know began in New York in the early 19th century. "Reformation" was the goal of the founders of the system. During the colonial period and in the early years of the nation‚ long-term imprisonment was not a common form of punishment in prison. Instead‚ execution was the prescribed penalty for a wide range of offenses. People who committed less serious offenses faced public punishment such as pillorying‚ whipping and maiming. At the beginning of the 19th century‚ imprisonment had replaced public punishment
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If it wasn’t for the great despots of the 18th century‚ The Enlightenment would have never happened. The despots included such great thinkers as Fredrick the II‚ Peter the Great‚ Katherine the II‚ and Maria Therea. These great minds inspired others to think in a different way. People began to question religion‚ governments‚ and economic fairness. Without them we would not have had the scientific method that has lead to many of the inventions that we have today. They not only had a huge impact on
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The English Bill of Rights was a British law that was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689. It told and declared the rights of the people and settled the argument of the succession of William and Mary. It was created right after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 after England overthrew King James II. It contained the misdeeds of James the II and said that he would be replaced by William and Mary. “The Glorious Revolution abolished absolutism and established a constitutional monarchy in
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released energy. To put that another way‚ each number on the Richter scale represents an earthquake ten times as strong as one of the next lower magnitude. Specifically‚ an earthquake of magnitude 6 is ten times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude 5. The Richter scale considers earthquakes of 6.75 as great and 7.0 to 7.75 as major. An earthquake that reads 4 to 5.5 would be expected to cause localized damage‚ and those of magnitude 2 may be felt. It is estimated that almost one million
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in society. Marriage was not really about love. It was usually arranged in Upper Canada‚ and it was definitely arranged in India. Marriage only reflected status and effected how the woman lived her life. Social class was a big issue in both Upper Canada and India. Women that were unmarried were pitied and they had to rely on relatives for support. This again falls under the social aspect. Women were overruled by men in both nations until they finally stood up and fought. But until then women were
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roles of women. Women faced danger in their own homes at the hands of soldiers from both armies. A smaller but vital group of women were those that took an active role in the war. These women showed great courage by performing undercover work that their gender allowed them to do. Additionally‚ women made daily sacrifices and worked from their homes to support war efforts. This could mean something as simple as giving up tea or the more time consuming act of making clothes for soldiers. Many women also
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PARALYZED DEFINITION FOR PARALYZED: -To make powerless and unable to function partly or wholly/ incapable to move Have you ever been in a situation where you felt powerless‚ you couldn’t move you‚ couldn’t think straight and it felt like you were numb? I was In a car accident in high school a car pulled out in front of us and we T-boned. My friend who was behind me didn’t have her seat belt on and with the impact flew into my seat causing the seat and my back to break in two places. I had two
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The economies of Cuba and Puerto Rico are very similar during the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries. As Spain colonized these two islands in the 16th century under the idea that gold was abundant. Thus in turn the islands became a safe port for Spain and her vessels. It also set out to be a huge migration from the Spain to the islands‚ because everyone was set to search for gold. . This turned out to be short lived as the mining of gold peaked in 1517 till 1819. By Spain using Cuba and Puerto Rico for
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Throughout history‚ conquests have lead to many changes in society. It lead two major group to shift the political‚ economic and social changes of the nations they conquered. Although these nations conquered others very aggressively‚ they were responsible for developing the changes within the culture and lifestyle of the nations they had conquered. During the early 19th century‚ France was ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon allowed the spread of new thoughts and ideas. Therefore‚ he was influenced
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“He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life. Nor sequent centuries could hit Orbit and sum of Shakespeare’s wit” (“no sweat Shakespeare”). This quote above was said by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ a famous essayist inspired by Shakespeare’s works. William Shakespeare was a renowned author‚ poet‚ actor‚ and playwright. He has contributed to many components of life today such as; founding modern English language‚ contributing to literature‚ contributing to modern theater‚ and contributing many
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