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Not a lot of women in United States history are talked about, but Jane Addams should definitely be one of them since she improved the lives of so many. She was a progressive reformer and an advocate for the settlement house movement. The settlement house movement was made to improve conditions for immigrants and other residents. Jane was a middle class American activist/reformer and leader in women's suffrage who improved the lives of many poor individuals. Although this was not the first…

During 1860-1877 there were significant changes that were marked as revolutionary. The abolition of slavery would ignite the redefinement of American citizenship, and equality. In addition, the process of American politics would undergo significant changes as the the relationship between the states and the federal government were heavily altered. However, not all of the revolutionary changes were immediate nor positive. Discrimination and segregation would plant their seeds during this time…

although neither shared a common view on slavery .It was tolerated by the North and accepted by the South then some factors arose that began to influence people 's attitudes toward slavery especially during a specific time period .Between 1830 and 1860 the attitudes of the North and the South toward slavery drastically varied due to economic,social, and political factors. For many years the economic benefits of slavery were the leading arguments from the south to maintain slavery. With the…

The art movement impressionism took place in the late 1860’s. Its characteristics is small, thin visible brushstrokes. The significance of impressionism is the perfect illustration of the effects of light. Impressionism was originated by a group of Paris based artist. As impressionism evolved it was faced with resistance from conventional art community in France. The name of the art style Impressionism came from the title of a Claude Monet painting, “Soleil Levant” (impressionism, Sunrise). The…

Morgan Bass Jasmin Bates-Lynch Daniel Briske GracieLynne Logan Alvion pendergrass Karl Marx: An Annotated Bibliography "Karl Marx Biography." Bio.com. Ed. Biography.com Editors. A&E Networks Television, 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 03 Oct. 2016. Karl Marx was a revolutionary socialist and german philosopher . He wrote The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital. Karl was born in Prussia, and he became a socialist journalist. He wrote Rheinische Zeitung, which got canceled by the government. Him and…

Degas was obsessional, he spent many hours at the Louvre and by 1860 he had drawn of 700 copies of other people's work. Edgar is known for his paintings, sculptures, printmaking, and drawings. He is considered a founder of Impressionism He didn't really like to travel a lot. He mostly stayed at home.Edgar Degas culture…

one reason or another but, the election of President Lincoln who was in favor of ending the spread of slavery was the final act that caused the United States of America to rip into two separate countries. It started with South Carolina in December of 1860 which passed an Ordinance of Secession, the declaration of causes for secession was mainly to preserve slavery. After South Carolina's secession 10 other southern states would secede as well. While the cause for secession…

Gothic Fiction: Finding The Sublime Gothic Fiction novels are normally very gloomy and depressing. Novels of the Gothic Fiction genre usually take place in a towering castle with a very ominous vibe. Most people that are interested in the Gothic Fiction genre tells that Gothic Fiction is very gloomy and depressing, but Gothic Fiction authors are actually quite romantic. Gothic Fiction represents sadness and depression but it also can have a soft side to it as well. Readers of Gothic…

Gone with the Wind is a controversial movie due to its portrayals of slavery in the South and the existing "genteel Southern civilization" in the South being portrayed and blown out of proportion, and by the invasion and defeat of the South by "the dirty Yankees", during and after the Civil War. This portrayal is reasonable because slavery remains to this day a stain on the history of our great nation. The movie is based on the book of the same title written by Margaret Mitchell, a native of…

In 1854 the Republican Party impeded any chance of preserving the Union, for Lincoln stated “In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed” (Lincoln, “House Divided”). The formation of the party happened as the issues of slavery was becoming a bigger issue. Their views and campaign of abolishing slavery made the issue even worse than it was due to the fact that it influenced people to take action against it. Therefore, the formation of the Republican Party…