History 308 Mid-Term Exam October 8‚ 2012 18th century monarchy Royalty and power has always been one of the major underpinnings of Western Civilization. Throughout the course of European history‚ empires have risen and kingdoms have fallen. The eighteenth century marks a time of great change and diversity for European empires and monarchs. It was a time of enlightenment‚ a break from custom and tradition‚ absolutism and constitutional rule. Based on this great rate of change‚ diversity
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Proceedings was often referred to as “Session Papers” but eventually was called “Old Bailey Proceedings” or more simply‚ “Proceedings”. The early editions were not very comprehensive and did not include exact testimonials until 1712. Early in the 18th Century‚ this publication was generally read by Londoners who were seeking news‚ moral information‚ or simply for entertainment. Today‚ cases may be reported in the news‚ but the general public usually is not interested in reading the whole
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necessarily for men. -Women view each other as kindred souls‚ not as competition. -Dependent‚ affectionate‚ benevolent‚ self-sacrificing‚ pious. -Pure and lacked sexual desire. -This cult of domesticity opens up a cultural divide between men and women in the 19th century -Most education even still was reserved for male‚ not female. -Women overly educated were seen as more masculine mentally…too much education would make them unsuitable for marriage. -Women were wanting to emerge from traditional
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Differences in the Educational System of Vietnam and America What is the difference between the education in of Vietnam and that in America? Nowadays‚ society has been modernized in so many ways; therefore‚ the demand for higher education is very strong. The educational priority is not only in developed countries like America‚ but also for a developing country like Vietnam. The differences between American education and Vietnamese education are the learning environment‚ teaching methods
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History I Colonial Society in the 18th Century The British colonies in the 18th century had changed a lot since the 17th century. For example‚ in the year 1670‚ 90% of the population was English‚ and 4% was African. In 1770‚ 50% was English‚ and 20% was African. The colonies had become very distinct. The immigrants were 8% English‚ 8% Scottish‚ 15% German‚ 33% African‚ and 36% Scots-Irish. The characteristics of the colonies were diverse‚ as well. Colonial America was dominantly Protestant. The
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1 As a girl who was born and raised in Vietnam‚ a third world country‚ and then moved to the United States of America three years ago‚ I experienced a big culture shock. Everything was very different here compared to where I come from. It was a big opportunity for me to explore the new world. I got to learn about the differences between Vietnamese and American families‚ education‚ and food. 2 In Vietnam‚ family is very important; everybody in the family stays close together. It does not matter
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Europeans‚ in the 18th century experienced changes in marriages and families‚ children‚ and food and medical care. Unlike the early years when the people married at young ages‚ more and more Europeans began to marry at much older ages and form families with an established household. In the early 18th century‚ children were often neglected; however‚ as time went on‚ parents began to express their love more openly for to their children. The diets and medical care of the Europeans improved through new
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The Puritan Family Number of male and female inhabitants were unequal which caused fatherly authoritative figures to only take place in Chesapeake at the end of the 17th century Puritans wanted male authority; common law tradition that restricted women’s rights Women were only equal in relation to spirit and religion; could become official church members; divorce was legal; marriage = two-sided love; Man = God in church & governor secularly; magistrates (law enforcers) supported male superiority
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were the only characteristics a man looked for in a women‚ back in the 17th century. Men felt superior to women and had plenty more rights than them. Women were practically treated as servants by their husbands and they were not allowed to argue/protest against their roles as a women. Although women have endured being treated as the weaker sex and have had fewer rights than men‚ this has immensely changed over the past centuries. In our society today‚ women are fully capable of doing anything a man
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Europe was in a bit of a tight spot during the 17th century‚ stuck in between two primary political ideas‚ absolutism and constitutionalism. Absolutism‚ which had reigned supreme the past millennia in Europe‚ had begun to decline the century prior in the wake of the protestant reformation‚ creating cracks in the common beliefs of the public about the church and divine authority such as the “Divine Right of Kings‚" allowing the perfect breeding ground for opposition towards it to gain traction amongst
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