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    17th and 18th centuries‚ if a parent were to have a child with a physical/mental incapability‚ disability or deformity‚ they were considered an embarrassment to society and should have be scorned‚ abandoned or put to death. Since parents didn ’t know what to do with their child‚ they would sometimes lock them up in cages like animals and hide them from society and sometimes their own self. As time went on‚ culture conditions and definitions started to change. Now in the 20th century‚ we ’re more understanding

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    History of 20th century Introduction The 20th century was the period between January 1‚ 1901 and December 31‚ 2000‚ inclusive. It was the tenth and last century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s‚ which began on January 1‚ 1900 and ended December 31‚ 1999. The century had the first global-scale wars between several world powers across multiple continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century

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    Crystal Palace

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    Crystal Palace Describe the exhibition come about‚ what was the reason for it‚ the understanding that the industrial revolution is permanent‚ not some strange thing thats happening to society . The description has to give us insight to why the exhibition was important and to modernism. Two Parts: Building itself- dimensions‚ what does it mean when you build with iron and glass (to form an interpretation)‚ no internal supports which creates space to exhibit. Linear thinking‚ transparency‚ pre-fabrication

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    “Transportation is the center of the world! It is the glue of our daily lives.” -Robin Chase The world that we live in now will most likely be impossible had it not been for innovations in transportation. There would not have been any great infrastructure‚ industrialisation‚ or massive production‚ if transportation was incompetent. Life would not have kept up with the fast changing times if there were no huge trucks‚ trailers‚ cargo ships‚ or large aircrafts to carry them to different places

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    Legislation of the 20th Century Juvenile Delinquency and Justice – CRJ180 Legislation of the 20th century The 20th century produced a number of important legislation and movements that shaped the way juvenile offender and delinquents were treated. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974; is to be considered one of those important legislation. This act was one of the first federal legislation that helped shape states policies when dealing with the juvenile court system

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    CITIZENSHIP - A means of exclusion? It has been claimed that schools should be ‘society ’s chosen agency for training for citizenship ’. Discuss the link between citizenship and education and ways in which this relationship has changed over the 20th century. Illustrate your discussion with reference to aspects of Australia education and students with disabilities. ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP - A means of exclusion? Although institutions such as the family and church play a significant role in preparing

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    evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | By the turn of the 20th century‚ other types of media were gaining public attention on this scale. Silent movies became increasingly popular during the early 20th century. Although entertainments‚ such as the dramatic narratives‚ dominated the silent screen‚ informational genres of cinema‚ such as the newsreel and the documentary film‚ were also born at this stage of development. By the middle of the 20th century‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ movies‚ phonograph

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    Conflict is Inevitable

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    would be better off without. However‚ it is an inescapable catastrophe‚ and inevitably conflict will always exist as long as people have differing opinions. This is shown throughout Bertolt Brecht’s play "Life of Galileo"‚ which is set in 17th century Italy and follows the events of Galileo Galilei’s adult years. During this time he created a telescope to view the stars‚ and his findings went against that of the church. What was intended as a gift of knowledge for the world was seen as an attack

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    Hungary took over the power the whole region. The Andrassys started to influence the history of Senec in the 19th century and that period was characterized by economic growth. With the first train in Senec in 1871 started also the development of trade and woodcutting. The construction of a plant for the production of textile and shoes‚ Chemlon‚ started the growth of Senec in the 20th century. Senec was gradually becoming also a center of chemical engineering industry. At present Senec is a district town

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    A study to show if Emirates Airline is the best airline in the Middle East. Abstract The report contains a brief introduction into the history of Emirates Airlines. This research project has been carried out to find whether or not Emirates is the best airline in the Middle East. This project will make use of both primary and secondary data‚ primary data will be gathered through questionnaires which have close-ended multiple choice questions for the most part and one or two open ended

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