Many of the events‚ situations and circumstances of the second half of the 20th century set the stage for‚ caused and made possible‚ most of the business‚ political and interpersonal scenarios we are experiencing in this country today – good‚ bad and indifferent. According to the U.S. Census of 1900‚ ninety percent of Blacks lived in the South. Three-quarters of black households were located in rural places; only one-fifth owned their own homes and most worked as farmers or laborers. If not on
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American Women in the 19th vs. 20th Century For many of the American history‚ women were not considered equal to men and were denied equality in many areas in life. In the 19th century women had no legal identity‚ apart from their husband. Married women could not hold property in their own names‚ make contracts‚ sit on a jury‚ write a will‚ or vote. Nor did women have the same opportunities for education and careers that men had. Yet‚ many women found ways to show their intelligence‚ courage‚
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Until the 20th century it has been understood that the framers of the constitution were “for the people”. Revisionists of the 20th century are painting an entirely different picture. They “argued that the Constitutional Convention was dominated by an elite and that the Constitution itself is an instrument written to protect elite interests.” (Fisk 2014) This could not be further from the truth. The framers are responsible for creating the first ever republican government‚ did not grant nobility
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The beginning of the 20th century saw a colonized world‚ with a few superpowers ruling the majority of the globe. The indigenous people of these colonies were usually oppressed and forced into some form of slavery. Although these people formed pocket resistance groups on occasion‚ they did not have a strong enough sense of national unity to cohesively fight against their colonizers‚ who always presented a solid‚ single front to any dissident groups. The superpowers‚ for the most part‚ tried to gain
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The labeling of the 20th century as the ‘Age of Anxiety” is created by the common theme of someone using technology to obtain power over the common man. It is the uncertainty of what could happen that drives fear and paranoia as a common bond. In Robbie‚ Mrs. Weston states quite bluntly‚ “I won’t have my daughter entrusted to a machine-and I don’t care how clever it is. It has no soul‚ and no one knows what it may be thinking.” She is uncertain how the metal robot works and this causes her to be
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Throughout the late 20th century there was a boom of liberation. The LGBT community had been established‚ religious diversity was common‚ and women had gained more respect. Everyone was bringing attention to more diverse communities. Speculative fiction describes the fear that society had that could have potentially ruined the beautiful freedom we have to express our opinions‚ beliefs‚ and gender. During the late 1900s speculative fiction displayed the privileges of gender equality and freedom that
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was also known as Romanticism. In the 19th century‚ the French revolution fostered the rise of a middle-class or society. The slogan of the French revolution was “liberty‚ equality‚ fraternity” and that inspired hopes and visions to which artists responded with zeal. Romantic period started to abandon the conservative ideas and turned to passion. During this period‚ romantic poets and artists turned to passionate and fanciful subjects. The nineteenth century novel explored deep human conflicts and exotic
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Bill Clinton’s contributions to social and civil reforms in the United States‚ his support of the spread of democracy throughout the world‚ and his previous and ongoing support for the humanities constitute this nomination for the 20th Century Genius Award. On the surface‚ the Age of Modernism‚ from 1890 through1950 appeared to follow on the heels of the ideals of the Romantic period: realism‚ liberty‚ and state nationalism. Instead‚ the times were characterized by the reevaluation
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extent did writers‚ painters‚ and composers of the early twentieth century deliberately break with tradition? Explain how they accomplished that goal. Consider the development of atonal music in 20th century. Before the 20th century‚ serious music‚ even the music of the greatest composers‚ was pretty easy for the average person to understand and enjoy. Serious music followed common and easily understood patterns .In the 20th century‚ however‚ many of the most important composers began to move away
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20th Century Fashion 20th Century Fashion Timeline:- • 1900s: La Belle Epoque • 1910s: East Meets West • 1920s: Sheiks & Shebas • 1930s: Despair & Fantasy • 1940s: World War II & New Look • 1950s: Flamboyant & Feminine • 1960s: Time For A Revolution • 1970s: Hippies in Polyester • 1980s: Preppies & Punk 1900s Edwardian Era: Clothing for women usually consisted of gowns‚ underclothing‚ corsets‚ hats‚ ruffs‚ collars and shoes. Men wore doublets‚ underclothing‚ breeches‚ ruffs
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