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    As depicted by Green’s Blacksmith at the Forge (1855) and Menzel’s The Iron Rolling Mill (1875)‚ how did the process of industrialization alter people’s relationships to their work/occupation? As the Industrial Revolution grew rapidly during the 1790s to the 1850s technology and the workforce changed drastically. Railways and canals made for faster transportation‚ while factories and mills created large amounts of product in a small amount of time. However‚ all of the advantages of the Industrial

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    Victorian Age

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    The Victorian Age 1832-1900 Even idleness is eager now‚ eager for amusement; prone to excursion-trains‚ artmuseums‚ periodical literature‚ and exciting novels. (George Eliot) General Info About the Time • Enormous changes occurred in political and social life in England and the rest of the world • The scientific and technical innovations of the Industrial Revolution‚ the emergence of modern nationalism‚ and the European colonization of much of Africa‚ the Middle East‚ and the Far

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    “Make a comparison of Russia and Britain in the period 1850 – 1900. How true is it to say that Russia was a ‘backward country’?” Countries develop at different rates at different times. While Britain had started to industrialise and modernise prior to 1850‚ is it true to say that Russia was as successful in trying to develop before the start of the 20th century or were they still considered a backward country by that time? Prior to and during the period 1850 - 1900‚ Russia was controlled by a

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    famous for his leadership at Tammany Hall. He was a key figure in the Democratic political machine and had a huge impact on New York state and city. At one point‚ Tweed was third-largest landowner in New York City. He was also a director of the Erie Railway‚ the Tenth National Bank‚ and the New-York Printing Company‚ as well as proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel. In William’s early life he studied to be a bookkeeper and worked as a brush maker‚ before joining the family business. In 1849‚ Tweed and

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    Sydney‚ centrally located on the eastern coast‚ is Australia’s largest and most influential city. Its multicultural nature‚ advanced infrastructure‚ state of the art technologies‚ scale of foreign investment and architectural ingenuity not only make for a highly desired international tourist destination but are all compelling evidence to suggest that Sydney is in fact an established city of the developed world. As in any developed city‚ there are a myriad of urban dynamics of change at work that

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    Contract Law Consideration

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    the other party; ‘An act or forbearance of one party‚ or the promise thereof‚ is the price for which the promise of the other is bought‚ and the promise thus given for value is enforceable.’ The traditional definition in Currie v Misa (1875) LR 10 Ex 153; (1875-76) LR 1 App Cas 554 has been criticised where ‘a valuable consideration‚ in the sense of the law‚ may consist either in some right‚ interest profit or benefit accruing to the one party or some forbearance‚ detriment‚ loss or responsibility

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    “All across the nation such a strange vibration‚ people in motion. There’s a whole generation with a new explanation‚ people in motion‚ people in motion. For those who come to San Francisco‚ be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. If you come to San Francisco‚ summertime will be a love-in there” (McKenzie). “At no other time in history of American culture has the creativity of the whole younger generation been called into play” (Chambers 72). From the love festivals to the Vietnam War protests

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    1. Introduction In the present thesis‚ I am going to discuss the generation gap between the parent and son culture as well as the characteristics of the ’hippie movement’ with the aid of Hair movie in one of the most tumultuous decade in the American history which is unquestionably the Sixties. The counterculture encompasses a period from the 50s through the mid-70s. It is one of the most revolutionary and riotous trend in the American history which came into being in a wide range of social and

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    Cecil Rhodes

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    degree until 1881 due to his frequent trips to Africa. It was in 1875 that a trip through the rich territories of Transvaal and Bechuanaland helped inspire his dream of British rule all over South Africa. He was a zealous countryman and a firm believer in colonization. He spoke of British dominion from "Cape to Cairo" and to "paint the map red" as red was the color of Britain and her colonies. He even began construction of a railway from Cape Colony to Cairo‚ which remnants of are still in use today

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    Colonial Rule in Uganda

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    Colonisation can be understood as the policy of acquiring or settling in a new country but remaining under the rule of home land or home country. As far as the question is concerned‚ this study is going to address the settlement of the British in Uganda‚ acquiring it as a colony but remaining under rule of Britain. This will further address the issue such as the reasons to why the British colonised Uganda‚ the measures they used to administer colonisation as well as the effects that resulted from

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