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    the knowledge of life after death. This has allowed us to gain the freedom to be who you want to be. The pioneer’s Fox sisters making history and discoveries have allowed us to take the first steps towards new religion. This is now known as Spiritualism. This importance cannot be understated. The “Hydesville Rappings” is the story of the Fox sister’s Margaret and Kate, who moved into a house with their father John Fox and Mother Mrs. Fox in Hydesville in New York USA on 11th December 1847. During

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    The Victorian Period lasted from 1832 to 1901 under Queen Victoria’s reign. The culture revealed in this era was a time of rapid change, social inequality, industrialization, supernatural and religious beliefs, and was accurately reflected in the works of Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. Roles of men and women were strictly defined, as were economic statuses. The hustle and bustle of the streets led to illnesses. Working conditions were destitute and unsanitary. Children often had little to no

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    of what they believed to correlate crime. The theory of spiritualism as stated above associated criminals with the devil. People believed that these individuals were “possessed by evil spirits”. This is in fact still believed to be true, as in some criminal cases today people have claimed that evil spirts led them to commit crimes. In fact, many people in today’s society refers to criminals as the devil. For the most part, spiritualism in the early days not only provide an explanation for why

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    Big Fads In The 1960's

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    once thought dangerous game that in the late 1960's outsold the venerable game Monopoly. Now many Thought to believe that we could communicate with the dead through a Ouija board, the game was born in the mid nineteenth century brought upon by a spiritualism craze that swept through Europe and spread to New York. It’s pretty queer that knowing what it could possibly do that they still wanted to play with the ouija board i don’t quite get why ether but it’s some guessing involved with the conclusion

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    Henry James’ The Bostonians (1886) is a satirical study of the feminist movement. This novel can be read as a study of woman’s quest for being a patriarch in United States of America in the 19th century. The events of The Bostonians are set in New England of U.S.A. The female characters of this novel are involved in the feminist reform movement that swept New England during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The novel appeared thirty-five years before female suffrage. James foresaw the catastrophic

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    After the series of séances, Crookes began to explore spiritualism. Once Crookes began to talk about his encounters with ghosts to his more traditional scientific colleagues, they ended up feeling that he had lost all form of neutrality and became too attached to the spirits. After 1875 Crookes stopped all tests

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    Assignment Bless Me, Ultima 1. What is a curandera, and what is her role in the pueblo communities of New Mexico? A curandera is an old woman who uses herbs, magic, and spiritualism to treat illness. Their role in the community of New Mexico is to cure the people with their knowledge of herbs, magic, and spiritualism. 2. As he tells the story, how does Antonio make sense of the conflict he encounters? Does he seem to prefer the world and viewpoint of his mother and her brothers, his father

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    about you and your culture. In Bless Me, Ultima, the beauty of the open prairie is an essential part of the book. The country setting adds to the primitivism and ignorance of people because their belief in witchcraft. The country, however, adds to spiritualism of the book because the magnificent prairie is open to many spiritual interpretations. Most importantly, the country functions as a guide for Antonio to discover who he is. The country setting adds to the ignorance of the people because many

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    As the Korean old proverb goes, “Read the Analects of Confucius when you are young and read the Tao Te Ching when you get older.” Personally, the Analects of Confucius appeared to me because its ideas are very down to earth. Many people believed that two texts are complementary and do not replace one another. The reason why is that two texts have different ideas. The Analects of Confucius is dealing with more practical things but Tao Te Ching pursue ideal things. Therefore, I strongly believe that

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    MARRY ELLEN RICHMOND Introduction Marry Richmond is known for the foundation of professional social work. Her researches on social work style given a new dimension and known as social case work management. Marry Richmond is well known for her ability of community organization, teaching and speaking on wide areas of subject. It was Richmond who given systematic and methodology for the diagnosis of problems faced by poor families. Marry Richmond focused on the principle that care should be given

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