Your Final Project for this course will be a virtual time capsule. A time capsule is a grouping of items for future discovery. For our purposes‚ we will imagine that our time capsule will be buried at the end of the course and opened 100 years later. The goal of our capsule is to provide an overview of what you believe future generations should remember about the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The project can be composed in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint. It can include multimedia if you
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The Industrialists and Growth Settled in a vast country with abundant natural resources‚ Americans soon developed a sense for industry which was characteristic of the 19th century. Unlike Europe where the craftsmen guilds long opposed progress in manufacturing‚ America was eager to use new technologies that would save labor‚ which was scarce. Thus the young nation‚ once freed from Colonial restrictions‚ progressed faster than its former mother country and eventually emerged as the foremost industrialized
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the act of a dominant country wielding its power to control a weaker and less developed area. Colonies‚ conquests‚ and economic exploitations are a few examples of imperialism. A numerous amount of countries were imperialistic during the 19th and 20th century‚ such as Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ and Italy. Many of these countries occupied territory in Africa to collect valuable exports such as ivory‚ rubber‚ diamonds‚ and gold. The imperialist oppression of many countries led to numerous resistances and
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and early 20th century U.S. was not a continuation of past American Expansionism. Throughout American history‚ prime motives for geographical and political expansion have been in support of U.S. economy. As the country grew‚ many other issues became important in the shaping of American expansionism. Slavery and investment of capital were major forces behind these issues. All these events involved economic‚ societal‚ and political expansion. Colonial expansion was meant to facilitate growth in population
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between time and human behavior is the life course perspective‚ this analyzes the chronological order of events from the time we are born to our death. The events that include socio-historical locations; timing of lives; geography‚ heterogeneity or variability; social ties to others; human agency and personal control; and how the past shapes the future. These several and basic tenets characterize the life perspective approach. This perspective uses a non-linear path to help us understand
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The 20th century in United States was a period many different changes. There were many events that helped the country to grow in many aspects but there were other events that had a negative impact in the world such as World War I and World War II. Even though United States was affected by these Wars and many civilians died‚ this country found ways to prevent a big decline in society. In this essay I will be focus on the big society‚ political and economic changes during the beginning f the 20th century
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African American Athletes in the 20th Century The world of sports wasn’t always the fun and games that we see today. In the 21st century the world of sports is decorated with many talented African American athletes from soccer‚ to hockey‚ to basketball‚ to baseball. African American athletes in the 20th century had to fight through the race barrier and face up against unbeatable odds to be able to do what they love. Jackie Robinson‚ Jack Johnson‚ and Jesse Owens are all African American athletes
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Almost everyone knows The Beatles as a legendary band in the 20th century . The Beatles line-up included John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. John met Paul back in 1957 and noticed his mastery at acoustic guitar‚ Paul was then invited to join The Quarrymen with John. In 1958‚ George Harrison the joined The Quarrymen as lead guitar and vocalist. They had many other band names before they became the Beatles like‚ “Johnny and the Moondogs"‚ "Long John and The Beetles"‚ "The
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‘The diversity of perspectives in psychology is an Obstacle to understanding’ In psychology there are many different and apposing perspectives such as biological‚ evolutionary‚ socio-cultural and social constructionist‚ to name a few. This essay will examine these different views and approaches in psychology in relation to sex and gender as well as development. It will look at the advantages and the disadvantages of having many perspectives to draw on when looking at these two diverse areas
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In the early 20th century‚ middle-class reformers began to address the problems in society. The unsafe working conditions in factories were exposed by journalists and writers. Also‚ the dominant role of big corporations in American society were questioned. This effort to reform was called the Progressive Movement. This was the movement that sought to return control of the government to the people‚ restore economic opportunities‚ and to correct injustices in American life. The reformers never agreed
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