career woman has for a long time been mistaken for that woman who prefers excelling in her profession or business, and forget about the roles associated to motherhood or being a wife. Some women choose to pursue their careers in lieu of being working mothers while some prefer to delay motherhood or being a wife in order to develop their careers. The story of my life contradicts this insinuation. My experiences have twisted the definition of a career woman to one who decided to enjoy motherhood before excelling on my career. From my experience, I would define the Continue reading...

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The overlapped and correlated existence of Feminism and Antifeminism dates back to the nineteenth century; here, industrialization began to shift the familial and gender roles, their dynamics and gave way both to the fight of women for their freedom and the struggle of society to keep the status quo untouched.
This duality lasted all the way through the 20th century until nowadays, keeping the same aims on both sides: feminists seeking equality of opportunities, sexual, marital and financial freedom; and antifeminists seeking the maintenance of a patriarchal family and society, where men had the active role and Continue reading...

Introduction

The Navajo are a group of people that originated from India and settled in the United States late into 19th Century (Campbell, 2001).This group of people is considered to be the largest group of Native Americans having settled in the Southwestern side of the United States of America and parts of Mexico. The primary mode of subsistence for the Navajo group of people is pastoralists who move around from time to time depending on the conditions of the areas they have settled with their animals. Among the Navajo, the symbol of motherhood is considered to be the strongest. Continue reading...

Every year in our country, women are faced with the loss of a child, during pregnancy, at birth, and shortly following delivery. Even in a country with extraordinary medical technology, there are countless newborn deaths for reasons that doctors cannot explain nor predict. These women are often overwhelmed with emotion, grief, and loss in the days, months, and years following the death of their child. “Making Memories: Trauma, Choice, and Consumer Culture in the Case of Pregnancy Loss," by Linda L. Layne, is a thought provoking article which uses first-hand accounts of the loss of a child and the Continue reading...

Virgin and child was one of the great works that were common in 1670s. This artistic work was as a product of one of the greatest Spanish artist called Murillo. These artistic works were very common in Seville where Murillo based his activities. Murillo was known for his artistic work that was related to religion. In addition, he did artistic work that involved women and children. Generally, Murillos’ work demonstrated the things that were happening at the period when he was alive. He drew and painted beautiful girls and beggars who were usually seen at the streets.
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How Mother’s Manage Their Family’s Economic and Social Well-Being

The role of the Canadian women in the family has evolved throughout the years. Women now are neither strictly just confined at home nor are families strictly consisting of a mother and father who are bound by marriage. With the many changes in the society and in the environment came changes in women’s role and in the perception of women.
The modern Canadian family has started to veer away from the traditional model where the husband is responsible for working to financially support the family while the wife stays at home to take care of the household chores, Continue reading...

Edna Pontellier, through her complex and layered portrayal in Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening, is one of the earliest female characters to be displayed in a sophisticated, nuanced light. Her continual struggle to overcome the often stifling pressures of motherhood and family, while still feeling associated with them, make up a significant portion of this novel. In this essay, the role that feminism and marriage plays in Edna’s journey throughout the novel will be explored. Edna’s search for independence, while admirable and brave considering the restrictions placed on her by 19th century society, is ultimately predicated Continue reading...

Literature

In order to understand the role of women in Victoria’s England, it would be of interest to study the role of women during the Roman Empire. Why this is important, is because, there is a lot of similarities in the way England was ruled in comparison to Rome. The Roman society was undoubtedly dominated by men, and this is evident by the names of great leaders such as Julius Caesar, and Augustus. The Roman Catholic Church too had a huge role to play in the social and cultural life of the people of Rome. Despite evidences drawn from Continue reading...

Anne Crowther’s Why Women should be Nurses and not Doctors compare the differences between female doctors and nurses with respect to a classic example of two of the most prominent figures in their respective fields: Florence Nightingale and Sophia Jex-Blake. The paper starts with the author describing how Nightingale, on return from the Crimean war and already a legend in her field, set up the Nightingale school for nurses. Even though the school was never considered a success, it was able to keep up a good reputation in accordance to the reputation she had made amongst the public. Continue reading...

Similar to most of the other radical voices within the Revolutionary Era, there was much support towards gender equality encountered both disapproval and shock. Revolutionary movements of the time remained the pace of male dominance and preference (Gundersen 98). On the other hand, the elusive understanding for proper relationships between women, men, and the entire world undertook a significant dimension in the period. For this reason, the republican thrust with respect to revolutionary politics needed self-disciplined and intelligent citizens towards forming the new republic’s core. The element came in handy in helping to shape new ideals for the Continue reading...

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Kate Campbell

On a chilly night at Mary Hospital, a new baby girl is born. Her mother, Kate Campbell, is wordlessly lying on her bed in the maternity ward as the midwives hold up the baby to her. Kate is happy for the safe delivery. While filling out the birth forms, a nurse asks Kate, “What is the baby’s name?” Immediately, another nurse asks, “By the way, where is the father?” Kate stares at the nurse for a second and then stares at the blank wall behind her, going into a pensive mood. She starts to shed silent Continue reading...

Lending Institutions, Health Care, & Human Capital

Lending Institutions, Health Care, & Human Capital

Introduction

Many developing countries are emerging through their governments’ efforts in sustaining their citizens’ wellbeing. Also, many of them are seeking the assistance of the international organizations so as to support their political, social, and economic development. Such action was one of the Philippines’, as an emerging country, way to provide those supports. The country used the assistance from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to improve their nation’s stability. This writing entails what the World Bank and IMF did to assist the country in their economy, politics, and their society’s Continue reading...