During the 1700’s to the 1900’s‚ throughout Europe‚ new ideas emerged that valued people as the center of the social‚ economic and political life of a nation. Socially‚ citizens went from being viewed as a passive member of the nation whose purpose was to serve their rulers‚ to an active member of a society that existed to protect the citizens’ natural rights. This social change lead to political revolutions‚ such as the English Revolution‚ that aimed at putting the power to govern in the hands of
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where individuals migrate for educational and economic opportunities. The prestige of being educated in a highly ranked university and the prospects of higher paying jobs are definitely important pull factors for both internal and international migration (Welch‚ 1970). When people move‚ they also transfer the use of their existing linguistic repertoire to their host country. However‚ what might have been effective at home might be interpreted differently when placed in different socioeconomic contexts
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During this time period the working conditions‚ health issues and metal stability of workers was at an all-time low. Especially in the meat packing industries were this family had to endure many hardships. These problems include overworking their employees‚ failing to maintain basic safety measures‚ as well as being completely unsanitary. An example of this is when Jurgis is forced to work in an unheated slaughterhouse during winter‚ and when he sprains his ankle due to an unsafe work environment
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lifestyles. In both the Middle East and Europe‚ especially after about 500 BCE‚ during the time of the Golden Age‚ there was an increase in the use of logic‚ reason‚ and science to explain some of life’s most natural questions. Throughout this time‚
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believed that the welfare and the solidity of the family were far more important than individual interests of any one member of a family. The individual was less independent than a member of a family that included not only living members but also a long line of ancestors and of those yet to be born. Members of the same household lived together‚ worked together‚ and gathered together for marriages‚ funerals‚ celebrations‚ and rituals marking the anniversary of an ancestor’s death. Family members looked
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S. The causes of political instability and economic changes are specific to each country; but overall‚ economic and political factors have had the most influence on the significant increase in the migration of these two Latino sub-groups to the United States. The weakening economy and political instability in the Dominican Republic were two of the main factors that led Dominicans to migrate and become a part of the U.S. Migration began during the Trujillo era‚ when the economy was changing from
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the world from the days of the barter system all the way to the mass production and retail trade that we see today. It is especially important in West Africa‚ where control of the trade market means control of the region. By about 3000 B.C‚ climate change had caused much of the Sahara to dry up. Due to the now lack of resources and harsher climate conditions‚ trade now took on a more important role in society. With trade comes economic growth‚ which brings on the need for security and thus the need
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and handle bigger changes. As a result‚ America used and developed new customs to help progress and grow to our necessities. One of the greatest impacts of technological inventions was the railroad. Railroads were the nation’s first “big business” and was a source of rapid transportation. Resources needed to build the nationwide network of railroads led to growth in other industries‚ for example‚ the coal and steel network. By making the technological changes‚ it increased and
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parties. Autocratic kings and emperors spotted the history of classical India‚ but there were also aristocratic assemblies in some regional states with the power to decide on major issues. The characteristic Indian caste system began to take shape during the Vedic and Epic ages. It became more complex after the Epic Age‚ as the five initial castes subdivided until almost 300 castes. The caste system was an important social bond across most of the subcontinent. The caste system consists of five levels
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often wielded considerable power‚ and overall female education improved‚ although women remained under the supervision of men with fewer rights and opportunities. The Hellenistic era saw striking innovations in literature‚ philosophy‚ and science. During the Hellenistic Age‚ Rome expanded from a city-state into a vast and powerful empire‚ attempting to incorporate those it conquered into its republican political structure. But trying to govern ever-growing territories with the institutions of a city-state
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