In this critical review I will compare the two texts by Peter Earle and Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk. The articles are about woman’s work in the 17th and early 18th century respectively about women’s work in the Dutch textile industry and female labour marked in London. The article by Earle (in 1989) is released before Meerkerk’s article (2006) and there are in Meerkerk analysis some pointing to Earle’s article. I will start with a short presentation of each of the two articles‚ how and from
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outcome for the Americans for claiming this land was that they were able to gain a lot of profit when it comes to agriculture‚ trading across the Pacific and mining for gold. The US population in the early 18th century was about five million people but during the mid 18th century‚ this number sky rocketed up to twenty three million people. Without gaining land for themselves‚ America as a nation wouldn’t be able to supply the people with the essentials they need like food‚ water‚ and shelter
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the social construction of gender through separating male and female fashion and promoting the stereotypical feminine figure. From the days of stays and petticoats to corsets and crinolines and now with padded bras and ‘Spanx’‚ fashion has seen centuries of shrinking and augmentation of the body to achieve the sexualised‚ ‘feminine’ shape. The ‘communicative function’ of the body and they way in which it is moulded is like a ‘language’ – a ‘cultural communication’ (Thesander‚ 1997‚ 11). Being ’feminine’
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Smuggling and the hawkhurst gang 1. From source A we learn that: people smuggled because poor people did not want to pay and “duty tax” on their goods. Also it was believed that there was ‘nothing in the crime of smuggling’. This source is second hand information and it could be false‚ also it has apart missing which could be useful. 2. When studying this source you should be careful because‚ firstly it is from a crime and punishment book and therefore not completely about smuggling and therefore
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that died after 2001. The Death Date and Age at Death were recorded for twenty female and twenty male for each of the centuries. The predictions for this Lab are that Man and Woman who died in the 21st century lived longer than those who lived in the 18th century. We also found that woman would not live as long as men in the 18th century but would live longer than men in the 21st century. Materials Clip Board Pen/ pencil Cemetery Mode of Transportation Dead people Methods A cemetery
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out-of-date feudal dues. These were collected with renewed vigor by the nobles in the latter part of the 18th century.. In addition to the dues to the king and the nobles‚ the peasants had to pay dues to the church. These and other obligations seemed senseless and unreasonable in an age when people were coming to believe in the rule of reason. The conditions were no worse in the latter part of the 18th century than they had been earlier. Neither were they as bad in France as in some other parts of Europe
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the behaviour of the French planters could be satirised. The character was introduced Carnival to Trinidad at the end of the 18th century. The characterisation or performance of Dame Lorraine was originally held in two parts beginning at midnight on Carnival Sunday and performed in private yards. The first part featured a parade of people dressed in costumes of the 18th century French aristocrats. A haughty butler introduced arriving couples‚ after which a stately dance was performed while a slave
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The film does contain a very stereotypical‚ familiar‚ and accurate representation of a mid 18th-century French village by showing the village women at home doing chores and the men working. The costumes and makeup helped support the setting and time period that the film was placed in by having the characters wear appropriate clothing such as dresses‚ poet shirts‚ and tricorns. The only two unique characters in the film were Beauty‚ an educated bookworm‚ and the Beast‚ a rich prince. Finally‚ there
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Industrialization: Proposed Lesson Plan for AP World History Grades 11-12 Rita Brunkow‚ Teacher Overview Industrialization is a global macro-change that started in the 18th century in Great Britain and continues today in developing states. Students will compare the 18th century industrial revolution in England to industrialization in China. They will learn how internal and external factors promoted or hindered industrialization. Another important aspect of this unit is to consider the effects
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painting Broken eggs was created by Jean-Baptise Greuze in 1760 and suggests the beginning of the different direction in the art of painting. His work‚ free of fantasy‚ introduces new realism – the realism of daily life. French painting during 18th century was dominated by the Rococo style that was aristocratic in nature‚ sensual and elegant. From stylistic point of view‚ it had soft colors in its palette‚ free brushstrokes and complex surfaces. Created for rich patrons‚ Rococo concentrated on portraits
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