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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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    America’s sporting culture of the late 19th century and into the early 20th century largely reflected ideals the country enforced during colonial times‚ as the same ruling parties (upper class white males and the newly forming “middle class” white male) were charged with shaping and influencing society. These ideas‚ that enforced white male (unless poor except in certain cases) dominance‚ limited women’s involvement and ranked “others” (blacks‚ immigrants‚ poorer whites) below the upper white class

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    Assignment 1: Comparative Article Review Due: October 4th‚ 2010 The Evolution of Sanitation: How 19th Century Decision Makers Influenced Today’s Innovation By: Ryan Parkinson I. Introduction By the late 1800’s‚ the method of sewage treatment became a heated issue of debate among members of political parties. At the time‚ the belief was that poor health was a matter of fate. Health promoters‚ however‚ argued that‚ “disease arose from correctable environmental causes.”[i] Until the mid

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    Since the fifteenth century when the first Anglo-American explorers came to explore the New World with all its land‚ riches and resources‚ settlers have struggled with peacefully cohabiting with the Native American people who inhabited these lands long before Christopher Columbus had even sailed the ocean blue. Native Americans helped settlers when they first arrived; teaching them how to grow crops‚ weave baskets‚ and make shelter. But tensions quickly rose as settlers became greedy for land and

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    Introduction: Despite the growth of industry‚ urban centers and immigration‚ America in the late 19th century was still predominantly rural. Seven out of ten people in the United States lived in small towns with populations under 2500 or on farms in 1870. In Indiana‚ the 1880 census reported a population of almost 2 million residents‚ about 55 per square mile‚ 1‚010‚000 men and 968‚000 woman. About three out of four people lived in rural areas. Although much of the study done on woman’s roles during

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    common thing that is happening in the world today is sexual harassment. Women are helpless when it comes to men abusing them. Most women today are giving major attitude to having more power. The women’s rights movement rose during the nineteenth century in Europe and America in response to great inequalities between the legal statuses

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    The westward expansion was in the 19th century‚ which started in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. During this period it brought way for the slave debate‚ if the new states would become slave states and how the north and south would be balanced for economic growth and vast new territory. The expansion west rose the question of how and if slavery would still continue which is known as the slave debate. This conflict was about the northern states depended on free labor rather than slave labor compared

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    History Notes on the 19th Century Nationalism- fanatical devotion to “nation’s” commonalities Imperialism- one nation dominates another Industrialism- mass production of technology to be more effective Capitalism- competition (between nations) to eradicate; all for profit Militarism- utilize military as 1st choice; espirit de corps Scientificism- reasoning and justifications; technology Social Darwinism- “survival of the fittest”; why you take place in other “isms”- hierarchy Crimean

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    In the 18th and 19th centuries‚ European empires were on the rise‚ putting America in a tough position. Should America stay with what George Washington told them‚ which is to not leave the mainland? Or should the country go against him and follow Europe and expand overseas. In the end‚ America decided to go overseas in 1880 to conquer the small areas of land with the intention of replicating the idea of having an empire. The selection to expand overseas was simply chosen to gain power. It is hard

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    development of the transport industry in the 19th century. These travel documents were required for the successful running of this particular industry as everything must be tracked and timed from the timetables to the tickets. Things in Europe were picking up and industries previously made to aid easier living like factories for medicine were inspiration for the production of new items for the greater public and also increases in economy. Many of this centuries new commercially demanded products were

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