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    Hysteria In Victorian Era

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    by Hippocrates‚ but as a disorder it was described as early as 1900 BC in Ancient Egypt. The word kept appearing all other the world‚ in all the different ages‚ from the times of Roman Empire to Middle Ages to Renaissance. There is one thing in common in all descriptions‚ it was specific to women and attributed to “traveling womb”. In Victorian era female purity was strongly emphasized and the society supported the idea of ideal woman being a wife‚ a mother‚ and a keeper of the house. As guardians

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    Judith Walkowitz’s book Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women‚ Class‚ and the State‚ deals with the social and economic impact that prostitution had on English society in the mid to late 19th century. Throughout her piece Walkowitz illustrates the plight of women who are in the prostitution field and that are working the streets throughout England. She starts with the background of most of the prostitutes in Victorian England then talks about the Contagious Disease Act in 1864 that attempted

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    Sam Theatre Reviews On Wednesday‚ December 4th I saw an original play called “A Christmas Carol” by: Charles Dickens. The play was presented by the Reagan theater program at the Reagan auditorium. This joyful and upbeat play was about a ungrateful man the resented giving. When visited by his old co-worker ‘Jacob Marley’ telling his that he will be visited by three ghost. The Christmas past‚ present‚ and lastly the ghost of Christmas future. After undergoing the ghosts work Ebenezer Scrooge

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    The Victorian Novel: main features First of all in the Victorian Age the dominating literary form was the novel. It was in fact easier to be read and understood by simple people‚ its plot was more interesting than any other literary forms‚ the main protagonists of the novel were the same people who read it so that they felt deeply involved in the adventure told‚ the writer and his readers shared the same opinions‚ values and ideals because they belonged to the same middle class‚ the setting was

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    Victorian Period

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    Romantic period analysis The beauty of nature and its ability to set you free‚ the powers of imagination‚ individuality and a rebellion to tyranny are some of the ideas the romantic period brought to society’s attention. While rejecting neoclassical views of order‚ reason‚ tradition‚ society and formal diction. Romanticism allowed people to get away from the constrained rational views of life and concentrate on an emotional and sentimental side of humanity. The definition of poetry by

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    Food In The Victorian Era

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    yourself a snack before reading this because you may get a little hungry reading about all the foods the people ate in the victorian era. Queen Victoria preferred more simple meals and pretty soon it became a normal thing to have more simple meals‚ so you won’t be hearing of anything to crazy. Though don’t get me wrong‚ the brits loved and valued their food back in the victorian times. Food was an excellent way to tie families or friends together. Now‚ you get to read about all the snacks‚ beverages

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    Victorian Police Role

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    document examination‚ fingerprints‚ fire and explosion investigation‚ microscopy and vehicle examination. Task 3: Mounted Police w/ Bryony Stringer a. Since horses have been used since the Military Mounted Police rode into the Victorian colony in 1836. When the Victorian police was established‚ it brought together many mounted units throughout Victoria to become united in the Mounted Branch. Police officers that apply for the mounted branch‚ must have completed at least two years of service and

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    Women in the Victorian Era The Victorian era was a period of wide extremes - characterized by industrial reforms‚ cultural transformations‚ scientific progress‚ gracious living and grinding poverty and wars. The Victorian era lasted from 1837 to 1901‚ when Queen Victoria reigned‚ although many historians believe that the Reform act of 1832 signifies the inception of the Victorian era.The life of women in Victorian era was generally centered on family commitments. Women were seen as temples of love

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    Goosebumps Episodes Season One: 19 Episodes 1. The Haunted Mask (Part One): Sick of being scared and tortured by the boys at school‚ shy and quiet Carly Beth Caldwell buys a Halloween mask from a new store‚ but doesn’t heed the storekeeper’s warning of wearing the mask for more than three times‚ which is when the mask begins to change its wearer’s personality. 2. The Haunted Mask (Part Two): Carly Beth visits the man who sold her the mask to help her break its spell over her. 3. The Cuckoo

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    Victorian Servant System

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    Victorian Servant “He who is not a good servant‚ will not be a good master.”-Plato. The butler‚ servant‚ and the service system played a huge role in the Victorian Era. In this time‚ the Service System was very important. It is the only way some houses got anything around the house done. Many households would be a wreck or would not be able to stay running without the master’s servants. The service system played a huge part in the Victorian Era. Most people in the service system were female. In

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