Great British Women

Women of today have got a lot to be thankful for. If you were born in the early 1900s you would be expected to be the heart of the family, stay home, cook, clean, be a great month and wife. Pleasing men and raising children was all women had to look forward too! Thank goodness things have changed. When WWII came, there became a shortage of men in the workforce, which gave women the chance to work real jobs. Some great British women along the way have women in their quest to becoming equal and have the same opportunities as men do.

Every woman in the country should be grateful for Frances Buss. She was a pioneer of female education and helped changed the way girls were taught in school. By the age of 14 she was teaching herself and often left in charge of the school. She became the first head mistress of Camden School for Girls. She campaigned to allow girls to sit examinations and enter universities. She also helped Josephine Butler with her campaigns against the white slave trade. In her life time Francees provided the kind of education that enabled her students to have academic careers. Other schools followed suit and thanks to Buss women of the modern world can go all the way with their education and chose a career rather than just become a mother and housekeeper.

The late Princess Diana is the most iconic faces of the past century. One of the most photographed and talked about women, she brought the Royal family into the 21 century and her legacy lives on through her children William and Harry. During her short life she used her popularity to campaign tirelessly on issues including AIDS, homelessness and landmines. She also supported a number of charities and was one of the first high profile celebrities to touch someone suffering with HIV.

Diana was refreshing compared to previous royals and always spoke honestly about her own personal struggles. Her 'girl power' shone through her troubled times and people could relate to her. Sadly the country went into morning when she was tragically killed in a car accident in Paris on 31st August 1997. What she meant to women and men for that matter can be seen in the media footage of that time.

Queen Elizabeth II has spent pretty much her whole life being dedicated to her role of Queen. She really is an inspiration and someone British women should be very proud of. She first came to the throne on June 2, 1953 after news that her father King George VI had died. She is the first British monarch to have celebrated a Diamond Wedding Anniversary but also the first to see three of her children divorce. Her grandson Prince William or now known as the Duke of Cambridge says his grandmother the Queen is his biggest role model. William is in direct line to the throne and should one day become king.

Jane Austin is the undisputed queen of English literature. She lived a relatively short life from 1775 to 1817 and didn't really get the credit that was due until after her death. During her short life she wrote romantic fiction which all went to become adaptations. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Mansfield Park are what she is most famous for. All of her books gave an insight into the lives of the middle and upper classes in early 19th century women. She gave remarkable social observations which can still be seen in society today. 200 years on her observations are still relevant and novels more popular than ever. There are many fan websites and tours which you can go on honouring this remarkable author.

There are many more great British women who have played a special part in the evolution of women in Britain today. Perhaps you reading this are one in the making. I just hope that one day all women from all cultures and religions will eventually cut the ties from men and be free.

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Corruption Is a Great Curse

Corruption is a great social evil. It indicates the activities which are quite opposite the values and norms of an organization or of the society. In the context of Bangladesh it becomes a big problem. For this problem our country is now troubled to such an extent that the existence of the country is under threat.

Corruption means illegal and immoral activities. And such types of immoral activities are prevailing in every sector of our country. Morality has gone from the society. There is no justice. Good work has become unfair means and unfair means has become good work. Corruption is common everywhere.

According to the 2011 corruption perceptions index the level of corruption in the Asia-Pacific region's public sector is very alarming. This index covers 183 states where countries were given score on a scale from 0-highly corrupt to 10-very clean. Maximum countries of this region score lower than five which denotes a serious corruption problem.

From these countries, a quite number appear at the bottom of the ranks. But few countries like New Zealand, Singapore and Australia secure places in the top ten and other sixteen countries score below three. Our country, Bangladesh is also included in this low scoring countries having score 2.7. This poor score of our country signifies clear risk of corruption here. For this reason, unequal distribution of wealth will be occurred.

Due to corruption economic growth of a country is hindered. It can say without any confusion that most of our political leaders are involved with corruption. Recently our railway minister has resigned for a big corruption in his own department. Not only our minister but also other officials like GM, APS and Commandant from railway department are also associated with it. And they are also suspended from their post.

So corruption is a world-wide problem. No country can rightly boast that she is absolutely free from the problem of corruption. In fact, corruption is a common phenomenon in almost all countries of the world both developed and developing. In some countries like Bangladesh, it is so gigantic in stature and so vast in proportion that it may throttle them to death if proper and accurate steps are not taken to stop corruption immediately. This is why the governments all the world over are engaging their serious attention to see its end. Many ways are being devised to root it out. But will a time to come when there will no corruption on the face of the earth?

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