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    The status of women in the medieval period was mostly that of subjugation‚ very few options were open to women‚ and those that were are often resulted in a harsh treatment‚ of backbreaking labor. However even with such ill treatment‚ women were the integral part to societal growth and stability thus a women’s role was often narrowed and marginalized. To areas thought befitting woman‚ Such as child rearing‚ manual labor‚ the convent‚ or as a wife. This system of casting not only served to maintain

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    During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s most of the immigrants that came into America were poor peasants in search of a safety‚ freedom‚ and a better future than their home country could offer. However‚ during the first two waves of Eastern European immigration‚ the people coming to the United States were neither poor‚ nor peasants. Those who came were of the middle class with some money‚ experience in their trade or profession and came to stay in America. These immigrants were well equipped to take

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    During the 19th century‚ The United States was not a place of unlimited individual economic opportunity‚ nor a place where social equality and political democracy reigned supreme‚ as many people believed it to be. Women were not allowed to vote until mid-1919. Although slaver was abolished in 1865‚ black people were still not treated as equals. The political systems was littered with fraud and injustice. Even with the creation of labor unions in 1866‚ the country still fell into depression.

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    School reform has been in the American limelight for a while now‚ the articles “’Crisis in Education‚’ ‘What Went Wrong with U.S. Schools‚’ and ‘We Are Less Educated than Fifty Years Ago’” (1) were all published around 1957. Around this time‚ America started to fall behind in global events like Sputnik’s launch and Japan taking the lead as an economic powerhouse were noted by critics as examples of the decline of American schools. In 1983‚ the National Commission on Excellence published a report

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    Bryan Stansbury History 2002 Dr‚ Roger Carpenter Expansion in the U.S. in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century has many thing in common with previous American expansionist ideals and had some different things. Many of the worlds leading powers were all expanding and many citizens was convinced if they didn?t jump on this land rush‚ than they would miss out. There were three reasons why America was interested in expansion. The first reason was economic. During the civil war the U.S.

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    The 19th Century was the century of the industrial revolution. There were numerous developments in scientific fields‚ including Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Biology and Mathematics alongside the invention of useable electricity and steel production. These all led to the growth of railways and steam ships as a means of transportation‚ and improved methods of communication. These developments led to a sharp explosion of new factories hoping to utilise the new technology and knowledge in order to make products

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    The United States remained a nation of immigrants during the nineteenth century. Throughout the nineteenth century‚ land and jobs in America were plentiful. The United States still had remained a strong magnet for immigrants‚ offering them chances o take up farming or urban employment. Glowing reports from early arrivals who made good reinforced romantic views of American opportunity and freedom. A German immigrant in Missouri applauded America’s "absence of overbearing soldiers‚ haughty clergymen

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    their point across the first time when writing. I would agree with what the professor said. Many essays I have written are not perfect. I have made many mistakes when writing essays. I not only dislike writing‚ I get tired of writing when I have to write a lot. So my mind wanders off‚ and my body sits in class. Maybe I do not like to write because I am not good at it. Maybe I just need to practice more on my writing skills‚ and  that way I can feel confident about myself. After all‚ I have never seen

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    STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES Life is a never ending learning experience. One of the most important lessons we can ever learn from comes from within. As we go through life‚ it is essential that we learn who we are‚ and have the ability to recognize and grow from our own personal strengths and weaknesses. Knowing what we are good at and what we are weak in is the only way we can truly grow as individuals. This knowledge helps us to accomplish the goals we set for ourselves in life. Through taking

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    Hist-H210 Essay 1 Prompt #2 England in the early 1800’s was very segregated place. Social classes were distinguished by many factors including wealth‚ land ownership‚ gender and race. The wealthy white land owning males were at the top of the chain while blacks‚ women‚ and land workers were at the bottom. The aristocracy was considered the top of the social chain. There were many things happening at this time in British history that affected the public and the public’s view of the aristocracy

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