| America’s Post-Civil War Growing Pains | Assignment 1 | Michelle Lepri | Professor Lisa Hawkins | 7/20/2012 | There were two major turning points during this period were the Reconstruction and Industrialization. The civil wars ended in 1865 and with the end of the civil war bought Reconstruction to the south from 1865 to 1877. The physical rebuilding of the southern region began quickly and progressed rapidly‚ but reconstructing southern society was much more difficult process‚ especially
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The well-known case of Smith and Snipes Hall Farm Ltd. v. River Douglas Catchment Area [1949] 2K.B. 500 is helpful. In that case‚ the facts were as follows:- In 1938‚ the defendants entered into a covenant with eleven landowners who owned land along a certain stream. On a landowner’s payment of a part of the cost‚ the defendants would improve the banks on the stream and maintain the banks in future. Two years later‚ in 1940‚ one landowner sold her land to Smith who‚ in 1944‚ leased the land to Snipes
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US History August 22‚ 2012 Reconstruction‚ I 1. Wartime Reconstruction‚ 1862-1864 2. Presidential Reconstruction 1865-1866 Can Slavery continue indefinitely? The Union perpetual -Lincoln wanted to win the war‚ but he did not want to destroy the old south -Congress wanted to transform the south. -Lincoln wants to abolish slavery because it would cripple the economy‚ and believed in a gradual proclomation plan Wartime Reconstruction -Emancipation Proclamation‚ 1863 -Liberates slaves
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presentation of the dirty tenements and the treacherous docks where the characters live and work. BRIEF SYNOPSIS
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Unit Four: Industrialism and a New Global Age What was it‚ what significant changes happened during‚ and when/where did it take place? 3 main factors that contributed to the Industrial Revolution- Why were these factors so critical? How were tenements developed as a result of Urbanization? What are some characteristics about the 2nd Industrial Revolution? What 2 characteristics need to be present for a nation to industrialize? Why are some countries able to industrialize rapidly while some are
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ambience created by sound and music give us a hint about the tragic end of the play. Another aspect that this setting shows is that it is a tragedy of everyday life: the audience can hear the “confusion of street cries” and can see the lights of other tenements in the background. We can think that by adding those elements the playwright means to emphasize the fact that unlike in classical dramas‚ here the play is not about kings or heroes: it is just the tragedy of a common woman‚ no more special than the
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‘Developed and developing country experiences of urbanisation are broadly the same’ to what extent do you agree with this statement? (40) Urbanisation is the process by which the proportion of people living in cites and towns rises in comparison to rural areas. Urbanisation in London‚ England‚ as a developed which was at that time developing country and city‚ started around the 1760s continuing through to the 19th century‚ by which time 80% of the population was urban dwellers‚ sparked by the industrial
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Industrialization and Urbanization During the second half of the nineteenth century the United States went through an urban revolution. This urban revolution and the things that were happening were unseen by the world until this point. Factories‚ mines‚ and mills sprouted all across the country‚ and thus cities began to grow up around them. In 1889 the nineteenth century was declared "not just the age of cities‚ but the age of great cities." The economy was booming and there were plenty of jobs
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to Puerto Ricans. In addition‚ many U.S. factory owners and employment agencies recruited Puerto Ricans to work for them‚ which may have been another reason that Amparo was able to obtain a job relatively easy. Amparo most likely lived in a small tenement in the Lower East Side‚ which was a Puerto Rican neighborhood at the time. A few months after Amparo arrived in NYC‚ she saved enough money to bring all five of her children to the city. She was very excited to finally see her children and she was
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“Intimate Apparel” is play full of character development and thematic depth. The play features characters that each have very unique personalities and characteristics. Thematically reflecting upon the social norms‚ cultural values‚ and more of the early 20th century‚ the play utilizes various design elements to develop meaning for the play. Scenery‚ costumes‚ lighting‚ and sound all play large roles in shaping the communication of the play’s plot and themes. The theatrical production of “Intimate
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