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    19th Century Heroines

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    ‘The Nineteenth Century English Novel offers us strong‚ independent heroines‚ but ultimately has them conform to socially acceptable feminine roles’. Do you agree with this statement? By definition‚ a heroine is a woman who would typically encompass the qualities of nobility‚ courage‚ independence and strength. Nineteenth century English women would have struggled to accomplish any of these particular acts of heroism within their social environment as ultimately‚ their roles within civilisation

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    England had many various factors that made it the most industrialized nation by 1820. It began in the eighteenth century with the dramatic rise in population. With increased population‚ the need for mass food production became paramount. Capital-intensive commercialized farming began to form in England earlier than anywhere else. The new invention of railroads was a catalyst for the industrialization of England. Trains allowed industrials(including coal)‚ garments‚foodstuffs‚ and personnel to be

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    19th Century Gypsum

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    compositions and characteristics of Gypsum it had a practical use. In ancient Egyptian times the Alabaster form of gypsum was used to help build pyramids. Fast forward a few centuries to the 18th century‚ the chemical properties were defined‚ by a chemist named Lavoisier. As the world began exploring during the 18th century‚ large deposits of gypsum were found near Paris‚ France. The French began to use gypsum as building materials as well as decorative material by dehydrating gypsum. Dehydrating

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    Alyssa Lee Global History 2 Absolutism Paper Absolutism means that the ultimate authority is in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right. Age of Absolutism was between 1610 and 1789. Absolutism is a term used to depict a type of monarchical power that was not at all restrained by institutions‚ for example‚ legislatures‚ social elites‚ or churches. Kangxi‚ Suleiman‚ and Peter the Great were all shining examples for absolutist rule. One of the absolute rulers was

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    Mutually agreed between historians‚ the 19th century was a time period of rapid and significant European upheaval and progression in terms of society‚ politics‚ science and economy. The European Powers‚ including Germany and Great Britain‚ not only were the dominating forces on the continent but were also already the most powerful nations in the world. No other continent in this time period contained such influential and well-developed nations that were able to successfully control trade around

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    19th Century Suffragists

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    In the early part of the 19th century‚ the major suffragist movements were for the abolitionist and temperance movements‚ but women were unable to have the impact they could have due to antifeminist prejudices. An example of this was at the London Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840. The right of women to take part was debated bitterly‚ as international clergymen said‚ “equal status for women was contrary to the will of God” (Woman Suffrage 2017‚ Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). Eventually

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    Modernism was the art movement that departed from classical and traditional forms and altered the perception and the aesthetics of art (Gay‚ 2008‚ pg. 3). Expressionism is one of various modernist styles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that affected numerous art forms including paintings and film. The social environment surrounding expressionism was very significant as the expressionist style aimed to convey subjective emotions as a response to the conditions of the modern period

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    In the Postbellum and Industrial nineteenth century‚ many religions adapted their beliefs and practices to the environment around them. Catholicism‚ as it was worshiped by Greek and Italian immigrants‚ looked vastly different from the ways in which the Americanized Roman Catholics worshiped. Judaism experienced this acclimatization as well‚ with Orthodox Jews and Reformed Jews sharing more differences than they did similarities. As time progressed gender norms began to evolve in American society

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    conditions are terrible. It’s hard for us‚ people living in peaceful county to imagine their living conditions: big‚ overcrowded and cold room with adults‚ teenagers and children in it. They are starving‚ they are cold‚ they are afraid and it seems that nobody wants to help them. This situation with refugees reminds us the situation with immigrants in America in the end of nineteenth century. Thinking about

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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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