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    The Aborigines Report was an impressive document that encompassed a pattern of unregulated frontier expansion which was disastrous for indigenous people. Britain was emerging as the “workshop of the world” due to its position as a prominent leader in the industrial revolution. The movements of people overseas occurred on an unprecedented scale due to the economic drive to finding new markets. Humanitarian ideology became influential in colonial policy‚ culminating in the release of the Aborigines

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    In the 19th and 20th centuries‚ many foreigners emigrated from Southern and Eastern Europe. These were the new immigrants; they fled from famine‚ war‚ and financial instability among other issues. Once arriving‚ the new immigrants were brutally welcomed by the old immigrants. Many of the old immigrants held nativist views towards the newcomers. Old immigrants were people who were already settled in the United States and most of them believed the new immigrants were injurious to America. New immigrants

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    The late 18th century and early 19th century is marked with revolution and change. This change was not restricted to just the political and economic landscape of that time‚ instead there was a large cultural response to the revolutionary ideas of the time. These cultural responses can be seen in the art of this time period. We will focus on one major artistic style of the era; and Romanticism. We will also briefly discuss Neoclassicism which preceded Romanticism. We will look at what these styles

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    From Embodying Ornament to Functional and Aesthetic Space in Early-20th-Century Architecture. "If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done." Despite the risk of sounding cliché by opening with a Ludwig Wittgenstein quote‚ this is where we shall begin. It is something that relates back to a basic human instinct that is so deeply rooted in our DNA. Why do we yearn so intuitively for ideas that are silly and nonsensical? The answer is balance. Everything in the universe

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    Virtual Reality: How it Affects Our Lives. INF. 103 September 5‚ 2009 We can find many uses for virtual reality in our lives‚ and we also find it in many instances that some would not even think of. We can use virtual reality for education‚ job training‚ social networking‚ and even gaming. In this paper I will give examples of each as well as how virtual reality was created‚ and how long it has actually been around. I will also tell how virtual reality can be detrimental to it users.

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    The latter part of the 19th century marked profound shifts in American society and the economy‚ driven by rapid industrialization that fundamentally altered the country. Consequently‚ the early 20th century confronted the repercussions of these transformations‚ notably the ascendancy of large corporations and their effects on different aspects of American life. This era witnessed the concentration of corporate influence‚ prompting apprehensions about economic disparity. These concerns spurred the

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    earth in the 19th and 20th century. These new creations vastly improved people’s way of lives by making things easier and faster to do while some provide news and knowledge in a flash. The amazing ideas were formulated by brilliant inventors so that they could address the current needs to prevent time consuming tasks and at the same time deliver good results. Through these notable wonders which we often use were the computer‚ television‚ radio and telephone people were able to live fully and efficiently

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    How democratic was Germany at the turn of the 20th century? I believe that Germany was not democratic at all as they made they`re citizens believe that they were. Germany had tied to be democratic to show on the surface that they gave the people freedom to vote for who they wanted to. In this essay I will explain my point of view on this essay and what other people might believe and think in response to my opinions. Many people would think Germany was democratic as they allowed men over the

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    cheap land with harvest three times as much as their own countries‚ and capitalism/opportunity to work growing much throughout the country‚ Canada was definitely a land of opportunity for many. The growth of French and English settlers were growing‚ not because they were forced to work in factories or do dangerous jobs‚ nonetheless it’s because of how much more possibilities there were to prosper in Canada. Firstly‚ Unions were evident and even legalized in 1872 by Sir John A. Macdonald. Unions

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    2. “Describe how the graphic imagery in posters‚ book design or advertising related to its contemporary socio-economic or political context. Refer to examples in the early 20th century.” Graphic Design in the early 20th century was created by artists as a prescribed function of advertising and propaganda‚ and was considered a secondary art form. Through the use of lithographic printing‚ woodblock prints‚ chromolithography‚ drawing and painting‚ many artists were able to produce striking images on

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