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    Medicine in the 19th Century Slaves were seen as inferior‚ so medical treatment for them was not the best. Illness on slaves was not taken seriously. Doctors often made up mental diseases for slaves who ran away and for those who ate dirt‚ physicians and owners turned to threats‚ punishment and more to stop them. (“Plantation Medicine and Health Care in the Old South”). Slaves would also disagree with their owners and doctors since they had different beliefs about illnesses. Because of this‚ they

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    Drugs In The 19th Century

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    Drugs have played a most important role in increasing average life expectancy in the world in the previous century. In the 19Th and previous centuries‚ natural product extracts‚ mainly those derived from botanical species‚ provided the major source of folk medicines. In 19Th century‚ biologically-active organic molecules began to be isolated in pure form for medicinal use. For example‚ salicyclic acid‚ the precursor of aspirin‚ was isolated from willow bark in 1874. Painkillers‚ such as codeine and

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    the Early 20th Century Women have struggled to obtain equality and freedom of every kind over the years‚ as they have traditionally been viewed as inferior to men. The old stereotype of men and women and their respective roles has come into question‚ specifically over the last century‚ which has been one of great change. A number of events and influential people led to these positive shifts in gender equality. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the 20th century there was

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    Shane Crudden 2A Module: Design Theory Title: 20th Century Visual Communication Date of submission: 13/12/10 Word Count: 1939 Typography: Helvetica. “The 20th century was a time of social‚ cultural and technological revolution and change. Inevitably this had an effect on visual communication of the time.” One of the key factors in typography that I believe to be central to the development and progression of visual communication in the 20th century is the typeface Helvetica. “The Helvetica typeface

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    roles were arguable in the 20th-century‚ they had many limitations in politics‚ education and jobs. Many women disliked how they were perceived‚ women were described as “The weaker sex but the more virtuous one”(Canadian Encyclopedia). This description of what women were seen as in the 20th-century is why so many women came together to make a change. The way women banded together to change the way society viewed them had a big impact in history. Throughout the 20th-century women have made major impacts

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    Although it occurred many years after the first wave of immigration‚ in the 20th century the Irish fully assimilated into American culture and enjoyed equal treatment from their Protestant counterparts. Many consider the presidential election of 1928 a turning point in the acceptance of Irish in the United States. That year‚ Al Smith became the first Irish Catholic to win the democratic nomination for president. Likewise‚ many see the election of 1961 as a triumph for Irish assimilation in America

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    events in the 20th century In the 20th century‚ a countless number of events took place such as socialeconomic‚ and political that had a huge impact on America and literature. The impacts over the past 20th century affected Americans greatly‚ that many might think just how much more can people endure. For example‚ I researched the latter part of the 20th century taking one major event from each decade to understand the changes. First‚ the 1956 Highway Act had both economic and social impacts. The

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    19th Century Heroines

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    ‘The Nineteenth Century English Novel offers us strong‚ independent heroines‚ but ultimately has them conform to socially acceptable feminine roles’. Do you agree with this statement? By definition‚ a heroine is a woman who would typically encompass the qualities of nobility‚ courage‚ independence and strength. Nineteenth century English women would have struggled to accomplish any of these particular acts of heroism within their social environment as ultimately‚ their roles within civilisation

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    19th Century Tenements

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    multi-family dwelling in the urban core‚ usually old and occupied by the poor.” As New York became more and more crowded with immigrant’s tenements started popping up through the city. There was approximately more than 80‚000 tenements build by 19th century. It is said that they housed approximately 2.3 million immigrants. Tenements featured small cramped apartments with poor ventilation and lack of indoor plumbing. “A typical tenement building had five to seven stories and occupied nearly all

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    restraints of the 1950s‚ which have traditionally limited a women’s access to the same political‚ economic‚ and educational rights as men. While the fight for women’s equality started to make real headway post World War II‚ the fight for women’s rights has existed long before then. This can be seen in the Antebellum reforms or the first wave of feminism from the early 19th century to the early 20th century. The first wave of feminism and the Antebellum reforms were greatly intertwined. In the early

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