1.) Female Modesty is defined as a woman's respect for a "power within" that makes it virtually impossible for men to comingle with women, treating them as sex objects. This Power replaces having to wear elaborate jewelry or seductive clothing. It is something in side that men find, only when they have shown to the woman that they are worthy of being revealed of her true self. According to Shalit, female modesty is very powerful and has the ability of greatly influencing our society when she gives the example of the temperance movement slogan, "Lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine." Modesty gave women the choice of giving in to her sexuality or not- therefore making men dutiful and willing to change their ways to become worthy enough to women. Male honor is the response to this idea of female modesty. It is a respect for female modesty. It is knowing that he can so something, but he shouldn't. A man who shows this quality understands that the point of intimacy is to......
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