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    19th century New York have vital similarities and differences compared to modern New York. The vital similarity between 19th century New York and modern-day New York is the city is in via population. During the 19th century and modern-day New York, both of them are consist of diversity and rich culture. Even though New York was rural during the early 19th century, it grew into being diverse like modern-day New York. “The transformation of New York into a city unlike any other in the new republic

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    the late 19th and early 20th century was a byproduct of the development of nationalism, the expansion of industrialization, and shift toward Liberal values. In the 18th and 19th century, nationalism was a sensation that national leaders and governments utilized to unite its citizens under a single identity. The Industrial Revolution was a period of tremendous technological and commercial growth that required the expansion of its market to maintain its economic prosperity. In the 19th century, Liberalism

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    leading up to the time George Orwell wrote this book, including many events during the 19th century, are what caused him to predict such a grim future for the human race. Some of these events include the invention of the light bulb, the rifle and creation of photography, all of which have not only given governments, but also major corporations and institutions power over the masses. Though very primitive in its early

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    separately discusses three periods of American journalism: colonial period, the early 19 century, the late 19century and the early 20 century. In these three periods, objective was emerged in different form. Such as the business neutrality in colonial American journalism, the stenographic fairness phenomena in 19th century American journalism and occupational journalism culture in the late 19th century and early 20th century. These phenomenons are more or less belonging to objective practice. They can

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    the 19th century were treated and made as slaves. It was legal until the mid to late 19th century. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and both times it passed, mad slavery illegal. A book by Octavia E. Butler called “The Kindred” puts the perspective of how African Americans were treated in the 19th century. Dana an African American lady is married to a white man called Kevin. This was frowned upon in early 19th century. Saying that Dana has flashbacks to the 19th century many

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    The ideal American family was transformed in the 19th century in large part due to the great changes taking place in the American society. Many family groups fit this changing mold while some did not. In this essay I will show how this concept of the ideal American family changed. I will also try to explain which groups of Americans followed this concept and why. The end of the 18th century was a turbulent time in American history. The country had just won its independence from Great Britain

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    When assessing the various intricate denouements of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods of the British political history, one must stop and wonder about the performance of the Conservative party as one of the protagonists of the parliamentary struggles and changing social and demographic scenarios. By engaging in such exploration, it is almost impossible to avoid one of the most formidable questions which might consequentially arise – was the Conservative party a deliberate and conscious derivative

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    nineteenth and twentieth century has several contrasting principles. In the nineteenth century, the excuse of overconsumption was for industrial economic profit. Humans believed that over-using natural resource was acceptable due to the belief that natural resources were God’s gift to man, and God would replenish the natural goods. However, the overuse of natural goods results in smog, pollution, and water contamination which has various damaging health effects. In the 20th century, humans were more than

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    in the 19th century. She covered the history behind the women-led reformation of sexual pleasure and desire in women, and spoke about the anti-masturbation movement, which was surprisingly lead by women in the same era. I found these talks to be very interesting in that they covered a discrepancy between the wonder of sex, and the female reintroduction to knowledge about their body, and anti-masturbation, which was an ideology enforced by women of that time. An overarching theme in the 19th century

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    gangs have not always been about drugs and violence. In the early 19th century, gangs are not what people perceive them to be today. Gangs in the 19th century were volunteers with the fire department back in the Antebellum Period, which is the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812. As time went on and as the professional firemen forced the volunteers to break up, they started spreading apart. Then by the late 19th century, gangs started developing on the south side. This is

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