Utilitarianism was a movement that took off during the enlightenment at the end of the 18th century and through the beginning of the 19th century. The fact that this took off at the same time as the enlightenment is no coincidence‚ as that was when the general public began to lose trust in the church. Utilitarianism is the belief that the most correct action is always what serves the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This was revolutionary in its time because it goes against the major
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The family wage economy is the area and amount of production it took to provide a family with enough money to survive. During the 19th century‚ most working class families relied on every able bodied member of the household to contribute to the overall wage of the family. Due to this‚ they were driven by a greater need for cash over specific labor within the household. This meant that as soon as children‚ male or female‚ were capable of working‚ they would be expected to work within the household
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The Armenian Genocide is a period from 1915 and continuing into the 1920s that describes the mass killing of over one million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire‚ which is known today as Turkey (Bloxham 141). The genocide “officially” started on April 14‚ 1915‚ a day in which “prominent members of the Ottoman Armenian community were incarcerated en masse in Constantinople” (Bloxham 141). This began the eventual surge of imprisonment and killings of Armenian men‚ and deportation‚ rape‚ and killings of
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Indians had grown cynical and cruel. This interaction caused the Lakota culture to change a great deal during the nineteenth century. Horses and guns brought about a dramatic change in the Lakota’s culture. They “enabled them to seize and defend their rich hunting grounds‚ to follow the great migrating herds of buffalo that shaped their distinctive way of life‚ and by the middle of the nineteenth century to evolve into the proud and powerful monarchs of the northern Great Plains (R6).” They acquired
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The Rules of Marriage During the Fourteenth Century The rules of marriage during the fourteen century were really different to the rules of marriage today. The play Romeo and Juliet took place in the fourteenth century which meant that the marriage rules applied to them. . Obedience‚ blessings and Finances from both sets of parents were needed for someone to get married during the fourteenth century. During the fourteenth century the parents had to choose a husband
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The Influence of Realism and Naturalism on 20th Century American Fiction After World War I‚ American people and the authors among them were left disillusioned by the effects that war had on their society. America needed a literature that would explain what had happened and what was happening to their society. American writers turned to what is now known as modernism. The influence of 19th Century realism and naturalism and their truthful representation of American life and people was evident in
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THE PERSECUTION OF JEWS IN EUROPE DURING THE 20TH CENTURY It is an indisputable fact that the Jewish people have been persecuted‚ oppressed and mistreated throughout the history of Judaism. But this persecution finally reached its peak during the 20th century when the Hitler’s dictatorship of Germany and Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union caused the cruel and tragic deaths of millions of Jews. The main cause of this uncalled for persecution was the fanatic anti-Semitism that took Germany‚ Russia
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The nineteenth century was a time full of significant innovations. During this period‚ technology made huge strides in both transportation and communication. With the beginnings of the post office and the technological advancements in printing‚ trains‚ and more‚ it is safe to say a communication revolution occurred. Many people place heavy credit on the improvements in printing technology causing this revolution‚ but I think it is much more than that. Although some credit is definitely deserved‚
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On August 1st 1914‚ Germany declared war on Russia‚ and on the 3rd‚ declared war on France. Starting at the top of the previous page the first piece of artwork I chose to review is Max Beckmann’s piece Der Kriegsausbruch (Declaration of War)‚ created in 1914 as the declarations of war had just been announced. This is a drawing depicting the reaction of passers-by in Berlin to the news of war being declared. I chose this piece specifically because of the "sketchy" style of drawing. I find that
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Response Assignment #1 South Africa in the late 19th and early 20th century was comparable to a fresh piece of metal: a malleable entity. As a country exposed to various global influences‚ South Africa has been vulnerable to various political‚ ideological and cultural movements and thus molded to fit such philosophies. Some of the main influencers included leaders such as Marcus Garvey and various visitors from the US. Although African Americans and Garvey had mostly positive impacts with their influence
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