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    In the 19th century‚ it was a common occurrence to die at an early age. Disease and sickness were easy to come by and if not everyone‚ almost everyone came across it and was infected with a disease. During and before the 1800s‚ most babies didn’t even survive infancy. It is proven that only one-third of the children lived past the age of nine. This also meant that those who did survive past the age of nine were still capable of catching fatal diseases. Fatal diseases were everywhere and were easy

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    THE 20th CENTURY   In the early 20th century Hendon and Finchley became built up. Growth also spread to Harrow and Wealdstone‚ Twickenham‚ Teddington and Kingston Upon Thames. Wimbledon and Surbiton also became suburbs of London. Furthermore in the early 20th century London County Council began to build estates of council houses on the edge of the city. In 1903 the first ones were built at Tooting. Later estates were built at Norbury‚ Tottenham‚ Roehampton‚ at Downham near Catford and at Becontree

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    shows based on some of the crazy and grueling things that happened in 19th century medicine practices. Even though‚ medicine back then was absurd…doctors were learning and growing. We have come a long way from where we use to be‚ thanks to the Civil war and the industrial age‚ 19th century medicine and mental health changed drastically. The biggest way medicine has changed; is the way doctors treat patients now compared to what we use to do back then. Believe it or not‚ but one of the scariest practices

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    Does money impact out lives? Yes. Money does impact our lives greatly. Our society is classed intro three groups‚ upper/high class Middle class and lower class. How do they separate and have all these groups? Money is how. People let money rule our lives so of course it’s going to affect us‚ and impact everyone’s lives‚ as the saying goes “money makes the world go round”. What defines the classes though? Is it a nice house? Good car? Sending your kids to private schools? No it’s not that because

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    overseas in the late 19th century. They wanted to decline economic opportunities at their homes. The United States was producing a lot more stuff than their limit in the United States. Everyone who knew about the overseas expansion‚ viewed it as greatness. They believed that lower class people needed protection and a government system which was Democracy. Also‚ the United States needed to expand  so they did not have to deal with overcrowding issues with people‚ like immigrants.  2. What were the "stated"

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    meaning to the artist. One of the most important figures in modern art is Pablo Picasso. Not only was Pablo Picasso a genius in the field of abstract art‚ but he also experimented with sculpting and ceramics. Pablo Picasso has taken the world to many places with his unique style of work which is why I believe he is considered to be a genius of the 20th century. Background Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz‚ was destined to become an artist at a very young age. Born in Malaga‚ Spain on October 15‚ 1881‚

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    Effects of Hip-Hop in Our Culture There are many differing opinions on whether or not Hip-Hop has a detrimental effect on our culture and youth today. The question I ask is whether it is life portraying art‚ or art portraying life? Anytime there is an increase in crime‚ and a decrease in the number of high school graduates there must be something left to blame. Although it may seem easy to say that the media has an effect on the way we see things around us‚ to what extent is that true? I

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    Fashion is said to be evolutionary and not revolutionary. This was not true in the 20th century. Fashion revolutionized America and the rest of the world during this time period. Also‚ during this time period fashion evolved tremendously. New fabrics and innovations were introduced to America. When World War I came about‚ people had to sacrifice their clothing for the men at war and they dressed more conservative. Christian Dior changed all of that when he came out with the "New Look." This look

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    Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford was one of the most famous physicists of the early 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1908 for his work on atomic emissions and his contributions that led to the discovery of atomic fission. Ernest Rutherford was born in Nelson‚ New Zealand on August 30‚ 1871. His father was James Rutherford and his Mother was Martha Thompson. His father was a wheelwright‚ a person who builds and repairs wheels. His mother was a proper English schoolteacher. His

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    Hamlet September‚ 30‚ 2000 The Importance of Psychology Today The study of mental functions and human behavior in which scientists develop hypotheses and test these theories are referred to today as psychology. In effort to explain the human behaviors‚ psychologist research and use the studies of other psychologist in effort to find the answers to question like why a person acts or behaves the way they do? The most common approaches in psychology are behavioral‚ psychoanalytic‚ cognitive‚ social/cultural

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