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    perceptions of the rape. Likewise‚ domestic violence against women increased in the homes‚ especially in the tenement dwellings of urban New Yorkers. Cases of severe beatings and murder were often‚ usually caused by drunkenness on behalf of either the man or the woman. The majority of the experiences of the lower-class female work force was bleak‚ but there were a few‚ and very minor‚ exceptions. One such exception can be found within the youthful work force of the Eastern side of New York‚ on

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    Samantha Noel AP European History / Period 6 Mr. Kuester 31 October 2014 The Transgressions of European Crime and Punishment From the 15th century through the 19th century‚ the attitude toward misdemeanors and their consequences changed over time‚ resulting in more morally just and socially beneficial codes. The power to decide what was just and unjust was decided by the nobles that governed the area‚ thus resulting in a multitude of varying laws for each territory. Not only was this confusing

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    Women in the nineteenth century were often seen as the progenitors of family-life: they saw to a child’s education‚ well-being‚ and guided them through their first years of life; they were the ‘masters’ of their households‚ and were therefore seen as little else. Women‚ particularly wives‚ were not to venture outside of it nor question its limiting standards‚ nor was an education beyond the most basic of standards considered necessary. Friedrich Engels defined women’s role as that of a chattel in

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    the surge in immigration supplied their workers. In the latter half of the 19th century‚ continued industrialization and urbanization sparked an increasing demand for a larger and cheaper labor force. The country’s transformation from a rural agricultural society into an urban industrial nation attracted immigrants worldwide. As free land and free labor disappeared and as capitalists dominated the economy‚ dramatic social‚ political‚ and economic tensions were created. Religion‚ labor‚ and race relations

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    Modern Europe Thesis Subject Domesticity and it’s evolvement during the 18th and 19th century By: Allen Karlin The Cambridge dictionary defines domesticity as “life at home‚ taking care of your house and family”. Traversing this thesis we will discuss the vital role women played in modern day‚ 18th and 19th century Europe‚ and how their responsibilities and priorities changed throughout the years. This

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    Allie Peter Romantic 19th Century Painting 11/12/12 The 19th century was welcomed with a flourish of new ideas. One of the drastic changes was the development of romanticism in art‚ especially in paintings. Romanticism includes features of artistic intellect‚ nature‚ industrialization‚ life‚ nobility‚ and a lot of emotion recorded through art. Many romantic artists created their works focusing on the negativity of industrialization‚ regarding the industrial revolution. These paintings often

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    In the 19th century one can see an increased amount of curiosity‚ discovery and knowledge‚ but that suddenly didn’t appear out of nowhere. Real scientific discoveries were brought to life and proven by observation and experiments unlike the answers people before them had thought. Questions about the universe were all explained by divine intervention‚ karma‚ or just bad luck in the 18th century. Lots of “answers” were more of less theoretical than based on actual observations. People made up reasons

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    Theology Final Essay 1: During the late 18th Century‚ views on religion were beginning to change. While in previous generations‚ those who were educated were believers; society had advanced and developed a stronger focus in the arts and sciences‚ which caused roles to reverse. Those who were educated became nonbelievers‚ which resulted in a wave of new philosophy being written by the likes of Feuerbach‚ Marx‚ Nietzsche and Freud‚ arguing strictly against religion. To respond to these critics‚ theologians

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    Most of the largest events in modern Mexican history occurred during the 19th century. With Independence in 1821‚ to the Reforms that happened in the 1850’s‚ the people of Mexico experienced a great amount of instability and hardship. The turmoil of this century hindered the nations ability to development from a colonial entity of the Spanish crown into an independent nation that held its own autonomy. After the native people of Mexico were subject to Spanish rule for about 300 years‚ systems were

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    and incapable social image of women that male psychologists had promoted for so many decades. Even before Sigmund Freud’s implication of his degrading theories towards women‚ men had the power to manipulate‚ control‚ and brand women because they were the only holders of authority. The concept that women were controlled by their reproductive systems was almost regarded as fact and supported the beliefs that women were feeble and “highly nervous by

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