seen. The women of Athens were viewed as inferior to men and their sole responsibilities were to produce offspring and care for the household (Herff n.d.). Women in Athens could not be citizens similarly to the slaves and outsiders of the community (McKay 2009). Spartan women on the other hand‚ though still viewed as lessor to men‚ had more rights. The women of Sparta enjoyed freedoms such as an education‚ the capability to partake in athletics‚ ownership of property‚ and the ability to make decisions
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John Wycliffe tried to change the church and in turn the church would persecute their followers and Huss and Wycliffe themselves for several reasons. John Wycliffe and John Huss both had very similar beliefs. Wycliffe‚ alive between 1330 and 1384 (McKay‚ 356)‚ believed the church should only follow Scripture. He even went so far as to transform the Bible into English so that Christians can read the Bible. His followers‚ Lollards‚ were persecuted in the 15th century. Some were executed and other recanted
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"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them". This quote was stated by Ida B. Wells. Wells was born in Holly Springs‚ Mississippi‚ in 1862 and died in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ in 1931 at the age of 69. When Wells was young‚ the epidemic " Yellow Fever"‚ ravaged through Mississippi‚ killing her parents and her youngest sibling. She became a teacher in order to support her remaining family. Despite the racism she had faced during her teaching career‚ her first act of defiance towards
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cause of American lynchings because of the fear of the Negro‚ and a lynch law was a means of social control. Of the documented lynchings in the late 1800s‚ nearly three quarters of victims were black it is said that “lynch mobs were more active during that period since it was a time of major social transition after the collapse of slavery‚ where the entire community felt at risk so survival of the group becomes more important. The power threat model is also linked to lynchings since the racist myth
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During this time‚ the Italian Peninsula was divided and Italian leaders had limited power and influence. After 1815 the goal of a unified Italian nation captured the imagination of many Italians‚ but there was no agreement on how it could be achieved (McKay‚ Hill‚ Buckler‚ Ebrey‚ Beck‚ Crowston‚ Weisner‚ 2007). The next stage was the Revolutionary Stage. In the early 19th century only those of great wealth or intellectual ability took the cause for unification. And so they formed secret societies‚
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answer any of the judge’s questions‚ this leads to Quasimodo being beaten at the pillory for being deaf‚ which is no crime at all. Jehan also betrays Claude Frollo‚ the brother who loves Jehan and spends his life taking care of the boy. Jehan never takes to heart any of the things Claude Frollo tries to teach him‚ but instead only uses Claude Frollo to get money‚ which he then uses to visit taverns where he buys drinks and soon after finds an accommodating wench. So‚ in the end‚ we can conclude
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experience growth and change without getting stuck in their own world. Claude mentions on page 101 that he was expecting to be stoned or shunned by the villagers‚ but they helped him and welcomed him into the community. Firstly‚
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Book Review of The Harlem Renaissance by Antonio Ragland 4/25/2010 In the book entitled "Harlem Renaissance" by Nathan Irvin Huggins a story is told about the time period before World War I and the following years in which a "Black Metropolis" was created unlike the world had ever seen. It was the largest and by far the most important black community in the world. It brought together black intellectuals from all over the world to this new "Black Mecca" with dreams of prosperity and change. Their
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Chapter 31 (15th edition) American Life in the Roaring ‘20s 1. Seeing Red 1. Following WWI‚ America’s mood changed to isolationism and anti-foreigner. "Radicals" were shunned and foreigners were expected to change their ways to American. 2. A " Red Scare " (a fear of communism) emerged. This fear was fueled by (1) the recent Russian revolution‚ (2) Eugene Debs growing numbers‚ (3) loads of strikes‚ and (4) a series of mail bombs. 1. The logic went that communism was from Europe—all the more reason
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In the novel‚ The Hunchback of Notre Dame‚ Victor Hugo talks about how the hunchbacks trial is unfair and about Quasimodo’s punishment is for kidnapping La Esmeralda. Quasimodo is deaf and so is the judge so neither of them know when they are being talked to. Once Quasimodo is being interrogated‚ he starts to answer questions that have been asked previously while the judge is asking new questions. The audience is laughing so the judge assumes he is being rude and sends him to the pillory for an
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