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    Immigration is defined as the movement of a former citizen‚ from another country‚ to come and live somewhere else permanently (Levine 1). Immigration dates all the way back to the Colonial Era of the 19th century (1880-1920)‚ and has did nothing but increase since then because of all the “waves” of people that America has had since then. It all started when the immigrants of Great Britain‚ the Pilgrims‚ came to what is now called America or the United States. Many immigrants either come to colonize

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    begins to untangle itself from the secular government and become its own kind of state around the turn of 10th century‚ the need for a mechanism of enforcing its laws and punishing perpetrators becomes apparent. In Charlemagne’s empire this role was filled by the missi who sought out criminals and imposed fines; in modern America‚ it is the police and prison‚ respectively; and in the late Middle Ages‚ religious violations begin to be punished with excommunication. Excommunication resembles an early

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    firms and new owners‚ and new capital” (cite). Capitalism has had strong roots within the United States for over a century. America‚ viewed as a strong representative of capitalism‚ has been primarily involved with the economic structure since around 19th century. Although‚ some historians trace capitalism roots to medieval Europe in the 1600-1700s‚ most agree that the 19th century was the key timeline involved. Two main people historically involved with capitalism are Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The

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    Photographers in the 1970s and 1980s continued to grapple with the invasion of modernity affecting the land and everyday life. With progress‚ photographers’ paid homage to the romanticism of photography of the 19th century‚ yet showed the tensions that intersect between humanity and the natural environment. Photographers responded by using their camera to revel in the magnificence and power of machines‚ other photographers captured the inherent beauty and form found in nature and places not yet affected

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    14 million between 1880 and 1900‚ cities had become a world of newcomers (551). America evolved into a land of factories‚ corporate enterprise‚ and industrial worker and‚ the surge in immigration supplied their workers. In the latter half of the 19th century‚ continued industrialization and urbanization sparked an increasing demand for a larger and cheaper labor force. The country’s transformation from a rural agricultural society into an urban industrial nation attracted immigrants worldwide. As free

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    19th Century Germany

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    becomes a major theme‚ first emerged during the French Revolution. Why does Germany unify so late as a country? “Sonderweg” – special path (german) basically states that Germany deviated from other states‚ keeping the aristocracy dominant. This is thought to be deterministic‚ as the sole cause for their rise to power. Why would something like this lead toward Nazism? Why did the Germans unify so late? Germany in the 1500’s is Swiss cheese; there are thousands of divisions throughout the country

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    Drugs In The 19th Century

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    Drugs have played a most important role in increasing average life expectancy in the world in the previous century. In the 19Th and previous centuries‚ natural product extracts‚ mainly those derived from botanical species‚ provided the major source of folk medicines. In 19Th century‚ biologically-active organic molecules began to be isolated in pure form for medicinal use. For example‚ salicyclic acid‚ the precursor of aspirin‚ was isolated from willow bark in 1874. Painkillers‚ such as codeine and

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    The 19th century‚ the beginning of industrialization among the western part of the world‚ and mainly branching out among North America. With the system on industrialization‚ man labor is the dominant source to producing and manufacturing‚ rather than machines like how it is today. In America‚ being a newly established independent nation‚ industrialization would turn America into a replica of England‚ with large factories‚ where working conditions are terrible‚ wages are low‚ rules were strict‚ and

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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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    19th Century Russia

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    Entering the 19th century‚ Finland was a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. Then‚ in 1809 it became a Grand Duchy under Russian rule‚ and finally‚ after periods of both greater and lesser degrees of independence‚ it becoming an independent country in 1917. Finland initially joined Sweden in the 13th century and then remained under Swedish control for about 600 years. Then‚ in the Finnish War of 1809‚ Russia captured Finland‚ which lead to Finland becoming a Grand Duchy in the Russian empire. During

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