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    Jehanzeb Siddiqui English September 4th 2014 Victorian England Essay Part 1: Victorianism defined Victorianism is an era which is difficult to understand as it is spread over several periods giving rise to many events. On one hand it is considered as an era of power and paradox while on the other hand this era also describes Victorians as confident, socially responsible people having a vision of the world beyond. The problem of describing Victorianism has also been well addressed by M.H. Abrams in

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    General Introduction The Victorian society is viewed as the most conservative because of its dependence on morals and values. Women suffer from the oppression and the inequality between genders and classes in such cruel society, this last did not give them any right, they cannot work, vote or even inherit, even their freedom is limited for remaining constantly pure and innocent and preserve them from being fallen. The prostitution or better known in the Victorian society as “The great social evil”

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    In the Victorian Era Britain was the world’s most powerful nation. Britain was involved in at least five major wars. The drama A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley was during the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era was the period of Queen Victorian Era until her death on January 22, 1901. Education in the Victorian Era wasn’t all that good. They didn’t really teach them a lot like they did now. First, the Victorian Era started in 1837 until 1901.The Victorian Era started and was named after Queen

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    As addressed before, if Lucy is the perfect Victorian women, what does feminism have to do with her? Stoker uses Lucy to metaphorically demonstrate awareness as to what can happen to the perfect Victorian woman who gives into feminist sexuality. Another thing to note, that has been discussed, is that sexual desire was not permitted during this time period which is why vampires are associated with something seen as evil. Lucy metaphorically represents the social shift of what the modern women can

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    Health and Medicine in the Victorian Age The Victorian era was the regime faced with a lot of challenges in the health sector and enormous counter development to solve the health disasters. This happened during Queen Victoria’s time (1837-1901). During the era, England is said to have made progress in development including the health and medicine areas. The paper will project the challenges in health experienced and the solutions to them arrived at by different scholars of their time. In the 17th

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    watching a movie; pastimes that surpass class and gender. Up until the Victorian Era of England, leisure pursuits were only enjoyed by the wealthy. After the rise of the Industrial Revolution, however, the middle class grew and relaxing activities became numerous as free time was no longer only reserved for the rich. New forms of entertainment were enjoyed both by the working and elite as well as men and women of the Victorian Era to fill leisure time; a way of life that has continued through modern

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    lives in this time period comes easy. Though we may carry certain struggles, they don’t compare to the daily troubles of lower class throughout the Victorian Era. Of course, there were countless successful people during this time, poverty became a huge predicament for the common family. Shortage issues influenced adults as well as the children. All ages got the enjoyment of life stolen from them in this rigid era. Lack of help would only ruin these people as well as the time period as a whole. Poverty

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    The Importance doesn’t Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a satire, comedy play of the Victorian Age. The Importance of Being Earnest follows two main characters, Earnest and Algernon, who live double lives. During his play Wilde makes fun of some of the standards and the way of life during that time. One of the common traits of the time was deception. Wilde’s play has a common occurrence of deception through the play’s plot line, trivial lies, and a character’s point of view on deception. Wilde’s

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    The Industrial Revolution in Victorian England was a period of time in history when new inventions and technology changed the way people lived and worked. It impacted how they communicated, the way products were manufactured, and created new forms of cheaper and faster transportation. Innovations resulted in changes that were previously unheard of. The invention of the steam engine revolutionized the way people and things were transported. Manufacturers were able to ship their goods more quickly

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    Diseases and Treatments in the Victorian Era By: Will Kraemer September 28, 2011 Outline I- Introduction: the thoughts and ideas about diseases. II- Body: living conditions/ why they got sick 1. How the filth and grime led to diseases 2. Home-remedies 3. Death III- Body: Diseases 1. Cholera 2. Tuberculosis 3. Typhus IV- Body: Treatments and medical discoveries 1. Why they started caring about sanitation and hygiene 2. How they cured it before

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