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    Changes During the 1900's

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    Throughout the 1900’s great and monumental changes were made in our country. Changes the Like Fair Labors Act of 1938‚ the Dyer Anti Lynching bill‚ and Women’s Suffrage all took place in at this time. The 1900’s also brought in Muckraking‚ the Dust Bowl‚ the Great Depression‚ and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The mid 1900s gave way to crime and gangs a problem that we still have today. Satchmo and Louis Armstrong along with Duke Ellington‚ And Frank Sinatra are all products of the 1900’s. All of our

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    throughout the 1900’s this was not the case. All genders back then were not all equal‚ in fact‚ women back then had the littlest of freedom and equality. Sometimes the women would make a stand for their gender‚ and sometimes the women would let the society control them. Two women who decided to make a stand for their sex were Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Lucretia Mott when they started the Women’s Suffrage Movement in 1913 (Table 1). This movement was created because women in the 1900’s wanted rights

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    Fashion 1900s-2000s

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    Rebecca Almonte J.K. Offerman FMM 114 Museum Trip Visit 1920s The 1920s represented a time of tremendous social change‚ which was reflected in fashion as well.  For women‚ short bobs because fashionable as did shorter skirts such as pinafores that would never have been allowed in previous decades.  There was a certain androgynous look to women’s fashion that borrowed from men’s clothing liberally.  Forward thinking designers like Coco Chanel and Jean Patou made sportswear fashionable

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    Civil Rights In The 1900's

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    During the period from the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s many changes came about in the way of civil rights. After the end of slavery‚ African Americans sought freedoms and new rights‚ but ultimately had to fight the authoritative forces that wanted to keep any change from occurring. Segregation‚ and legal boundaries that kept the black communities from rising above stereotypical racism and having a chance at true equalities they wanted‚ held the community back for a long time. Eventually‚ history

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    Hartzell July 25‚ 2012 Hist 135 In “Women‚ Work and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills‚” the author talks about the working life and it’s foundation in the early industrial revolution by talking about the Lowell Mill girls. During this time‚ America was undergoing a transformation from agricultural country to a powerful industrialized nation. Today‚ men are holding more strenuous factory jobs but back in those days‚ women occupied them. Most women were between the ages of 15 to 30 and half

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    Minority Report Review

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    Minority Report Minority Report is a film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the story by Philip Dick. The film takes place in the District of Columbia in the year two thousand fifty four. The protagonist‚ John Anderton who is played by Tom Cruise is the Chief of the Pre-Crime cops‚ whose job is to prevent murders before they occur. In order to fulfill their duties as Pre-Crime cops‚ they use the help of three beings known as pre-cogs who are the by-product of a genetic research experiment

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    Women in the Middle Ages (early 1400s-late 1500s) In every part of the world‚ women have been considered subordinate to men and have not had as many rights as men. They were always expected to do thing such as taking care of the family‚ satisfying their husband’ every need‚ and not working outside of their houses. During the industrialization era‚ when jobs became more common and factories needed workers‚ women started working as well. Thus‚ as societies became more urbanized‚ the general role of

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    By the year 2040‚ the greater part of Americans will be ethnic minorities - the minorities will have turned into the larger part. An interesting new time-slip map demonstrates the expansion in the non-white populace over the decades. It begins with 1990 and after that predicts up to 2020‚ 2030 and 2040. ’Numerous in the still-lion’s share white populace and political foundation don’t see themselves reflected in the characteristics of America’s youngsters. ’They are speaking much more about

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    soldiers‚ and citizens of the world alike have so many more opportunities than back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. As Addie W. Hunton‚ Kathryn M. Johnson explain in‚ Two Colored Women With The American Expeditionary Forces‚ and Eric Foner in An American History: Give me Liberty! African Americans were being segregated and given less than optimal living conditions than white citizens

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    Discussion Questions Roles of Women in Early Europe In early‚ medieval Europe‚ everyday life and the duties of people were greatly different than they are today. Obviously‚ there was no technology and life was a lot simpler. However‚ some of the former ways of life are not always praised as something good. For example‚ women during the time were treated very inadequately. Yes‚ this has happened in just about every society in history‚ but it seems like most women during this period were used and

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