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    Destiny’s Child “Independent Woman” is a twenty-first century anthem‚ unlike the nineteenth century. In the 1800’s‚ women did not have much to live for. Without the demand for change‚ the tragedy of no independence would remain. It was habit for women to be treated as lower-class‚ have no self worth‚ and simply have little to no rights. In the 1800’s‚ women were known to be property of their husbands. They did not have any independence‚ nor did they truly belong to themselves. In “Story of an Hour”

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    US History August 22‚ 2012 Reconstruction‚ I 1. Wartime Reconstruction‚ 1862-1864 2. Presidential Reconstruction 1865-1866 Can Slavery continue indefinitely? The Union perpetual -Lincoln wanted to win the war‚ but he did not want to destroy the old south -Congress wanted to transform the south. -Lincoln wants to abolish slavery because it would cripple the economy‚ and believed in a gradual proclomation plan Wartime Reconstruction -Emancipation Proclamation‚ 1863 -Liberates slaves

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    Child Labor In The 1800s

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    developed to take on a task of that nature. Later in the 1800’s‚ The Federations of Organized Trades and labor unions was formed‚ labor unions has risen the standard of living for most people. The Federations of Organized Trades and labor unions made it possible for people to receive better wages and sensible hours. The labor movement was aid to ending child labor‚and giving health benefits to those in need‚injured or retired. Also in the 1800’s two financial classes were created which was the rich

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    Many people worked in the Hawaiian Plantations‚ but were known to be harsh and a job that rarely wanted. They would be in the sun all day‚ peeling sugar and getting what it felt like a third degree burn. Overall‚ Plantation life was not easy in the 1800s due to unsanitary living conditions‚ harsh working conditions‚ and ethnic segregation. Unsanitary living conditions is one of the worst part of a plantation life. The houses were first made with grass of wood. It had little shade and everyday‚ the

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    the disadvantage of both doctors and patients. Women have always been central in providing medical care‚ whether offering remedies in the home‚ nursing or acting as midwives. However‚ the medical profession has been male dominated for most of its history. In Europe this came about from the 1400s‚ when many cities and governments decided that only those trained in universities were allowed to formally practice medicine. As women were not allowed into the universities they could not gain a license.

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    Biddy Mason In The 1800s

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    Frederick Douglass‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Sojourner Truth‚ William Wells Brown‚ Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield‚ Robert Smalls—these are just a few of the many determined African Americans‚ all of whom were former slaves‚ that changed the world. During the 1800s‚ the average African American faced a world of immense discrimination and injustice‚ yet many rose above their adversity to accomplish their goals. The life of Biddy Mason exemplifies the principle that one’s background need not define who one is‚

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    whether or not the people still committed crimes. People still fought with the court systems and had their own opinions on crime and punishment of this time. I think that you can conclude after reading this paper about crime and punishment in the 1800s that their morals and beliefs are a lot different than ours today. The lower class getting the blame for the crimes are still in people’s minds today but not as much as it was back then. Another thing that is coming back today‚ is the theft and assault

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    Department of Defense for a tell-all book about the mission. The SEAL claims that he has divulged no classified details and a nation is left wondering when is the veil of secrecy that these men operate under acceptable to be removed? The history of the United States Navy Sea‚ Air and Land (SEAL) teams dates back to the World War II and the creation of the Navy’s Scout and Raider and later named Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT). Formed in 1942‚ these teams were elite warriors tasked with

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    cases‚ and an emotion that doesn’t frequent people to often‚ however‚ this is an emotion all plantation workers working on starting sugar plantations would’ve underwent‚ which subsequently was the result of a reason why life on the plantation in the 1800s was hard. The reasons were‚ harsh living conditions‚ laborious and unfair working conditions‚ and racial and gender differentiations‚ were strict and terrible for the men and women that were imported to work on the starting sugar plantations.. Out

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    The Louisiana Territory In the 1800s‚ this was the nation’s first opportunity to expand their territory. At this time‚ America was very vast. One of the reasons they wanted this land was that they wanted possession of the port city of New Orleans‚ near the mouth of the Mississippi River. This river was very desirable‚ because the farmers depended on freely moving their crops along the river. It was everything to them. Florida After President Thomas Jefferson has acquired Louisiana through diplomacy

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