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    The ideology of the Amateur Ethos in late 19th century England was considered among scholars as games for games sake, personal satisfaction and not for material gain (Baker 2004). This concept was the catalyst for segregating the amateur player from the professional tradesman, as a result of the fear of unfair competition ultimately brought about by men who made a career out of their game (Allison 1980). This is quite different to today’s amateurism concept where the significance of intrinsic motivation

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    has advanced all the way from a simple lead ball and musket to our modern-day weapons that can fire millions of rounds a minute. In this essay, I will be talking about the purposes of firearms, the principles behind firearms and bullets, and a 20th century case solved with a knowledge base of how bullets travel.

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    The movie, Newsies depicts the cause and effect pattern of the newly industrialized life of the late 19th century. Many job opportunities began to pop up in big cities, prompting people to move to the cities for what they thought would be a better life. With the high prices of housing, the lower class had to work extra hard to provide for their families. If the money was not enough, children would have to go out and look for jobs to help out, but they were often paid less for their labor. The

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    Slavery in the late 18th and early 19th century caused apprehension among many individuals. Through various images and written texts, it can be concluded that slavery affected slaves and their owners in different ways. Slaves suffered from a constant emotional state of fear, as slave owners took pride in their position of superiority. Around this time period, however, society as a whole seemed to view slavery as a normal way of life, not bothering to interfere in any of the disciplinary treatment

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    Late 19th Century Law and Order Thick green smog hung in the air and filth ran in the streets. 19th century London was not a nice place to live. Crime was on the up with burglaries, drunkenness and assault being just some of the crimes committed. Women got a rough deal. There was no work available to them so many women turned to prostitution and alcoholism. Surprisingly enough, however, the percentages of violent deaths was very low, with around 15 murders, and 50 cases

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    Economies Since the 19th century Latin America economies have gown but they have been facing problems that had remained Latin American countries’ bigger economic concern greatly influencing them both politically and economically. Prices of those primary products are slightly rising, but we haven’t seen major improvement in the debt problem, and it is slight mostly because of the expectation in the rises of interest rates. Rapid changes overcame in Latin America six decades between 1070 and 1930

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    From 1801 to 1922, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was governed at that time by the UK Parliament. During the 19th century, Ireland experienced economic difficulties, such as, the Great Famine in the 1840s. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, there was a push for Irish Home Rule. This would give the people of Ireland more control that Parliament. In 1919, a war broke out between the republican separatists and the British Government. In 1921, the

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    Isabel Vasquez Mr. Luckow U.S. History 10 February 2018 Industrialization In the 19th century, rural and agricultural societies shifted into urban and industrial cities. The industrial revolution sparked changes in communication, transportation, working conditions, and the class systems. Streets were now lit up and filled with more people than ever before. In the late 19th century, the increasing demand for manufactured goods, cheap labor, and other factors accelerated the industrial growth in America

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    Before the nineteenth century, Britain had relatively little to do with Africa, besides naval outposts and the slave trade (1562-1807.) (David 2011) By the 1870’s only ten percent of Africa was under a European nation’s control, yet in 1900 European countries controlled ninety percent of Africa. (David 2011) The British Empire experienced a sudden shift to imperialism in the 19th century in order to compete as a world power against other European nations. Britain was effectively able to run their

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    The technology world first came about in the late 19th century and has continued to grow and create new devices into the 21st century starting with the invention of the light bulb to the invention of the self driving car. Technology has taken the world to many new heights by connecting people with others and to many different kinds of research. Technology has united society in ways that have improved personal connections, communications in times of war, and the ability to connect people to health

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