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Davenport, Iowa in the 1800s, 2006.
This paper examines both the historical and geographical structure of Davenport, Iowa, focusing on the 1800s, when the land was inhabited by various Indian tribes.
2,717 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This paper details the numerous written accounts from travelers who settled down or passed through Davenport Iowa. Account after account tells of the beautiful sloping hills and high bluffs to be seen on the west bank of the river across from Rock Island, Illinois. From these statements, one begins to get a picture of how the area appeared in the early 1800s. The earliest inhabitants were the Indians, who considered the Davenport area a very desirable place. Many tribes settled in the vicinity, including the Illini, soon followed by the Sauk and Fox tribes, of whom Black Hawk was the chief. As the great Mississippi Valley began opening up, more and more people began to travel to this vast region. This paper also examines the political and business side of Davenport. Jonathan W. Parker, a young attorney, was one of the earliest settlers in Davenport. Parker saw Davenport as fertile area which would soon become a thriving, industrious city. Parker's interest and belief in his new home is evidenced in the fact that he became mayor in 1841. This well-researched paper contains numerous historical and geographical facts pertaining to the structure of Davenport, Iowa.
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"It is not known who the first white man was to see Iowa, "The beautiful land." Traditionally, and perhaps rightfully so, the honor has been given to two men, Marquette and Joliet. But for our purposes we will begin with one of the earliest accounts that we know for certain to be about the Davenport area. Zebulon M. Pike, a Lieutenant in the 6th U.S. infantry, was commissioned by the army to explore the upper Mississippi. On August 27, 1805, Pike made camp by the Rapids of Riviere de Roche (Rock River Rapids), of which Davenport stands at the foot. Pike made the following entry in his journal, "From this place to Rock River, we generally had beautiful prairies on the west and in some places very rich land, with black walnut and hickory timber." As the great Mississippi Valley began opening up, more and more people began to travel in this vast region."
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"The Iowa Baseball Confederacy", 2008.
A review of superstitions relating to baseball with particular reference to W.P. Kinsella's novel, "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy".
1,326 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper describes various superstitions associated with baseball via a discussion of W.P. Kinsella's book, "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy". The paper first summarizes Kinsella's book and then goes on to discuss the many superstitions that abound in the game of baseball and explains how the main theme of the "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy" is about these superstitions.
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Introduction
Baseball and Superstition
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"The book The Iowa Baseball Confederacy continues the time honored tradition of superstition and myth by telling a fantastical tale of an Iowa exhibition baseball game played from July 4 to August 12, 1908 between the team called the Iowa Baseball Confederacy and the Chicago Cubs----a game that lasts for an incredible 2,614 innings. The author, W.P. Kinsella, tells the tale through Gideon Clarke, the protagonist who learns about the legendary game from his unusual father, Matthew. Matthew explains to Gideon that no record of the marathon-like game exists because of a great flood of biblical proportions that wiped out all evidence of the game. The flood took with it the Iowa Baseball Confederacy, all of which were lost in a crack in time. All knowledge of the game becomes actualized in Gideon's brain after his father commits suicide at County Stadium in Milwaukee by purposely putting his head in the path of a mean foul line drive. This leads Gideon to discover the crack in time, sending him back to July 4, 1908, where each team is preparing to play the big inning. The Chicago Cub players in the book use retired numbers from actual team members, and President Theodore Roosevelt appears as one of the cameo players, as he strikes out waving a big stick. Another well-known player, Leonardo da Vinci, also appears in the game proclaiming that he, not Abner Doubleday, invented the game of baseball. He states, "Unfortunately....I lived in a nation of bocce players. It took 300 years for baseball to become popular. By that time, my name was no longer associated with it" . Another player, Black Angel of Death, a cemetery statue, plays right field and is able to catch fly balls with her sculpted wings and no glove. Some of the stars on the Iowa Confederacy team include, Shoo Fly, Husk, Frank Pierce, Henry Pulvermacher, and Arsenic O'Reilly, while on the Cubs team players include Chance, Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and the pitcher Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown Other key characters include an ancient Indian warrior named Drifting Away, whose wife was murdered by White men."
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American Religion in the Early 1800s, 2003.
Focuses on religion in the United States from 1830-1840.
1,389 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper takes the point of view of a European visitor to the United States during the mid-1800s. It describes and reviews American religion and examines the viewpoints of many Europeans from that time period.
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"The European tourist of the 1830s was usually a member of either the professional or the aristocratic classes of his/her country. He/she would have felt a class inspired animus against the type of religious practices that was attended by members of the lower classes and which was characterized by "the spirit of enthusiasm." It is to be remembered that Methodism itself would have been suspect to persons of this class because of its association with working people's organizations in England (see Thompson 42-4)."
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The Great Mexican Migration to the U.S .in the Mid-1800s, 2001.
A paper about how the American immigration to Texas profoundly affected the Mexicans who lived and migrated there.
1,663 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 54.95
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"As the whites gradually entered Texas in the mid-1800s, the tensions between the whites and Mexicans were violently building up, waiting to explode. Texas had people from the United States migrated down there, and on the other hand, people from Mexico were migrating up there, both trying to benefit from the promising land. Texas was an opportunity to gain riches from, and both whites and Mexicans had an equal start to gain their wealth, however, eventually the Mexicans lost their authority over Texas as they had lost the American Mexican War. As the Americans grasp on Texas became stronger and stronger, it weakened the status of the Mexican people, creating the emergence of ethnic division of labor in Texas. The weakening status of Mexicans in Texas that created the emergence of ethnic division later affected the Mexicans on how they were perceived by Americans as the Mexicans migrated to the Southwest for a solution to their problem."
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Working in the Late 1800s, 2006.
An overview of the poor working conditions that the lower class was exposed to in the late 19th century.
1,780 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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Many historians have celebrated the positive side effects of rapid industrialization, citing such favorable consequences as medicinal advancements, housing advancements, steam engines, electrical engines, gas powered engines, automobiles and planes. This paper shows, however, that what lay in the shadows of industrialization was a story of heart wrenching poverty, 16-hour workdays, physical beatings, starvation, unsafe and unhealthy factories, child labor, increased mortality rates, disease and low wages. Few realize the hardships that new urban families had to endure in order to survive. The paper argues that while political leaders and the wealthy upper class drenched themselves in the profits of industrialization, the lower class was forced to carry out the backbreaking work that paid so little.
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Introduction
Women
Children
The Impact and Today
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Families had little choice but to place their children in the factories, the family required the income to make ends meet. Realizing the growing problem of child labor during the Industrial Revolution, Britain's Michael Sadler headed a parliamentary investigation in 1832 which showed similar results to the plight in American factories. The investigation found that children were woken as early as four in the morning by their parents, and were at work by five a.m., at which time they would work until they received a 40-minute break at noontime. After this break the child was expected to work until dusk, usually seven or eight p.m., at which point they were allowed to go home."
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The Changing Role of Women in the Late 1800s., 2001.
This paper discusses the novel "A Hazard of New Fortunes" by William Dean Howells.
1,365 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper is a literary analysis of William Dean Howells' novel regarding the rapid change in the women's movement at the end of the 19th century in "A Hazard of New Fortunes". The author discusses and contrasts women of the future, like character Alma Leighton, with the very traditional woman, like Mrs. March. The paper also expresses the view that Howells preferred Mrs. March to the more radical Alma.
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"In ?A Hazard of New Fortunes?, William Dean Howells explores a number of themes through the interaction of the major characters in the novel. Much of his focus revolves around the women in the book and the interaction of these women with each other and with men. Howells writes about issues contemporary to the time of the book?s publication in 1890. Not coincidentally the 1880s marked the beginning of a significant upsurge in the women?s movement. ?A Hazard of New Fortunes? presents women who abide by the old values in contrast to women who have begun to adopt the values that eventually lead to full suffrage for women, more education opportunities for women, and more career choices for women."
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1800's Reform Groups, 2001.
This paper explains the ideas of the women suffrage and abolitionist movements of the 1800s. A look at the goals, accomplishments and methods of the two 1800s reform groups: women suffrage and the abolitionist movements.
1,665 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 1 source, $ 54.95
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This paper fully clarifies the goals of their reform groups, how they came about accomplishing this goal, and the hardships they faced. While explaining those factors, the author also ties the two movements together to show how they potentially were fighting for the very same cause: to end the control of dominant, white men.
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"Two very significant reform groups of the 1800?s paved the way for true freedom and equal opportunity for all Americans. Although the abolition and women suffrage groups were looked at as two different movements, they were potentially one and the same. As Lydia Child phrased it, ?Both were victims of the white man?s lust? the solution was to end [white] male tyranny? (Walters,108). They fought to merely be treated as equals under the eye of the law and the society in which they lived in, and therefore they had to end the dominant control of white men. To get this goal accomplished, the groups also used many of the same tactics as they wrote their ideas and arguments in various publications, held strikes and rebellions, and conducted many conventions and meetings. Problems in the process of reformation still formed regardless of how hard they tried, as new laws were passed, arguments in their own reform groups surfaced, and strikes failed. Through all the hardships they faced though, both groups eventually accomplished their goal."
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Land System and Heavenly Dynasty, 2005.
This paper discusses the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-1800s, using Franz Michael's article "The Land System of the Heavenly Dynasty - The Taiping Rebellion: History and Documents".
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper critiques Franz Michael's article titled "The Land System of the Heavenly Dynasty - The Taiping Rebellion: History and Documents, Volume 2: Documents and Comments" published in 1971 in Seattle and London by the University of Washington Press. In this article, the writer examines the causes for and development of the Taiping Rebellion in the mid 1800s.
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"On the heels of the Opium War and Unequal Treaties that weakened China from the outside in, the Taiping rebellion erupted (see Appendix A). According to some researchers, this revolt was one of the bloodiest civil wars in human history killing between twenty and forty million people (Roberts, para. 1963). Due to increased foreign trade, the displacement of traditional economy decreased income due to opium importation. The Qing dynasty was unsuccessful in curbing foreign influence on China, especially with the rising influence of Westernization."
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Poverty and the Labor Movement in American Industrialization, 2005.
Examines social problems and movements during the time of American industrialization (early 1800s).
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper focuses on poverty during the labor movement of American industrialization in the early 1800s. It discusses the research which indicates that poverty was in abundance during this era for those in slavery, as well as for women and immigrants. The paper further discusses how society treated these different groups, and how poverty was both forced into their lives, and was a consistent way of life.
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"Early American industrialization found a growing change in the ability of America to manufacture goods. Yet, with this growth workers sought improved labor conditions, increased pay, and an opportunity to achieve a better life. T. S. Ashton addresses this issue in his book, The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1839, in which he contends that without the inventions that created a world of mass production there would have been no reason for the labor movement to begin (76). Ashton also states that those inventions relied on labor to produce goods, and that the labor is what made manufacturers, such as Robert Peel, wealthy - while at the same time ensuring that the bulk of the workers remained poor. This research establishes the issue of poverty within the labor movement, and further expresses that poverty was not confined to one observed group of people."
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"The Wonders Of America" ( Jenna Weissman Joselit ), 2002.
Review of this book on the nature and evolution of Jewish culture and religion in the United States from the 1800s through 1950.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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Review of book on the nature and evolution of Jewish culture and religion in the United States from the 1800s through 1950. Describes how the Jewish culture maintained its historical roots and heritage despite assimilation. Flexibility of the culture. Role of conservative branch of Judaiism. Conflict between the Conservative and Liberal elements.
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"Jenna Weissman Joselit's The Wonders of America is significant because it effectively accomplishes two important goals. First, it depicts in rich detail the nature and evolution of the Jewish culture and religion in the United States from the 1800s through the first half of the twentieth century. Second, it shows how that culture maintained its historical roots and heritage despite the fact that much cultural mixing and assimilation were taking place in those seventy dynamic years of change for the nation and for the Jewish culture as a unique part of that culture.
Joselit summarizes her book in the conclusion when she notes that the conservative members of the Jewish community, "The community's cultural custodians," have regularly tried to rein in the tendency of the Jewish culture to create an original mix with ..."
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Scramble for Africa and the Berlin Conference, 2004.
An examination of the history of the colonization of Africa in the late 1800s and the consequential Berlin Conference in 1884.
1,024 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper briefly discusses the period of history known as the 'scramble for Africa' when European countries tried to colonize as much of Africa as possible in the late 1800s until the start of WWI. It looks at the political, social, and nationalistic reasons for this hype and, in turn, discusses the resulting need for the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885. It explains how this conference was necessary to make international 'rules' about colonization.
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"The competition among the European nations to colonize Africa led to the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885. This was necessary because of the intense amount of treaty-making and colony-building by the competing European nations, and it became a three-month bargaining session among the 14 attending nations regarding who would gain control over what parts of Africa, without regard for the cultural boundaries already in place. The nations attending were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey and the United States. (Wikipedia) The main purposes of the conference became assuring nations access to major trade routes, suppressing the internal slave trade in Africa, banning the importation of firearms into Africa, and discussion of the occupation of territories. ?The result of this conference was a treaty called the Treaty of Berlin. By 1900, almost 90% of Africa was under European control.? (Bergstrom)
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Keats: Contradiction and Identification in Nature, 2002.
Presents two of John Keats poems as classic examples of the Romantic Movement in Europe during the early 1800s.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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The poetry of John Keats (1795-1821) is representative of the Romantic Movement in Europe during the early 1800s. In this essay, Keats' (1919) "Bright Star" and (1819) "Ode to a Nightingale" are compared as classic examples of Romanticism's interests in the human soul, representations of perfection in Nature, and especially of depicting the emotions, passions, and sensualities of human existence. Both poems contain examples of Keats' own desire to portray the questions of life in contradictions.
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Labor in America, 2008.
An analysis of the change in the relative bargaining power of factory and industrial workers from the 1800s to the present day.
1,242 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper explains the reasons for the relative bargaining power of American workers in the 1800s and the decline of this power in the latter half of the 19th century. The paper explores what then changed in the 1930s until 1946, by which time the nation was thoroughly accepting of labor unions. The paper goes on to discusses why, from that time to the present, there has been a steady decline in union membership until today.
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"There are a number of ways to analyze the change in the relative bargaining power of the factory and industrial worker from 1946 to the present day. One method would be to understand the relative scarcity, as represented by the movement in real wages, of the factory worker from 1800. At that time, the US was growing fast, immigration was relatively low, and European capital continued to pour in to the US during the entire 19th century in order to chase better returns and stronger growth than on the Continent. American productivity climbed as capital poured in, partly due to the universal education that was part of the founding principles of the United States."
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The Impact Of The Fluitschip or Flyboat, 2002.
Looks at the economic impact of the flyboat on the European shipping trade between the 1500s and 1800s.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, $ 39.95
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The purpose of this paper will be to determine the impact of the fluitschip or flyboat. It is hypothesized that the flyboat had a significant impact on the European shipping trade between the 1500s and the 1800s. In short, the flyboat not only increased the stature and success of the Dutch in this trade, but it also altered the parameters of success in this particular trade.
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"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", 2002.
An analysis of Dee Brown's text on the battles against the Native Americans during the late 1800s.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is a deeply researched account of the destruction of the American Indian in the late 1800s, ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", opens a door into our past. As with any book of this sort, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" has a few shortcomings.
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