In ancient times‚ Venezuela was a paradise forindians. It had beautiful beaches‚ tropical forests‚ and gentle grassland of the Llanos. In 1498‚ the first European‚ by the name of Christopher Columbus‚ came to the country. He came during his third voyage of the new world. More explorers came the year after and then eventually the spanish established their first settlement‚ Nueva Cadiz‚ which was later destroyed by a tsunami. The colonies in Venezuela were much less important to the Spanish than the
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from the old world and its problems. This country continued to be a destination for many immigrants. They have traveled here for reasons similar to those of the first settlers. The U.S. had imposed immigration restrictions before‚ but in the early to mid 1900s‚ some changes were made that drastically altered the amount of immigrants allowed into the country. Collectively‚ these laws were called the National Origins Formula‚ and they imposed a new quota system that not only limited the amount of immigration
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Dorothy Crawfoot Dorothy Crawfoot was born on 12th may in Cairo. She became interested in chemistry when she was about ten. She attended Oxford and Somerville from 1928-1932. she analyzed glass tessellate from Jerash. She decided to do research on X-ray Crystallography. She did a lot of research on crystals and x-rays. Later in her life she became a teacher in chemistry for the women’s college. She became the university reader for x-ray crystallography in 1956. she also worked in the department
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OTHER BIT LIFE IN THE 1900s Jobs Caring mother Diligent home maker Obedient wife Provide emotional support for husband Cook Shopping Washing Few paid jobs such as dress making‚ textiles‚ cooking‚ domestic service. This covered 75 percent of jobs. Restrictions Not allowed to work in many jobs purely because they were labelled as ‘’mens jobs’’ Not allowed to show legs They were looked down upon Men held all resources if she was married Were forced into sex They
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unsanitary. An example of this is when Jurgis is forced to work in an unheated slaughterhouse during winter‚ and when he sprains his ankle due to an unsafe work environment and has to go 3 months without pay. Not only do the workers receive horrible treatment but the companies’ products do as well. Whenever meat was so spoiled that it couldn’t be used for anything else‚ they would rub it with soda to take away the smell and sell it to be eaten on free-lunch counters. They would also color the meat as
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Helen Keller‚ the deaf and blind author and political activist. Life in the 1900’s was filled with unknowns and the prospect of a better way of life. This time in American history was filled with the first movie theater‚ license plates‚ New York subway‚ and electric washer. The 1900’s was a time of new opportunity for all people. New rights and technological advances changed the way people viewed their country. Things in the 1900’s did not come easy and were filled with times of danger and risks. Risk
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same since the 1900s. Comparing Entertainment between Two Centuries It may seem that we have changed immensely since the last century‚ our clothing‚ our economy‚ or the way we entertain ourselves. But contradictory to our beliefs not many things actually changed. Everything that we see today is an evolutionary form of the early 1900s. In the early 1900’s it was the time when many immigrants migrated to America with abundant job opportunities available. With many working men and women‚ people started
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During the time of the 1900’s‚ we have seen the disgusting ways African Americans were treated. We have seen the selling‚ leasing‚ and physically punishing someone. There was torment that a human being had to go through because they were taken away from their homeland and were considered “slaves”. Now you would probably think that between enslaved men and women that enslaved women would have less suffering to go through. Completely false. Women were given the hardest workload and the hardest time
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Othello endure it is clear that Shakespearean society viewed women as lesser beings who existed only to serve the men in their lives‚ and who were supposed to subservient‚ submissive‚ pure and above all else obedient. Obedient to their husbands‚ father‚ brothers and all men. Patriarchal rule justified women’s subordination as the natural order because women were thought to be physiologically and psychologically inferior to men. Although the women in Othello are measured against these ideals and in this
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In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s there were many problems in the present american life - Jacob Riis‚ Child labor‚ “ The Jungle”‚ Expanding Democracy‚ and the Bosses of the Senate. Also there were some solutions to these problems‚ but why create a problem and then not have a solution. Document One: Jacob Riis he was an American newspaper reporter‚ social reformer‚ and photographer. “Riis argued for better housing‚ adequate lighting and sanitation‚ and the construction of city parks and playgrounds
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