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    During the 19th century‚ the taking of bodies also known as grave robbing was a popular act because they were the only sources of material for dissection and study. Grave Robbing was normally only performed by men for the scientific and financial benefits only. Some bodies may have been opened to try and predict the future. The supply was limited by law‚ this is why some of the early grave robbers were found to be the surgeons themselves and their students. Grave Robbing was a profession for some

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    Immigration has had a strong effect on Canada’s historical development‚ from countryside in the early part of the 20th century to the building of Canada’s largest cities. Immigration itself has changed greatly during the 19th and 20th centuries and continues to do so. During the first sixty years of the 20th century‚ the majority of immigrants to Canada came either from Europe or the United States. This has since changed much with entry based on a points system and the introduction of human’s benefit

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    Nationalism is a culture that people support mainly their nation and people. There were many negative and positive effects of nationalism during the late 19th century. Different nations got tighter and got rid of their difference. There was constant warfare between many nations around the world. Finally‚ equality in the government throughout the world. Nationalism had many positive effects at times because nations were uniting with other nations. For instance “We ardently wish to free Italy from

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    Prostitution became a significant of London ’s history during the 18th and 19th century. At the time‚ prostitution was a chronic problem of the public order. It became so big in London that it attracted the attention of many groups such as‚ "the church‚ the state‚ the medical profession‚ philanthropists‚ feminists and others." (Bartley‚ 1) All of these groups worked together in order to resolve the problem‚ even though at the time prostitution was not illegal. However‚ it was an activity that many

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    Genocide in Rwanda (Culminating Task) Lynch Alcala a.) Summary Rwanda is separated into two major ethnic groups‚ the Huts and the Tutsis. Majority of Rwandans are Hutus who make up about 80 per cent of the population‚ and only about 15 per cent are Tutsis. These two ethnic groups shared the same language and culture‚ but there had been conflicts between the two groups that occurred during the colonial period. Rwanda was colonized by Belgians after the first World War. There had been racism

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    in 2005. He was the second-longest serving Pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523. A very charismatic figure‚ John Paul II was acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. He was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.[1] John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church’s relations with Judaism‚ Islam‚ the Eastern Orthodox Church‚

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    wooden warships. A ship of the line is a ship that fit the standard of a ship deemed suitable to sail in the line of battle. It evolved during the 17th century‚ and significant advancements were made during the Anglo-Dutch wars. By 1700‚ the ship of the line reached the form it would retain until wooden sailing ships were done away with entirely in the 1830s. It was during this era that the English grew to become a great naval power through the use of the ship of the line. Every aspect of a ship was

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    During the 19th century‚ there was a phase of mysterious deaths that occurred. This was also the time when green wallpaper was the must-have decoration in every household. People flocked to buy anything with this with green pigment‚ but green wallpaper was the main target. A man named William Morris was a founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement who wanted to revive the hand-crafting process of creating good and neglected the use of machinery and mass production. He became an icon for the

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    The Armenian Genocide is the persecution of the Christians during the time of the Ottoman Empire. There many factors that led up to the massacre‚ but what actually happened is during the time of the genocides is very tragic. In the beginning of the twentieth century‚ they are an open tragic event that traumatized Christians in the modern-day Middle East‚ and which was an ominous portent of things to come later that century (McGrath). During this time of the Ottoman Empire found itself caught in

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    November 29‚ 2011 The Indonesian Genocide To this day‚ the story of the Indonesian Genocide is still relatively unknown. It is only partially told‚ and partly visible through a thick haze of trickery and deception. Between October 1965 and 1966‚ it is estimated that between 500‚000 and 3‚000‚000 people were killed throughout various Indonesian islands‚ including Java‚ Sumatra‚ and Bali (the actual number will never be known for sure). The events that unfolded during this period were terrifying

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