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    Literature for children in the 19th century Since the view of childhood changes in the nineteenth century‚ the potential of children’s literature becomes evident. With the reference to the sources of children’s literature‚ they can be traced back to alterations in translation and in the literature for adults‚ where a child or childhood are essential concepts; moreover folk literature is concerned to be a wide source for this literary genre. According to Peter Hunt Children before

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    People have different views about marriage. Some people believe that it is old fashioned and that is existence is irrelevant. Nonetheless for the woman in the 19th century it was difficult to have choices. In the 19th century men were in charge in relationships‚ but in today’s society women have more rights and attitudes from the 19th century that do not apply. There are various ways someone can describe or explain the meaning of marriage. “Marriage is given of human society”(The Future of Marriage

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    had been thriving in Europe since its beginnings in the 16th century19th century America was still a relatively young‚ focusing its growth elsewhere. Musically‚ opera did not appeal to the common American‚ who was much more interested in simpler tastes. Interest in opera was mostly shared among the upper class elite‚ and due to the lack of a middle class‚ wasn’t largely established in the general public until the turn of the 20th century. Socioeconomic limitations reinforced the exclusivity of opera

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    Music was institutionalized in Europe during the 19th Century. Composing followed a scholarly route that lead to very subtle variation in classical music. Cultures outside of Europe produced music in their own unique style that differed from the usual European composition. Western composers began to incorporate music from other cultures to portray nonnative aspects of European society or bring new life into European Music. Ralph Locke’s spectrum of exoticism classifies compositions based on whether

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    Throughout all of the 19th century‚ European countries were scrambling to obtain more power than each other by taking land‚ especially from Africa and Southeast Asia. These two areas were geographically the most convenient for Europe‚ as well as having incredible amounts of raw materials‚ resources‚ and territory. Assets unavailable in Europe were plentiful in these areas‚ which interested Europeans in the profitable trading opportunities that these supplies presented themselves with. This expansion

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    Social Justice is the equal distribution of resources and opportunities‚ in which outside factors that categorize people by their race and different culture. Social justice has been discussed for many years‚ People in higher education‚ and student affairs staff that have recognized the importance of developing cultural within diverse educational communities. Most cultural initiatives focus on developing skills that are needed to understand‚ work with‚ and serve people from marginalized racial and

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    started way before European colonists came into Africa. Missionaries in the 19th century had a main objective of bringing Christianity to the people of Africa. They tried to change the way Africans behaved because European Missionaries saw Africans as being savages and uncivilized and they saw it as their duty to change that. I will be discussing how missionaries were the forerunners of western imperialism in the 19th century. When the world was entering the 20th there was great need for more control

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    leading to their death and failure. Furthermore‚ with the rigorous police of the whites‚ it is understandable that large scale uprisings were rare; in fact‚ the four most famous ones all took place in a 35 years period at the beginning of the 19th century‚ and they all struck the terror into the hearts of white all across American south‚ showing that the revolts were not just suicidal‚ but also a threat to loved ones‚ and all slaves. Moreover‚ all the participants of the uprisings would always end

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    There is an issue which has been the point of discussion and debate for ages. It has ebbed and flowed‚ and goes through bouts of excitement‚ and then recedes. It was heavily prominent in ages past‚ and starting in the 1900’s‚ issues started getting addressed. Even today‚ there are issues which appear to still affect roles and views of people. A difference between today’s issues and the ones from the 19th century is that at least today women have rights as citizens. 19th century England enforced debilitating

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    WOMEN: THE NEW ART PATRONS IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICA Art was not always a woman’s pursuit‚ like it is nowadays. In the late 18th century‚ during the Enlightenment‚ the idea of the “gentleman” pervaded American culture‚ as exemplified by Ben Franklin. Arts‚ natural sciences and humanities became de rigueur for respectable men. This continued throughout the early 20th century‚ until the end of the westward expansion and the transformation of the United States from a rural to an urban society

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