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  • First Nation Women

    First Nation Women

    The First Nations women of North America lead a very interesting and complex life. Most of their lives spent as an object of slavery and viewed as a non-person with no rights or feelings. This varied from tribe to tribe depending on social organization, politically, ceremonially, agriculturally, geography, and mythology. In tribes that the government principles reflect on the character of Gods, women were highly esteemed and had some measure of authority. In tribes that

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Victor
  • Colonial Women

    Colonial Women

    Colonial Women Women did not have an easy life during the American Colonial period. Before a woman reached 25 years of age, she was expected to be married with at least one child. Most, if not all, domestic tasks were performed by women, and most domestic goods and food were prepared and created by women. Women performed these tasks without having any legal acknowledgment. Although women had to endure many hardships, their legal and personal

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • Quaker Women in American Colonies

    Quaker Women in American Colonies

    "Quaker Women in the American Colonies" During the colonial period, women were considered inferior to men and “nothing more than servants for their husbands.” During the eighteenth century, unmarried Quaker women were the first to vote, stand up in court, and evangelize; although Quaker women enjoyed rights that women today take for granted, they were most known for their religious radicalism. According to Rufus Jones, a professor at Harvard, the Quakers “felt, as their own

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Top
  • Colonial Rule and the Rise of Nationalism

    Colonial Rule and the Rise of Nationalism

    Nationalism is defined as the aspiration for national independence in a country under a foreign domination. Many Nations in South East Asia (SEA) was under colonial rule in the 1900s. However, overtime, it dawns on to the locals that nationalism is the next best alternative to colonial rule- due to the policies imposed on the natives that were supposedly to bind them socially, politically, and economically; many felt oppressed and wanted to break away from

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: July
  • Roles of Women in the Economic Success of Colonial New England

    Roles of Women in the Economic Success of Colonial New England

    We have all undoubtedly heard of the revolutionary men who shaped the original colonies into a great nation but few people realize the importance women's roles played in the economic success of the New England colonies. This paper will highlight how the colonial women affected economy and contributed to the success of the British colonies. Women have always played a major role in history and the economics of the colonial period is no different. Additionally,

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Top
  • The Ways in Which Canada Matured as a Nation, as a Result of World War I

    The Ways in Which Canada Matured as a Nation, as a Result of World War I

    ESSAY 2.1: Canada in World War I TOPIC 1: Discuss the ways in which Canada matured as a nation, as a result of World War I. [You may wish to consider this from both the war AND home fronts] During World War I, Canada’s international reputation increased as a result of its continued participation in the war – this also furthered Canada’s process of autonomy. As Canada established a name for itself on the international

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    Submitted: January 16, 2019 By: amazingmoustaches
  • Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations

    Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations

    In 19 Adam Smith, then a thirty-six year old Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University, published his Theory of Moral Sentiments. This work attracted the attention of the guardians of the immensely wealthy Duke of Buccleuch towards retaining its author as a tutor to the youthful Duke whilst on a protracted, and hopefully educational, "Grand Tour" of continental Europe. Whilst acting as tutor from 1763 Smith found some of the time spent in the

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    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • The Colonies by 1763: A New Society?

    The Colonies by 1763: A New Society?

    Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion, economics, politics and social structure illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state.

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    Submitted: December 5, 2008 By: Fonta
  • How Nationalism in Balkans Contributed to First World War

    How Nationalism in Balkans Contributed to First World War

    How Nationalism In Balkans Contributed to First World War Nationalism in the Balkans helped contribute to the outbreak of WWI. Beginning in the late 19th century, the social unrest in the Balkan States became the focal point of many European powers. The Balkan peninsula was that of great importance due to its territorial and economic significance; however, the Balkan States consisted of many proud ethnic cultures who did not wish to be ruled by any

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • Evolution of a Nation

    Evolution of a Nation

    Evolution Of A Nation Despite the Civil War in the first half of the 1860s, the United States grew in population from 31 million in 1860 to 38 million in 1870. This increase of 7 million included 2.3 million immigrants, 90 percent of them from Europe - an overwhelming percentage of whom settled other than in the South. By 1870 between 14 and 15 percent of the U.S. population were foreign born, and immigrants comprised

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    Submitted: December 13, 2008 By: Monika
  • Women in Media

    Women in Media

    Women In Media The media is a powerful force in shaping how Americans perceive women's roles in national politics. Until the early 1990s, this media was limited to television, radio, and newspapers. With the advent of the personal computer, new tools have evolved such as instantaneous reporting on each major network's internet sites (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News), streaming video (Google's YouTube), and the blog (a contraction of the term "web log"). Unfortunately,

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    Submitted: December 18, 2008 By: Jon
  • Enlightenment Versus British Political Control - the Colonial American Enlightenment Ideals Compared to the British Oppression

    Enlightenment Versus British Political Control - the Colonial American Enlightenment Ideals Compared to the British Oppression

    Enlightenment Versus British Political Control The Colonial American enlightenment ideals compared to the British oppression The development of enlightenment ideals such as equality, democracy, and religious freedom were more influential on the American colonists than the British oppression, and helped catalyst the American Revolution. The idea of equality is a strongly preached idea of enlightenment, and was one of the main points in the evolution to the American Revolution. As stated in the declaration of

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    Submitted: January 7, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Women in the Labor Force

    Women in the Labor Force

    The past decades their has been a dramatic increase of women participating in the labour force from countries all over the world including Canada. In 1950, one Canadian worker in five was a woman. By 1980 this percentage had doubled, and women are expected to make up more than 44 percent of the labour force by the end of this century. The increase in female participation started occurring during the 1970's. This increase also caused

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    Submitted: January 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • What Was Life like in Colonial Times?

    What Was Life like in Colonial Times?

    What was Life Like in Colonial Times? When the first colonists came to America there were not many things available to them. Their life was hard, almost impossible compared to life today. The early colonists spent almost every hour of everyday working to stay alive. They survived because they were committed to making their settlement grow. (John F. Warner- pg.12-13) The first colonists had to make almost everything using only a few simple tools. They

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • New England Vs. Chesapeake Colonies

    New England Vs. Chesapeake Colonies

    Early English colonies in America hardly resembled the union of men and women that would later fight against England and build a new country. In fact, until the mid-eighteenth century, most English colonists had very little, if anything to do with the settlers in neighboring colonies. They heard news of Indian wars and other noteworthy events, not from the colony itself, but from England. The colonies in the New World appeared completely different and the

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Vika
  • A Fooled Nation: The Role of German Morale in Hitler's Rise to Power

    A Fooled Nation: The Role of German Morale in Hitler's Rise to Power

    With a lock of hair falling over his forehead and a square little mustache on his often somber face, Adolf Hitler seemed a comical figure when he first entered into politics. He was a public speaker who ranted and raved until his voice was hoarse and sweat dripped from his brow. With the help of fanatic disciples and gullible masses, Hitler profoundly changed Germany and the political face of Europe. An evil genius, he unleashed

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Women of the Great Gatsby

    The Women of the Great Gatsby

    The Women of The Great Gatsby In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the two central women presented are Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. These two women, although different, have similar personalities. Throughout the novel, there are instances in which the reader feels bad for and dislikes both Daisy and Myrtle. These two women portray that wealth is better than everything else, and they both base their lives on it. Also the novel shows the hardships

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the Us Capitol

    Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the Us Capitol

    Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence, and were conspicuous in the revolution, there existed, of course, a great diversity of intellectual endowments; nor did all render to their country, in those perilous days, the same important services. Like the luminaries of heavens each contributed his portion of influence; but, like them, they differed, as star differeth from star in glory. But

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Laos Nation Report

    Laos Nation Report

    Introduction My country is Laos. It is a small, poor country in Southeast Asia. The population is about five million. It is 91,400 square miles and the officail language is Lao but french and english is only spoken for business purposes mainly. The currency is Kip. Human beings began living in the present territory of Laos more than 10,000 years ago. Stone tools and skulls were discovered in the Huaphan and Luang Prabang provinces. They

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • 19th Century Women Authors

    19th Century Women Authors

    19th Century Women Authors Some of the most influential women authors of all time lived in the 19th century. These women expressed their inner most thoughts and ideas through their writings. They helped to change society, perhaps without knowing it, through poetry, novels, and articles. Emily Dickinson, Harriet Jacobs, Kate Chopin, Louisa May Alcott, and Elizabeth Oakes Smith are the best-known controversial and expressive women authors of their time. On December 10, 1830 a poet

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Culture of the Umuofia Society Before the Colonial

    The Culture of the Umuofia Society Before the Colonial

    The culture of the Umuofia society before the colonial infiltration, may be hard to understand but we are forced by Achebe to realize it has traditions and customs that make it work. Although, looking at it from our Judaeo-Christian point of view we may be appalled by some of their practices. We also have to realize that they have strengths. Things Fall apart is the idea of balance and interdependence, earth and sky, individual and

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Edward
  • Immigration to Canada

    Immigration to Canada

    Early immigration to Canada was generated by a network of emigration agents who were salesman who advertised to Canada's attraction's to prospected immigrants. They targeted wealthy farmers, agricultural laborers and female domestics, preferably from Great Britain, the United States and Northern Europe. Canada's first immigration legislation, the Immigration Act of 1869 reflected the laissez-faire philosophy of the time by not saying which classes of immigrants should be admitted but , merely that the "governor" could

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • A Women of Castiglione's the Courtier and Machiavelli's the Prince

    A Women of Castiglione's the Courtier and Machiavelli's the Prince

    Essay on Woman Leader Machiavelli and Castiglione both present the epitome of perfection in their topics of leadership and the way a women should be, respectively. In the case of Castiglione's work, it is stated by signor Gaspare that "...in the way people sometimes hanker after things that are impossible and miraculous, rather then explain them you (Magnifico) have wished them into existence." This quote is true of both excerpts. Both have created idealisms that

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • An Overview of the Life of a Spanish National Hero

    An Overview of the Life of a Spanish National Hero

    An Overview of the Life of a Spanish National Hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known best as El Cid, is revered as a great national hero of Spain. The name El Cid comes from the Arabic В‘El Seid' meaning the Lord. Known to his admiring countrymen as В‘campeador', or champion, he was a Spanish warrior whom later legend made into a hero and the symbol of chivalry and virtue. El Cid was born in Vivar

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Education for Women In

    Education for Women In

    The revolution in France went through many phases. Some phases more violent than others, some more progressive than others. New constitutions were written and disregarded, declarations of equality drafted but never followed, a king beheaded and a monarchy abolished. The end of the nineteenth century saw France in great turmoil. New governments sprang up everywhere with new rules to follow and new leaders to praise. Napoleon was the last to rule France during this time

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy

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