Davina Fisher Juvenile Justice System 20th Century Professor Deborah White Strayer University 6 April 2012 Juvenile Justice System 20th Century The first juvenile court in this country was established in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ in 1899. Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act of 1899‚ which established the Nation ’s first juvenile court. The British doctrine of parens patriae (the State as parent) was the rationale for the right of the State to intervene in the lives of children in a manner
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The 20th century observed extraordinary changes in the structure and dynamics of American families. The remarkable shift began with the Progressive Era‚ which spearheaded the emerging concept of marital happiness‚ an idea that marriage should be composed of emotional ties between the husband and wife. The Industrial Revolution further reinforced these rising ideals with economic and technological transformations that encouraged people to choose partners based on emotional attraction than financial
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Modernism was the art movement that departed from classical and traditional forms and altered the perception and the aesthetics of art (Gay‚ 2008‚ pg. 3). Expressionism is one of various modernist styles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that affected numerous art forms including paintings and film. The social environment surrounding expressionism was very significant as the expressionist style aimed to convey subjective emotions as a response to the conditions of the modern period
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despite the disparity between the various paradigms within the two texts. Heckerling has acquired and adapted the fundamental concepts from Emma to create a text which reflects the transfigured values and morals between the Regency period and 20th century society. Nevertheless‚ Heckerling not only reflects these modified views for her modern audience‚ she also criticises modern society through various cinematic and visual techniques. Emma depicts life in Highbury‚ a microcosm of England in the
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The profound economic change that occurred in the early 1900’s was largely influenced and formed by the industrial revolution‚ in particular the second wave that occurred in the late 1800’s. The revolution as a whole resulted in the change from economies based on agriculture and farming‚ to industry based profits. This second wave of the revolution not only refined and improved the prior inventions of iron and coal‚ but brought with it new highly developed technologies such as steel‚ electricity
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Art and Literature: A Comparison Art and writing are two very different ways of expressing oneself‚ but there are elements of artistic expression that remain common in both. Tone‚ theme‚ and structure are just a few of these elements. The works of Jasper Johns‚ "False Start‚" and‚ "Painting with Two Balls‚" as well as Annie Dillard’s‚ "Heaven and Earth in Jest‚" are comparable in that all three works of art use the aforementioned elements in order to reach the audience with a direct point‚ which
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20th Century Innovations’ Impact On Our Country’s Culture Two innovations during the 20th century that affected the cultural life of the country are the movie and advertising industries‚ both of which continue to be influential to today’s society; they defined what it meant to be an American based on the mass media’s opinion. The movie industry greatly influenced society during the 20th century‚ and continues to do so today. When Americans watched motion pictures back in the early part
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Joseph Fountain Dr. Jaime Cantrell English 224: Section 41 01 April 2016 Social Boundaries of late 20th Century America Many interpretations can be inferred after reading Alice Walker’s Everyday Use (1973). A trend in part of 20th century American modern writers was the art of realist writing. With the use of informal diction and colorful language‚ Walker added realism to her story to fully immerse the reader in setting and enhance the overall reading experience. In more ways than one‚ Walker’s
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Sexism and racism both prevailed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Even through World War II and the Civil War racial injustice and inequality were not overcome. Female sociologists had to hide their work under their sewing or whatever they were working on when someone visited their home. Females were not educated and were considered inferior in their writing skills and thought processes. Female sociologists started out for social reform trying to stop lynching and to improve the conditions of workers
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The historical view of 20th century America can be viewed from three different points of view‚ the Liberal‚ Conservative and Revisionist views. Each group feels that their view of America in the 20th century is the correct view. The 20th century saw developments in political and social demographics‚ movements for civil rights and liberties‚ and growth and quality of living and economic opportunity for all. I’m going to present to you the point of view that I agree with quoting evidence of why I agree
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