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a monopoly with the full cooperation of the U.S. government. And my second example is In 1882, Standard Oil Trust. Under this banner, Rockefeller formed a conglomeration that handled all oil production, transportation, refinement and marketing. By 1890 Standard Oil controlled 88% of the refined oil flows in the United States. At the turn of the century, the company controlled 91% of oil production and 85% of its final…

Dickinson is one of the many authors who have many different versions of her manuscricpts. Although there are many versions of Emily Dickinson’s poems, there are two versions of the same poem about a well that will be discussed. Version A edited in 1890 and Version B, which is closest to the original, by Ralph Franklin from 1999 are two translations of an Emily Dickinson poem that through specific edits such as structure, line breaks, punctuations, and word choice helps influence the version’s…

Historical Description of Newspaper from July 20, 1865: Newspapers such as the New York Times can show later generations of what is important to a society of that time period. By reading the various articles and headlines, there is a good sense of what the world of that time was paying attention to and what was weighing on everyone’s minds. The New York Times on July 20, 1865 examined all issues that could be considered social, political, economic or of high-interest to its readers of the time.…

mothers was having to "get rid" of their babies, for their dreams of becoming mommies was "smothered by poverty and want" (p.68). Thousands of hopeless infants left on the porches and streets for the in taking of anyone... The years ranging from 1890s to the 1920s are also known as “The Progressive Era;” A period in time…

rejected the reservation system. The Native Americans faced harsh health conditions in the reservations. There is an excerpt from “Ghost Dance of 1890, the: Implications for the Wounded Knee Massacre”, describing the living conditions…

The year is 1890 and tetanus continues to tighten its grip amidst the populace. Everyone was vulnerable to this disease and in particular children. With no cure, the disease reaped one out of ten victims. This disease was widely known as lockjaw for its modality of tightening the muscles. This process begins in the upper jaw and gradually advances to the rest of the body. Eventually, the contraction of muscles would fracture the very bones that support the body. The disease was a torment to the…

late 19th century on into the early 20th functioned in separate spheres, which meant that the men went out and worked and the women stayed home. During the 19th century women became more active outside of the home and wanted to be more involved. In 1890 the National Consumers’ League was founded in New York and went on to become national in 1899. This organization was put into place to provide protective legislation for women and children. Consequently, occurring during this year was the opening…

more rights, such as voting. The association, on numerous occasions, would begin public debates on many issues including marriage and divorce. By the time the NWSA had reunited with its’ sister foundation, The American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890, the group of women had expanded its ranks to a very large number. (Encyclopedia Britannica Online). The founder of the NWSA, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was born on November 12, 1815 in Johnstown, New York. Elizabeth started off her life a daughter…

Contrary to popular belief in America, the framers of the constitution did not establish a democratic system of government. The utmost that can be said is the framers established a government of, by, and for white males who owned a fairly substantial amount of property. Blacks and Indians were excluded from participation, as well as all women. It was not until the reforms of the Jacksonian Era, during the 1820’s and 1830’s that the states removed property qualifications for voting and holding…

Spencer Fullerton Baird 1823-1887 First Director of the United States Fish Commission and father of modern fish stocking By David Downes – 100885094 October 6, 2015 BIOL 1010 – Assignment 1 Spencer Fullerton Baird was an important figure in early Biology and Ecology, and by the time of his death in 1887, he had become a renowned naturalist and scientist in Washington D.C.. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1823, Baird and his brother William grew up fascinated by nature,…