3.5. Towards a Global Presence 1. The Gilded Age The term “The Gilded Age” → title of a satire written by Mark Twain together with Charles Dudley Warner in 1873 on the materialism‚ opportunism‚ corruption‚ and uncontrolled speculation which characterized the era. There was a new dominant speculative economy. Derogative term: gilded (as opposed to “golden”) → glitter is only a surface based on corruption and that covers an empty core. Unprecedented economic growth and technological and industrial
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population. These factories were operated by unskilled workers which came from the immigration population. These people lived in these urban areas. Andrew Carnegie helped build the American steel industry. He was on eof the richest entrepreneurs of his age. He advocated for the rights of laborers to unionize‚ but his workers still worked long hours for low wages. In his later years he became a philanthropist and donated monies to over 2‚500 public libraries and schools. Diderot Denis Diderot was
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The Enlightenment “Dare to know! Have courage to use your own reason!” -Immanuel Kant‚ ‘What Is Enlightenment?’ (1784) The Age of Enlightenment is the period in the history of Western thought and culture that spanned from the mid-seventeenth century to the eighteenth century. It is commonly characterized by the dramatic revolutions in science‚ philosophy‚ society and politics that swept away the medieval world-view and ushered in our modern western world. The driving force behind the Enlightenment
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The loss of innocence in to kill a mockingbird is the main theme hahjdjdksjdhdnskksjdjdjdnndjjdndjdjdjdkdjdjdjdjdjdkxjjdjdjsj- djdjdjdjdjducidkdjxkdkdkdjdjjdjdjdjdjjsusjdjdjcjcjcjjdjdjdjd- ksjdnnrnrnrnrnrnrjrjrjrjjrjrnrnrnrnntntntntnrnrrmdm There is a guy in Maycomb named Boo Radley. Boo has a pretty bad reputation. There are many bad rumors about him. Scout and her older brother Jem are aware of the rumors and like to make fun of Boo. They came up with this game in which they would act
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Imperialism (1850~1914) * Imperial refers to * Empire * Royalty * Extending powers * Age of Imperialism (http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/imperialism/#SAW1) * Main Events * 1823 - Monroe Doctrine reflected special U.S. interest in Americas * 1850 - European trading with Africa becomes well established * 1852 - Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon) proclaimed himself emperor of France * 1869 - Suez Canal opens (Egypt)
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Mr. Dunbar AP European History Chapter 17—The Age of Enlightenment: Eighteenth Century Thought Chapter Overview: The Enlightenment is a movement of people and ideas that fostered the expansion of literate sectors of European society and that economic improvement and political reform were both possible and desirable. Contemporary western political and economic thought is a product of Enlightenment thinking; therefore‚ some historians believe the process of Enlightenment continues today. Inspired
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How did Bronze Age people conceptualise people and personhood? What are the various ways in which archaeologists have investigated notions of identity and personhood in the Bronze Age? Archaeological prehistoric frameworks were established during the period of antiquarianism and were consolidated by the technological typologies laid out by Thomsen in 1836 (Jones‚ 2008: 4). The concept of the transition from a Neolithic period to a Bronze Age has since been inextricably associated with technological
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The Dark Ages is a period in time which traditionally is similar to the Middle Ages. Many events happened during this period such as the fall of Rome and the creation of the Christian Church. Christianity began with the writing of the followers of Jesus‚ and the message of Christianity spread quickly throughout Rome during the Dark Ages. Eventually‚ the Church found more structure and leadership and became a stronger influence. The Church heavily taught morals and charity and overall spread messages
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The Peacock Throne and the Kohinoor Diamond The Peacock Throne‚ called Takht-e Tâvus (Persian: تخت طاووس) in Persian‚ is the name originally given to a Mughal throne of India‚ which was later adopted and used to describe the thrones of the Persian emperors from Nader Shah Afshari and erroneously to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi whose throne was a reconstruction of the Achemenid throne.[citation needed] History The name comes from the shape of a throne‚ having the figures of two peacocks standing
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In the newspaper the Guardian there is an article titled I h8 txt msgs: How texting is ruining our language where a professor at the University of Wales‚ David Crystal‚ gives his views on texting and how it affects our language. He also points out the points of view from others as well as give examples to earlier times where people were always quick to be fearful and judgmental whenever a new language related ‘phenomenon’ was introduced to the world. Later he begins to point out his own view and
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