...Why 18th Century Women Sought out Freedom through Prostitution Michelle E. Raines Lindenwood University Abstract This paper reconnoiters the reasoning behind prostitution, focusing mainly on the motives of an 18th century woman. The goal of this research is to provide readers with an explanation of why women resorted to prostitution for freedom. The paper will arrange for you primary sources supporting that prostitution plateaued because of lack of expression, racism, and feminism during the 18th century. The business of prostitution was so important to our society because it allowed women to join the workforce. Unfair treatment spawned one of the greatest highlights of women in this era that this paper will display for you. Why 18th Century Women Sought out Freedom through Prostitution Prostitution is recorded as beginning in 1721 when the French government sent women to the colony so the settled men would refrain from having sex with the Native Americans. These women had found that sex trade created them more freedom/independence instead of marriage. Soon after, the red-light district was formed to segregate the prostitutes. The act of selling sex was not illegal in the US and the law had not known the term “prostitution”. The law had no understanding of what to do, women were still social outcasts and officials looked for petty crimes to target these certain women. So we ask why these women turned to prostitution; freedom was sought through sexual acts due to the...
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...It was not until the 14th, 15th, and 16th century that women in the western world where able to begin gaining reputations as successful and talented artists. Women artists of this time included Lavinia Fontana, Fede Galizia, Diana Scultori Ghisi, and Catharina van Hemessen. Lavinia Fontana was a 15th century Italian painter, who studied under her father Prospero Fontana. Lavinia was considered to be the first female artist to work in the same arena as her male competitors, often not only commissioned to paint portraits which was the usual subject for women painters of this time, but often asked to paint pieces involving religious and mythological...
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...From there, the project research was moved to the colony of Connecticut. The resources detailing witchcraft in Connecticut also revealed a variety of approaches to narrating historical events. Take the work by John Demos titled Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England. In this article, Demos detailed witchcraft in Connecticut through the veil of Gender Studies as a social movement primarily targeted at women living on the fringes of colonial society. According to Demos, this phenomenon explained why women were victims at a ratio of four to one verses their male counterparts. This methodology is markedly different than the narrative approach utilized by Cynthia Wolfe Boynton. Using an approach based on corroborating evidence from firsthand accounts, arrest records, and government documents preserved in the Connecticut state archives, Boynton attempted to relay each instance of witchcraft in the colony with as much detail as historical evidence could allow. This allowed her to piece together the story of the first recorded instance of a condemned witch being hanged in the British colonies: Alyse Youngs of Windsor Connecticut was publicly executed for witchcraft in 1647. After exploring the tragic end of Youngs and other cases depicted by Boynton, this research project moved southwards from...
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...by using the leaves of aplant known as CAMELLIS sinensis. This plant is native to mainland china , south and southeast asia , but it is today cultivated across the world in tropical and subtropical regions . It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below 2 m (6.6ft) when cultivated for its leaves. It has a strong taproot . The flowers are yellow-white , 2.5-4cm (0.98-1.6) in diameter , with 7 to 8 petals. Tea drinking can be traced back to the 10th century BC in china before it was spread to korea and japan. Basically, this drink is made by brewing tea leaves to create and extract. Due leaves, the extract commonly appears with a brown colors OBJECTIVES This research is being done to find out the potency of the extract of the leaves from the extract leaves from the plant CAMELLIS sinensis as ink. Nowadays, ink is pigment in a liquid or paste form used as colorants and dyes. Also, they are becoming more and more expensive because of their increasing purposes. Our research aims to produce this ink as a cheaper alternative to those commercial ones. Compared to the ink we are aiming to create , commercially produced inks are toxic and can be hazardous to a person’s health once there is a inappropriate contact with it. To match with the color and consistency of other inks, we will be adding other substances, specially vinegar and cornstarch, which are common and easy to find. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Generally, this investigatory project aims...
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...through the social hierarchy seems to disappear. In Gordon S. Wood’s biography, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, he tells a unique story that allows us to take a deeper look into almost every social class of the 18th century. As Franklin makes his way through the social hierarchy, Gordon Wood paints a picture of what society was like and how it works around Franklin. Franklin portrays this hierarchy through his own work and his interactions with other members of society. Also as Franklin moves up the social ladder, Wood gives different perspectives from Franklin on his social standing and how he is a “self-made man”. From being a child of a lower-class family to becoming a huge influence on the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin is one of the most interesting Founding Fathers. Starting with Franklin’s father, who has one of the lowliest jobs as a candle and soap maker, the social hierarchy begins at the bottom and with all of the artisan jobs that fall into that category. Franklin being the 15th of 17 children in the family shows that low class families were very large in size, making it very difficult for the youngest children of the family to gain any property or status. Primogeniture being the custom of the American colonies in the early 18th century makes it difficult for Ben Franklin to advance, putting him at a disadvantage. This disadvantage only helps to spark his desire to pursue knowledge and skill in writing Life long careers for anyone in the lower class...
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...Mishra 1 Saloni Mishra Prof. K. Dang English, Research Paper 22nd October 2015 Wordsworth and European Society “Rapine, avarice, expense, this is idolatry: and these we adore: Plain living and high thinking are no more” – William Wordsworth. From his choice of words, Wordsworth expresses nothing but disgust and despair. The idea behind this quote effectively summarizes William Wordsworth’s opinions regarding European society during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and acts as a medium for Wordsworth to voice his beliefs pertaining to the world that surrounded him. Humans, on their journey towards evolution, have been distancing themselves from spiritual pursuits to be lured by the never-ending thirst for wealth. Wordsworth is a poet...
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...site is to promote history, education, publication, research, museum exhibits, and multimedia information. The layout is simple and the site is easy to navigate, which is great because younger students can...
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...culture. Cultures in Middle Eastern countries are diverse full of history and traditions. In this research paper, we will discuss the characteristics that shape the culture make up of the country Yemen. Yemen is an Arab country that is based on Islamic beliefs. In Yemen, the Muslim population is for the most part evenly divided between Sunni and Shi’a. In southern Yemen, the population is predominantly Sunni to where as the northern part of the country the Shi’a. Within Islam there are different religious beliefs that socially divide Muslim groups. Each religious group follow basic Islamic beliefs however, interpret the historical pass of leadership within the religion differently. This difference has placed strain amongst the two groups for hundreds of centuries (Shi’a vs Sunni). In ancient times, the area around Yemen was known by the name of Arabia Felix which meant happy or prosperous (Nyrop). The area was well known for the trade of indigenous goods such as spices, silks, precious stones and a variety of goods. The country was divided into tribal communities. During the 7th century, the prophet Mohammad began to preach leading to the majority of the populace to embrace the Islamic faith. Between the 7th and 19th Centuries, control over Yemen bounced back and forth between descendants of the prophet Mohammad and the Ottoman Empire better known as Turkey. During the 18th century, the British became a big influence on the...
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...Bernie Madoff: The Makings of a Ponzi Scheme Brent Casebolt Keller Graduate School of Management Abstract This paper explores seven published articles that report on the story of Bernard Madoff. These articles were the results of research conducted on the internet and include well known publications and authors throughout the United States. Some articles paint a picture of the timeline that brought Bernie Madoff to his ultimate demise. From humble beginnings to Federal prisoner in North Carolina, the story is full of interesting facts and unbelievable occurrences. Other articles bring to life the sad story of other players involved in the Ponzi scheme. While others lay out in great detail the failings of our own government to put Bernie Madoff away much sooner than he was. Finally, this paper will explore the role of digital evidence in this Ponzi scheme and the simplicity of computer hardware and software involved. Bernie Madoff: The Makings of a Ponzi Scheme Bernie Madoff has been one of the most interesting and controversial figures in all of American financial industry history. In this paper, I will take you on a journey from his early childhood to his current status as a Federal prisoner in North Carolina. I will discuss all of the major players involved in the Ponzi scheme, the SEC’s failure to catch him on numerous occasions, and the digital evidence that he did or did not leave behind during his life of crime. After examining all of the above, I...
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...Research Development Paper Tanya Mitchell November 23rd 2015 PSY/335 Nancy Lee Research Development Paper Introduction In this paper, it will discuss research development through a video in this week electronic reserve. The video is around the Purpose of Attention and Conscious-Unlearning through Hypnosis and how it apply to the real world. Hypnosis was developed by an Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer. During the 18th century, Amir Raz used hypnoses in his research that was presented in the “Attention and Consciousness-Unlearning through Hypnosis”. Also, we will look at the how Raz us his research to by using the scientific methods in smoking. These result will show that hypnosis can be use in the real world. The purpose of unlearning through hypnosis is to make people undo automatic behavior like smoking, cursing, etc. This is to automatic decrease the likelihood of wanting to do any unhealthy habits. Reading is used as an example, which helps in understanding the method of experimenting. Once you have learned to read then, it is easy just to read something automatically. Raz suggestion is that through hypnosis skill that have been learned can be unlearned. The experiment that was done was the Stroop Color-Word Test, this video showed different colors for the words such as red was yellow, black was orange, and blue was green, etc. The patient was to say the color of the text but not to read the word. In the video, it stated that “In the research he...
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...Perak, Malaysia Dato’ Prof Dr Qasim Ahmad Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies (FSPPP), Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia Abstract of paper presented: Enemies, Friends, and Relations: Portuguese-Eurasians during Malacca’s Dutch Era and Beyond Mr Dennis DeWitt Management Consultant and Author, Selangor, Malaysia Introduction The Portuguese and the Dutch were age-old enemies and remnants of the historical political and religious competition between the two nations can still be found in the culture and heritage of the Portuguese-Eurasian community in Malacca. Margaret Sarkissian said it best when she observed that whenever the history of the Malacca Portuguese-Eurasian community touches on the Dutch era, people from this community would invoke the brief tale of the cruelty of Dutchmen who “inflicted a period of religious persecution upon the hardy Portuguese, reduced them to subsistence fisherfolk, forced them into the jungle for secret church services, but were unable to crush their spirit.” It is a rather popular point of view which portrays the negative aspects of Malacca Portuguese-Eurasians during the Dutch era that is shared by historians and writers from this community, such as the late Bernard Sta Maria and Gerard Fernandis. They, in turn, were much influenced by the views and research...
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...Define and discuss the classical school of criminology? In particular, address the contributions of Beccaria and Bentham to the debate about punishment and the impact of these contributions in modern corrections? Jennifer Summers Student Number: s2888608 Course: 2007CCJ Course Convenor: Dr John Rynne Course Tutor: Lisa Thomsen Due Date: 4th April 2014 Date Submitted: 4th April 2014 Criminological theories research and investigate a number of social and individual issues pertaining to the causes of crime, law and punishment. Classical criminology refers to a period of time known as the Enlightenment during the 18th century. The classical school was body of ideas with regards to the restructure and reform of punishment in the 18th century (Hyland, Gomez & Greensides, 2003) by a group of European philosophers and scholars, including Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham. These two classical thinkers were at the forefront of criminal law and penal reform. This essay seeks to explore the role that Beccaria and Bentham had in the debate about punishment in their time and how their contributions have impacted modern corrections. To understand the contributions that Beccaria and Bentham made to classical criminology, it is fundamental to understand about the social conditions that existed when they were writing. The classical thinkers were rebelling against an arbitrary and corrupt system of law, in which the judges held and absolute and tyrannical power over those...
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...Astrology Research Paper Astrology was found in early 17th century, It created a different kind of impact for everyone, and is still making an impact till this date. Astrology was never accepted by everyone, some people thought it was just a superstitious belief and it’s unreal, and some believed it was actually a key to changing one's fate and destiny.Astrology began its journey from weather predictions, to horoscopes, to zodiac signs, to changing people's destiny just by saying a few simple words. The first introduction of the whole concept of zodiac was introduced by the Babylonians in the 18th century. Babylonians believed that the sequence of the entire constellation in the universe along the sun had reflected a passage through...
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...Throughout the history United Stated and Russia have had multiple touching points. US and Russia had been competing for economic and political influence for decades, even centuries. In 19th century US and Russia even shared a land border when Russia had a settlement at Fort Ross. Russia's relations with US date all the way back to mid 19th century when Russia sold Alaska to the US. Also, Russia support of US during the Civil War was of great value. As the 20th century roled on US and Russia had seen some tension with US not recognizing Soviet Union until 1933. Nevertheless two countries still deiced to help and aid each other especially humanitarian assistance during the famine in 1921. In 1991, after the breakup of the Soviet union and the...
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...realize the change that has to be made in to keep up with today’s market in tourism. It is noticeable that there is a lack of education within the managing department because the new owner seems to realize the new change that is happening but does not know how to deal with the problems that the hotel is facing. It is not surprising that the hotel is trapped in this situation since they have taken the former industrial plant for granted. Because of the industrial plant the flow of business travelers has never been an issue for the hotel until now. You can clearly see the lack of professional education of the board and the personnel because no sustainable plan exists to follow in their current situation. The facility was built in the 18th century and according to the information it does not seem like it has been renovated or renewed to in a long time. What we have discussed within the board is that the old genuine style that the hotel possesses is not in any way a negative aspect. It could instead be a great way to market the hotel and attract consumers/tourists that are looking for a genuine and cozy feeling. What will be suggested in the text about renewing the facilities is how to give the hotel a new, fresh image but still keep the feeling of an old, genuine mansion. Because of the decrease of tourist flow the hotel has been forced to sack some of their personnel and now also has to hire less skillful employees during the high season. At the moment they have...
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