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    97% of the climate change was due to human activity alone. Global warming has change over the years most scientist don’t believe that it can just be human activity , scientist research suggest that the earth is warmer today than when it was in the 1800s. Although their technical meanings differ (i.e., global warming refers to increases in average global surface-level temperatures; in contrast, climate change encompasses myriad altered climatic patterns resulting from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions;

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    In the early 1800’s, the US worked out issues, such as slavery, with compromises. The names of these compromises were, but not limited to, The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and Kansas Nebraska act. These were meant to appease the states without leading to secession. Later on, around 1860, the US compromises weren’t working well, and this lead to the secession. This was because the states wanted decisions and instant ends to issues such as slavery. In 1820 a major effect took place

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    In the 1800’s Imperialism, an action by a strong nation to take control of another country, became prominent in Europe towards Africa. The driving forces of Imperialism in Africa were competition for land, economics, and the need for power. The “Partition of Africa, 1884-85” map demonstrates the competition related to the colonization of European colonies in Africa. There were a total of 7 European countries that imperialized Africa, but the main countries were France and Britain. The only non-colonized

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    Women During The 1800's

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    treated like they were less than a male. While a great amount of women hid and did what they were told, some women fought for their rights and took a stand. For some women, this included getting a medical degree, or doing public speaking. During the 1800’s, there were multiple women that fought for women's rights by sticking up for themselves and not letting people down grade them for being female. One women that beat the odds, and did what no woman has done before was Elizabeth Blackwell.  “She was

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    Eric Humphrey During the progressive era one major problem that was fixed were the working conditions. The working conditions in the 1800’s were very poor. For example one aspect that was an issue for the people was the pay. The pay was very low. The low pay caused about 40 percent of working-class families to live in poverty. Another issue was that working conditions were extremely dangerous , for example because of the lack of safety laws, the triangle shirtwaist factory and many other

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    parent and a child, were the parent will take a stance over their naive and incapable child because they know what is best for them. This practice of paternalism has been used throughout much of the United States’ Indian policy, dating back to the 1800s. It continued well into the 20th century with the issue of the Native Americans and their poor living conditions within the reservations. During the 1950s, the government strongly encouraged members of the Native American

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    freed. Wether it was making groups or running out of the owners property the slaves did everything in hopes for freedom. (“Freedom For All” 1) Eventually the white people in America began to realize that slavery was cruel and oppressive. The early 1800’s was when the first anti-slavery protests began.(“Freedom For All” 1) Throughout

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    Unit two task one final To begin with imagination was a big part of romanticism in the 1800’s to the 1860’s. The romantics wanted to rise above the dull realities to a realm of higher truth (Arpin 142) . The reason it is relevant to each other is having this “imagination” would help the romantics rise above the said “dull realities”. In the text he says “the supernatural realm and the inner world of imagination (Arpin 143). Another thing the author says is “poetry is the highest form of imagination”

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    The history of innovation has always been geared towards and initiated by men. Some would say that because women had no rights in the 1800’s, how could a woman could become an inventor? The patent gender gap was obvious because women had no formal rights. Mary Dixon Kies defied the odds of women’s rights and created a process for weaving straw with silk or thread in 1809. The histories of patents then begin to slight rise. After Mary’s invention, there were 20 patents issued to women by 1840. It

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    Pre-Modern Family 1800s

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    The discussion of how society has shaped or altered the daily life of families across the globe has been going on for centuries. Some studies blame advancing technology, the industrializing of American society, differing forms of economic systems, or shifting from a religious to a more secular modern society for the loss of a strong emotional bond between family members--but whatever the explanation, the western world family unit is no longer the heartwarming entity of yesteryears. Analytically studying

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