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Re: Louis B Mayer

San Mateo carpet cleaning — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:16:21 -0000

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Re: Women’s History Month is essential

SamP — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:55:15 -0000

While I fundamentally agree with the sentiment here; that sexuality equality is yet to be won and efforts must still be made to 'right the wrongs of the past', I can't help but feeling that events such as 'Women's History Month' actually bring a negative light on the whole issue of gender disparity.

The fact still stands that, due to the faults of the past, the arts, science, politics etc. are still male-dominated subject areas, and that we cannot drastically alter the past without doing some straw-clutching as we try to dig out all the female scientists that 'might have been' and made far more minor contributions to society than did male representatives of the past. Yes there are some important women in history, but those who have already been lost in the abyss of time cannot ever be recovered. To try and correct this balance by overcompensating today surely just makes everyone even more aware of the difference; the disparity between male and female contributions to history. Admittedly this is far from a new argument within the critique of gender and some would argue that it is possible to shed new light on the past, but I don't see how this can be pragmatic. The matter still stands that gender roles of the past were a far cry from the relative equality that still stands today.

So how better to solve the solution? Do we allow women to slowly creep into existence, under the radar? Or do we hail them as heroines of their area of study, with trumpets ablazing, over and above the equivalent men who are still making strides in their fields? Although society can create equality, and enforce it, it will still take some time for the balance to be created, in practice, across all levels of society. Although the majority of society surely squirms at the significant lack of female contributions to history, surely enough is being done already with dedicating a whole month to 'Women's History'? In short, I think we're getting there, it'll just take a bit more time, and forcing equality to happen will only slow the process down.

Re: Chris Hoy

montessori gold coast — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:06:44 -0000

But his exploits, along with the likes of Bradley Wiggins on the road and Sir Chris Hoy in the velodrome, have raised the profile of his sport. 'Every time I come back to the UK I see more and more people into cycling, more and more people who approach

Re: Chris Hoy

montessori gold coast — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:06:23 -0000

Chris Hoy to win two or more gold medals 11/4. Bet now Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington will have to live up to the intense expectations when she defends her titles at the London 2012 Games. Adlington became the first British swimmer to win

Re: Muhammed Ali Jinnah

Shyam Manu — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:29:20 -0000

I agree Jinnah is a great staesman, But would you agree that Jinnah created failed state of Pakistan?

He is a lawyer and considered father of Pakistan, but he failed to impose permanent democracy in Pakistan, unlike India.

Re: Can Avatar motivate the apathetic?

Mick Yates — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:21:54 -0000

I really liked this piece - and it seems well summed up with the quote "Your life has only two switches, to shine or not to shine. There is no “apathy” setting."

Keep pushing that button!