Although Egyptian rulers were generally male, females are important too, and there were several occasions where a female was the ruler of Egypt. Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra were all seen as great female pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. The fifteenth century B.C. would be a year that changed the world of Ancient Egypt. This marked the year of the birth of a not yet known powerful female pharaoh.
Nero’s power and strength derived from his mother, Agrippina the Younger. At the beginning of his rule Agrippina acted as a regent, taking control of many aspects of the empire. She manipulated Nero so much that she in essence ran the empire from behind the scenes. Her constant predilection for manipulation eventually causing her son’s rebellion and possible madness as he began to despise her, giving way to her fall of power and ultimately her death. In the words of Tacitus, “she could give her son the empire, but not endure him as emperor”.
Source 15 backs up this point; it’s message is that the media has shown the royal families true colours, albeit very bland colours. It tells us that the media revealed that the hype over the monarchy was somewhat exaggerated and they weren’t really worth peoples excitement. We can also see this in the TV show “It’s A Royal Knockout” which was a great embarrassment to the monarchy. Source 16 both agrees and disagrees with this point. It tells us that the nation was very distraught after the death of Princess Diana, who was intensely followed by the media.
Agrippina the Younger Agrippina was one of the most influential women of her time. She had achieved powers and honours, previously unachievable by Roman women. Even Livia, wife of the great Augustus Caesar, did not hold the range of powers bestowed on Agrippina herself. The reason behind her power is her use of her incredible linage to impose herself upon the political scene. Part of the reason behind Agrippina’s power was her close proximity to some of the most powerful men in the ancient world, she was the great-granddaughter of the great Augustus: who also had achieved a deified status, daughter of Germanicus: said to be the reincarnation of Apollo himself, sister of an emperor (Caligula), wife of an emperor (Claudius), and mother of an emperor (Nero).
Benazir Bhutto and her influence: I chose Benazir Bhutto because I think that she was quite an influential person. Of course there are many people that can be given “credit” for being influential but she had influence and achievements that went beyond the frontiers of her country. She was the daughter of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Bhutto was the first woman ever elected as the prime minister of a Muslim state. She was Pakistan’s first and to date the only female to have occupied that position.
Beauty All Around the World The word “beauty” is one of the most controversial words used in languages around the world, well not the word itself but its meaning. The true definition of beauty from the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “the qualities in a person or a thing that give pleasure to the senses or the mind,” this is proven to be true however different cultures have different views of beauty. This has been argued with for centuries and across many countries. Many people have come to the conclusion that, "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,” although this saying is truthful, the definition of beauty is more specifically influenced by history, cultural norms, and universal standards. Each classification has contributed to the overall definition of beauty.
Beauty All Around the World The word “beauty” is one of the most controversial words used in languages around the world, well not the word itself but its meaning. The true definition of beauty from the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “the qualities in a person or a thing that give pleasure to the senses or the mind,” this is proven to be true however different cultures have different views of beauty. This has been argued with for centuries and across many countries. Many people have come to the conclusion that, "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,” although this saying is truthful, the definition of beauty is more specifically influenced by history, cultural norms, and universal standards. Each classification has contributed to the overall definition of beauty.
World politics today have an unequal division that delegates who may or may not obtain the power. Certain labels such as masculinity and femininity associated with gender and sex tend to make one sex weaker than the other. Going form the begging of human history the word 'power' was always associated with great male figures, however, the history had seen a lot of exceptions when women showed themselves as a great rulers. Some of them are remembered for their strength, courage, or honor, or even for their treachery. If one character could stand out in Egyptian history, none other would be so worthy as Cleopatra would, the Queen of Nile, as well as Elizabeth Petrovna the third empress of Russia if taking a look at the Russian history.
This would suggest that women had a great deal of power within Lawrence’s stories, and prove they are not completely male dominated. The story I am going to analyse is Lawrence’s ‘England, My England’. ‘England, My England’ is interesting when addressing my title as the man ’Evelyn’ in the story is immediately portrayed as a lazy character that is not aware and does not care a great deal about his surroundings. The woman in the story ‘Winifred’ appears to be the more dominant and masculine one on the relationship. This is unusual in Lawrence’s stories.
How Hamida’s prostitution and her consequential fall are presented as a critique of patriarchy in Mahfouz’s Midaq Alley. Patriarchy has been around in the Arab society for years. In Najuib Mahfouz’s Midaq Alley, Hamida, a beautiful young ambitious woman, seeks to extricate herself from a patriarchal oppressive society. The dominant attitudes of the male characters in the novel stand as obstacles to the females throughout the story. However, a few characters do not accede to such acts and consequently accost them; Hamida is one of them.