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    time in human history a woman could finally control her sexuality and determine her readiness for a reproduction. This lead to pregnancy no longer being used as a threat or punishment for female sexual activity. Since wanted 1 Naposki‚ Linda. Women’s History Expert. “What Were the Goals of 1960s/1970s Feminism?” About.com Education N.p.‚ 31 Aug 2016 kids are treated better than unwanted kids‚ kids also grew up healthier‚ more supported‚ and more loved. Furthermore‚ Planned Parenthood‚ a nonprofit

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    of which major few are discussed below by concentrating on developing nations and Asia in particular. We can see strong economic growth and development taking place in BRICS nations. The consumers are able to spend more‚ thus emerging to be major reason for consumer growth. The economic growth and development taking place in the developing nations has a major effect on the levels of satisfaction of the people in these economies. Inflation‚ unemployment‚ GDP ‚FDI and prime lending rate on life satisfaction

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    Native Americans are a group of people with a variety of political structures and numerous ways of life. Most people envision Native Americans as uncivilized; however‚ this is often an overlooked topic and there are multiple pieces of evidence to prove they are civilized people. The Native Americans were civilized in many forms‚ they lived in harmony among nature until the white men kicked them off their land. The meaning of civilized is for a group of people to have well-organized laws and rules

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    started trading with the Europeans with things such as Horses‚ gold‚ cloth‚ copper and other things like that. When the Europeans took over Africa in 1885 the country became really poor as there were no workers and there was no as much food because the farmers were being traded as slaves. Ships were being carried into Africa then putting slaves into tight pack or loose pack where they would sit there for 3-6 months with hardly any food and they would be sitting with other people they didn’t know

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    Amanda Dees U.S History since 1876 Outlaws of the Old West The wild west was one of America ’s most violent times.The American Wild West is a period of history rife with tales of vicious gunfights and battles between lawmen and outlaws. It is the story of exploration and forging a new way of life. Men‚ women and children left their homes in the East and headed West looking for land and riches. While Hollywood has tended to portray this historical era as one of harshness and violence‚ scholars

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    West and Zimmerman (1987‚ p. 125) believed gender was constructed through “psychological‚ cultural and social means”. Gender appeared less of an ‘accomplishment’ as a result of anthropological‚ psychological‚ and social essentials researched‚ for example the division of labour‚ the development of gender identities‚ and the social inferiority of females in contrast to males. The belief of gender socialisation theories made known the powerful information that while gender may be ‘accomplished’ until

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    In modern American society‚ we ask ourselves about the importance of our cultures. How does our cultural identity define us‚ if at all—and what exactly does it mean to be an American? Throughout history‚ and despite a past peppered with racial discrimination‚ America has always been an amalgamation of countless cultural identities. With this in mind‚ it can be safely said that in today’s society‚ race most definitely matters. Before the reasons of why race matters can be determined‚ we must first

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    When talking about being an American‚ people usually think about having good salaries‚ owning a big house with nice cars‚ doing everything you like without being corrected or judged by anyone. But many people don’t know that America wasn’t as good as it is today. The country had to experience a lot of wars‚ ideologies‚ equality between races‚... Being an American is being free‚ be able to have a good education‚ and be able to express your ideas‚ dreams and deliver that to other people. When talking

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    Purpose At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to describe the influence of the west on Lebanon concerning the Lebanese culture‚ social life in addition to values and attitudes. Introduction Let us suppose we were all born in the United States. We were raised and schooled as a typical American citizen. What would then be different from our life today? Indeed‚ we would be eating the same food‚ wearing the same clothes as we do now. We would hear the exact music‚ party the same and approximately

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    It was the time that the genocide reached its peak. Hundreds of thousands Congolese were forced to work in the forests. Those who did not follow the order were killed or amputated. During the reign of Leopold‚ 10 million Congolese were murdered. Edmund Dene Morel‚ a prominent British journalist who witnessed the atrocities in the Congo‚ described what the king had done to the Congolese: Thus‚ with a stroke of the pen‚ King Leopold abolished the rights of the natives to the land and its products;

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