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    Over the past centuries‚ since its discovery in 1749‚ many archaeologists have contributed to our understanding of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Archaeologists were initially focused on excavating‚ most of which were improperly done causing extensive damage. It wasn’t until the 19th century‚ when archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli introduced new excavation methods; those succeeded him include August Mau‚ Vittorio Spinazzola and Amendo Maiuri. Now attention has shifted towards conservations and restorations

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    Jackson’s Early Life Andrew Jackson had a rough early life‚ faced with many deaths and hardships. Jackson was born on March 16‚ 1767. His father had already passed before Jackson’s birth and his mother had to raise three boys all herself‚ with the help of some of their family. Jackson only received and had the privilege to an elementary level education. This of course was not his or any of his family’s fault‚ as the British were beginning to invade the U.S.. This invasion of the British led to

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    the American Dream. They can be a person that has nothing at one point in their life to become a person that is super rich. Get money‚ get paid. Example would be Carnegie being inexperienced and then owning Carnegie hall and like everything. Captains of Industry: During the days of the American Industrial evolution‚ names such as Carnegie‚ Morgan and Rockefeller regularly appeared in leading newspapers around the country. These were family dynasties that literally cornered the market on essential

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    Full House: Traditional Themes of Morality‚ Late Eighties Mentality The transition from the multicultural era of the eighties to the postnetwork era of the nineties triggered abrupt changes in American media and culture. [6] From fashions to family life‚ relationships‚ and attitudes‚ many new cultural elements subsequently changed television portrayals of ordinary American culture within this time period. More specifically‚ the culture of the eighties is often characterized by the rise of MTV

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    how is organic architecture and/or organicism defined‚ and how does this terminology vary from example to example‚ changing meaning from the nineteenth into the twentieth century? Organicism: The doctrine that everything in nature has an organic basis or is part of an organic whole. Every object that takes up space and has mass is known as matter. A pen is made up of matter‚ as is a tree and even humans. In the same vein‚ a skyscraper is made up of matter; so can we argue that in its truest

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    During the late 19th century to the 1930s‚ workers and managers fought each other for control of the work routine‚ wages‚ and hours in the American industry. Trade unions‚ craft unions‚ and strikes were many of the main forces at work during this time period when people were fighting for better working conditions. As the government was struggling to stay out of free labor‚ they also felt the need to impose as the laws in place may not be helping capitalism in America. The government‚ in response

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    influential presence and power‚ in other places by means of military action‚ or diplomacy. In the late 19th Century‚ American began harnessing imperialism as to have spots in a variety of places across the globe to ‘re-fuel.’ Naval power became the power of the time‚ so having more places where you could safely land made you even powerful. Also‚ having a country under your control allowed for economic gain‚ through harnessing the resources on said land for trade. Overall‚ American strived to harness

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    greatest businessmen of all time‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and Henry Ford‚ fiercely competed for the top spot in the business word. They were ruthless businessmen and did everything they could to help their businesses succeed. All this fierce competition allowed for the great economic growth known as the Second Industrial Revolution. The Second Industrial Revolution was a great period of growth between the 19th and 20th century. During this time‚ many advances in technology

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    Many inventions were created during the industrial era most were to help with labor and to make life better the average employed person.People back then were lucky to have innovators to create their innovative inventions.Some of the many innovations were crated to help with farming and factories.Steam power was one innovation that was a considerable way to strengthen productivity and lower manpower needed.Another way steam engines gave assistance to man was to increase the amount of energy with coal

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    John Since the 19th centuryIndustrialization has had positive and negative effect on the lives of the workers. Industrialization is the development of the industries for the machine production of goods. I choose Great Britain because England is where it all started. Industrialization changed the lives of many people in many ways. Two examples were the working conditions of workers‚ and the rise of the middle class. Industrialization changed the lives of worker as in Great Britain workers spent

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