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    History of Health Care Health Care in the United States is different than most of the first world countries. America’s healthcare first began towards the end of the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution brought more jobs to the United States; however‚ the dangerous levels of those jobs led to more injuries. As jobs began to increase‚ the unions grew stronger causing the unions to provide forms of sickness protection

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    The Living and the Dead: The Road to Independence The characters in Irish Folklore contribute to the culture of Irish history‚ specifically‚ to the Ireland’s desire of independence from England. Different works of Irish literature seem to follow the theme of Independence but act the work out in varying ways. Contributing to the want of Independence is the relationship between the living and the dead. Often in written works‚ the dead inspire the living to fight for what they want to see change

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    19th Century Slavery Problems During the Civil War‚ slaves were kept for work on farms to pick cotton and to blacksmith. Across the South‚ people argue that the Civil War was not about slavery‚ but about the state rights and “independence”. I disagree with the statement that the Civil War was about freeing slaves. Yes‚ slavery was a point of dispute‚ but the war was fought over state’s rights and the limits of federal power. The issue was not the fact that slavery was a thing‚ but who decided

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    Going all the way back to the 16th century ghettos have been used to forcibly segregate Jews. By the late 19th century‚ the same ghettos became less widespread until they reappeared with the purpose of controlling and making the slaughter of Jews easier to accomplish. It wasn’t until 1908 that the term “ghetto” took on a different

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    numerous events throughout the 1800’s would be affected by this new found hope for women. One of them being an increased interest in political issues that was sparked by Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton who were spearheading the way for an overall reform for women’s rights. The painting also demonstrated a women working a job that in the colonial times would have been taboo‚ the main reason for this was that America was now a land where church and state were separated. Thus allowing more equal opportunities

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    In the late 19th century Americans fully embraced the concept of American exceptionalism‚ believing the “United States had a destiny unique among nations to foster democracy and civilization.” With this ideology‚ Social Darwinism‚ Anglo-Saxon‚ naval expansion‚ and the need for market promoted the rise to imperialism in the United States. When the Americans moved west and defeated the Native Americans they felt matchless because of all the technological and social developments they had over the

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    Agrarian Discontent and the 19th Century America‚ like any other nation‚ has always relied heavily on agriculture. Differing from other nations‚ however‚ is the problems that agriculture has created through America’s short history. It can be argued that the Civil War was started by agriculture; the South developed as an agricultural dependent region‚ while the North developed as a industrial region; creating two distinct‚ almost separate cultures. Some twenty years after the Civil War‚ new problems

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    The 19th century was a time of great scientific discoveries. Discoveries like germ theory‚ which helped us further understand how certain diseases are caused and how they can be prevented‚ and the invention of the telephone‚ which became the foundation for every day communication all over the world. The realizations made during this period of history have become an integral part of modern society and its comforts. With all that being said‚ most of the Western world is still rooted in bigotry and

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    American Imperialism is the idea of dominance economically‚ politically and culturally. It is the economic‚ military and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. The economic and political development of the new nation in the early 19th century intersected with racial formation and settler colonialism. The enslaved Blacks‚ Native Americans and women then resisted the hierarchies’ reproduce in the new nation. As the American Imperialism originated across the Mississippi‚ pioneer families

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    rates would decline enormously. U.S. prisons are a breeding ground for violence. We’ve seen what people look like and act like after they’re released from prison. Most inmates get tattoos and maintain a prison mentality. That mentality is having respect‚ including violent acts when disrespected‚ and being tough. How is someone supposed to change for good when they’re held in isolation‚ segregation‚ or population? When a harmless person is admitted into a prison‚ especially a high security one‚ they

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