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    children never know about racism… It’s we adults who teach it” (Bridges 2). From the 1800s society has promoted racism against African Americans. It’s the induvial who do not listen to the rest of society, and teach their children the correct things in life that help eventually make a change in society. Society’s views and racism towards African Americans has played a big part on the lives of African Americans from the 1800s to current times. The author’s use of history and culture illuminate…

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    Did you ever think how the plantation life was? Life on Hawaii’s sugar plantations in the 1800’s was very cruel and unfair! It had an unbalanced schedule, they got whipped, plantation owners or Lunas was racists towards the lower races. The people had an unbalanced schedule because the workers had little time to sleep and do something while they were done with their work. The women also had a difficult time. They had to prepare the food for their husbands or child (if they have any.) So, they…

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    during the time period between the 1800’s and 1900’s. The different types of reform movements in the United States during this time period wanted to expand democratic ideals through religious, women’s rights, abolition and social reforms. During the 1880's and 90's many people had different opinions on reform and on how society was to be changed. Many of these movements got their motivation and ideas in the spiritual awakening that swept the nation in the early 1800’s. The people involved in…

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    Ethical treatment was a commodity of insight in the 1800’s. In the past, those who had mental conditions were naturally taken care of in harsh conducts. In the United States and Western Europe, doctors who treated the mentally insane began to promote better conduct for mental care. During the late nineteenth century, the confidence around moral conduct for mental health started to diminish. With the beginning of development in industry along with the rise of migration to the U.S., burdens were…

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    become the trigger for exponential societal change and an undertaking that would eventually boast Japan’s military confidence and induce drastic social change. The Meiji Restoration had significant rippling effects around the world during the late 1800’s and allowed Japan to become recognized as an influential world power, but also an…

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    had no voice or power to speak against this imbalance. In the 1800’s certain reforms were crucial for the shaping of the future of the nation. Women discovered their voice and utilized it for the better. Women recognized issues such as alcohol issues in households and their inferiority in society. These women set their goals and took action to achieve these goals. Through writing and the arts, females gained a voice of power. In the 1800s, alcoholism and excessive drinking among men became a…

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    In 1800’s election which was also known as The Revolution of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both were both running for President, which eventually led up to them getting tied. Soon after, they found out they were running against John Adams and Pickney. Jefferson and Burr where Democratic-Republicans who both wanted the same thing. They came to one overall decision. It took time to come up with the decisions, but once they agreed on one it was then sent to the House of Representatives to…

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    Political Tension in the 1800s The 19th century has stood out as a critical transition point in the social, economic, and political state of the entire world. This century was the genesis and acceleration point of nearly all the fundamental changes and developments that we see today. It was during that time that the subjects of racial and gender parity got more into the mainstream. Political tensions were a common occurrence, and they were quite hot. They involved a lot of bloodsheds;…

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    Was plantation life easy for the workers and others in the 1800s ? My answer would be no. The workers had many problems they had to face and many other things they had to worry about. Let me tell you all about the hawaiians life in the 1800s in hawaii. The three topics we will be focusing on today is their living conditions, working conditions and their clothing situations. Living conditions for the hawaiians was very difficult. One reason why it was difficult is because of the living…

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    Body Snatchers in the 1800’s In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley our main protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, steals body parts from dissecting rooms as well as getting the parts from charnel houses during the 1800’s in order to complete his creation. What Victor was doing was called grave robbing and at the time grave robbing was a common occurrence. It was common only in part to the medical fields need for bodies. So the knowledge gained from grave robbing outweighed the wrongdoings of the…

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