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    By the mid-18th century‚ the colonies were seeing the emergence of the Great Awakening. This was an immense religious revival that swept across the Protestant world in the 1730s and 1740s. During this time‚ England‚ Scotland‚ Ulster‚ New England‚ the mid-Atlantic colonies‚ and for some time South Carolina‚ responded very well to calls for spiritual rebirth. This so called Great Awakening‚ broke many denominational loyalties in the colonies and allowed the Methodists and the Baptist to rush ahead

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    Traditions molded women’s roles to be simple: obey and support your husband while taking care of the house and the children. Many things have changed since those traditions first resulted and will continue to change. Women are in pursuit of dominance‚ leadership‚ they are beginning to become the overachievers challenging these traditions. These traditions can be otherwise be known as Patriarchy‚enforced and used in various religions. Christianity for example‚ “There are two important aspects about

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    The beginning of the 18th centuries there were an augment in pleas to abolish slavery in the United States of America. At the time‚ there were two sides‚ northern‚ and southern debating against‚ and in favor of slavery respectively. The northerners’ states where slavery was legal‚ but not economically important and the southerners’ states whose economies were heavily dependent on slavery. According to most northerners‚ they became to dislike slavery and distrust southern political power. Some became

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    Yoda: Welcomed to the 200th annual Convention of Historical Figures‚ you are. Gathered we are‚ in the Jedi Council room on the planet‚ Coruscant. Quickly! Everyone take their seats and prepare to share their stories. The eight historical figures that have gathered together are now shuffling to their seats‚ preparing for the long night ahead. This assembly is held every year for people who had once lived long ago to reminisce in their previous accomplishments. Each attendee share a story that they

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    One of the striking features of the 18th century England is the rapid growth of urban society – in both the metropolis and provincial towns.The eighteenth century was the century of hot springs cities‚ namely Epsom‚ Islington‚ Buxton and Cheltenham.Yet it cannot be denied that they were not as famous as the city of Bath. Bath is the most representative city to depict the striking urban and social development of hot springs in England at that time. As a matter of fact‚ we must remember the fact that

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    Clothing has always been a huge factor during the 18th century ranging from amour to cotton picking attire Men usually dressed similar to others throughout the 18th century. The outfit for a typical colonial man was‚ breeches‚ coat‚ cloak‚ cravat‚ neck handkerchief‚ waistcoat hat‚ and buckle shoes. The breeches was lower body undergarment that was used late 16th century until early 19th century. There was a variety of fabric breeches was made out of ranging from silk‚ cotton‚ wool‚ and even leather

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    CHAPTER 5 Which of the following is true about excellent communication skills? They can dramatically improve your chances for business success. Effective communication is all about delivering the message with style and a flair for the dramatic. FALSE The higher you advance in an organization‚ the less important listening becomes FALSE Telephone conversations provide a richer communication channel than email. TRUE Excellent communication skills can dramatically improve your chances

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    their professional rights and complained about poor working conditions and social injustice. In contrast‚ the requests of the aristocratic women were focused on civil issues‚ like obtaining the right to vote‚ equality in marriage and initiating divorce.. Virtually every aspect of a woman’s life was being scrutinized and analyzed both by the forces of resistance and by the forces of change In the typical eighteenth-century French mind‚ woman was differentiated from man not merely in terms of gender

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    Introduction This report will explain how legislation and social policy has changed in response to the needs of individuals with mental illness. It will analyse the impact of recent changes in social policy and how it has changed society’s response to mental health. Mental health has never fully been accepted in society. This report will outline how attitudes towards mental health have changed throughout history and explain why. History of mental health and society In the past‚ many people saw mental

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    The Second Great Awakening was a time period in the early 19th century where people became extremely religious. It reflected cultural romanticism described by enthusiasm‚ emotion‚ and an appeal to religion. Religion had a major role through out this time period. There were huge religious gatherings and revivals that attracted millions of people and it caused many different social changes. The Second Great Awakening created many different movements that involved religion‚ abolitionists‚ and women’s

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