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    States government had made drastic changes in its foreign policies. The few decades from 1880 to 1910‚ which saw five different presidents all with very distinct foreign policies‚ were no exception. As a country‚ the United States progressed from being a country only concerned with expanding its territory out west‚ to being a country on the verge of becoming involved in the First World War. During the 1880’s and 1890’s‚ the United States focused on broadening their territory and expanding their

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    American agriculture has had a long and extravagant history. Furthermore‚ the years 1860-1900 have the greatest impact on the history of farming to date. Many contributing factors have aided quite extensively to the development and farming advancements during this period. The railroad boom allowed easier‚ cheaper and faster transportation methods which in turn triggered economic growth. Man power was overthrown by the transition of animal power (mostly horses)‚ allowing farmers to harvest more crops

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    Housing and living conditions can indirectly or directly impact on health (Butler-Jones‚ 2008). Although housing conditions for Aboriginal peoples have improved in the past decade‚ according to the 2006 census‚ Aboriginal are four times more likely than non-Aboriginal people to live in overcrowded‚ and three times as likely to live in a dwelling in need of major repairs (Statistics Canada‚ 2008). Inadequate housing can lead to health problems‚ such as respiratory diseases‚ allergies‚ and mental –health

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    reason why life on the plantation in the 1800s was hard. The reasons were‚ harsh living conditions‚ laborious and unfair working conditions‚ and racial and gender differentiations‚ were strict and terrible for the men and women that were imported to work on the starting sugar plantations.. Out of three reasons‚ living conditions were the first and worst part for the plantation workers: Firstly‚ living conditions were mainly terrible because of the unsanitary‚ and crowded rooms the workers often

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    think Plantation Life in the 1800s in Hawaii was tremendously hard and miserable‚ and unfair to everyone. For example living conditions in Hawaii were bad and unsanitary. Another example could be that working conditions weren’t easy and it was a miserable job. Finally racism was also a problem of what you did and how much you get paid. My first reason would be that living conditions were bad and unsanitary. For example Two couples will share 10 foot square room that had a kitchen and a homemade stove

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    The human life has been an appealing topic lately. People are trying to find out different causes of this. My writing will carefully present the major of this phenomenon. First and foremost‚ what I put in my priority is living condition. It cannot be denied that every aspects of our life have been improved. Instead of sleeping on the wet and cold ground‚ keeping an open eye for dangerous predators‚ people now can live in peace and independent‚ they can pursue their dreams freely without anything

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    some people think that living in house would give the maximum comfortibility. There are 2 similarities between a house and an apartment. First of all‚ both of them would make you spend the same living cost. When you decide to live with luxurious life style‚ wherever you live‚ you would stay to live with that kind of habit. Second of all‚ whether it is a house or an apartment‚ it has a big role as a place to live in. In the other hand‚ there are 3 differences between living in a house and apartment

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    concentration camps because of the living conditions‚ Mass exterminations‚ and uprisings. The living conditions of the prisoners in the camp were treacherous‚ and prisoners went several days without adequate clothing and food. For example “prisoners did not receive protective clothing and they were constantly subjected to beatings and abuse from the mines civilian staff as well as prisoner foremen” (“Auschwitz/Furstengrube” par.1). When working prisoners were in extreme conditions and did not receive

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    The living and working conditions in Australia‚ at the start of the century depended very much on which social class a person belonged to because the society followed ‘laissez-faire’ policies‚ that is‚ the government interfered little in economic affairs and left people to look after themselves. Therefore‚ between the rich and the poor there were enormous differences in living conditions such as education‚ health and hygiene and in particular leisure. For average Australians work was very laborious

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    their family. If forced to choose between living in a town with inhumane living conditions known as Packingtown or live in a town where everything was ran and owned by George Pullman‚ I would pack my bags and move into Pullmans model town. I choose Pullman because of its living conditions‚ the culture of the town‚ and opportunities for women even if they were not ideal. Packingtown was notorious for its awful and inhumane living conditions and working conditions. The houses in Packingtown were built

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