The rise of American cities occurred because of many reasons. Some of the reasons as to why American cities rapidly grew was because of an increase in industries‚ which attracted immigrants from all over the world. Many cultural changes occurred because of these developments‚ including an increase in education‚ job opportunities for women and also an increase in poverty. In the collection‚ The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans As Told by Themselves edited by Hamilton Holt‚ early 20th century
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Diffusion is one of several transport phenomena that occur in nature. A distinguishing feature of diffusion is that it results in mixing or mass transport‚ without requiring bulk motion. Thus‚ diffusion should not be confused with convection‚ or advections‚ which are other transport mechanisms that utilize bulk motion to move particles from one place to another. In Latin‚ "diffundere" means "to spread out". There are two ways to introduce the notion of diffusion: either a phenomenological approach
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gain money to fix their own problems. This was a smart move for the british considering that the colonists didn’t have much firepower.... Or at least that’s what the British thought. Picture in your head if you were being taxed for a lot of money by someone who had absolute power‚ and you had no say in the matter. How would you feel? The American colonists had to go through this long ago. The british government was in need of money due to the french and indian war. So King George III passed a series
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The American West was settled and developed by newcomers to America between the years 1840 and 1895.The first group of people to move from the eastern seaboard to head out westwards are very interesting people. The first were ‘mountain men’‚ who were soon followed by early settlers‚ then gold miners‚ traders‚ more farmers and finally women. The first Europeans to move to the west coast of America from the east are very important to the history of our country. The first white Americans to move
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What is “The American Dream”? * idea of freedom * our rights * French people gave statue of liberty to America * we are all equal * individualism * able to live by his/her views rather than others * mobility – ability to move between social classes American Dream * Land of opportunity * Rags to riches – anybody can became rich‚ famous‚ and powerful * Jobs and education are available to who want them * Meritocracy (rewards) = skill + effort *
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“Why Were Africans Enslaved” After reading both articles‚ I feel these two writers are arguing which side of the same coin is the‚ “right side”. Eric Williams argues that while the Irish European slaves‚ the native American Indian‚ and the Chinese laborer could be used in certain jobs a slave would have‚ that their bodies were unable to keep up with the needed labor of a cotton‚ tobacco‚ and sugar plantation. He states that it was the African slaves superior endurance‚ strength‚ and economic cost
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What were the African reactions to slave trade? (The question requires for you to describe the reaction of Africans from the point of views of peoples‚ individuals and captives). The Atlantic slave trade which was inevitably began by the Portuguese‚ but later in time taken over by the English‚ was the sale and exploitation of African slaves by Europeans that occurred in and throughout the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th century to the 19th century. Most slaves were transported from West Africa and
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What are some of characteristics that you would associate with the American people and their society? Why? The United States of America - country which is home and shelter for almost 300 millions of people‚ divided into 50 states�. The larges population of many different nations undeniably has many features which are considered as characteristic ones‚ like obesity‚ patriotism‚ mainstream and race diversity. These features are unique for Americans‚ even though they are present in every other country
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Roosevelt were huge moments in his presidency. What could cause something this large on America’s economy and people? During the summer of 1929 Americas spending went down‚ Meanwhile stock prices were continuing to rise. On September 20th‚ 1929 the stock market officially crashed. Many lives were ruined. Large proportions of investors were buying on a margin. Buying on a margin means that you work with a broker to take out loans for investments. Leading up to the crash the impending horrors were becoming
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What Are Some Economic Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization? Have you ever wondered what life would be like without electronics‚ transportation and no communication whatsoever to any other countries? Simple examples (like the ones previously stated) have had a great impact on today’s society‚ and have caused drastic changes in economies all over the world throughout the past few decades. Four reasons why Canadian economy has been affected by globalization are: the World Trade Organization
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