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    History Of Photography 1 Essay 3 2011 Lecturer: Chad Rossouw Title: THE CHANGING ROLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY Handing in date: Monday 19th September 2011 Student: Katinka Bester “The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere‚ far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” –Paul Strand Photography in the early 20th century fast became a dominant medium in documenting the changes in a mass growing society. Artists like Paul Strand and

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    The early 20th century in Europe was known for its strong political change. Many ideologies were arising from many leaders who were fighting for dominance. Ideology is a form of belief that is structured in a certain way that can change a person’s way of thinking as well as taking action on these thoughts. Moreover‚ it reshaped the European continent politically. The ideologies of Nationalism‚ Communism‚ Leninism‚ and Nazism‚ shaped the early 20th century of Europe‚ making a significant impact on

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    In the early 20th Century women in England were dissatisfied by the inability to voice thier opinions on national matters. Since the popular view was that men were the heads of families and the ones expected to go to war‚ voting on a national scale was reserved for males only. The people who were against women’s enfranchisement did not realize how essential women were to the progress of society and the disadvantages faced by the female sex. The women’s suffrage movement was created to thwart the

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    Plan 1. Figures of quantity: hyperbole; meiosis (litotes). 2. Figures of quality: metonymy (synecdoche‚ periphrasis‚ euphemism); irony. 3. Figures of contrast: oxymoron; antithesis. 4. Practical assignment Metonymy‚ another lexical SD‚ - like metaphor - on losing its originality also becomes instrumental in enriching the vocabulary of the language‚ though metonymy is created by a different semantic process and is based on contiguity (nearness) of objects or phenomena. Transference

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    Tuberculosis was one of the main leading causes of death in the United States in the early 20th century. People who were carriers or affected by the disease were quarantine‚ isolated from society‚ and placed in sanatoriums‚ which later became known as the "waiting room for death." As described by Sheila Rothman‚ death was a synonym of tuberculosis and was a habitual characteristic of the sanatoriums1. Although people were highly encouraged to go to these establishments‚ they were not as effective

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    The 20th century was defined in part by medical advancements that shaped the world we know today. Many of these medical innovations saved countless lives by preventing or curing illnesses‚ while other steps in medical history were not without their share of speculation and controversy. Through all of the medical breakthroughs‚ however‚ a handful stand out as the most important medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. 1) Artificial Heart Dutch-born medical researcher Willem J. Kolff invented

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    Liberation Is Motivation  The Selfishness Of The United States In The 19th and 20th Century                                Moses Abraham  Humanities 3  Sullivan  12/2/14  Benchmark Paper  The United States feigns concern for the liberation of enslaved nations​ ‚​  while the true  motivation behind aiding countries in need is rooted in greed and selfishness​ .​  Liberation from  Great Britain was fought for by the United States during the American Revolution​ ‚​  but now the  United States fail

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    the turn of the century‚ numerous changes occurred in the United States‚ both positive and negative. These conflicts formed the modern America‚ and were crucial to the advancement of the nation. Without the events that took place in this time period‚ the country would not have advanced so greatly. They essentially shaped the nation into what it is today. With all of these major changes that happened many years ago‚ historians wonder; how did late 19th century and early 20th century conflicts shape

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    profitable for those in charge. This civilizing also meant a specialization of labor as many athletes became more professional with irreplaceable skills. American sports in the late 19th century are reflective of greater historical trends regarding industrialization. American sports became American over the late 19th century by gradually integrating rising class values into the creation of sporting rules and practice. The urban and extensively diverse atmosphere in which popular sports developed necessitated

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    Assess the impact of Azusa Street on 20th Century Pentecostalism. Pentecostalism can be defined as a movement within Evangelical Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit‚ with the evidence of speaking in tongues‚ as shown in the biblical account of the day of Pentecost (Acts 2).[1] Robeck believes that the story of Azusa Street mission is really the account of God fulfilling a long-time promise that he would pour

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