“Filthy Cities” stresses the nightmare that was life for New York’s European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century. “New York City was a magnet for European immigrants” (Robins) and this migration from countries such as Ireland was one of the biggest mass migrations in history. The Irish were one of the first groups of immigrants to arrive due to their 1840s potato famine. 1/3 of the immigrants died on the ships on the way to NYC but for those that did arrive safely‚ more struggles and
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In the 18th and 19th centuries many children worked in various jobs‚ most of which were dangerous and demanding. Nowadays laws have been put in place to stop this; however‚ it was not easy to change the laws surrounding children’s working conditions. One group felt strongly that the environment was too hazardous for children and yet the other disagreed. This lead to facts being exaggerated as to fit one side’s point of view and therefore sources can be biased or unreliable. It is hard to tell whether
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Discuss the artistic movements of the eighteenth‚ nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. How does one lead to another and what values conflict and produce the change. The eighteenth‚ nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries were characterized by four major artistic movements. They were Neoclassicism‚ Romanticism‚ Realism‚ and Modernism. More often than not‚ these movements represented clear break with old and transition to new social‚ political‚ and cultural ideologies. Through music‚ literature
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Dracula‚ Lucy represents a 19th century ideal of femininity‚ whereas Mina embodies a more modern view of the role of women’. To what extent do you agree? Stoker’s presentation of the differences between Mina and Lucy provokes the debate about whether Lucy is intended to represent a traditional female role‚ with Mina being her modern counterpart. A typical depiction of life for a 19th century woman involved staying at home to look after their families; whereas‚ 20th century women secured greater
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Women´s in the 19th Century European and American women in the nineteenth century lived in an age characterized by gender inequality. At the beginning of the century‚ women enjoyed few of the legal‚ social‚ or political rights that are now taken for granted in western countries: they could not vote‚ could not sue or be sued‚ could not testify in court‚ had extremely limited control over personal property after marriage‚ were rarely granted legal custody of their children in cases of divorce‚ and
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Turn of The Century Author Project: Text Analysis The turn of the Century brought rapid industrialization‚ resulting in an increase in consumer goods and wealth. This industrialization‚ however‚ came with a price. The rise of trusts and monopolies consolidated the wealth and power in the hands of the few. To secure power‚ Political Machines were born and corruption in government and politics reached an all-time new high. Corruption permeated the American society and many authors‚ such as Lincoln
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December 2014 Essay #11 Developments in transportation‚ rather than in manufacturing and agriculture‚ sparked American growth in the first half of the 19th century; moreover‚ it was the booming railroad industry‚ the country massive turnpikes‚ and the canals promoting water travel that sparked American growth in the first half of the 19th century. Railroads had been in the making for years‚ and they just kept improving‚ thus improving the ease of news spread and travel throughout the United States
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"Robber Barons" Long hours‚ dangerous work conditions‚ and low wages are just a few words to describe the treatment of workers at the turn of the 20th century. This was all in the hands of some powerful industrialist we refer to as "robber barons". There can be no mistaking their motives: wealth. It portrays men like Vanderbilt‚ Rockefeller‚ Pullman‚ Ford and cruel and ruthless businessmen who would stop at nothing to achieve great wealth.They cared little about the lives and treatment of those
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“Cathy is a typical 19th century heroine.” With reference to appropriately selected parts of the novel and relevant contextual information‚ give your response to the above view. Nineteenth century English heroines acted within their social environment as their roles within civilisation saw them becoming a good wives and mothers and before that‚ kind and caring daughters. Their path in life was to care for their family and to provide support for the head of the household. A typical woman in Victorian
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How Far Was 20th Century British Relative Economic Decline An Avoidable Failure One of the most disappointing features of the British economy since the Second World War has been its failure to match the growth performance of the other advanced industrialised countries. This relative decline started in the late nineteenth century when a number of European countries began to outstrip Britain. Britain reconstructed her economy rapidly after the Second World War‚ and in the late 1940s was still
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