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    At the start of the industrial revolution massive societal and technological changes were underway. This change is best described by Lindholdt (1997) as “unprecedented” in the shock to social norms (felt by labors) and the environment impact. Change is not always accepted positivity, one such event took place in the early 1800’ in England when skilled textile workers were replaced by steam driven machines. At the time a poor quality of life existed for many, and with the introduction of machines…

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    Reconstruction was to achieve full and political equality for blacks and future generations. During the Reconstruction Era, political change was easy to achieve. For the Confederate States to be readmitted back into the Union, the states had to have at least ten percent of the voting population to pledge full loyalty to the Union. Political change was easy to achieve, but social change was not. It was difficult for whites to adjust with freed slaves, which therefore caused racism and prejudice.…

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    Changes Social: Before the English came over to the New World, there was already a population here. There was somewhere around 70 million Native Americans spread across North and South America. There were all different kinds of groups of them. There were Mayans and Aztecs in South America just south of the Gulf of Mexico (5). In North America, there were a vast majority of tribes of Indians. The best-known tribe was the Iroquois Hurons. and next came the Inca Empire that Francisco and…

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    different people from when the book starts. Some of these events include a tree, a court case, and a scary walk home. Perspective changing events displayed through legal and ethical inequities inspire Harper Lee to write To Kill a Mockingbird, which changes the characters Jean and Jem Finch through similar incidents, also changing my opinion socially. Harper Lee was influenced to write To…

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    The Industrial Revolution took place in 1760, this revolution economically and socially altered the way we live. Products were no longer made in small compacted cottages but instead, manufacturing took place in vast city factories. This created a colossal difference in our society today, which allowed for mass production. Mass production let us to create not several inventions in a short period of time, but thousands of them. The effectiveness of transportation has also changed dramatically,…

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    threat. Additionally, despite a precedent of hundreds of years of highly developed Egyptian politics and society without Roman rule, many Romans saw native Egyptians as unintelligent, poor, or unhelpful. These xenophobic ideals were manifested in the social structures and cultural and legal restrictions placed upon the Egyptians by Rome following Roman takeover. Egypt had once been a thriving, independent empire in the beginnings of civilizations, ruled by pharaohs with a distinct set of…

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    invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussain was in dictatorship. Although conditions in Iraq were not superb, they were better before than after. The consequences of the Iraq war include, terrorist activity, humanitarian crisis, social issues, and economic issues. After the removal of saddam Hussain and occupation of U.S. forces, and there became an increase of terrorist activity. Iraq became vulnerable for terrorist attacks because of the opposition of western powers and disintegration…

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    Impacts on Social Justice and Social Change Robin Clark’s legacy and lifelong leadership skills has had sustainable long term impacts on the child protection system, as she had identified gaps throughout her career and strived towards social justice and social change. As mentioned earlier, Robin Clark demonstrated a form of robust compassion and empathy built on the rights of children and young people, as she was acutely aware of what children must be protected from; trauma, abuse and…

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    It is very bold to claim “Communication is good for social change” because in our day and age everything seams to come with positive and negative attributes. However, if the positive actions outweigh the negative repercussions than in essence it is creating a positive outcome for society. In terms of communications it is very important about how you word and put forward information in order to achieve a positive outcome. As a mass majority of society is now connected one way or another through…

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    During the roaring twenties, the way of the average social life began to change into something completely different from the traditional way of life. Social changes came from the Harlem Renaissance, women’s suffrage, and prohibition. The Harlem Renaissance was a culture shock during the 1920s caused by the black families moving to the north,located in Harlem, and the issues between them and white families that began to arise. Next, is women’s suffrage this is women’s right to vote. Lastly,…

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