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    project of setting up a government that would represent the people as a whole. While the founders were putting together the massive role of politics within the constitution they planned out the role of the government and the people’s place within the system. The nation’s governmental system during the late 1790s’ through the early 1800s’ was very imbalanced because the people who ran the government were figuring out the way that the nation would embrace religion within government‚ the power of the

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    During the late 1800s and early 1900’s‚ there were a lot of injustices in the United States. The Progressive Movement‚ which began in the late 1800s attempted to bring about government reforms and correct injustices in America. One example of the problem in the U.S. was over population of the American cities. More and more people began to move cities from rural areas for jobs. As you can see in Document I‚ the cities were overcrowded and the infrastructure could not hold up with the influx of

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    Sweatshops In The 1800s

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    1 Introduction Sweatshops is a place of work were working conditions are horrible and inhuman. They have been around for a long period of time. They are associated with factories that generally produce apparels. They tend to have low wages‚ excessive long working hours‚ child labour and awful working conditions. In this report the aim is to have an overview of sweatshops and wc. To this end…plan here. and come to a conclusion of if they should be accepted in today’s world. 2 Findings 2.1 Evolution

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    Changing place of women Going back to era of the 1800s leading to the 1920’s onto now. Women were born to a life of just having a domestic role in their lives. Being a housewife was their only job. Cleaning‚ cooking‚ and taking care of their children were their normal way of living. Therefore‚ doing something out of the ordinary at that time was considered unacceptable and immoral. Although women wanted to enhance their role to be able to work or go to school‚ it was not until the 1920’s that they started

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    with regard to women‚ did not happen spontaneously. These changes reflect the sheer audacity of women‚ who made it happen over a period of a century‚ in the most democratic ways which include and are not limited to lobbying‚ running public awareness campaigns‚ petitions and other non-violent forms of resistance. The women’s rights movement began in 1848 on a hot afternoon in the New York‚ when a young housewife and a mother‚ Elizabeth Cady Staton was invited to a tea with four women friends and the

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    Humans have always had a fascination with flying since the beginning of time. Hot air balloons were invented in 1783‚ one step closer to the airplane. The balloon is filled with hot air‚ which makes the balloon fly to the air because hot air is lighter than cool air. The only problem with the hot air balloon was that you could not control the direction it was going. The first airplane was actually a glider. This aircraft was launched from a cliff or from any high place. It rode on the wind

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    Indian women back then were often discriminated and they have little power and control‚ they are trying to legalizing this rights " The Women’s Reservation Bill " ‚India Rape Law and the " Womanifesto " to help them gain more power and rights for themselves. A number of studies by humanitarian and human rights organizations‚ such as the International Committee of the Red Cross or the United Nations Development Fund for Women. Through

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    Were the 1920’s an Era of Social and Cultural Rebelion? 1. How did the status and behavior of American woman change in the 1920s? The behavior of American woman changed due to a series of events that occurred that ultimately led to the social and cultural rebellion. The 19th amendment empowered the woman of that decade and allowed them to rebel against the traditional domestic roles that society has set for. Not only domestic roles but also sexual‚ economic and social roles were tested. Women

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    Jails & Prisons

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    inmates. Jails were first created in England and originally used in detaining offenders who were awaiting trial. These jails were used to house the poor‚ and occasionally the mentally ill. The early jails had miserable conditions to contend with such as filth‚ violence‚ poor food‚ and very little medical care. To counter this‚ the Penitentiary Act was drafted. It created four requirements for jails: safe‚ sanitary conditions‚ routine and systematic inspections‚ inmates were no longer charged

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    What´s Sleep Apnea?

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    they will stop breathing repeatedly as they try to sleep. In some cases‚ people with severe sleep apnea will stop breathing hundreds of times a night. Every time they stop breathing‚ they are denying their body and brain the oxygen that they need. What Is Sleep Apnea? There are two main types of sleep apnea‚ although it is possible to have a blend of both conditions. The main types of sleep apnea are: Central Sleep Apnea: This type of sleep apnea occurs when the brain forgets to tell the muscles

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