China in the Classical Era Dr. George Stone History 111 07/01/2012 The gender systems of the Classical era in China can almost be summed up with this phrase: “How sad it is to be a woman!” (Strayer) According to the Chinese traditions when a girl child is born the family is definitely not happy about the birth. The mothers of the girl child must do three things; “first she must make the child sleep under the bed this shows the baby that she is lowly and weak‚ second she must give the baby a
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Many of the social and political problems progressives sought to ameliorate stemmed from the mass industrialization and urbanization found in the cities across the world. These problems included labor conflicts‚ unprecedented poverty‚ slums‚ disease‚ social fragmentation‚ and ineffective city government‚ parts of what made up what was called “The Social Problem”. At the time‚ progressivism was never a unified movement as there were divisions on regional matters‚ gender‚ and race. There were several
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The Victorian Era Values BRIEF INTRODUCTION The Victorian Era of Great Britain was a period of time when Queen Victoria reigned from the years 1837 to 1901. Several values and beliefs made up this age and it is often referred to as the climax of the British industrial revolution. SOCIAL CLASS A main value in the Victorian Era which heavily impacted every individual’s daily life was social class. There were three classes: The Working Class consisted of lower commoners and the men performed
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Shakespeare’s context may have influenced his exploration of discrimination towards women and individuals from foreign races. The Elizabethan era is depicted as the golden age in English history‚ submerged with books‚ movies and plays throughout the era‚ with Shakespeare heavily contributing to this renaissance. However‚ earlier in the 16th century‚ before Queen Elizabeth came to power‚ the idea of a female monarch was met with great hostility from the people. In the 12th century‚ Henry I’s daughter
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descriptions‚ it was specific to women and attributed to “traveling womb”. In Victorian era female purity was strongly emphasized and the society supported the idea of ideal woman being a wife‚ a mother‚ and a keeper of the house. As guardians of the home women were believed to be more dependent‚ gentle and emotional by nature. These perceptions also lead to the belief that women were more susceptible to illness‚ both physical and mental‚ which made it common for women to be diagnosed with hysteria
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On a federal‚ state and local level‚ progressivism sparked attention in the areas of social welfare‚ moral improvement‚ economic reform and efficiencies in government. Progressives wanted to take control away from the rich‚ improve the lives of the poor and give the middle class a stronger voice. Ultimately‚ it evolved into a reform movement and those leading the cause believed that there were problems that could best be addressed by providing better education‚ a safer environment‚ a more efficient
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In the Elizabethan era women were portrayed as less than equals to men. Male seemed to be the dominate gender and women were to be seen-not-heard. They existed within a patriarchal society. As a feminist himself‚ Shakespeare shows through his plays how women are ill treated and powerless; yet possess more intelligence than the male characters. This is why Shakespeare creates overwhelming female characters; which is evident in Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew"‚ where the lead female character
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Progression The Age of Reform was a wondrous time of progressing in which people improved their overall lifestyles. At the time‚ there were so many things wrong with society; it was pretty damn ridiculous. In America‚ the economy throughout the Progressive Movement‚ which was between 1890’s and the 1920’s‚ was incredibly corrupt. Big businesses turned to extreme measures to make and save more money‚ by making the jobs they offered unbelievably simple and repetitive so as to make the jobs so easy to
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Was Stalin a Progressive or a Conservative? Although Stalin was a progressive in the economic aspect that he implemented the First and Second Five-Year Plans‚ which developed industry in Russia‚ as well as in the social aspect that he put forth a new education system‚ Stalin more so portrayed elements of conservatism. Stalin’s social‚ economic‚ and political policies and actions that conserved parts of Lenin’s regime including the NKVD secret police that executed and exiled opposition to Stalin
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Fashion of the Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan era was a time period centered around the life of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558-1603). This period in time is considered the peak of English history and is the beginning of when people began to think and believe differently. That brought along changes in the way people dressed. How people‚ particularly rich ones‚ dressed was just another way for them to express themselves. Social classes are also very much prominent in the era. These social classes
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