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Back To History Class, 2004.
A paper discussing the role of history textbooks in shaping public notions of American character.
904 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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A paper discussing the role of history textbooks in shaping public notions of American identity, as argued by James Lowen in "Lies My Teacher Told Me" and a persuasive argument of the relationship between history education and democratic citizenship.
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Class, Class Cleavages and Mao, 2002.
This paper examines Mao's analysis of Chinese class structure.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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Two elemental texts on class by Mao are considered and compared to J B Starr's analysis of Mao's concepts of class. Additionally the actual class structure of contemporary China is also compared to Mao's analysis.
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La Malinche in Mexican History, 2002.
This paper discusses the role of La Malinche in Mexican history.
3,050 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the role that La Malinche played in Mexican history and culture. The author gives the reader an historical overview, including the fact that she was an actual person, whose actions caused her to lose favor in society. This is done through the review and analysis of two pieces of works by historians, one male and one female, Casillo and Paz. The author also points out that La Malinche is not a well-known personality outside of Mexican culture, but her history dates back to the mid-sixteenth century. According to the paper, La Malinche's role in history has been revived by feminists who feel that her tainted past is the result of the chauvinistic nature of Mexican society which has begun to evolve over the years. For many Mexican women she is a symbol of independence and endurance of the Mexican people, and she should be accorded respect and proper recognition in history.
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"These many complications and elaborations of this essential and essentializing dichotomy about the true nature of woman can be seen to come together in the character of La Malinche, a figure not well known outside of Mexico (except to those whose families originally came from Mexico). This paper explores the figure of La Malinche, a figure who representations have over the years become at least in general more positive as Mexicans have regained a sense of themselves as a people worthy of self-respect ? and as Mexican women have refused to see themselves as meriting only the role of a traitor condemned to silence."
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Stories from American History, 2008.
A review of the book "The Mayflower Murderer & Other Forgotten Firsts in American History" by Peter F. Stevens.
991 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper explores the forgotten first events in American History, in Peter Stevens' book "The Mayflower Murderer & Other Forgotten Firsts in American History". The paper explains that Stevens' motivation for writing this book is to help the reader rediscover some of the missing links in American History. The paper looks at how the book is filled with many interesting stories of how women played a crucial role in the establishment of the country. The writer points out that Stevens has collected many photographs and sketches to describe each of the events to help revive the lost legends and give back recognition to those that should have been recognized for the first pieces of our American History. The writer recommends this book to anyone who loves history and all college students. The writer also suggests that this book is a good read for most men because it gives many accounts of some firsts that made America what it is today.
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"Stevens masterfully portrays his hand picked collection with seven parts to the book containing amazing details of these missing stories in history. The first part is "The New World and New Notions," filled with a murderer, pirates, first woman to demand a vote, and the first abolishment. The title story in the book, "The Mayflower Murderer", is the story of John Billington, a thirty-year-old Londoner who was trouble right from the start of the Mayflower's voyage. He was a tough, foul mouthed man who wangled his way and his family's way onto the Mayflower. The Author, describes how Billington was seen as a big brut, but as I read more about him, I realized that his intentions to his family were honorable. Everything that we read about this era when so many people wanted to take the long trip to the New World tells us that things were not very good in their homeland."
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The History of Surgery, 2004.
Traces the history of surgery from ancient to modern times.
3,000 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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The history of surgery involves the discovery and evolution of medical technology, concepts, and systems, which have their origins dating back thousands of years. This paper shows that while the early considerations of supernatural methods of healing were the standard for the time, work by Hippocrates, Galen, Louis Pasteur, and Joseph Lister helped transform medicine into an implementable science. The course of surgical history involved little change for many centuries, but with the industrial revolutions following the Renaissance, significant developments in aseptic technique for surgical sterility, methods of anesthetic administration, the instruments and computerized technology used in surgery, and the surgical methods themselves have provided modern day patients with innovative systems of surgical treatments that optimize safety and comfort. The paper comments that considering how far medicine and surgical advancements have come, it is unfathomable what the future of surgery holds in store for us.
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"In 1867, Joseph Lister, a medical doctor and professor of surgery at Edinburgh in London, determined that methods of scrupulous cleanliness should be followed during a surgical procedure. He employed the use of carbolic or phenic acid in a dressing to destroy the ?floating particles? discovered by Pasteur. Carbolic acid is a volatile organic compound with destructive properties, capable of eliminating lower microbes, which, at the time, was the most powerful form of antiseptic known. Previous to the use of antiseptics it was thought that the inflammatory influences on tissue, coupled with blood decomposition at the site, were the factors motivating tissue decomposition. Thus, eliminating bacteria at the wound or surgical site through the use of antiseptics proved to rule out both the air-exposure theory and the inflammatory tissue consideration."
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Michigan Auto Show: History, 2001.
A look at the Michigan Auto Show as a legend of automobile history in the United States.
1,250 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The history of the Michigan Auto Show (now re-named as the North American International Auto Show) dates back to 1899. This paper examines the growth of auto shows across the United States as this idea gain popularity. In first looks at how these became State and Tri-State shows, and points out historical milestones of this event. The economic impact of these shows are also examined.
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"In 1899 Metzeger and an associate formed the Tri State Sportsman's and Automobile Association and leased the Light Guard Armory in Detroit to organize a hybrid exhibition of sporting equipment and automobiles. At the first show, the major attractions were big-game trophies from Africa, fishing tackle and assorted sporting equipment, rather than automobiles. Metzeger was the only auto dealer in Detroit at the time and he placed two steam mobiles and two electric cars in the exhibition as an advertising gimmick. (Ibid.) In order to demonstrate the power and speed of his cars, Metzeger ran them on specially developed sets of rollers that were equipped with dials. The Detroit public was fascinated by the demonstration, besides 200 sportsmen who attended the exhibit. The show was a resounding success and took off. It was repeated in the next two years with a dog-show thrown in for added appeal."
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Two Articles on the Economic History of Hong Kong, 2006.
A review of two articles discussing Hong Kong's economic history.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper looks at two very different articles that have to do with the 20th century economic history of Hong Kong. Teh first article the paepr reviews is by David Clayton, in which he describes all that he was able to learn from records that he obtained in the 1990s from an ordinary Hong Kong knitting factory that had gone bankrupt in 1933 and how it was reconstructed. Catherine R. Schenk's "The Empire Strikes Back -Hong Kong and the Decline of Sterling in the 1960s" refers to a very different Hong Kong.
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American Sport History, 2002.
This paper discusses the history of certain sporting events from colonial times until the Civil War.
1,975 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the phenomenon of American sporting culture beginning as far back as the early immigrants who settled in the New World. The author discusses how sports in the United States has progressively taken over a large part of the American psyche, showing insight into U.S. society and culture. The paper includes a discussion of collegiate sports, and women?s sporting events.
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"Overall, sport in America has risen to an almost unrivaled status in American society. To look at American history or culture forces one to take notice that sport has developed hand in had with our society and shaped us into what we are today."
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Musical Theatre History, 2004.
An analysis of the history of musical theatre in the United States.
1,158 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper briefly looks at the history of American musical theater traced back to the 18th century. It looks at various types of musical theatre pieces, such as rock musicals, revivals, classics, and others.
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"In the 1790?s, theaters in New York City offered much more musical entertainments than mainstream theater drama. During this time, musical performances were flourishing in many other cities and commonly took place in the theater. This gave way to a the beginnings of a variety of entertainment including puppet shows, ballad operas, circuses, dances, all of which had some type of musical involvement."
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Welfare: History, Review, Examination, 2007.
An examination of welfare and poverty in the United States.
2,027 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines an important issue in America today - welfare and poverty. The writer discusses the history of welfare in America. The writer believes that there is no right or wrong way to go about reforming welfare because of its direct effect on human beings. The writer further suggests that reform should still offer assistance to those who need it while getting their lives back in order. The writer also points out that until the federal government steps in and alters the system, those in poverty will not receive much help and the taxpayer will continue to spend large sums of money but see no improvement. The writer concludes that it is up to the federal government to step in and modify or create a better system in order to help the people that need it the most.
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"For decades, the United States government has provided financial assistance for those in poverty. Every day, the poor work minimum wage jobs in order to get by, only buying the necessities of life, if they can afford it. Many cannot manage to pay for insurance or a car, let alone the gas to put in it. Others eat meager meals or as little as possible to make their food last until the next paycheck. If they happen to have a spouse and children, it makes living a reasonable life even more difficult. The purpose of welfare is to help these people until they are able to find a permanent job and recover to a reasonable place in society. Welfare, though, has not worked to correct this problem and has instead become a societal plateau which many have decided to remain on. Welfare and poverty have changed over the years depending on where we were as a country and the federal government's position on assisting the impoverished."
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Class Struggles in 19th Century England, 2002.
A look at England in the 1850's and the class struggles which existed between the landowners and the middle class, and the working class against the industrial revolution.
1,725 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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An examination of the chaos existing in 19th century England and the causes and consequences. The paper states that England?s development of a dual class struggle -middle class vs. aristocracy and working class vs. middle class - arose for several reasons. The most immediate and obvious cause was the industrial revolution, which impacted the country economically, socially, and politically.
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"The year 1850 found England in the midst of some remarkable transitions. First, in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, England was in the process of evolving from being an agrarian society into being an industrial one. In fact, the year 1851 would mark the first year when the number of people in England?s cities and towns was greater than the number of people in her rural areas (Hibbert 67).
"Second, for the first time in the country?s history, the landowners, also known as the gentry or aristocracy, found themselves losing political ground and cultural influence to the middle class. The Middle Class, strengthened by the Industrial Revolution, had battered its way into the House of Commons and successfully passed several reform measures, such as the Prison Act, and the Lunacy Act, measures that the aristocracy would not have undertaken if left to their own devices."
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?The Communist Manifesto? and the Role of Class, 2003.
Defining Marx?s emphasis on class and class struggle.
1,442 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explores how Marx emphasized the significance of "class" and social distinction in "The Communist Manifesto", but he did not provide a definition of what "class" actually was. Through investigating the concept of class within the "Communist Manifesto", the reader witnesses why Marx did not supply a definition for ?class?. In terms of his views upon class and society, the nature of class within human history has characterized the role of every principle humanity is supposed to detest and prohibits the acceptable conquest of those qualities the human being is supposed to idealize.
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"Of specific note by Marx are the classes of the ?Proletarian? and the ?Bourgeois?. For Marx, the new class of the Bourgeois (interpreted as the industrialist class) is the cause of a new era of social class strife. Marx writes: ?Our epoch, the epoch of the bourgeoisie, possesses, however, this distinctive feature: it has simplified the class antagonisms.? (35) In this concept of class antagonisms, Marx refers to the concept that the middle class of the Bourgeois now has powers that were forbidden to the peasantry, and this serves to further polarize the classes into those that rank as the ?Bourgeois? and those that rank among the ?Proletarian?."
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Middle and Working Classes in Victorian England, 2002.
This paper discusses the different advances during the mid-Victorian era that suppressed the revolt of the working class, a class that experienced much hardship.
2,032 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 64.95
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The working class in Victorian England did not revolt due to the constant reform and leisure opportunities mostly provided by the middle class. This paper deals with such topics as family support, faith, and the overall improvement of urban Britain that appeased the working class.
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"During the time-period known by most historians as the Industrial Revolution, a great change overtook British culture. Aside from the political and economic change which occurred, a profound social modification became apparent. The population was seeking to better their lives and sought employment in newly-formed industries. Many of the workers which included women and children, labored through twelve hour work shifts, with poor sustenance, deprived living conditions and were completing monotonous tasks. However, in all of this chaos, the middle class and working class never revolted. This essay will address the reasons of how and why the middle class/factory owners began to care about the working class and the conditions in which they lived."
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Class Struggle, 2002.
An exploration of the the notions of class and class struggle according to Karl Marx.
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines how "The Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels explore the concepts of communism, capitalism and class and how Marx asserts that capitalism only leads to a society of overworked people that are incapable of expressing thoughts. It looks at how there are several readings that confirm Marx? notions of class and the negative effects of mass production within a capitalist society such as ?The Lawrence Textile Strike? in which Marx precepts that the proletariat class would revolt against the bourgeois comes to fruition. In this case the textile workers strike because they feel that they are not receiving enough pay for the amount of time that they work.
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"Another example of Marx theories of class and capitalism is found in the ?Corporate Man?. This article confirms Marx notion that capitalism cripples an individual?s ability to think for himself. The author explains that all of the endeavors of the corporate man are done for the sake of the organization that he works for. The article asserts that the demands of the corporation become more important to the executive than family, recreation, sex and health. (Golbraith) In addition, the notion of the corporate executive perpetuates the division between the classes. The article asserts that the corporate executive is overeducated and overpaid while the working class is overworked and underpaid. The article explains that in the end the corporate executive is forgotten and his hard work is underappreciated."
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Middle-Class, Angry Blacks, 2002.
An analysis of Ellis Cose?s article, "The Rage of a Privileged Class: Why Are Middle Class Blacks Angry?"
1,040 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper examines Cose's thesis, which claims that blacks of every economic level feel cheated on and abused by society. His theory focuses on the middle class, which is torn between its impoverished roots and its aspirations towards economic security. It discusses how Cose hopes to shed better light upon the fact that racism is never purely an economic issue, but a diffuse ideology that permeates the entirety of American society.
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"Interestingly enough, given his thesis, Cose does not use his book to unapologetically defend affirmative action. One would think that he might, given that one of the most common critiques of the policy is that it benefits middle-class Blacks because of their ethnic heritage and the psychological damage caused by history of discrimination in America. It does not similarly benefit whites who have been impoverished or Asians and other minority groups who may have been discriminated against in American history, albeit not as systematically as Black Americans, or in the form of slavery. However, Cose suggests that while affirmative action does address some of the psychological as well as economic legacies of America?s intolerance of Blackness as well as the need for greater workplace diversity in general, he believes that other solutions are necessary to unshackle the minds of all peoples, of the legacy of discrimination. Thus, Cose?s overall thesis or theoretical overview is a cautious, moderate one of greater societal education that lacks a central prescription to address the ills he highlights."
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