...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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...Microeconomics In My Daily Life Throughout my life, I have always been reading and hearing about economic issues and concepts, but I never thought about the impacts of economic models on my personal life. Before learning about microeconomic concepts, I always thought that a course in the field of Economics, would teach me theories that only apply to the economy of a nation as a whole and not to an individual’s life. However, there were a lot of concepts throughout this course that I found relative to my personal life. Among all the concepts that I have learned in the Microeconomics course, “Opportunity Cost”, “Sunk Cost”, and “Supply and Demand” have the most impact on my daily life. “Choice and Opportunity Cost” is one of the most important concepts of Microeconomics that I found it relative to my everyday life. Similar to many other students, limited time during the school semester, forces me to make choices about what to study, when to study, and how to estimate the opportunity cost of every choice. Applying opportunity cost concept in my day-to-day life helps me better schedule my study time. For instance, I usually choose to study during weekdays because the opportunity cost of studying on these nights is lower than studying on Friday or Saturday nights, when usually more exciting events are happening. On the other hand, if my alternative on weekend is to stay home and organize my closet and do my laundry, I would choose to study, because to me, the value of studying...
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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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...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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...number of offenders in a state prison jumped from 30,659 to a whopping 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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... Abstract The food pyramid can change a family’s life in one week. As you read you will how one family has come together to eat healthier, do fun physical activity as a family, and how they learned that just eating healthier made a big different in one person that is ill. My Eating Plan The three day eating plan that I entered at the beginning of class showed that I wasn’t getting the nutrition’s needed for my height and weight. The food that I entered, the pyramid showed for day one that my milk intake was 83%, meat and beans intake was 89.0%, vegetables intake was 80%, fruits intake was 0%, and gains intake was 35%. For day 2 milk intakes was 73%, meat and beans intake was 0%, vegetables intake was 176%, fruits intake was 0%, and grains intake was 138%. For day 3 milk intakes was 0%, meat and beans intake was 71%, vegetables intake was 12%, fruits intake was 0%, and grains intake was 33%. I wasn’t eating right and didn’t even know it. With my illness it is important to eat right in order to live a longer healthier life. I found that I needed more of each food group, but I was lacking fruit and dairy the most. I have worked out my food plan for the week as I did this last week, and I am allowed 1800 calories a day. The 1800 calories a day will help me eating right and losing the extra weight that I have on me. I must also have at least 150 minutes per week of physical activity. I should have been taken in 1800 calories a day to head towards a healthier weight, but...
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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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...Sociology can be seen as the scientific study of groups in the human society and social interactions which aims to understand social situations, which looks for repeating patterns in society. Sociology can be seen as a natural science because it consists of those disciples which apply systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses to the study of society. Sociology can be seen as one of the social sciences which had a late start; the subject of sociology fell on it way in the middle of the 1800. When the American society was in the middle of the Industrial Era. Sociology developed great recognition during this time with the great success of the French and American Revolution. The first and main contributor to sociology in the social world was Auguste Comte; his method of practice was called positivism which states that “the theory that knowledge can be acquired only through direct observation and experimentation, and not through metaphysics or theology.” Another major contributor to sociology was Herbert Spencer; he was credited in finding the Science as a field of study. Spencer came up with the idea of Social Darwinism which implies “people would gravitate to either the bottom or the top of society…the principle was termed “survival of the fittest.”” Karl Marx also played a huge part of early Sociology. Marx was a social activist who came up with the theory of class conflict, which says that; “the lower and...
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...found that Christianity has changed the way Blackfoot Indians practice their religion, but that there is a movement to convert back to the traditional ways of their ancestors. The purpose of this article is to provide a better understanding of the intrusiveness of a religion upon another and what long term affects it may have. Modern day Blackfoot Indian culture has struggled to survive for over 150 years since the first white settlers found their way to modern day Canada and the United States. The Blackfoot people have fought and struggled to preserve the traditions of the past and incorporate what were once their forefather’s beliefs with European influences and traditions. Today most of the Blackfoot people live on reservations in Alberta and Montana; there they find a unique balance that allows them to live modern day lives and preserve traditions of the past. Blackfoot Indians have developed into agricultural people, abandoning their seasonal nomadic ways. In this paper I will examine how the Blackfoot people function and live in the present day; focusing on how religion and culture intertwine to form contemporary life for the Blackfoot people. The intrusiveness of Christianity will be of particular importance; specifically it’s intolerance of the Blackfoot religion. The role that the buffalo once played to the Blackfoot people completely defined them and was very important in religious ceremonies, today with the scarcity of buffalo I will examine how the Blackfoot people...
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...Apache Indians The Apache Indian tribes have gone thru many changes thru the years. Most every area of their lives have been affected and changed. How, when, and where they live has changed a lot over the years. In the past, their ways were the very set, and the same for many years. Now like most Americans, their ways have changed, they are not as structured, and they have changes frequently. Many Apache Indians now live in the Midwest. They live in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, but they did not always live there. Some of the Apache Indians have had to move across the border into New Mexico. The Plains Apache Indians live in what is now Oklahoma, but their traditions are different from the other tribes. Many Plains Apaches got captured by the other Apache Indians tribes. The Apache Indian population today is about 30,000 Indians. Currently, there are 13 different Apache tribes in the U.S, in 5 different states. The Apache Indians must obey American law enforcement because they do not live on Indian reservations, which means they are legal American...
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...the United States was faced with many obstacles and took many steps in becoming a more industrialized nation. Between 1865 and 1920, industrialization has affected the United States in many aspects. Along with the way industrialization has improved, so has communications and transportation methods. With all these improvements, Americans were able to increase production of their materials and allowed businesses to expand. We have encountered many problems amongst ourselves whether it has been for the better or, the worse. We have seen changes in our political system, the economy, and in our society. This period has influenced everything or everyone in its path, and how you were affected hinged on what particular region of the country you lived. “Together, these events revolutionized the way Americans lived, no matter which region they called home.” (Schultz, 2013). Industrialization after the Civil War When the Civil War was over, the United States was changed into a more industrialized nation due to industrialization that was being created. The three broad aspects of development I feel that influenced the US between 1865 and 1920 are the economy, politics, and society. The economy, however, was significantly impacted because we started out mostly as an agricultural country but as the 1800’s ended our industries were expanding. By the 1900’s, we were becoming the world’s chief industrial authority. The northern states developed more quickly...
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...(unless he or she is, say, experiencing some arousing imagery) is both mentally and physically relaxed” Heap and Dryden (1991:2). There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to hypnosis and what people think or believe about it and a majority or nearly all of them are not true. Hypnosis is not a person with special powers, or that we start relying on it and certainly not bad for your health, these are just a few examples of myths we are made to believe. We cannot understand the truth till we read and understand the history furthermore the influential depths of hypnotherapy. This essay will explore the question what hypnosis is and by looking into the history of hypnosis we can gain a better understanding of hypnosis furthermore how it has influenced modern practise and theories. A Brief history of hypnosis: There are examples of hypnosis as early as 2000BC, when Egyptian priests were using techniques of hypnotic induction in death and rebirth. In India the yogis have used self-hypnosis as a tool to quieten...
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...In the mid 1800s, Americans would listen to presidential debates that lasted multiple hours with interest and attention. In the past several decades, debates like these would be considered torture; instead, presidential debates nowadays consist of simple five-minute discussions. Ever since the invention of the television, America has become more and more centered on entertainment. What was once an intellectually strong nation has transformed into one that is ruled by the media and whose intelligence is quickly deteriorating. Now, essentially every part of daily life must be entertaining for Americans to pay any attention, whether it is politics, religion, or basic communication. Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death proclaims that public discourse has become entertainment, leading to apathetic generations; moreover, this causes the overall degeneration of knowledge. As society moves away from text-based intellectualism and becomes less caring, it becomes more susceptible to media persuasion. Television and Internet can change opinions and notions with little effort. This can be seen through commercials, market advertising, as well as elections. In one case, Ramsey Clark was challenging Jacob Javits for his New York Senate seat. Clark used position papers to reach out to the public and show them his policies. Javits mainly used thirty-second television commercials. The commercials appealed to the instantaneous public: "He [Javits] won the election by the largest plurality...
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...U.S. president, was a leading figure in America’s early development. During the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia. He later served as U.S. minister to France and U.S. secretary of state, and was vice president under John Adams (1735-1826). Jefferson, who thought the national government should have a limited role in citizens’ lives, was elected president in 1800. During his two terms in office (1801-1809), the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory and Lewis and Clark explored the vast new acquisition. Although Jefferson promoted individual liberty, he was also a slave-owner. After leaving office, he retired to his Virginia plantation, Monticello, and helped found the University of Virginia. Jefferson attacked this system by helping abolish primogeniture and entail, two long-standing traditions that directed inheritances to a single heir. Under the new system, a more equal distribution of lands was encouraged. Since only landowners were eligible to vote, an increase in the number of landowners would increase the number of eligible voters. Further, by making immigration a less complicated and exclusive process, new families arrived in droves and began to settle along the frontier. Eventually, Jefferson reasoned, these measures would help to efface the influence of the long-standing oligarchy of large landowners. From an educational, legal and religious standpoint, Jefferson's...
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...How to Restructure Society So That All Citizens Follow the Moral Law A society is an organized group of persons living in a particular region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations (google.com). In other words, the community we live in and the people we interact with are all part of our society. Like professor Robinson said, the first society we are in, is our family. A family can be composed of a mother, father, brothers and sisters. It can also be a single mother and her children or a single father and his children. There are many ways to describe what a family is. In other words, it is the first people who surround you when you are first born and as you grow up. It is at this point where a child begins to learn ethical behavior and moral value. What is Ethics? The dictionary definition for ethics is “a theory or system dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions” (Dictionary.com). Our laws, rules, procedures, and policies are founded on ethics. Therefore, it is important that families have good ethics; after all they will be passing it down to the next generation. Family has a very important role in restructuring society so that all citizens follow the moral law; it is with the family where it starts in order to change society. It is here where a child learns to get along with others and develop...
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