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    marriage to menopause” produce more workers Cross and Szostak 48). Some births were the product of true love but others were only for the necessity of a greater population in the colony due to the scarcity of women. This task was far beyond cooking and sewing, those who were unmarried were all married at once and were pregnant even if they weren’t planned to be. There were not much protection that caused numerous births to prevent unwanted kids. Childbearing is giving birth which was overall an…

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    America Mary Antin

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    Since the beginning of its settlement, the United States has gone through many periods of reform. The turn of the twentieth century follows the nation's pattern of change. The 1900's brought about a complete new standard for culture, economic standing, and technology. The United States has begun defining what it means to be an American, and has redefined its own moral values. A prime example of this reformation period can be shown in Coney Island. An American that has visited Coney Island…

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    were revolutionised during this period. The ways of making textiles, the tools or sewing clothes and even the purpose of clothing were all new. The ‘flying shuttle’, ‘spinning jenny’ and ‘mule’ machines all led to innovations in weaving, which lead to mass-produced fabrics. Cylinder printing on cotton changed the look of patterns, the Jacquard loom allowed complex patterns to be woven into the fabric and the sewing machine enabled new complicated styles and cheaper ready made…

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    same thing. Men spose to wear the pants” (271), he finally surrenders. In the final scenes, Mr. _____ lets Celie teach him how to sew, "here, help me stitch in these pockets. But I don’t know how, he say. I’ll show you, I said. And I did. Now us sit sewing and talking and smoking pipes" (272). This passage signifies the critical change in their relationship; finally, Mr. _____ acknowledges the power of…

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    (PCD), line loading date etc. 14.5.2.2 Material Resource Planning (Inventory): It is the planning and creation of material requirement sheet based on sample product and the specification sheet. The consumption of raw material such as fabric, button, sewing thread, and…

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    Elfie Huntington Bagley

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    captured the lives of women who worked in the home, raised children, visited their friends and families and adventured in the great outdoor spaces of Utah. One example of her work in photographing women is her Sewing Machine (fig 2). Here, a woman sits, apparently in the studio, at a sewing machine. An apron covers her dress and she stares ahead at the camera. This photograph is posed, a stylistic choice she picked up from her actor uncle, Don Carlos Johnson, and represents a traditional chore…

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    Bobinot, and Bibi walked to the store on afternoon and left Calixta at home sewing. Durring the time they were gone a storm brewed up and as she was out gathering the clothes her old lover rode up and took shelter with her until the storm had passed. The usage of natural imagery is astounding in showing the time period, the day of the storm, and the lack of remorse. “She sat a side a window sewing furiously on a sewing machine.” This shows that it was in a time where you still made most all of…

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    Blackfeet Tribe

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    In 2010 the federal lawsuit filed was finally settled. The Blackfeet Native American 's tribe was finally awarded the money that they were promised years ago, even though the Native Americans deserved more. Elouise Cobell, who is a member of the Blackfeet tribe and is the founder of the Blackfeet National Bank, filed a lawsuit in 1996 that would eventually force the United States Department of Interior to provide the Blackfeet tribe with the money that was due centuries ago. Ms. Cobell was tired…

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    Pet Industry Case Study

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    the machine which then transports it to the small tube found in front of the machine. The foot-valve, which starts, controls, and stops the speed of the filling, is found on the bottom of the machine (Refer to Figure 2). Finally, purchasing modern sewing and stuffing machines will cut down our production time and allow us to be fully…

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    For example, if I was sewing a shirt for someone and I was following specific directions to cut each piece to a certain size and I didn’t measure correctly and still proceeded to cut it, the final product would be misaligned and may not fit correctly. A more indirect interpretation, or hidden aspect, would be that some may find sewing to come easy to them, so this would mean that their revision process would be short and sweet…

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