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    The daily life of a woman in ancient Rome was very restricted. The sole purpose of women was to bear children and to look after these children and the family’s house. While upper-class women were allowed to and expected to attend social events‚ the lower-class rarely ever had a public life because they were working all the time. These aspects were often reflected in the way these Roman women dressed. An example of a Roman woman would be Paula. Paula was the wife of a senator to the emperor‚ which

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    Study Guide Final Exam HY 135‚ Spring 2012 Be prepared to identify (who‚ what‚ when‚ where) and describe the historical significance of the following terms. Study your text chapters 9-17‚ lecture notes and ALL assigned readings through Weeks 11-15. NOTE: I have not listed most of the primary documents here‚ but you are responsible for them. Land Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Thomas Jefferson / Jeffersonian Republicans Louisiana Purchase / Corps of Discovery Marbury

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    Effects Of The 1920's

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    was an era that brought about the first women’s liberation movement giving women a new independence. Unwelcomingly prohibition was enacted so that brought upon an open rebellion against the law. The jazz age erupted with a bang promoting some of America’s greatest writers‚ musicians‚ and artists. Societies youth drifted further from the old generational ways

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    Freedom

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    If a person were to look up the definition of freedom in the dictionary‚ they would find‚ “being free; esp.‚ a) independence.” However‚ freedom has many meanings that differ from one another. One could say freedom is the ability to make choices in life that are beneficial to a person’s desires and have their own opinions about anything they want. It can be represented through actions and attitudes. For example‚ a person who is free can make their own decisions about anything they want. Being able

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    Canadian History: 1920’s The 1920’s were known as the “Roaring Twenties” because industries shifted to peace time production and experienced an economic boom. The people that experienced the “good times” in the 1920’s were predominantly the white males. But other groups weren’t so lucky. There where many issues in this era but the main ones were the injustice and inequality of women‚ Native People and children. During the 1920’s the Native People were treated unequally and with

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    The Roaring 20s The 1920s was a time where the culture changed drastically‚ not only did you have people moving from farms to the city‚ you also had people changing the way they lived in the city. New technology and household products made tasks a lot easier and faster than every before. People became obsessed with all things modern whether it is the music they listened to or the things they did on their free time. Because of economic growth the consumer rates and advertising were at an all time

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    To define oneself as a communicator is to understand how the process of communication works. Julia Scherba de Valenzuela best defines communication as‚ "any act by which one person gives to or receives from another person information about that person’s needs‚ desires‚ perceptions‚ knowledge‚ or affective states. Communication may be intentional or unintentional‚ may involve conventional or unconventional signals‚ may take linguistic or non linguistic forms‚ and may occur through spoken or other

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    Fashion of the Jazz Age In the 1920’s‚ fashion for all ages saw a dramatic change and began an evolution towards fashion today. Throughout history‚ evolution in fashion has corresponded with changes in culture and values. After WWI‚ a large cultural shift was seen in America. The new ideas and values that emerged were reflected in the new fashion trends of the era. In the 1920’s‚ women’s fashion reflected a growth in their independence‚ men’s fashion evolved to reflect the new aspects of a more casual

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    How did nationalism form or transform Europe during the 19th century? In the beginning of the 19th century‚ 1830s‚ lots of revolutions happened and failed‚ but some succeeded. Charles X‚ the French Monarch‚ tried to take voting rights away from the middle class‚ causing the second French Revolution. It succeeded and a new constitutional monarchy was created. Poland revolted against Russia and Italy revolted against Austria for freedom and failed‚ while Belgium rebelled against the Dutch and became

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    actress may be‚ "she is so beautiful" or "I wish I looked like her". Visual media is often the first place young women look and start to believe that they are not up to society’s beauty standards. This is often because actresses and models have unrealistic body images. Kilbourne in "The Dangerous Way Ads See Women" displays various ads showing how various visual medias demean young women. Many of these ads give young girls the impression that if you are not physically beautiful‚ life is going to not

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