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    Incarcerated Women: Women entering the correction system rather they are pre-trail detainee or sentenced inmates are there for the most common offence such as drug-related offence‚ property offence‚ violent offence‚ and public order offence in both prison and jail (Greenfeld and Snell‚ 1999). These incarcerated women pose no violent threat to the general public. These women come from disadvantaged backgrounds and faces economic and social problems with only a high school diploma if that‚ have a child(ren)

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    always the case‚ especially if you worked during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. This is the time period‚ when the working conditions were terrible and millions of people found their pay inside of huge factories. Hundreds of people stood in lines in front of factories to get a job‚ for any amount of money. Many of the workers that were hired‚ weren’t skilled and received a pay of about 10 cents an hour. Women received less pay than men‚ in a fourteen hour shift‚ working 6 days of the week

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    During the 1800s‚ children were taken away from their families and friends from orders of the federal government. The government was working upon a system that isolated children from their families‚ traditions‚ language and culture. The purpose of residential schools was to take Indigenous children and "to kill the Indian in the child" (Erin Hanson)‚ meaning to rip the Aboriginal identity out from the children.  The government wanted all Indigenous children to be taught a culture that they thought

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    America in the 1800s Slavery is act in which a person or persons is sold‚ traded and forced to work against their will. The slaves are treated as property and not seen or viewed as people with human rights. Slavery was popular in England and the idea followed our settlers over seas and was incorporated into the American life. As time passed‚ some people began to see the inhumane side of slavery and wanted it to be completely abolished in the United States. Even 100+ years before the Civil War

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    Canada In The Late 1800's

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    freedom. Western Canada expanded rapidly after confederation in the late 1800s because of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway‚ the migration of new settlers in to the Prairies and the defeat of the Metis in Manitoba. I think the railway was the most important

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    The Irish emigrated from Ireland to America at two separate times‚ during the 1700’s and again in the 1800s. During the 1700’s the Irish that emigrated were the Ulster Irish‚ these were mostly Protestant and mostly from the northern part of Ireland. This group of Irish was originally from Scotland which was under English rule. In 1533 when Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church‚ he enacted penal laws - laws directed against Catholics. Catholic owned land was seized and given to the English

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    Hawai’i and this has become their new home. Life on Hawaii’s sugar plantations in the 1800s was hard for immigrant workers‚ because of the ethnic segregation‚ working conditions and living conditions. First‚ ethnic segregation was a problem for the workers. For example‚ the immigrant workers were paid differently‚ depending on their race.

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    Imagine what our country would be like without nationalism and sectionalism. Nationalism and sectionalism have gone back to the 1800s and continue to go through our country. Two examples of nationalism are the building of roads and canals and the Monroe Doctrine. Each of those brought pride to our country‚ along with bringing the United States together. An act of sectionalism was the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise divided our country. Building roads and canals helped build nationalism

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    Hist-H210 Essay 1 Prompt #2 England in the early 1800s was very segregated place. Social classes were distinguished by many factors including wealth‚ land ownership‚ gender and race. The wealthy white land owning males were at the top of the chain while blacks‚ women‚ and land workers were at the bottom. The aristocracy was considered the top of the social chain. There were many things happening at this time in British history that affected the public and the public’s view of the aristocracy

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    Women In The Prison System

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    Life inside the prison system usually includes two prisoners in an 8 by 10 foot room where they spend up to 23 hours a day for months‚ years‚ or decades. The isolation of the four grey walls are meant so that the prisoners will one day seek contemplation and remorse for their crimes. Although in reality most convicted felons tend to commit another crime after being released from prison. An article titled‚ “After committing a crime‚ guilt and shame predict re-offense” explains how‚ “Within three years

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