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    The foundation of correctional law and the start of the correctional system goes back to the seventeenth and eighteenth century in England. In the seventeenth and eighteenth century it began as hospice facilities which were institutions that promoted the idea of isolating offenders from each other. There were also had houses of correction which emphasized the importance of hard work at disagreeable tasks. The 1779 Penitentiary Act found that prisoners should be housed in secure and sanitary facilities

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    whether pornographic or fine art based‚ in a few seconds. Surprisingly‚ prior to this influx of technology‚ these images were not that scarce; in fact‚ photographers have used the nude body as a source of inspiration and content since the beginning of the medium. As stated by Graham Clarke in his book The Photograph‚ “[m]uch of the photography of the body in the early twentieth century is an extension of nineteenth-century preoccupations and attitudes” (Clarke). The 19th century encompassed the Victorian

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    Garreau’s Edge City‚ though‚ he asserts that today’s image of cities is essentially still a nineteenth-century one. For while American cities have come a long way since their founding and first construction in the 1600’s‚ much of their layout‚ organization‚ divisions‚ and building types remain somewhat similar to the time of their largest transformations in the late nineteenth‚ early twentieth century. These cities’ forms then were shaped not only by economic and transportation factors‚ but also by social

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    Even though treatments in the 19th century weren’t as harsh as those in the 18th century‚ many patients were perceived as a threat to the public safety until physicians began changing their tactics toward treatment. In the beginning of the 19th century‚ “...asylum doctors applied various treatments to patients’ bodies‚ most often hydrotherapy‚ electrical stimulation and rest”(Holtzman) to correct the nervous system that they perceived as flawed. Doctors were still cruel toward patients‚ and put them

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    Ray Charles Robinson and Steveland Hardaway Judkins are two of the most prolific composers of all times. Born and raised in the United States of America‚ they became legendary composers‚ singers‚ producers‚ and musicians of the 19th century. Their compositions were soulful in nature‚ and their styles ranged from rock and pop to blues and jazz. Ray Charles Robinson was known as The Pioneer of Rock Music. He influenced the lives of people worldwide‚ and he paved the way for various artists such

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    Tacitus’s account of First Century Germania‚ these words could not be any more true. Tacitus’s accounts are second-hand‚ based solely on other’s written documents and interviews from peoples who had traveled and lived in the region. Through these accounts we can begin to grasp a better understanding of Germanian economy‚ politics‚ society‚ culture‚ and why this region‚ that was never a “single nation” was perceived to be barbaric in nature. 
 Germanians were feared by the Romans due to their military

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    Art of the 20th century (by: Chiara Leano BFA-ADV1) -known as modern art -expressionism dominated this century Expressionism -from its root word “express”‚ it’s intention is to express the inner state ( feelings) of the artist 20th century art movements Fauvism (France) (painting by Henri Matisse) -earned their name ("les fauves"-wild beasts) by shocking exhibit visitors on their first public appearance‚ in 1905. -full of violent color and bold distortions. Die Brucke (Germany)

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    A New Saint‚ A New Art is a documentary film produced by Early Renaissance Productions in 2004 as a part of the series‚ First light: Tuscany and the dawn of the Renaissance. Authors of the documentary film are Jeff Siberry‚ Alberta Nokes‚ and Colm Feore. Narrator of the documentary is Monsignor‚ Timothy Verdon‚ an art historian at Canon Florence Duomor. Interviews are also featured with Franciscan Friar Maurice Richard‚ and Alexander Nagel‚ art historian at the University of Toronto.

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    started way before European colonists came into Africa. Missionaries in the 19th century had a main objective of bringing Christianity to the people of Africa. They tried to change the way Africans behaved because European Missionaries saw Africans as being savages and uncivilized and they saw it as their duty to change that. I will be discussing how missionaries were the forerunners of western imperialism in the 19th century. When the world was entering the 20th there was great need for more control

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    changed drastically between the 19th century and the 20th century. In the 1800’s‚ those who were diagnosed with mental illnesses were placed into institutions that were similar to jails. Once they were placed into these institutions‚ they would never be allowed to leave‚ even if they learn to control their illness. Most of these institutions had terrible rules‚ and were treated with cruelty. If a person was diagnosed with any type of mental illness in the 18th century‚ their family would put them in

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