dThe Rise of Industry Part I: The Intellectual Underpinnings of Industrialization – Read the following documents and answer the questions below. Document A (Adam) Smith was among the first to make a clear and convincing case that when individuals follow their own self-interest‚ it automatically works to the benefit of society as a whole. As individual competitors pursue their own maximum profit‚ they are thus forced to be more efficient. This results in cheaper goods in the long run.
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Separate Spheres or “Cult of Domesticity”‚ was the idea that women and men were polar opposites by biological factors in 19th century America. Women were expected to stay at home and perform housework such as cooking‚ cleaning‚ maintaining the fire and caring for the children. Men were the financial providers of the family‚ outside of the home doing “dirty” work in factories or other means of employment. The Great Depression was the economic stock market crash beginning in 1929 that affects all classes
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also similar. The setting in each story could not be any more polar than they already are. The similarity of the two stories is that the plots both contain lies. In “The Necklace‚” a female character‚ Mathilde‚ is living in Paris during the 19th century. She is poor‚ yet undyingly wishes she was wealthy. One day the woman is invited to a prestigious ball within her city. She immediately she contacts a rich friend and borrows a fabulous necklace. Once the night is all said and done and she returns
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Baler is based on a historical event: The Siege of Baler‚ which occurred towards the end of the Philippine Spanish War at the end of the nineteenth century where 47 Spanish soldiers took refuge in the Church and withstood the bombardment of the Filipino army.The film then portrayed the love story between Celso Resureccion (Jericho Rosales)‚ a Half-Spanish‚ Half-Filipino soldier and Feliza Reyes (Anne Curtis). The summary of the story comes from the lips of Lope (Mark Bautista): “Mahirap umibig sa
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Derek Bouvier A.P. U.S. History Mr. Schultz Labor Unions DBQ February 9‚ 2015 Labor Unions In the early 19th century industry was beginning to foster with the help of a post-civil war boost in production. During this time though there was an equally stark drop in the quality of working conditions and wages. During this time also a flood of immigrants caused a surplus of laborers and thus a drop in wages. All of the while the richest men in American history began their reign over industry.
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Malia Byram Mr. Mumau APUSH 5 December 2012 Village Life In America 1852-1872 As told in the diary of a Schoolgirl This book is a diary written by a young girl named Caroline Cowles Richards. Carolina tells the reader about her life. How at a early age her and her sister Anna‚ lost their mother‚ were sent to their grandparents house in canandaigua‚ New York. They were brought up with simplicity‚ sweetness and Puritan traditions. The diary begins in 1852‚ and is continued
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B.Balanced Diet Balanced diet and Physical work out has a major role in attaining long healthy life. The increasing awareness of effects of foods on health has made us diet conscious and left us confused in the land of nutrition. We want to satisfy our palate and eat healthy as well. This often restricts our food choices. The major nutrients for the body are protein‚ carbohydrate‚ and fat. These provide the body with energy for various functions like beating of heart‚ activity of muscles
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Farming in the late 19th century was financially binding; most farming families relied on merchants to supply them with food‚ with interest being added for every dollar’s worth of provisions. Over the course of the year‚ the total added up to amounts that couldn’t possibly be paid with the amount of income farmers had. Essentially‚ farming families would “take one step forward and two steps backward”‚ causing farmers to contend with their poor financial situations‚ which in turn‚ changed national
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evolution over time. Budd looks at Twain’s views on American politics‚ capitalism‚ women‚ slavery‚ the Civil War‚ and imperialism. His thesis is that Twain’s views were complex and changed over time‚ but that ultimately he was an old fashioned 19th century liberal who had views that would not easily be accepted in today’s world. “Though critics will concentrate on the formalized texts‚ recovering the full shape of Twain’s ideas requires going deeper into the gregarious socializing with many self-confident
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Chapter 19 The city and its workers (1870-1900) Jump Start: March 14‚ 2011 As the 19th century closes and the 20th century begins‚ different technologies help spur the many changes taking place. What symbolism can we take from the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge? It is a marker of time periods (separates this time period from that time period) March 16‚2011 Why did some immigrant groups decide to stay in the United States after arriving‚ while other groups only stayed long enough
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