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    …..‚ 1750-1850 saw the start of changing ideas surrounding gender and gender roles across Europe. Although not empirically evaluated and synthesised during these years‚ it can be said that paradigms of thought were certainly were beginning to evolve‚ eventually marking a significant and more permeant change in gender roles and identities. During this period‚ many changes were afoot; The Industrial Revolution and as a result‚ the rise of the middle class‚ mechanisation and urbanisation. Barker‚ 1997

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    Compromise * Missouri Compromise (1820) -It didn’t allow slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except Missouri. Allowed Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. * Compromise of 1850 ( 1850) - Admit California as a free state; uphold popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah; Includes Fugitive Slave Act; Settles Texas/New Mexico border disputes; Ban slave trade in Washington D.C * Kansas Nebraska Act (1854) - Divide the Kansas territory into Kansas

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    injustices in society. Among these men include Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ a Civil Rights Leader in the 1950s; John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ president of the United States during the Cold War; and Abraham Lincoln‚ president of the United States during the Civil War. All three men have written scores of speeches concentrating on human equality and the rights of individuals. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ and Abraham Lincoln suggest that mankind should live in unity because the cooperation

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    From the years 1800-1850 the nation was full of battles and prosperity. Territorial expansion was a cause in most of the battles‚ but also gained prosperity for the nation. There were many impacts on national unity between those time periods‚ but the main impact was territorial expansion. This is true because of the Louisiana Purchase‚ the purchase of Oregon territory‚ and the Mexican War. The Louisiana Purchase was the most important event of President Thomas Jefferson ’s first Administration

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    Latin American‚ and Haitian Revolutions between‚ say‚ 1750 and 1850—the industrial revolution was really the most revolutionary of the bunch. No way‚ dude. All those revolution resulted in‚ like new borders and flags and stuff. We have studied 15‚000 years of history here at crash course‚ me from the past. And borders and flags have changed plenty‚ and they’re going to keep changing. But in all that time‚ nothing much changed about the way we disposed of waste or located drinking water or acquired

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    Democratic Ideals 1820-1850 Between the 1820’s and the 1850s‚ America went through drastic changes in its society. There were many reform movements going on at the same time while some people demanded for change and equality‚ the others believed change would come to ruin America. All of this turmoil between the people boiled up into the Civil War. There were many factors that split the North and the South from each other and influenced them to go to war. Slavery was probably the

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    and giving my Cultural Hero Speech was different than my Narrative Speech in many ways. First of all‚ in my opinion‚ the Cultural Hero speech was more personal because I have to tell the audience why this person was my cultural hero and why they deserved it in my eyes. For the Narrative speech I simply just had to interview someone who was different from myself. This‚ in turn‚ also made me more passionate presenting my speech about my hero than I was in my first speech. Also it was more difficult

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    COMPROMISE WITH COLONIALISM Successful suppression of revolutionary outbreak after the formal end of the Fil-Am war was enough reason for the Filipino elite to pursue the alternative of peaceful struggle. Involvement During the Military Phase‚ 1899-1913 1899‚ Schurman Commission --> also known as the First Philippine Commission -->the legislature of the Philippines‚ then known as the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States during the Philippine-American War. It was established

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    India as colony 1850 to 1947 Colonial India was part of the Indian subcontinent which was under the control of European colonial powers through trade and conquest. Alexander the great was one of the first European power that arrive in India. Later‚ trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire‚ but Romans never sought trading settlements or territory in India. The spice trade between India and Europe was one of the best in the world. India was searching for health and prosperity and

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    John Lewis introduces pathos into his speech when he is describing the violent methods of the government against blacks. For example‚ Lewis vividly describes the notorious actions of the government when saying‚ “What did the federal government do when local police officials kicked and assaulted the pregnant wife of Slater King‚ and she lost her baby?” (para. 6). In this statement‚ Lewis shows how the government has failed to keep black people safe and continue to harm them‚ and that these people

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