Writing in the Victorian Era
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A 5 page paper which discusses how two different writers of the Victorian era, John Henry Newman, a poet, and John Stuart Mill, an essayist, help to illustrate many of the changing thoughts in society at the time. The works presented for examination are "Speech In Favor of Capital Punishment" by Mill, and "The Pillar of the Cloud" by Newman. No additional sources cited.
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Wyoming and the Transcontinental Railroad
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7 pages in length. With the construction of the transcontinental railroad came settlers and workers. This was an economic boom to Wyoming and the start of some of its largest settlements. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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"Out of This Furnace": A Review of the Book by Thomas Bell
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A 6 page discussion of the immigrant experience presented in this fictional novel based in a steel mill town in Pittsburgh at the turn of the century. Examines the importance of capitalism to the American dream. Explains the reflection of one of the primary characters in the novel that "bosses and bossin" were in need of dire change as not being critical of the macrocosm of capitalism as a whole only of the microcosm of the injustices of a particular workplace. No additional sources are listed.
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"Robert E Lee: strengths and weaknesses"
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A twelve page paper which looks at Lee's background and military career, and the way in which his strategies and tactics prolonged the Civil War whilst not allowing him to achieve a final victory over the Union forces despite his use of offensive tactics designed to compensate for the numerical and strategic advantages held by the opposing forces. Bibliography lists 13 sources
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"The Arizona Orphan Abduction"
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A five page paper which looks at the case of the Arizona Orphan Abduction, in terms of the various social and economic factors which influenced both the original placement of the children and the court's decision to remove them from the Mexican adoptive parents, taking into account the behaviour of the nuns, the citizens of Arizona and the way in which the court assessed the evidence presented. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"The Spanish American War"
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A paper which looks at the Spanish American war of 1895 - 1898, and the consequences which resulted for Spain, the USA, and the smaller countries struggling for independence from Spanish colonial rule, in terms of the way in which the conflict can still be seen to affect these nations today.
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"Workers' Control in America" by David Montgomery
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This 5 page report discusses this text and provides a general overview of the work. Professor emeritus of history at Yale and former union activist, David Montgomery fills in a lot of gaps in the information regarding the history of the working-class of the United States. In Workers Control in America, he presents numerous example of the historical struggles of American workers over matters of technology and the organization of work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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