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    During the first half of the nineteenth century‚ the Cherokee legislature enacted a series of laws regulating sex and marriage that reveal the efforts of Cherokee authorities to modify conceptions of gender and race in the Nation.” –Fay Yarbrough‚ Legislating Women’s Sexuality: Cherokee Marriage Laws in the 19th Century‚ 385 Yarbrough’s statement illustrates how Cherokee officials were redefining Cherokees racially and sought to control the marital behavior of Cherokee women because they had the

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    wooden warships. A ship of the line is a ship that fit the standard of a ship deemed suitable to sail in the line of battle. It evolved during the 17th century‚ and significant advancements were made during the Anglo-Dutch wars. By 1700‚ the ship of the line reached the form it would retain until wooden sailing ships were done away with entirely in the 1830s. It was during this era that the English grew to become a great naval power through the use of the ship of the line. Every aspect of a ship was

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    Analysis of Findings Whale products were a very important resource during the 18th and the 19th centuries because many products had been vastly improved by parts of the whales’ bodies such as its oil. Whale products were used in many common objects in almost everybody’s everyday life during this time. Whaling had an influence on the Industrial Revolution‚ the economy of America and improved the everyday persons’ life. Because of the competitive nature of whaling‚ many whales were pushed almost to

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    Puritan childhood was far from perfect. Childhood was looked at in negative terms during the 16th century. Young children were viewed as animalistic‚ not able to speak‚ impulsive‚ and unformed (Mintz‚ 2004). Puritans didn’t believe in childhood as being a time to indulge in play and leisure (Mintz‚ 2004). Play was viewed as a “sinful waiste of time” (Mintz‚ 2004). It was a time where Puritan children were to be prepared for the adult world of work and salvation (Mintz‚ 2004). Puritan childhood was

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    During the 20th century African Americans were rapidly entering the prison world for no justified reason other than racial discrimination. According to DuVernay‚ as time passed by‚ The United States prison population number began to increase to about 300‚000 by the year of 1972 and it became the highest in the world. She also stated that‚ “Should a little country with 5% of the world’s population having 25% of the world’s prisoners? One out of four humans beings with their hands on bar‚ shackled

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    The family wage economy is the area and amount of production it took to provide a family with enough money to survive. During the 19th century‚ most working class families relied on every able bodied member of the household to contribute to the overall wage of the family. Due to this‚ they were driven by a greater need for cash over specific labor within the household. This meant that as soon as children‚ male or female‚ were capable of working‚ they would be expected to work within the household

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    The Rules of Marriage During the Fourteenth Century The rules of marriage during the fourteen century were really different to the rules of marriage today. The play Romeo and Juliet took place in the fourteenth century which meant that the marriage rules applied to them. . Obedience‚ blessings and Finances from both sets of parents were needed for someone to get married during the fourteenth century. During the fourteenth century the parents had to choose a husband

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    conditions/poverty is where the Child Labor occured. The statistics have specifically show that near 26% of children within an age between 7-14 years old are slaves today. Presently about 15 millions of Indian Children were forced to work during the end of 20th century. In fact child slavery still exist in other places. Said and Yarg are brothers who lived in Mauritania; they became slaves after they were bored for a while. These 2 young children completely lost their freedom of play‚ study or other

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    Throughout time‚ foreign affairs throughout the world have been the stage for many great conflicts. Most recently‚ in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries‚ we have seen a great shift of power. Politically‚ economically‚ and religiously these shifts have created great conflicts. From both World Wars‚ to the Cold War‚ to now the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ the world has undergone changes and these conflicts have adjusted more than just borders‚ rather than our outlook on our world in which

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    20th Century Innovations’ Impact On Our Country’s Culture Two innovations during the 20th century that affected the cultural life of the country are the movie and advertising industries‚ both of which continue to be influential to today’s society; they defined what it meant to be an American based on the mass media’s opinion. The movie industry greatly influenced society during the 20th century‚ and continues to do so today. When Americans watched motion pictures back in the early part

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