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    A commodity is a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold. The market treats it as equipment or nearly so with no regard to who produced it. The original producer does not make the “big” money from the good that has become a commodity demanded by consumers. A commodity’s supply and demand is part of one universal market like corn, or wheat. A stereo is something that would not be considered a commodity. Other things are important about a stereo not that it is just

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    The Storm is a story Written by Kate Chopin. The time at which the story was set is in the 19th century. The story was set in Louisiana and in real sense, Louisiana is a place that is best known for violent storms. The story is about is a confrontation of the theme of femininity and complexities of the married people in the storm. The storm is used throughout the story, and it only ends after the characters, Alcee and Calixta’s sexual encounter, which brings out the theme of femininity, and sexual

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    to the brief and the title of the book it ‘tells the story’ (Berkowitz 2012) of the sex throughout all the ages. From the table of contents the structure starts with the first sex laws in Circa 2100 BC then Ancient Greece and then up until the 19th Century meaning that the 4000 years were covered. The book does exactly as the title explains. In each chapter it describes the laws that each particular era towards homosexuality, beastality, prostitution, and the age of the consent. Whilst covering every

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    At the end of the Nineteenth century life was difficult for labouring classes due to the constant long hours of manual labour, the financial problems from the low pay, and the stresses of pandemics across the country. Working Children/Adults had difficult lives because their jobs were usually severely energy consuming and in extremely bad cases some developed deformities due to their ruthless occupations. Additionally, family life could be difficult due to the insufficient wages and therefore a possibly

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    and freedom of women in the 19th century are the main themes in Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” The movement for women’s rights succeeded in Norway shortly after this time period. However, during the 19th century, Norway experienced peace which led to a concentration on the arts and theatre. New makeup and sets were brought into the theatre. Plays like “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen epitomized the new age of theatre, realism, in the 19th century. During the 19th century, Norway had resolved wars

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    protagonist 's mind named Jane during the 19th century. The yellow wallpaper symbolizes the way women were perceived. The yellow wallpaper includes models, angles and curves so that they contradict each other. we could say that these angles represents the identity of women during the 19th century. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is about the control and attacks the role of women in society. What is expected of women of the 19th century is to have children, take care of the house

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    Emily Dickinson was a famous American poet whose work was published in the late 19th century. Her writing style was seen by many as unconventional due to her use of “dashes and syntactical fragments”(81), which was edited out by her original publishers. These fragmented statements and dashes were added to emphasize certain lines and subjects to accentuate the theme of her poems. Emily Dickinson wrote descriptive, moving poems on death, religion, and love. Her poems continue to create gripping discussions

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    Industrial Revolution

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    Industrialization of the 19th Century in America Matt Capone FIN 419 Professor Moore May 3, 2014 Over the course of time, the country of America has changed in many ways. Towards the end of the 19th century, a significant change took place in the fundamental structure of the economy. That change was industrialization. During this time period, the United States of America changed from a large, agricultural country, to an urban industrial society. The process of industrialization

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    Story of an Hour." In the story Chopin was brave enough to challenge the society in which she lived because in the first half of the 19th century, women were not allowed the freedoms men enjoyed in the judgments of the law, the church or the government. This famous short story showed the conflict between the social traditional requirements for women during the 19th century. Married women, could not make legal contracts, divorce a bad husband or win the right to care of their children. Kate’s stores

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    from the same viewpoint becomes deeply flawed. Instead we must view the industrial novels written in the mid 19th century as a variety of contradictory and competing answers to the Condition of England question, each writer reimagining the Industrial Revolution in light of their own experience within society. Societal constructs that were seemingly in place at the beginning of the 19th century were profoundly shifted by the growth of industry and therefore if one is to examine the impact of industrialisation

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