20th-century English people

Class distinctions, specifically gender differences, are ceaseless throughout history and continue to prevail in modern day society. In the twentieth-century play, “Trifles,” Susan Glaspell focuses her discontent with society on the impeding condescension the women of her play are exposed to. The overall play possesses a feminist connotation in which the protagonist women attempt to detach themselves from the false male-imposed identity they are given by unintentionally solving a crime. The men…

The Massacre in Ludlow, Colorado In the early 1900s, labor issues in the United States were becoming more of a problem that people acknowledged and began to respond against. During this time, the western part of America was flowing with business; including many labor intensive jobs such as mining and laying railroad tracks. Although these jobs were often dangerous and exhausting, desperate men were willing to work under poor conditions just to care for their families. Eventually workers began…

in Texas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to expansion and modernization affect everyone. The rapid changes in Texas created chaos and prosperity for the people on the land. The swift changes caused people to face economic, social, political, and demographic issues differently and some faced with more difficult issues than others were. The demographics of the state experience great change because many were created in the cities. The people had to move in order to make a living…

doing so. Hence, this essay aims to discuss how media’s ability to produce social identities has influenced gender parity in the British society during the twentieth century. The essay will further explore how the media has…

instrument of national power in the West’s interactions with the world is military might, because without the coercive efforts of their militaries none of their diplomatic polices and ideas could have effectively impacted foreign nations. Over the centuries, the one constant fact that if a nation had the desire to conquer or rule another, it needed a strong military whether that would be to coercive or protect its interests. The most ideal case of a country using its military might is no waging…

western countries like Canada and the United States. Rapes and sex trafficking are ruining women 's chances about going out in the workforce but many labour laws are put in process which help women advance more and more everyday. Women in India for centuries now have been known to hold the role of housewives. Men were and still in some circumstances hold the…

Methods of transportation have changed from the first decade of the twentieth century to the first decade of the twenty first century. Although transportation has changed and developed over human history, and humans have traveled using various mediums, only the two aforementioned decades and three transportation methods will be taken into account here: railway, automobile, and aeronautic transportation. These three means of transportation are important because they have had an outstanding…

Social Darwinism was a philosophy created by Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin’s philosophy connected the theory of evolution within humanity. Many people were against Social Darwinism, simply because of the fact it veered from the Christian belief that god created everything on earth. There were people out there who believed in Social Darwinism and were intrigued to learn more. Both sides of the argument were able to justify their reasoning on why they either agreed or disagreed on Social…

Susan B. Anthony, a 19th and early 20th century leader of of the women’s rights movement (1848-1920) declared, “We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all civil and political rights that belong to the citizens of the United States be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.” During the early twentieth century there were factions pursuing to change the male face of the workplace and misogynistic ideals. Skilled pioneering women spread their thoughts like wildfire through literature and…

twentieth-century family and its effects on an individual within a family. Family is the single most important human need for happiness in this life. The concept of family holds importance because it is through the influence of a family that an individual comes to know the world around him/her. The family is the vehicle in which most individuals first develop their character in life. James Joyce’s idea of the family is unique to the world because it reflects the early twentieth century and the…