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    period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ and transport had a profound effect on the social‚ economic‚ and cultural conditions starting in Britain‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually whole world” (Cummingham). The Industrial Revolution influenced every aspect of daily life in Europe during the 19th century. There are many factors that led to the Industrial Revolution. One factor that led to the Industrial

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    In her essay Woman in the Nineteenth Century‚ Margaret Fuller discusses the state of marriage in America during the 1800‘s. She is a victim of her own knowledge‚ and is literally considered ugly because of her wisdom. She feels that if certain stereotypes can be broken down‚ women can have the respect of men intellectually‚ physically‚ and emotionally. She explains why some of the inequalities exist in marriages around her. Fuller feels that once women are accepted as equals‚ men and women will be

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    19th Century Dogs

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    Prior to the nineteenth century‚ most of the population subsisted on plain fare‚ produced and grown locally. Dogs were generally left to fend for themselves. A lucky few were provided with a share of the family’s daily rations—whatever that happened to be. For instance‚ in Ireland‚ many dogs subsisted entirely on potatoes. The precise nutritional requirements of man’s best friend could hard- ly be described as an overriding concern to dog owners. If they considered the matter at all‚ most people

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    America during the 19th century. The growth of industry‚ as well as the rapidly-advancing technology‚ made larger cities the ideal place to go to work. Factories had a insatiable need for cheap laborers and there were plenty of people willing to work for next to nothing for a shot at living in the land of opportunity. While the promise of work and a new life might sound appealing‚ the reality of life in America for the working class was nothing to be sought after. The 18th and early 19th century in America

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    As the Roman Catholic Church begins to untangle itself from the secular government and become its own kind of state around the turn of 10th century‚ the need for a mechanism of enforcing its laws and punishing perpetrators becomes apparent. In Charlemagne’s empire this role was filled by the missi who sought out criminals and imposed fines; in modern America‚ it is the police and prison‚ respectively; and in the late Middle Ages‚ religious violations begin to be punished with excommunication. Excommunication

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    In the 19th century‚ the Irish population experienced a major boom in population rate‚ as people began to give birth to more children‚ due to the catholic believes. During the years of the Potato Famine in 1845 to 1851‚ almost 1.5 million Irish died‚ due to hunger‚ as they mainly lived of the potatoes. This created a great boom of Irish fleeing to America‚ almost 1.7 million from the mid 1840’s to the 1860’s‚ in the hope of getting a brighter future. The majority of these migrated to the Northeast

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    Introduction During the 19th century Britain was transformed by the industrial revolution. In 1801‚ at the time of the first census‚ only about 20% of the population lived in towns. By 1851 the figure had risen to over 50%. By 1881 about two thirds of the population lived in towns. Furthermore in 1801 the majority of the population still worked in agriculture or related industries. Most goods were made by hand and very many craftsmen worked on their own with perhaps a labourer and an apprentice

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    The conflicts that occured in the late nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century caused America to shift from a primarily isolationist country to an imperial power. After years of staying out of international affairs‚ America’s domestic and foreign policy was on track to change completely. Throughout the Progressive Era‚ we dealt with political corruption and other internal problems that arose from the rapid industrialization. In Man with the Muck Rake which was written by Theodore

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    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 1800’s‚ disposal of biological waste was unsanitary and

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    Beauty and the Beast Retold by Jenny Dooley Express Publishing Graded Readers Level 1 Chapter 1 The Castle A very long time ago‚ on a small farm‚ there lived a poor farmer with his three daughters. He never made much money as his farm was very small. When he was a young man‚ he lost the most valuable thing in his life. His beautiful and kind wife died when their last baby daughter was born. Now his daughters were almost young women‚ but the farmer still felt the same pain in his heart for

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