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    Biological Determinism: The biological determinism theory is best displayed during the time period between 1865 and 1890. The icon that best demonstrates biological determinism is Darwin. The mid to late 1800s was a crucial time period for biological determinism because Charles Darwin came up with his idea of “Origin of the Species” in 1859 which Darwin discussed evolution and help set up the stage for ideas that promote heredity and biology as causes of criminal behavior. Although Darwin did not

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    Jazz Music Developed in about 1900‚ Jazz music has been an influence in many artist’s work‚ from painting to other forms of music. Jazz is an American music form that was developed from African-American work songs. Jazz music was developed about 1900 by black Americans. It possesses an identifiable history and describable stylistic evolution. European classical music‚ American blues‚ and South American songs and rhythms came together to form what became known as jazz. Jazz has borrowed from black

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    Pugilism In The Early 1900

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    The Revolution of Pugilism in the early 1900 It’s a warm night in Sydney Australia; the date is December 26‚ 1908. 20‚000 fans‚ mostly all males‚ gather around to watch the best two heavy weight fighters in the world fight for the most prestigious tittle in the world‚ the world heavy weight champion. John Johnson was fighting the champion‚ Tommy Burns‚ who was the first champion to agree to fight an African American Boxer. The bout went 14 rounds with Johnson beating Burns easily. With this fight

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    India During the 1900s

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    InIndia 1900 to 1947 * In 1900‚ India was part of the British Empire; but by the end of 1947‚ India had achieved independence. * For most of the Nineteenth Century‚ India was ruled by the British. India was considered the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Queen Victoria had been made Empress of India and the British had a major military presence in India. * After 1918‚ nationalism within India intensified. This was probably due to 2 reasons: 1. Many educated nationals

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    Galveston Hurricane 1900

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    The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is known to be the worst hurricane to ever hit the United States of America . The Galveston Hurricane was a category 4‚ with the storm surge of 8 - 15 feet. I am researching natural disasters‚ because I want to know how to help the people that are involved in a natural disaster.I was trying to find out how to help the environment and to donate money to fix up destroyed homes‚ building‚ and to help find placement for animals . We Can not stop the natural disasters

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    The Rise

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    The History of FESTIVAL CITY Festival City is a territory which holds a very significant place in Guyana’s history. Festival City was built specifically to house the delegates of the first ever Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in 1972. Visiting guests and artists were accommodated at Festival City. A total of 250 houses were constructed out of Guyana’s world renowned Greenheart timber‚ in North Ruimveldt‚ Georgetown. The houses were furnished with Nibbee living room suites woven by Guyana’s

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    Marvelous History Makings for Women from 1865 Suzann Sumner HIS204: American History since 1865 Instructor Jacquelyne Howard June 17‚ 2013 Women have sought out equality and its benefits for the longest of time. Their desire to own themselves and control the world’s perspective of women has been motivation throughout decades. Looking back as far as 1865‚ Women have always worked hard to care for the family even while they stood behind the man. Women used their skills to manage the home by

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    Anderson Manning Mr. Hunsinger APUSH January 17‚ 2014 DBQ Through out the period of 1875 and 1900 many strikes and labor movements occurred. Many labor unions tried to reform laborers’ wages and the conditions in which they were working. Even though there were many efforts for reform by organized labor‚ they were unsuccessful in improving the position of the laborers. In document A there is a chart of the daily hours and index of average daily wages. It shows that daily hours went from

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    Fashion 1900s-2000s

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    Rebecca Almonte J.K. Offerman FMM 114 Museum Trip Visit 1920s The 1920s represented a time of tremendous social change‚ which was reflected in fashion as well.  For women‚ short bobs because fashionable as did shorter skirts such as pinafores that would never have been allowed in previous decades.  There was a certain androgynous look to women’s fashion that borrowed from men’s clothing liberally.  Forward thinking designers like Coco Chanel and Jean Patou made sportswear fashionable

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    Fashion In The 1900's

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    style is much different from when I was growing up” say’s my great grandma. Today’s fashion has changed drastically amongst almost the past century. Most people use fashion to set a statement‚ express themselves‚ and for religion‚ etc. Back in the 1900’s your fashion statement meant something‚ with the new millennium‚ it’s a competition with name brand labels‚ and who can afford to wear what. Now-a-days clothes have been highly favored‚ back then it was a necessity. Clothes were needed to cover your

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