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    Modern Europe Thesis Subject Domesticity and it’s evolvement during the 18th and 19th century By: Allen Karlin The Cambridge dictionary defines domesticity as “life at home‚ taking care of your house and family”. Traversing this thesis we will discuss the vital role women played in modern day‚ 18th and 19th century Europe‚ and how their responsibilities and priorities changed throughout the years. This

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    The oppression of women as women PHIL 202 – Assignment 1 26/01/2012 The patriarchal society in which we live has systematically oppressed women for centuries. It is not until extremely recent history‚ with the Women’s Liberation Movement‚ that women have been able to take meaningful strides towards a more equal and just society. We have come a long way since that time‚ women can now vote‚ work‚ practice politics and live independently of men: it seems as though we have come very close to the

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    Europe? With some exceptions she was highly unemancipated due to religious and Roman and Common civil laws that existed at that time. In contrast‚ Gaelic societies were different. In 13th century’s Scotland and 17th century’s Ireland‚ women were practically on an equal foot with the men under the native Brehon Law. Gaelic societies allowed more freedom compare to other Western European societies. It was not obligatory for Irish woman to be a virgin before their marriage‚ as well as she could obtain

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    Compare and contrast the Indian ocean (Swahili city-states)‚ trans-Saharan (Sudanic states)‚ and silk road trade routes. III. Kingdoms of the Grasslands A. Introduction 1. Three coasts – Atlantic‚ Indian‚ savanna on edge of Sahara 2. Edge of desert 1. Gold found 2. Camels improved trade a. Sahel – grassland belt – best place to live – centers of trade 3. African states emerge as trade intermediaries 4. Location makes them open to droughts and attack 5. 10th century

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    Transgression”‚ most of the framework that remains today was depicted in the nineteenth century‚ when most of fundamental masterpieces of this genre were produced. The dirt‚ the negativeness and the dehumanization surrounding the living time of the people in that period was strongly reflected and influenced the literature in a way. So did the ideology of the female representation‚ consisting in an ominous view of their sexuality and nature. In contrast‚ the characterization of the female sexuality faced

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    Advancements in Medicine in 19th Century England A robot saved my life! While this may not necessarily be true‚ the revolutionary technological aspects of medical advancements in the 1800s were just as crazy to people who lived there and saved their lives. While the common cold is a prevalent illness among us now and has treatment‚ in the 1800s common illnesses like this caused death. During this time there were many medical advancements that took place. From advancements in the knowledge of diseases

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    men vs women.txt A male brain is about 10% larger than the female brain and has 5% more brain cells. That sounds like good news for men but the female brain more than makes up for its disparity in size in other ways.But women have more nerve cells in certain areas. Women also tend to have a larger corpus collusum — the group of nerve fibers that connects left and right hemispheres. That makes women faster at transferring data between the computational‚ verbal left half and the intuitive‚ visual right

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    Prostitution was tolerated for much of America’s history because it was a way to control the lower class and keep them away from the wealthy while providing jobs for women. Prostitution was so prevalent because of the economic and social factors of the time period. Prostitution was widely accepted by much of society and allowed women to work for themselves but it also had its negatives. When New York turned into a hub for entertainment and tourists‚ and became commercialized‚ people started to detest

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    military dictatorships are modeled on Sparta. However‚ history shows us that women had much more liberty in Sparta than in Athens. In fact‚ the democracy of Athens was available only to free men who were citizens of Athens. Moreover‚ to claim citizenship‚ an Athenian had to prove that both his parents were "astoi." For the father‚ being "astos" meant that he was an Athenian citizen‚ but the mother could not be a citizen. Women were never citizens‚ but only able to transmit the rights of citizenship to

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    Most of the largest events in modern Mexican history occurred during the 19th century. With Independence in 1821‚ to the Reforms that happened in the 1850’s‚ the people of Mexico experienced a great amount of instability and hardship. The turmoil of this century hindered the nations ability to development from a colonial entity of the Spanish crown into an independent nation that held its own autonomy. After the native people of Mexico were subject to Spanish rule for about 300 years‚ systems were

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