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    the traditional Aristotelian-Scholastic’s physiology‚ founded on Galen’s elementary qualities. However‚ it is important to remark that the opposition to this sort of explanation was not a novelty‚ since we can find an opposition to Galen’s medical system from the Renaissance with the development of natural magic. In general‚ natural magic is based on the assumption that bodies have certain qualities which make them to act upon one each other. These qualities are not manifest by themselves‚ but we

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    In the 1800s‚ people from across the globe left their homeland to come to the United States. They fled crop failure‚ rising taxes‚ oppression‚ and hunger to seek out a new settlement in the U.S.‚ as it was thought to be a land of opportunity and economic success. People with different religion‚ language‚ and appearance were enticed to the United States; however‚ because of their physical differences‚ ethnic groups from across the globe faced discrimination and were subject to racialization. Such

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    Political Machines In the 1800’s the process of industrialization began in the U.S. The creation of many new inventions and the economic structure of this era made this possible. This caused millions of people to migrate to the United States from different country’s in search of better paying jobs‚ and a better living standard. The excessive growth of people in city’s and the diversity between rich and poor in this society were the main benefactors to the rise of political machines. This

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    The American Dream The American Dream is a term that implies a successful and satisfying life. Many people associate it with immigration‚ as the dream of religious freedom‚ economic prosperity‚ and opportunity has historically driven immigrants to the United States. The term is used by a lot of modern Americans to signify success in life as a result of hard work. A man named James Truslow Adams first used the term in his book The Epic of America‚ written in 1931. He states "The American Dream

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    In the 1800s‚ Victorian morals started through bathing suit. Victorians had their own way of the pattern for men and women. Early Victorian women had to worn serge or dark flannel bathing dresses. The swimwear bodice top was like a jacket and the swimsuit bottom part three-quarter trousers. But this had been rejected in the earlier decade when Amelia Bloomer urged women to adopt them. Then later years Victorian swimsuit was still cumbersome but were more practical and more attractive than earlier

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    During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ American cities saw a rapid growth from international immigrants and urbanization from natives. There were many reasons that brought people to america‚ and drove them away from their homeland. The growth of population changed the ways cities operated‚ because the people were different‚ from their culture and point of origin. Freedom was a main pull factor the drove people to america‚ from Europe and Asia. A majority of the immigrants that came for Freedom

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    During the late 1800s and the early 1900s‚ the US became much more involved in world affairs. In other words‚ they were becoming a world power. This meant many things‚ many changes. In the 1880s‚ the US was still known as a minor county‚ a nation known to play only a small role in world affairs. Before the start of intervening in other nations‚ the US had followed a policy of isolationism‚ or having little to do with the political affairs of other nations. This was advised by George Washington in

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    Stephanie Amefia & Djita Sidibe  Mr. Wilk  AP History  12/16/14  Antebellum American Culture‚ 1800­1855   The Second Great Awakening  ● Revival of religious sentiment among the American people.  ● Movement of large camp meetings began in kentucky early in the 1800s. And some  spread to other states.  ● Especially strong in upstate New York and Western pennsylvania   ● Many farmers‚ merchants‚ businessmen‚ and women took part in the awakening as a  result to the market revolution.  ● Encouraged individual redemption but also societal reformation

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    than men‚ one that utilized their natural predisposition towards nurturant activities (Kerber 1988). While the idea that women should be banned from the polity dates back to ancient greece‚ the idea of women as the more moral‚ domestic sex took hold during industrialization (Kuersten 2003.) Prior to the industrial revolutions‚ family members

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    factory farm industry altered the stereotypical idea of what farms look like and the treatment and health of the animals inside. Factory farming is an industrialized system of producing meat‚ eggs‚ and milk in large-scale facilities where the animal is treated as a machine. Since the rise of the modern industrial agriculture system in the early 20th century‚ the practice of factory farming has raised a lot concern in terms of animal welfare‚

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