Holiday spells the end of me- HOMEWORK, HOMEWORK, HOMEWORK. Tonnes of it. However, I did read an article in the NST not-so long ago that the ministry wants to change the education system so that they can focus on a child's forte, instead of just being exam-oriented. It'd definitely be a relief for most of us, but being a downright cynic and sceptic, I have great doubts as to how our locals can cope with the ever 'turbulently' changing administration in the country. To me, school itself can be quite a headspin already!
This is an old issue, I know. What has brought my attention to the topic of women rights was when I watched one of the episodes of Commander In Chief on Hallmark. In that series, the president of the United States was supposedly a woman. Interesting, and she plans to take the stand for women rights to the next level despite the controversies arousing her brave statement. The debate was whether or not it was relevant to debate on an old issue, in respect of the state of today's society. Women of today have a better status than they did way back in the days of history old. Women emancipation has been heatedly debated especially in the West throughout the time, and perhaps, the most memorable one was of the Suffragettes, fighting for the right of women to vote. Some places in Africa, in history, do not even recognize rape of women, as a crime, however, all of that has changed, thankfully. The question now is, are women actually 'emancipated' as we are all made to belief? well,...
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