motets normally used religious texts that were not used in the mass. Motets were often polyphonic‚ meaning that there were multiple vocal parts sung simultaneously. Motets started to be written during the medieval period and then developed throughout time and was most known throughout the Renaissance period. During this time‚ there were a list of schools and churches that had well known composers and pioneers of the motet. The Burgundian School was a group of composers in the 15th century in northern
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From the years 1880 to 1925‚ there was a rapid growth of immigrants coming into the United States. Many foreigners came to the United States in hope of striking it rich. The Immigrants saw the United States as a way to make a better life for themselves‚ and this started to cause problems. This is when the United States government took actions to control immigration. In the early 1880’s‚ immigration was gladly welcomed‚ but as time progressed‚ government saw it as a growing problem. After America’s
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African Americans Status In 1890 There were many problems that African Americans faced in the 1890’s some of which still exist in today’s society. African Americans have come a long way and earned many rights but still live with the hardships that they had in the 1890’s. The status of African Americans at this time in United States history was not good. Blacks had a very hard time living especially in the south. The problems that blacks dealt with were primarily found in the south where they
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Unit II: Women during the Progressive Era Kenedra Coney HIS 204 Professor Owens May 29‚ 2011 Unit II: Women in the Progressive Era During the decades between 1890s and 1920s there was a new age of reform there was so much reform activity that historians called this era the Progressive Era. During this time there were millions of Americans that were organized in association to many solutions to industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and immigration problems that brought about a new social reform order
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What do you think of the position of women in traditional Chinese family? Women in ancient China did not hold any official position of power. They were portrayed as “objects” who were sold off into marriages and forced to have their feet bound to limit easy mobility. Male domination was prominent in all of China. Women served as servants‚ concubines‚ and prostitutes. Also‚ women had no say in who they could marry. Marriages were arranged‚ sometimes right from birth. However‚ like the idiom says
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The Great War had significant and enduring influence on the lives of all British women. The huge scale of the war resulted in the enormous participation of almost six million men and subsequently an extensive demand for female labour in the manufacturing and services industries. The war resulted in massive social upheaval particularly on the lives women who attained greater freedom despite tighter Government controls. Women’s lives were upturned as they were thrust into the labour‚ social and economic
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The Nazi had no respect for Jewish men and women. At first they would mainly focus on Jewish men. They would arrest and deport them all the time. As time went by they included all jews. Those targeted jews included males‚ females‚ adults‚ children‚ religious Jews‚ and even those with no religion. The Nazi crimes came to be known as the Holocaust. During the period of the holocaust‚ millions of women were exposed to victimization and murder. Individual camps and areas were specifically designed for
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Women and Industrial Workers during Industrialization As new ideas form‚ the need for more efficient routines increases and the intensity for economical ways of conducting business swells; industrialization becomes inevitable in any country‚ society or even household. This craving for development changed agriculture‚ factories and mining excessively from 1877 to 1920. Considering the different areas that were affected it is only logical that various groups were also changed. Since women were
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In this paper‚ the changing role of women was explored. The major focus was positioned on the changing roles of women in the American family. Public opinion was examined and analyzed to see if America was really "one nation" when it came to the subject of women working with children and a husband. It was of particular interest to see if Americans believed that the family suffered due to the women ’s new position in society‚ and just how big this divide between the traditional family of a mother staying
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American progressive era‚ from 1890s to 1920s‚ is believed to be a period of societal awakening. Although‚ there is no particular date that could be mentioned to mark its end‚ yet people believe that it lasted for around 30 years. After the civil war‚ the rapidly developing American economy was facing hundreds of problems due to its structural weaknesses. The capitalist system came under severe criticism because of the prominent flaws in its basic structural composition. The issues like racial segregation
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