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    China trade from early 17th century to mid 19th century. Around 17th and 18th century‚ Western countries were extremely eager to reach the profitable Chinese market due to its privileged geological location. Although China had traded their riches with Europe along the Silk Road for centuries‚ Chinese government were afraid that the sea trade to the south would potentially corrupt their “imperial kingdom” and further try to conquer the country. From 1700 onwards‚ the government established a set

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    19th Century Women

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    This paper will deal with the attitudes of the early nineteenth century toward women and their roles. The paper will examine these attitudes by utilizing primary sources such as newspapers and advice and housekeeping books and by comparing them to books written today on the topic of nineteenth century women. Many examples taken from period newspapers represent the opinion of historian Barbara Welter that attitudes of women were based on their possession of certain well?defined virtues. This paper

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    Women in the 19th Century

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    Equality The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries hosted uproar among the women of America who sought equal representation and rights from the U.S. government. Among the female activists‚ authors‚ such as Willa Cather and Louisa May Alcott‚ began to commence about women’s suffrage through their writing. A multitude of other women‚ such as Anne Sullivan‚ began to feel empowered to become independent and strong females‚ just as able and equal as men. Women faced an immense amount of difficulty during

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    Entertainment of the 16th and 17th Century: Elizabethan Theater Elizabethan Theater was a main source of entertainment from about 1576 to the late 1640s. The most popular description for this time period’s style of acting is exaggerated‚ actors had to exaggerate their parts for the audience to become attached and interested. There are many different types of plays and arts that influenced the Elizabethan theater’s style. As for its popularity that was mostly due to the Queen who was a big

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    Japanese Isolation Japanese culture from the mid-17th century continuing until the late 19th century experienced immense isolation as a nation induced by the ruling Shogun. This odd choice of action originated from the Portuguese introducing western Christianity to the general population of Japan. Once introduced Christian ideology spread rapidly throughout the country‚ sparking fear into the ruling Shogun concerned with their firm grip over the population. This anxiety led the ruling Shogun to

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    Native American women during seventeenth and eighteenth centuries often enjoyed a more equitable lifestyle than their counterparts in the colonies. The women’s lives were often dictated by geography and what indigenous group they belonged to. However‚ in the Native American societies that were more matrilineal women were often in charge of the village‚ while the men went off to hunt or make war‚ they often took care of the crops‚ and gathered fruits‚ nuts‚ and berries to supplement the group’s diet

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    Women in the 18th Century

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    There were very little opportunities for women in education in the eighteen century. "Women were considered to be incapable of abstraction‚ generalization‚ or the mental concentration necessary to comprehend such subjects as mathematics and the physical sciences‚…"(Osen pg51). There have been women who have made significant contributions to the mathematical and science world. The first of the five women in the eighteen century is Emilie du Chatelet. She was born on December 17‚ 1706. Her

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    Womens Roles

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    Gone are the days when women sat at home‚ managing the house and looking after the children. Today women have been given bigger role to play in the society. They are entrusted with more responsibility than their male counterparts. Earlier in the olden days‚ women use to sit at home detached from the outside world. They use to manage the home and look after children. They were devoid from the responsibility of earning income for the family‚ leaving it exclusively to their male counterparts. The responsibility

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    British Imperial Policy of the 13 North American Colonies in the 17th and 18th Centuries John Liu Between the years of 1607 and 1763‚ Great Britain sent over many of its people to the new world‚ establishing the thirteen colonies. To keep these colonies in line and exploit the advantages that they gave to Britain‚ many imperial policies passed. Several aspects from the policies stand out as particularly important‚ such as the hierarchical order‚ virtual representation‚ and sudden changes in salutary

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    roles of women

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    matter which way you state it‚ women have struggled to be their own person through literature. Obstacles have always been present when women have to try to find themselves. Their roles have either been the crazy feminist or the obedient wife‚ with many other roles in mind. Women have always struggled in literature due to male dominance and societal views. What truly is their role? Many authors have tried to answer this question. Others have shown their idea of women’s’ roles through their point of view

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