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    burglary‚ etc. With the extra-legal laws still intact‚ by public opinion an enraged mob would lynch Afro-American that have been accused of a crime. This law was only exercised towards the Afro-American population of the south during the late 19th century‚ mainly towards Afro-Americans men‚ to maintain white supremacy in the south. The gender norms of the south were that white women married white men. There was a law that prohibited interracial marriage. The law even prohibited intimate interracial

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    In the turn of the 19th century‚ a psychologist Herbert Spencer branched off the thought of Darwinism and promoted the evolutionary thought of social Darwinism which differed from the original idea of survival of the fittest (Goodwin‚ 1995). Social Darwinists believe in the idea that humans‚ like plants and animals‚ struggle for the existence of natural selection results in “survival of the fittest.” Spencer claimed that‚ evolution must be unchecked because of its natural and inevitable forces that

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    Film Analysis Gregory Hamlin HIST 222. African-American History Since 1877 Professor Alli Chambers American Military University October 14‚ 2012 Documentary Film Analysis Worksheet History 222 – African American History Since 1877 Instructions: • You will find the list of films you can choose from in the assignment section of the course. • Go to the list and pick your film. You must view the entire film. If you can’t access films because of deployment‚ geographic location

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    In the 19th century public health action resulted from a need to address the devastating effects of the living and working conditions imposed on populations during the industrial revolution. The initial focus of public health action was‚ therefore‚ on the social and environmental determinants of the health of the population. By the late 20th century‚ however‚ there had been a shift in the emphasis of public health action toward modifying individual risk behaviors. However‚ recent epidemiological

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    Imperialism is the policy of extending a country’s influential presence and power‚ in other places by means of military action‚ or diplomacy. In the late 19th Century‚ American began harnessing imperialism as to have spots in a variety of places across the globe to ‘re-fuel.’ Naval power became the power of the time‚ so having more places where you could safely land made you even powerful. Also‚ having a country under your control allowed for economic gain‚ through harnessing the resources on said

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    1.05 19th Century of American Literature PROMPT TWO Choose one short story and one poem from the 19th century. Write to compare the ways in which each of these may be considered representative of American culture during the time period in which it was written. Cite specific evidence from the literature to support your ideas. Short story: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin A woman by the name of Mrs. Mallard has some heart problems so those around her are worried that revealing the news of her

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    Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STDs) has been around for centuries and has origins all the way back in the medieval times. With the lack of knowledge and understanding of what STDs were they were spread quickly and became a widespread epidemic across the world. The most prevalent STDs in Europe were syphilis and gonorrhea. Most people thought they spread by crew who picked up diseas on voyages lead by Christopher Columbus. The voyages believed that they have contracted the diseases in the Americas

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    in the course of a few decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During this period‚ the number of native-born people migrating from rural to urban areas increased‚ but the influx of immigrants into cities far outstripped the speed of domestic migration. The population of foreign-born people rose from about 7 million to just under 14 million between 1880 and 1920. However‚ these numbers understate the demographic and economic impact of immigration. Children of immigrants‚ whose social‚ cultural

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    The main focus of this project has been on expectations of women in the 19th century and codes they were meant to uphold‚ This expectation continued for certuries and the world has developed and changed over time‚ expectations were multiple things such as women meant for being superior to man‚ women working from homes and dedicating themselves to their families. Georgianna as a woman in the 19th century did what she was supposed to‚ they were loyal to their husbands and did as asked even though

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    Throughout history in the New World of America‚ race has always been an issue. The beginning of the settlement of the Americas‚ race has always played a role on how people were treated when it came to crimes and decision making. Using the books; “Mutiny on the Bounty”‚ “Great American Trials”‚ and “A Murder Most Foul”‚ this would allow a deeper understanding of how race was handled in the American Legal system in the 18th‚ 19th centuries‚ and also in this era. Looking at how court systems handled

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