In the early 19th century‚ hanging was the main punishment for serious crimes. Prisons served as lock-ups for debtors and places where the accused were kept before their trial. By the 1830s‚ many areas in Australia were refusing to be the ’dumping-ground’ for Britain’s criminals. The answer was to reform the police and to build more prisons: 90 prisons were built or added to between 1842 and 1877. By the mid Victorian Period‚ there were two distinct prison systems in England. There were the county
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Fortunately‚ with the coming of England’s period of reformation during the 19th century‚ the strict shackles on typical gender stereotypes stemming from the Victorian era gradually became undone. The suffrage movement in the 1870s seeking for equal rights to vote represented the first wave of feminism in the UK. This movement resulted in the enactment of the Representation of the People Act 1918‚ and gave suffrage to women over 30 for the first time. Subsequent developments in the law then extended
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What factors contributed to the growth of homelessness in the 1980¡¦s and 90¡¦s? This essay explores the different reasons as to why someone may become homeless. Poverty plays an important part in being homeless. According to The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia ¡§homelessness is the condition of not having a permanent place to live‚ widely perceive as a societal problem only beginning in the 1980s.¡¨ A person can become homeless for a number of reasons‚ there are also a lot of different types
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The American Woman of the Early Nineteenth Century Perceptions of Women in the 19th Century During the early 1800s‚ Americans generally believed that there was a definite difference in character between the sexes -- man was active‚ dominant‚ assertive‚ and materialistic‚ while woman was religious‚ modest‚ passive‚ submissive‚ and domestic. As a result‚ there developed an ideal of American womanhood‚ or a "cult of true womanhood" as denoted by historian Barbara Welter. This cult‚ evident in women’s
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awakenings‚ national movements‚ and nationalism had a humongous affect on the Balkans from the 19th century to to the end of World War One. Changes that resulted from these impacts were political change‚ and economic change. The causes of these movements‚ and awakenings were many different issues. The first cause could be considered the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire for many years was very strong to begin with it had‚ strong sultans and a working millet system. After the 1699 defeat
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1) Many residents were forced to stay in big cities because they could not afford moving to the suburbs or buying a property in the city. Rather‚ they rented properties in the cities whereas the landlords tried to earn as much as possible by overpopulate small spaces. As time went by‚ the cities became more populated and this lead to commute challenges. People started to realize that horse carriages were not fast enough as urban cities continuously were growing. In 1870‚ the first railroad was
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Through the ingenious works of poetry the role of nature has imprinted the 18th and 19th century with a mark of significance. The common terminology nature’ has been reflected by our greatest poets in different meanings and understanding; Alexander Pope believed in reason and moderation‚ whereas Blake and Wordsworth embraced passion and imagination. The 18th century was known as the Age of Reason‚ where the focus was on the search for truth and clarity in the world of disorder through reason. Alexander
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Grahamism & 19th Century Health Reform Grahamism was a 19th Century alternative medical therapy/health reform movement. “Living right” was the key to this alternative medical therapy‚ as it was said that the body would take care of itself naturally without interference. This health reform system was created by Sylvester Graham (1794-1851). Concerned for his own health‚ Graham began studying human physiology and nutrition‚ giving lectures along the eastern states. He published the leading
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After Analysis of the poems of William Blake‚ Percy Shelly‚ and William Wordsworth‚ it becomes apparent of the different views the authors have about England in the 19th century. William Blake looks with disdain at the materialism of the churches and political buildings while many live in poverty. William Wordsworth sees the average Englishman as money craving and greedy; to him this greed seems to be the start of spiritual decay that will only get worse as the society progresses economically. Percy
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Chapters 17-20 #2. How were the lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century affected by technological developments and government actions? Intro: Talk about American ideals; Expansionism‚ Nationalism Previous events of the first half of the nineteenth century: Louisiana Purchase → Prophet and Tecumseh‚ religious and violent revolt‚ 1808 on fought‚ War of 1812 Indians help the British (Battle of Thames) Jackson (INDIAN HATER)‚ Mexican American war‚ Improvements
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