...El Paso Community College baseball team. Many things have changed since the 1800’s. During the 1800s, African Americans did not have any rights as an individual. During this time century we don’t see African Americans having unequal rights anymore. Other ethnicities did not have...
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...How has daily life changed since 1800? Since the dawn of time the world has been evolving. So to have the people and how they live, work and survive. In today’s modern world we take so much for granted it’s hard to imagine having to work from dusk to dawn six days a week so that you may be able to provide a basic meal for your family. The purpose of this essay is to explore just a few of the key differences between the period of 1500-1800 and today’s modern world. It will provide a summary of Blaineys (Blainey, 2000) writings and outline key features of this period as well as highlighting several key differences between then and now. These differences will show how we have come so far that we wouldn’t be able to comprehend the low quality of life from the past. Blainey’s (Blainey, 2000) chapter on ‘Dethroning the Harvest’ goes into detail about how people lived, worked and survived during the period of 1500-1800. Blainey (Blainey, 2000) states that during this period “Daily life, in every part of the world, centred on the production of food.” (Blainey, 2000, p. 410). The world revolved around bringing home the harvest and, as it was mostly a once-a-year event, it was something that everyone was involved in. Grain, being the main food source, was literally the life-bread of the world. It was used to provide bread, porridge, soup and beer. During this period, tea and coffee was still a luxury and therefore beer was the commonplace drink. It was served with most meals...
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...Many people have wondered how Scarlet Fever has affected so many citizens all over the world. When we think about “Scarlet Fever” we tend to think of a deadly disease that kills hundreds of children on a daily basis. Scarlet Fever was a deadly condition that caused many people to suffer during the late 1800’s. Due to this matter it mainly affected younger children rather than adults. Due to lack of technology during the 1800s, it was not curable at that time. Scarlet fever didn't have a cure in the 1800s, citizens suffered from this disease leading to taking thousands of lifes at a young age. As an in-depth study of Scarlet Fever requires one to analyze its history, causes, symptoms, and it’s treatments. The history of Scarlet Fever date as far back as the late Mid- Twentieth Century when it widely spread in Europe. Scarlet Fever was discovered by “Thomas Sydenham” an English physician who was born in Wynford Eagle, and is best known for differentiating Scarlet fever better known as Scarlatine and the measles”. “ Scarlet Fever” is an Old disease, first described by Hippocrates in 400 B.C. 2,3” that throughout the last 100 years it has became less common. Although is has not completely disappeared it is still quite common in some parts of the world such as in...
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...Teaching Period 3, 2014 SOC10007 Understanding the modern world Assessment 1: Essay Word limit: 1000 (+/- 10%) Due date: 9am AEDT Monday 1 December 2014 (Week 5) Weighting: 30% Assessment overview The purpose of this assessment is to get you thinking about the massive changes that have transformed our lives since the emergence of the modern world. Assessment details How has daily life changed since 1800? To answer this question, compare Blainey’s account of life before 1800 with your observations about how people live today. 1. You need to read the chapter ‘Dethroning the harvest’ by Geoffrey Blainey to get an idea of life and society in the period 1500 – 1800, and then compare that with life today, drawing on your own experience and observations, and one or two additional references. 2. You will find a link to this reading on Blackboard under Assessments: Blainey, G 2000, ‘Dethroning the harvest’ in a short history of the world, Viking, Ringwood, pp.409-429 3. It may be helpful to think about these questions: Where did people live? How did people get their food? What types of work did people do, and how was it organised? What were people’s major concerns and preoccupations? What was the general standard of living? 4. You should use the Harvard reference system for in-text referencing and your Reference List. 5. You should use the Blainey reference and at least one of: Henslin, J, Possamai, A & Possamai-Inesedy, A 2011, Sociology: a down-to-earth approach,...
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...54,244. In just 15 years, there were 23,585 more offenders. During the 19th century, there were many different crimes committed for different reasons. With those different crimes, jails were overcrowded and punishments were needing to be reconsidered and changed to fit the modernizing time. In order to understand crime and punishment in the 19th century one should analyze the newer crimes, a rough economy, law enforcement, and mental health. One element that affected crime and punishment were the different crimes being committed. In Mark J. Collins analysis, “A Daily Life in the 1800’s United States”, he describes...
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...How Has American Business Changed In the Last 50 Years? In the last fifty years America has encountered more changes than ever before. The prosperity of our county driven by American consumerism has enabled businesses and individuals to branch out beyond the corporate, business as usual, models. Consequently, individual creativity sparked the entrepreneurial drive that facilitated the technical revolution of the 1970’s and beyond. Sure some could argue that the industrial revolution of the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s brought about dramatic changes, but in comparison to two decades of economic growth, digital advances and the globalization of economies; America not only grew up, but it boomed. Power which was once in the hands of large...
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...As humans, we try to live a positive life. We also know that none of our lives our perfect so that means that there are negative impacts. The Modern Revolution came with many positive and negative impacts. There were new innovations and inventions made by people to impact the world. On the other hand people were dying because of various diseases. Although there were some negative impacts because of the Modern Revolution, the positive impacts essentially erased most of the negative impacts. All humans want to live their lives to the fullest and in order to live longer than an average human we can’t exceed some of our limitations and we have to stay healthy. In the short reading “Population Trends” by Ronald Lee he informs us as the reader how population trends have changed from 1700 to now and predictions for the future. “From 1700 to 2000, the average lifespan increased from 27 to 65. The average births per woman have decreased from 6 to 2.7 births and the population size decreased from .63 billion to 6.07 billion people”(Lee, Text 1). This shows how number of births per woman can affect the number of years you live. Also,...
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...relatives that immigrated here to the U.S. Each had their own reason, whether that be in search of wealth, freedom, a fresh start and more. Life for the immigrants in the late 1800’s was extremely difficult. Immigrants either arrived through Ellis Island or Angel Island. Ellis Island was located in the East coast while Angel Island was located in the west coast. The U.S. received a huge amount of immigrants in the 1860s and the 1890s (Cayton, et. al., 299). Steam powered ships played a huge role in the 1800s. These ships could cross the Atlantic Ocean in two to three weeks....
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...in the world of business whether it is planned or unplanned one can expect change to happen. The definition of change is, “the coordination of a structured period of transition from situation A to situation B in order to achieve lasting change within an organization”. (BNET Business Dictionary) How the change is accepted and adapted to can be the difference of success or failure of an organization. There are different types of change and various reasons as to why change may occur. This paper will discuss the factors that drive organizational change through life experiences as well as factual information. Types of Organizational Change First order change maintains and develops the organization. Second order change entails changing the nature of the organization. An example of first order change (incremental change) Trend Setters’ Academy is a cosmetology school that instructs students in the arts and science of beautification. When a new student enters they are instructed on the basics and gradually through a nine week class they are taught the basics of hair, skin and nails. Once each student has accumulated 300 clock hours they are given a test of their knowledge which has prepared them for the clinic floor and there they begin to practice on clients and learning advanced methods. Ultimately, the training leads to a mock state exam administered by the Kentucky State Board followed with certification allowing each individual the ability to become gainfully employed...
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...Massachusetts, September 28, 1829 | | Eric Kipp | 5/28/2013 | | | David Walker’s Appeal for me was a lesson in history, prophecy, human rights doctrine and religious argument all wrapped up into one “Pamphlet.” He begins with a “Preamble” and divides the “Pamphlet” into four “Articles” or arguments. The “Articles” titled “Slavery,” “Ignorance,” “The Preachers of the Religion of Jesus Christ” and “The Colonizing Plan” respectively all carries the same common theme amongst them: Slavery is wrong, inhumane and must be abolished. After reading this over several times, it was amazing to me that this was written in the early 1800’s in the United States of America. T he reason I say that is because most of what Walker spoke about were the same issues that were written and spoke about during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950’s and 60’s. I suffice to say that there is a lot in this “Pamphlet” that is still very pertinent to our society today. There are so many different reactions that I have to pieces pertaining to slavery in America. This is a very difficult assignment to just hash this down to a single reaction or response from my perspective. It is so amazing to me to this day to know that something like slavery was allowed to take place in this country for so long. Even more astonishing for me is the historical figures that are revered in this country not only took part in it, but did so with an air of entitlement. I find the way that Walker used the Declaration...
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...In the novel by Diana Gabaldon, gender affects every aspect of life from how someone feels about themselves, to their goals as well as the nature and extent of their participation in the social and civic life. Claire a young woman transported back in time to the 1800s was severely impacted by her gender in her struggle to survive and advance in life throughout the novel. Claire relied on the men in the novel even though they often saw her as weak and never gave her the opportunities that she deserved. In the past society was controlled by men and the main goal of a woman at the time was to be married as soon as possible to a man that could support them for the rest of their lives. After being transported back in time, the main character Claire relied heavily on men throughout the novel. The only reason Claire was able to survive in the new world was dependant on the men that helped along the way. Claire wasn’t built to survive alone in the new world after coming from a time where the problems she faced were completely different from those in the 1800s. For example MacRannoch Claire was helped Claire rescue and save Jamie’s...
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...to harm us. No matter what, in our community we should be able to feel safe from harm. In this essay I am going to evaluate the past, present and the future trends in the interface between components of the criminal justice system and criminal justice connections with surrounding society. I have always heard this phrase, “Whatever is the past is the past so let it stay in the past”. But when we are looking into the past and thinking of how society was then we can always say that we as a community felt safe. Our law enforcement back in the 1800’s was always there to protect us no matter what the situation was. Law Enforcement officers back then were a lot more respectful, they always treated everyone the same and did not so favoritism. Law enforcement officers back then also were always making sure that every neighborhood was safe. They would do their patrol of the neighborhoods on foot and go door to door to make sure that there was not anything going on in that neighborhood. They would also walk the streets, always ask the passerby how things were going and they knew then by name. The community’s always felt safe when they were out in their community and knew that the law enforcement officers cared for them and their community that...
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...culture try to escape their own lives by reading about the lifestyles of these people. The notion of fame was not the same around the late 19th and early 20th century. There were large names such as Andrew Carnegie or JP Morgan, but working and middle class people were not obsessed over how these wealthy people were living. The closest thing to a magazine like People that existed was the notion of a painted woman. Painted woman stories were in the papers that covered sensational murders of women who were often incredibly beautiful and morally virtuous but for some reason strayed off course and paid the ultimate punishment for it. People around the turn of the 20th century were fascinated with these people, but the fascination was not an envy to be like them. There was not a fixation on becoming famous and well-known back then. American culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was undergoing serious change. The industrial revolution led to significant economic growth and concentration of wealth during the turn of the century, and with it came a complete change in cultural norms. Class formation started to become defining with the emergence of the middle class during the latter half of the 1800’s, and it led to the creation of new leisure activities, different social codes, and a new group of consumers. New industries started to pop up everywhere as a result of increased consumerism, and one of these was the...
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...auditing The evolution of auditing is a complicated history that has always been changing through historical events. Auditing always changed to meet the needs of the business environment of that day. Auditing has been around since the beginning of human civilization, focusing mainly, at first, on finding fraud. As the United States grew, the business world grew, and auditing began to play more important roles. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, people began to invest money into large corporations. The Stock Market crash of 1929 and various scandals made auditors realize that their roles in society were very important. Scandals and stock market crashes made auditors aware of deficiencies in auditing, and the auditing community was always quick to fix those deficiencies. The auditors’ job became more difficult as the accounting principles changed, and became easier with the use of internal controls. These controls introduced the need for testing; not an in-depth detailed audit. Auditing jobs would have to change to meet the changing business world. The invention of computers impacted the auditors’ world by making their job at times easier and at times making their job more difficult. Finally, the auditors’ job of certifying and testing companies’ financial statements is the backbone of the business world. Introduction Auditing has been the backbone of the complicated business world and has always changed with the times. As the business world grew strong, auditors’ roles...
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...would be right there working with their parents in factories that were hot and nasty! People had horrible working conditions and were being abused of their rights. What I don’t understand is that immigrants came to America for freedom! The Second Industrial Revolution gave them a chance to work but they were better of in their original country that they came from. I’m just glad that our community changed from the 1800’s till now because people got what they deserve. That’s how you run a good country and America wasn’t representing that back then. I guess immigrants realized that the reality was that America wasn’t a piece of fresh pie. The Second Industrial Revolution caused child labor, deaths, the way we have our food and more. That’s why I believe that this negative effects to the country. I feel angry when I hear that people around the 1800-1900’s had to work in such horrible working conditions. If you’re working in places that ha0ve hot muggy air, chemicals all around, and no type of cleanliness then why work? Workers were inexperienced working on machines that they didn’t even know how to operate. There basically putting themselves into risk of certain diseases that can develop later on because of the chemicals that they deal with. I know that I wouldn’t want to be covered in grease or have to smell the stench of some people just for 20-40 dollars per 13-16 hours. Seriously, working for that long. That’s...
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