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    The changing roles of women since 1865 American History Since 1865 HIS204 January 20‚ 2014 The changing roles of women since 1865 During colonial America women’s roles were that of maintaining the household‚ birthing and minding the children‚ and a supportive role to the man of the house. This role changed little over time until 1848 when the women’s rights movement started at the Seneca Falls Convention. It was at the convention when Elizabeth Cady Stanton gave a Declaration of Sentiments;

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    Please Check For Dress Code Issues The biggest argument for the average teenager‚ besides how disgusting the school lunch is‚ is how schools have adopted strict dress codes‚ and for some‚ even uniforms. Most schools in American have dress codes or uniforms to prevent gang violence‚ bullying‚ and to show students a proper way to dress‚ which is understandable for school that have serious problems with these. But unfortunately‚ no teenager wants to be told what he or she can or cannot wear when

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    MSTAR stands for Mississippi Teacher Appraisal Rubric. The rubric has five domains: planning‚ assessment‚ instruction‚ learning environment‚ and professional responsibilities. To earn the highest score‚ a teacher must be distinguished in each domain. A few of these distinguishing

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    The autobiography entitled Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody (born Essie Mae) is the story of her life as a poor African American girl coming of age in segregated Mississippi. She grew up in Wilkerson County‚ a rural county overflowing with poverty and racism. Both of her parents spent time working on plantations until her father left the family for another woman. Her mother then obtains a job working as a maid for several white families‚ in order to support her family. Throughout her childhood

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    “Coming of Age in Mississippi‚” by Anne Moody is the story of her life as a poor black girl growing into adulthood. Moody chose to start at the beginning - when she was four-years-old‚ the child of poor sharecroppers working for a white farmer. In telling the story of her life‚ Moody shows why the civil rights movement was such a necessity‚ she joined the NAACP to be a rebel‚ an also showed the depth of the injustices they suffered. In her story‚ Anne talked about how whites and blacks were segregated

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    are two sides to everything: two sides of a story‚ two objectionable views on certain arguable subjects‚ and opposites are always two sides of one specific aspect (i.e. black and white are both colors). On the other hand‚ there are sides that are not completely adverse‚ like the two ideas in Mark Twain’s "Two Views of the Mississippi". In this piece‚ Twain states two colorful views depicting the thoughts that arose before he became a crew worker on a steamboat and afterward. It is clear‚ shown by the

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    “The Coming of Age in Mississippi” has covered many stereotypes of how black women are perceived. For Anne Moody‚ her identity as an African American female weakened her individuality‚ in addition too her diligence; Anne Moody’s perseverance resulted in her powerful transformation of abandoning the rules of how African American women present themselves. From the past to the present‚ African American women had a hard time proving their identity to the cultural norms people established in their community

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    Century Although slavery in America was legally abolished in 1865‚ the tension between different racial groups remained well into the 20th century and beyond. While the South continued to be a place of extreme racism and increasing violence‚ the North appeared to be a bit more accommodating‚ although still not a true area of equality. This difference can be seen in two literary works‚ Anne Moody’s autobiography‚ Coming of Age in Mississippi‚ and Nella Larsen’s novel‚ Passing. These illustrate the contrast

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    African Americans: The Loss and Gain of Freedom(1865-1900) The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865. The period known after the war was called Reconstruction. During Reconstruction (also called Radical Reconstruction)‚ the South was in economic‚ political‚ and social trouble. In 1865 Congress established the Bureau of Refugees‚ Freedmen‚ and Abandoned Lands. This became known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. It was a bureau ran by the United States Army‚ with several field

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    The Importance of Dress Codes Dress codes have been in effect‚ in all walks of life‚ for decades upon decades. Dress codes dictate what is‚ and what is not appropriate to wear in that location. Business attire‚ school dress codes‚ and uniforms are all great examples of standards for dressing. The terms that identify what is attire is acceptable changes based on culture‚ the media‚ and fashion trends‚ but have those terms become too blurred? It seems that everyday in the United States people

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