WWII provided the opportunity for women in the United States to caste aside their traditional roles. It allowed them to enter the workforce. Especially factories that were producing the war supplies that helped the United States win the war against the Axis powers of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. The women were a key factor for the United States winning World War II. Without their contributions and help than victory would not have been possible‚ and it advanced women’s rights and reputation as
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American and British democracy On the surface both Great Britain and America fulfil all the basic requirements of democracy‚ they have universal suffrage‚ and both governments are regularly held accountable to the people. However‚ when it comes to judging which is the most democratic‚ you have to look at how each system works. When looking at the governmental systems up close it is easy to see them both as being less than full democratic. In both the UK and USA any citizen‚ be
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Harriet Tubman Harriet Ross Tubman (1820-1913) is best known for her involvement in the Underground Railroad. She was also an abolitionist‚ Civil War spy and nurse‚ suffragist‚ and humanitarian. After she escaped from slavery in 1849‚ she dedicated her life to fighting for freedom and equality. Harriet freed over 300 blacks from slavery in the South‚ to freedom in the North. For her heroic efforts‚ she received the biblical name “Moses.” This name came from the bible story in Exodus where
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Audience Analysis Audience Profile: My audience will be my classmates and my instructor. I would say that this is appropriate readings for anyone from the age of 18-50. I would also highly suggest more of women to understand the readings than men. Audience-subject relationship: The audience that will be reading this should have a very good understanding of the topic‚ but should be open to all opinions. The audience has already read the story. Although they have read the story‚ everyone is going to
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In the early 20th Century women in England were dissatisfied by the inability to voice thier opinions on national matters. Since the popular view was that men were the heads of families and the ones expected to go to war‚ voting on a national scale was reserved for males only. The people who were against women’s enfranchisement did not realize how essential women were to the progress of society and the disadvantages faced by the female sex. The women’s suffrage movement was created to thwart the
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The oldest evidence of zoos in human society can be traced back to 3500 BCE. The first ever zoos were usually designed for kings and queens’ collections‚ and symbolized their royal power and wealth. Until the time of modern zoos‚ as people know today‚ animals never really benefited. Recently‚ there have been many animal rights movements with the use of social media‚ and it has been shown that in many zoos‚ animal rights have been failed in serious cases. Many zoos and aquariums function exceptionally
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Tattoos: A History of Skin and Ink Ralph Bianco Axia College What is a tattoo? A tattoo is a design made or a permanent mark within the skin made by the operation of picking while leaving behind an ineffaceable ingraining of coloring into the punctures or by scar rising. That would be the definition‚ however‚ a tattoo‚ to many‚ has a more personal‚ abstract meaning. To many people tattoos would symbolize religion‚ status‚ experiences‚ art and individuality. Just as fascinating‚ is the history
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| PROGRESSIVE ERA THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION | | The following topics that will be discussed will be: First‚ what are three major historical turning points during the Progressive Era and the Great Depression? Next‚ what was the impact of those three major historical turning points had on America’s current society‚ economy‚ politics and culture? Third‚ why did women earn the right to vote in the frontier states of the West before eastern and southern states? Fourth‚ what three pieces
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Women’s Rights in Canada would not have been far reaching as it is today had five brave women not stood to fight the status quo in the court of law. This epic battle was fought by five women in what became known as the Personhood Case. During the 1900s‚ women in Canada were not considered persons because of the BNA Act of 1867 that used the word “persons” to mean more than an individual while using the word “he” to refers to a singular individual. This group of five women led by Emily Murphy challenged
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Harriet Tubman‚ who’s birth name was Araminta Ross‚ was born near Bucktown in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Unfortunately‚ Tubman was born into slavery and many of her documents were not able to be saved. When Harriet‚ Araminta at the time‚ was born‚ she was nicknamed “Minty” for her real name. Absolutely nobody knows what year Harriet was born. Harriet was a tough woman‚ surviving through the most difficult obstacles that could come upon her. Being born into slavery‚ her life began hard and did not
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