Christina Hoff Sommers criticizes difference feminists for portraying women as victims. Discuss her statements. Do they have any merit? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer will vary.

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requirement for research, is that a. research subjects must give free, informed consent to participate in the study, and must not be exploited. b. research subjects must not be exposed to any risk other than those that are absolutely unavoidable in the study. c. all research subjects must receive the absolutely best medical care available. d. all research projects must be reviewed and approved by an impartial review board. e. human subject medical research must be undertaken only for the most serious and important reasons (and not for the sake of mere curiosity, nor in the interests of profits).

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Following Aristotle, the leading medieval Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas described female nature as essentially __________

a. defective b. empty c. equal to male nature d. maternal e. superior to male nature

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Locke held that which of the following constituted a person's consent to a social contract?

A. Tacit consent only B. Explicit consent only C. Coerced consent D. Either tacit or explicit consent E. Any of the above

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This gospel tends distinctly toward the idea that, in Placher's words, "Christ had already come in glory. His life had been a triumph, and the new age has already begun in Jesus's preaching and the faith it has generated." (A hint that might help some: It's the gospel in which Jesus is quoted as saying, "I am [present tense] the resurrection and the life."

A) Matthew B) Mark C) Luke D) John

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