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    of the country into a national market economy. Industrial growth transformed American society. It produced a new class of wealthy industrialists and a prosperous middle class. It also produced a vastly expanded blue collar working class. The labor force that made industrialization possible was made up of millions of newly arrived immigrants and even larger numbers of migrants from rural areas. American society became more diverse than ever before. Not everyone shared in

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    house in 1901 and that was a good step towards get the African American and their rights another great pioneer of that time was Du Boise who supported the right for equality and the strive to have equal opportunities within society however Booker T. Washington’s did a lot more for the African American rights‚ Washington became the Founder of the Niagara movement in 1905." In 1909 the Niagara movement efforts led to foundation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

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    impact of British colonisation was the huge impact it had on India’s people‚ the changes that took place ranged from beneficial technological changes to a major loss of money for Indian workers. British colonisation also impacted on the culture and religion of the country. Many new laws were created to modify major cultures of India .Many British also felt it was their duty and responsibility to turn the Indian population toward Christian beliefs‚ resulting in a confused and lost nation. One of the

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    communal diseases was the public sewage system. Running water straight into the kitchen and bathrooms was a true exciting that and be able to shower daily was for the first time a possibility. Even rural areas had their work load lightened with the development of the windmill and water pump in 1860. Although most were excited about these new times in which they were part of some still long for the

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    tremendously. Thomas Paine praised the American society saying that it is made up “of people from different nations… speaking different languages.” He praises the government for allowing all of these people to live together and in harmony‚ enjoying equal rights. Minus the ideas of slavery‚ which still existed in society‚ all people were treated equally. It was even written in the Constitution. Unfortunately‚ this idea does not hold true for the current American society. Discrimination‚ racism‚ and sexism still

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    Historians say that the New Deal era is the beginning of modern American society. Many also say it was the beginning of the Imperial Presidential era. It was also a time when the quality of life had raised in a time of war. Life expectancy went up three years for whites and five years for blacks. (HIST 222 lecture‚ 28 OCT 10) There are many reasons why people consider the New Deal era the beginning of modern society‚ but the new reforms and programs‚ new women and new Negros‚ and the new consumer

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    How Does Religion Influences Us? For over many centuries religion has been a very big influence in society and in us. The world has many different belief systems. Each is distinctive‚ but all greatly influenced the lives of their followers and the society in which the belief system was practiced. During the middle ages the only religion there was to follow was christianity and during the middle ages in europe. What ever rank you had as a serf a peasant a lord or a king you life was commanded

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    Proposal There has been many debates on the great society whether it has helped African Americans or have caused harm. The great society was proposed by Lyndon B. Johnson‚ and the act tried to stop discrimination by introducing voting rights act. The great society also helped Americans with medicare and welfare. Lyndon B. Johnson said it would end poverty and racial injustice‚ also it would rebuild the entire urban United States while preventing boredom and restlessness. In 1964‚ seventy six percent

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    Shape Our Culture

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    many aspects that shape our modern culture. Religions‚ media‚ families‚ society in general are just a hand full of the many things that shape our culture. Religion has a huge affect on culture. Culture is transmitted‚ through language‚ material objects‚ ritual‚ institutions‚ and art‚ from one generation to the next. It is noticeable everywhere you go. Religion is based on these factors to ‘spread their word’. Holy buildings‚ like churches and mosques‚ are the hot spot to shape our culture. Language

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    Did democracy exist in the colonies during the eighteenth century before the American Revolution? Democracy is rule by the people‚ simply put. This on a large scale is nearly impossible. How could all the people of America‚ then or now‚ or even of a decent size town today all come together to vote on issues. We today have a representative Democracy‚ which in itself is a logistical compromise on a true democracy. In analyzing the government they had in the colonies and comparing it to the "Democracy"

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