20th century

There I was, watching the news with my brother. The news quickly changed to a breaking news story about a movie shooting where 17 were shot and killed. I looked at him and say, “that shooting was awesome.” He looked at me horrified, to which I questioned “what the matter?” He responded with, “How can you sit there and say such an event is awesome?” he stormed out of the room. I thought to myself and realized that my brother only knew the slang definition of the word. He was unaware of the…

Assumptions of Homosexuality in 18th Century Composers Phillip Brett begins his article on issues of sexuality in 18th century music with an observation from 20th century composer Virgil Thompson, who noted that no one in music ever talked about homosexuality. This assertion is quickly contradicted with a quote from Havelock Ellis, who states that “It has been extravagantly said that all musicians are inverts.” Ellis uses the dated psychological term “inverts” to refer to those displaying…

Technology has always had an impact on our lives in some form or another. Early in the 20th century, automation and power machinery transformed our country by reducing the manual labor force necessary on farms and factories. In the 21st century, technology is developing at a much more rapid pace as advances today are often outdated within 2-5 years. Fewer opportunities exist in manufacturing, while the digital has grown exponentially. These advancements indicate that it is very likely that…

Some argued the moral position of this situation. They thought it was wrong to subjugate other nations for America’s welfare; and they were willing to apply the human rights to the people in the foreign lands. Others criticized the act of hypocrisy America was in. The United States knew what it was to fight for the liberation of its people, but still it wanted to do the same thing to less-develop countries. The anti-expansionists saw the contradiction of America’s actions. It wanted to help the…

The Reality of Domestic Violence and its Impact on Society in the 21st Century This essay will discuss in depth, the reality of domestic violence in the 21st century and the media 's representation of this issue. It will confer how the media’s input has had an impact on society and the consequences of their non-reliable data. It will speak on the various statements made by different media sources and compare them to the reliable information given by the government and other legal services.…

The Hidden History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art One of the largest and most respected cultural repositories in the world, the celebrated Metropolitan Museum of Art has been New York City’s premier center for art and culture for well over a century now. The largest and most visited art museum in the Western Hemisphere, the museum contains more than two million artworks and artifacts spanning some 5,000 years of human history. Few people, however, really know the history of the museum and its…

Colonialism is the imperial expansions with political, economic and military forces. Colonialism in 19th century is a period of territorial expansion which mainly led by European powers. In the late 19th century, because of the developed transportation, globalization grew fast. So far, it became a movement of people, information, goods, services, culture, and politics in world wide range. There are lots of similarities and differences between these two terms. While both Colonialism and…

groups in the United States (U.S.), it has become apparent that the Average American has virtually no representation in the creation of public policy. In sum, the rapidly transforming structure of political institutions in the late 19th century, and early 20th century (progressive era), created conditions in which United States (U.S.) business interests were able to outweigh the public interest, while simultaneously downsizing interest representation of the common people. Thus, representation,…

Shapin being a sociologist and historian of science has written a number of books including Leviathan and the Air-Pump (1985), A Social History of Truth (1994), and The Scientific life (2008) among others. In this book, he tries to challenge the 20th century historiography that came up with the notion of the Scientific Revolution, while at the same time, the he recognizes the remarkable scientific work throughout the period. From his viewpoint, the historical idea of the Scientific Revolution…

These associations inspired women to be creative, and from this time period, many famous female authors arose, although many wrote with a male pen name. To this day, there are missing chunks of history regarding the live’s of women before the 20th century and we know what we do from the women who wrote periodicals. Rights of Women in Canada After the Industrial Revolution Today, women still face many issues due to patriarchal standards and societal pressure, but because of the strong women in…