Assignment 1: Comparative Article Review Due: October 4th‚ 2010 The Evolution of Sanitation: How 19th Century Decision Makers Influenced Today’s Innovation By: Ryan Parkinson I. Introduction By the late 1800’s‚ the method of sewage treatment became a heated issue of debate among members of political parties. At the time‚ the belief was that poor health was a matter of fate. Health promoters‚ however‚ argued that‚ “disease arose from correctable environmental causes.”[i] Until the mid
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Domestic Violence In the early history of the United States‚ somewhere close to the nineteenth century‚ along with the Temperance Movement came the recognition of Domestic Violence. In 1840‚ a Tennessee parent is prosecuted for the excessive punishment of a child in the Johnson vs. State court case (Staff). Ten years later‚ it is discovered that only nineteen states have laws allowing women to divorce abusive husbands. It will take twenty years before Fulgham vs. Alabama will rule that “a husband
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Ray Charles Robinson and Steveland Hardaway Judkins are two of the most prolific composers of all times. Born and raised in the United States of America‚ they became legendary composers‚ singers‚ producers‚ and musicians of the 19th century. Their compositions were soulful in nature‚ and their styles ranged from rock and pop to blues and jazz. Ray Charles Robinson was known as The Pioneer of Rock Music. He influenced the lives of people worldwide‚ and he paved the way for various artists such
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parading‚ the 19th amendment was finally added to the constitution on June 18th‚ 1920‚ officially granting women the right to vote. Then‚ in 1922‚ a group of men in Maryland once again tried to take away our rights‚ suing the state for allowing women to vote (ie. Leser vs. Garnett). They were unanimously overruled in Supreme Court‚ and no effort to take our rights has been made since. (3) Though all of the amendments are important in protecting our rights and freedom‚ I believe that the 19th is the most
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Colonialism‚ which had been undertaken by the Europeans‚ took a new twist in the nineteenth century. No longer attempting to colonize plantation settlements in countries of the Caribbean‚ but Europeans began to imperialize among these countries instead. Through this surge of political decree and economic exploitation‚ European countries were able to expand their rule‚ spread their beliefs among the native people‚ and focus in on their economic interests. To start with one factor‚ since many factories
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of a land poor‚ agricultural poor country led to many Polish migrating West in hope of finding a better sense of life. This was true of my stepfather’s grandparents‚ who came to the United States from Poland around 1915. "During the late 19th and early 20th Century‚ social as well as economical hardships fell upon a country which saw more then three million emigrate overseas to the New Land." (American Identity). The mass movement of people was the result of the reforms of the legal systems governing
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previous US expansionism shares many similarities with this “new” age of expansionism‚ they also diverged from one another in several key ways. This new stage of American expansionism took place through the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century and was quite analogous to the original or traditional type expansionism conducted by the US throughout its
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the California and Oregon. High wages‚ and later‚ gold‚ stimulated immigrants to pursue their fortunes in America. And above all‚ America supposedly had peace. Wars‚ famines‚ and revolutions rocked the world‚ but in the early to middle nineteenth century‚ America stayed relatively peaceful. Immigrants frequently found their monetary dreams realized in America‚ but when times got hard they often met ridicule and discrimination from people there. Although large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ and Chinese
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Many historians believe that race and the development of racism came about as a by-product of colonialism with its economic reliance on slavery . When slavery was abolished in all British territories at the end of the 19th century‚ there was cause for celebration and many assumed that this would help begin to put an end to racial issues. This expectation was described in a brief article published in The London Times when the ‘friends of the abolition of slavery’ met on August 1‚ 1834 to dine and
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During the nineteenth century‚ Europe had a difficult time creating a stable economic system. Through trial and error they created The Common Market‚ which lead to the creation of The European Atomic Community and The European Coal and Steel Community. These three economic systems make up The European Community. The European Community has given Europe one of the most thriving economies to this day.1 “The United States of Europe” was the first of many attempts at a stable economic system before the
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