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    The agrarian era ended in the early 1800’s to give rise to the industrial revolution (Healey‚ 2003). This new society wasn’t centered on land but instead industry and commerce. It was the market and the owner ship of capital wealth that dominated in this Paternalistic society. This new economy had no place for slaves in it‚ with the majority of labor being placed in cities and the increasing difficulty of the labor. The age of man and machine pushed out the old ways of dominant-minority relations

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    Modern Human Expansion Archaeology 201 November 23‚ 11 Modern Human Expansion Modern human expansion from Africa began 70‚000-85‚000 thousand years ago‚ but recent discoveries have found that they could have exited as early as 125‚000 years ago. Many factors lead to the beginning of the African exodus of the modern human population. The most prominent factors involved with their rapid expansion are the drastic climate changes in that area. As well as that‚ a diverse diet rich in seafood

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    There were numerous advancements in the medical world in England throughout the 1800’s. Many things that are being used in hospitals today were developed in this time period‚ such as anesthesia‚ x-rays‚ and many other things. The Germ Theory was an important discovery for the medical field in the 19th century. Louis Pasteur proved that the souring of milk was caused by living organisms. He would boil liquids known to ferment in a “swan necked flask” and let them cool‚ he found that none of them

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    perfect example. Racial animosity grew in both the North and South‚ and in many instances led to physical violence. The era of slavery should have been called the era of inhumanity. Slavery was inhumane‚ barbaric‚ and ultimately disgusting. In 1800 the population of the United States included 893‚602 slaves‚ of which only 36‚505 were in northern states (Phillips 18). Slaves were treated as if they were a piece of meat. The defined characteristics of slaves are as follows‚ " their labor or

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    became instable. Jollibee continued to expand where as McDonald slowed down its investment in this market. The subsequent rise in the nationalism and local pride helped Jollibee secure a dominant position in the Philippine market. International Expansion under Tony Kitchner When Tony Kitchner joined the company as the first head of the international division‚ Jollibee already had a few failed attempts to entry into international markets. Kitchner was very efficient in

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    #3.The critics that were chosen‚ both wrote their reviews in 1855. A lot of changes have happened during the early 1850’s‚ especially for African Americans. Social practices in that day were also drastically different from the ones of modern-day America. Those social practices regard the roles in society of people based on class‚ gender‚ age‚ and race. In the 1850’s several historical events served as a stepping stone for African Americans. Everything started when in 1850’s The Fugitive Slave Law

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    “In 1899‚ two years before assuming the presidency of the United States‚ Theodore Roosevelt published an article entitled‚ “Expansion and Peace" in the popular weekly political magazine the Independent. The article’s title perfectly encapsulated Roosevelt’s argument that Americans and Europeans needed to work together to guarantee world peace by expanding their civilization through imperial rule” (Walter 319). Presently‚ Africa has become a developed continent with the Western system of governments

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    The thought of being an African American slave in the 1860’s is a terrifying thought for most people. The struggles they faced in order to achieve were very extreme. Luckily there were people who did not agree with the way African Americans were treated back then. There was an escape route called the Underground Railroad. Contrary to what it sounds like‚ the Underground railroad was not a railroad nor one single route. It was a combination of secret escape trails for slaves to use that lead to 14

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    Child Labor in 1800s

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    Imagine you’re a six year boy‚ who instead of going to school for an education‚ you’re working fifteen hour shifts in dangerous working conditions just to help support your family. This was the case in the 1800’s for children living in the United States. For years the glass-bottle industry had been taking advantage of children by having them work in terrible conditions. Some of the concerns surrounding child labor were the long hours‚ hazardous working conditions‚ and the strenuous work for a low

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    Monopolies In The 1800's

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    charging way too much for products. Also monopolies were so powerful they cause competitor companies to lose money and run out of business. Then they made monopoly illegal in the 1890’s was passed as the Sherman Antitrust Act. Work industries in the 1800’s were extremely dangerous‚ they didn’t have any equipment to keep them from getting hurt. They had children working also working there to get into cramped spots in machines and sometimes they would lost limbs and even their life. The work place was

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