In the mid to late 1800’s‚ opium was a fairly popular drug on the market. It was the drug of trade and it was even more popular than alcohol. Opium dens sprung up all over and it became a serious problem. The addictive effects became unbearable. By 1874 to a new wonder drug called Heroin was invented to ease those who became addicted to morphine which is a derivative of opium. Heroin was believed to be a safe and non-addictive substitute for morphine. They were wrong and the heroin addict was born
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My role model‚ the famous Archaeologist Howard Carter. Howard Carter was born in London‚ England‚ on May 9‚ 1874‚ to a lower middle class family. As a small boy‚ he fell ill frequently and was partially tutored at home. His father taught him how to draw. Because of his potential‚ the head of the Egyptian Antiquities service‚ appointed Carter to the newly established position of Inspector-General of Monuments of Upper Egypt. Carter then took interest in his work and discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen
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be able to pay back the loans. By the end of the decade the stock market had become a major influence on the economy. Investors were being richly rewarded as stock prices increased‚ which caused some observers‚ including President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)‚ to worry about "speculation"—when overly optimistic investors buy stocks rashly‚ driving their prices higher than their actual value. One reason for the concern was the common practice‚ by both individuals and companies‚ of buying stocks with
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In a time when women were ignored and downtrodden by the male-dominant society‚ the Women’s Christian Temperance Union arose in 1874 to fight against the culture of alcohol that threatened the lives and livelihoods of women and families. Among these was a woman named Carry Nation‚ a radical fighter in the temperance movement who caused the destruction of bars in protest of the state of Kansas’ failure to enforce a ban on the production of alcohol. Carry Nation‚ along with nearly all women in the
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The name impressionism itself comes from a painting called ‘Impression Sunrise’ by Claude Monet who had the influence of Japanese art forms. The start of the impressionism was considered to be at 1863. However‚ was not recognise and exhibited till 1874. The main group of painters were thought to be radical and broke many of the rules that were established years before. The one thing they all had conmen were there dissatisfaction of the Academic Art that opposed the idea of Romanism and its main purpose
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In 1874 the Women’s Christian Temperance Union(W.T.C.U.) was formed which was a women’s group with a “comprehensive program of economic reform including the right to vote.” (Foner‚ 63-64). Women from the group had to remind “Francis Willard‚ the group’s president
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Context means the varied circumstances in which a work of art is (or was) produced and/or interpreted and also the context of the viewer’s feelings towards that art. Context helps to shape the imagination of the viewer. Whether context is necessary or not it is debatable. Context helps the viewer to understand when‚ where‚ why and by whom it was made‚ art answers all these four questions when its examined and a failure to do so is the failure of the viewer not the artist. With context the viewer
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beautifull by their joy. Conclusion: "Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven." 4- Stopping by woods on the snowing evening Reference: This poem is written by Robert frost.He was born in San Francisco on 26 march 1874. He died on 29 january 1963. Central idea: "THE MILLER OF THE DEE" REFRENCE: This poem is written by the scottish journalist‚poet and songs songs writter Charles Mackay.He was
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Gagge Alleshouse Mr.Schilling Thursday 9‚ 2 ELA 9 This is a quote from the famed poet maya angelou “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel. Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles‚ leaps fences‚ penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” Maya angelou. Born: April 4‚ 1928 St. Louis‚ MO ‚ Died:
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contributed to the money earned by the region. This was done through the export of some products such as cotton‚ cocoa‚ sugar‚ rum‚ coffee‚ arrowroot‚ lime juice‚ coconut. For example in Jamaica the value of trade in ground provision increased to £577 in 1874 to £16‚000‚000 in 1887. 3. Peasantry helped Caribbean citizens to reduce their dependency on imported food as they grew food for local markets as well as their families. 4. Many peasant farmers used the cash earned from peasantry to improve their social
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