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    men normally do. This has been happening for years and years overdue. For a long time women could not vote only men.In the 1800’s and early 1900’s women were mainly nurses or stay at home moms.Generally women just stayed home cooked‚cleaned and cared for children while the husband worked.This was called being a housewife‚ this was popular during the early 1900’s. As a women if you wanted to be a lawyer or be in the army or any other profession men only thought they could do‚ you would have to work

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    In the early 1900’s many of those who immigrated to America experienced unfair wages and working/ living conditions. Tenement houses were crowded‚ dark‚ loud‚ hot‚ foul smelling‚ unhealthy‚ and there was no fresh air (Riis‚ 1999). The people living under these conditions‚ typically didn’t have a choice because it was the only thing within their budget. Workers within the meat-packing industry worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Those who had a job at the Shirtwaist Factory also worked under

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    Honors 11 English Period 1 November 8‚ 2013 Racism against Native Americans in the 1900’s Today‚ when one thinks of racism‚ they think of African Americans or Hispanics. Believe it or not‚ there was other racism. Native Americans lived with racism throughout the 1900’s. This is overlooked by many Americans. It is a lost part of history. In the Indian Killer‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the city shows discrimination towards the Native American’s. They use a Native American as a scapegoat for a killer that

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    In the early 1900’s‚ writers like Ralph Ellison‚ Philip Roth and N .Scott Momaday‚ began experimenting with different styles of literary writings. The expressions and different art forms had a great influence on the way authors wrote. Times were changing and people of color wanted to be noticed‚ recognized and had some things that they wanted to say. Some writers were looking at different ways to deliver their message on the unjust treatment of people of color. They were and in most cases still are

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    Effects of the Cold War in the Mid 1900’s In the mid 1900’s the term Cold War would be used to describe the relationship between the United States and the USSR. With the United States possessing a powerful weapon known as the atomic bomb; the USSR would not be long behind them after World War II with their own atomic bomb. During this time period the USSR and the United States relationship would dissolve because of the United States holding back information at the Yalta Conference. The Cold War

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    Science advancements has helped us answer mysteries of the world and help cure diseases. Bacteriology is the study of bacteria helped scientists find the cause of source for diseases‚ explanations‚ and possibly cures for disease. In the early 1900’s many people were getting sick from typhoid fever in the united states‚ this led to an investigation and virtually a whole new explanation of diseases spreading thru "healthy carriers." After reading Typhoid Mary by Judith Walzer Leavitt one has found

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    These storms ruined land‚ buried roads‚ ruined car engines‚ gave people dust pneumonia‚ and sometimes killed people. People who could get out of the south west packet up and moved. Some more less unfortunate families couldn’t move and had to stay. In 1900-1930 families started buying land and moving to the plains. They would farm cash crops on the land but it was very hard work. The country was already in a depression and also the stock market crash. Their plants failed 5 years in a row. With no income

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    The urban population boom from 1860-1900‚ it marked a dramatic shift in the United States from its traditional rural‚ to the new city lifestyle. The accepted fourteen million immigrants flooded in‚ ranging in all variations of ethnic backgrounds. From the English to the Russians‚ and all those in between‚ the many immigrants sought to escape problems ranging from poverty‚ warfare‚ political and religious persecution and natural disasters that plagued their homeland. With the arrival of the newcomers

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    In the 1900’s there were many new fads‚ music‚ dance and issues that arose. With the end of World War I came a new era‚ the roaring twenties. Changes were happening everywhere‚ from the new prohibition laws to strikes in workplaces and gangs arising everywhere. During this time period many things improved including race relations‚ technology and much much more. During the twenties slavery wasn’t an issue anymore in the south‚ blacks were free to live how they wanted were they wanted and do what

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    the daunting task of understanding that of evil and antisocial actions for philosophers‚ while still others struggle with concerns to areas within criminal law and subsequent punishments (Bartol & Bartol‚ 2008). Psychology in the turn of the 1900’s was first to apply the concept of understanding criminal behaviors. Forensic psychology how now gained notoriety via TV shows such as Criminal Minds. Also‚ there are numerous College and University now offering psychology classes in which include

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