RECAP--- In the late 19th and early 20th centuries life in the cities was changing rapidly. New technology, industry, research, and a rapidly growing middle class set up a new way of life in the cities. Before the second industrial revolution there were really only two places a person could be, either a really rich, powerful, landowning nobel, or a working class peasant. A person could also be part of the royal family but chances weren't likely. Now with the coming of new technology and advances in business more job opertunities opened up the floor for a new class of people; the middle class. The middle class was a working class that cinsisted of; buisness people, office workers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, teachers, shop owners, and clerks. The middle class enjoyed a healthy life stlye, with lavish houses crammed with all sorts of accessories, the more one had, the better they were living. The middle class lived by a strict code of social rules called, "The Cult of Domesticity". This suggested rules all the way from how to dress for every single occasion to who to marry and when it was acceptable to marry. In the late 1800's big businesses dominated the industry. Powerful businesses would band together to create monopolies. Some people would call these business men robber barons because they knocked out all the small family owned businesses and sent them out of business and searching for jobs. Other people would call these men captians of industry because they paved the way for future and successful businessmen, and set the standard of how a successful business should be run. A new physical setting to the city was also on the rise. A city used to be a filth ridden place that was just used to do work. Now the city began to offer much more. A wide variety of activities such as, museums, theatres, parks, and music halls. Also libraries and nice schools. This would attract people to the city opening up even more jobs. The city also offered something brand new; sewage systems! No more throwing waste out the window! Also sidewalks, street lamps, and newly paved roads provided safer living in the city. Medical advances also came along. Hospitals used to be extremely dirty, unsafe, and unsanitary. It became so bad to wear people knew that going to the hospital was a death-sentance. Then a nurse, Nightingdale, worked to create a better hospital envornment. She made sure hospital romms were cleaned and bed sheets washed and waste was properly dispossed of. Another man, Lister, discovered antiseptics, which drastically decreased infections. He also insisted surgeons washed their hands before and after surgery, and to wash their surgical instruments after every surgery. Another medical advancement was made by Koch, he identified the bacteria that caused TB. This allowed a cure to be found for this disease. With all these great advances came negative affects as well. The invention of photography left artists feeling meaningless. The artist would think, "Why should I paint this when it can so easily be photographed?". This gave the artisits a struggle, but they powered past it to paint things not as it is, foccussing on the different lights and shades to the object of interest. Another negative affect was that with all the new big businesses came a need for factory workers. The factory workers came from the low class, the very bottom of society. These people worked long and unhealthy hours in dirty and dangerous factories. when they were done they came home to a small house in a slum land. These people lived in a crime-ridden area full of drunks. These people often found it hard to put food on the table for their families, they were miserable. The children would also grow up uneducated and miserable and their future did not look bright. The new city life and industrialization opened up so many new oppertunities and paved the way for the way people live today in the society, but it also came with harsh living conditions for many people and an unfortunate dis-balance amoung the social classes.
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OF INTEREST--- To me, the most interesting city to live in would be Juneau, Alaska. Juneau is known as the nation's most scenic city. The city borders an extreme wild life surrounding. I love the wild, a place like Juneau is a dream city for me. I can be close to all the wilderness and adventure I want but still have the luxury of the city. Of course, Juneau is nothing like New York or Paris or London, but it offers it's own benefits to me. Juneau's surrounding wild life includes; mountains, forrests, lakes, rushing, rapid rivers, and huge glaciers. Even though Juneau's wildlife thrives, there is so much more to do there in the physical city. The city alone offers a venue of activities such as; theatre, fine dining, art museums of the natives, and many shopping complexes. Juneau is also a nice place to stop by a local pub and linger with the friendly locals. Hey, I'm sold! Off to Juneau!
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es. It's been a fun half year and I learned more than I ever could have imagined. I would have to say the most interesting thing we learned would be the city life. That fascinated me to an extreme. I'm excited for the second half and I hope it's just as interesting as the first half. 
, allowing them to rise to the top of the social order, all because of the simple luck of having good lands. In other areas though people were not so lucky. Like in the area of Papau New Guinea the geography is harsh and not suitable for farming stable foods like wheat and barley. Papau New Guinea is located deep in the rain forests full of humid days and rainy nights, this sort of condition is hardly suitable for crops. So instead of the people there being able to move on and focus on technologies and government, they spend all their time working on getting a good food source for the day. The people there have to do all the work too because the rain forest is no place for a big sturdy farm animal. The people in Papua New Guinea owe there struggle of advancement to the harsh hand of geography. Geography gave them a rough environment to work with, but it's not just them it's places all over the world. It's just how it plays out, some are given luck and some are given a challenge.
REVISIT--- In the area Zimbabwe the struggle of advancement still thrives in depth. Zimbabwe is a very old country with cultural tribes dating back to 200 B.C. The first time Zimbabwe came in contact with a European force was in the 1850's, the British. They took over and named the territory Rhodesia. In 1923, the British settlers became the self-governors of Southern Rhodesia. Northern Rhodesia broke apart and voted for Independence, and is now known today as Zimbabwe. The advancements of the British was the reason they could take over Zimbabwe so facile, the Europeans had the advancements and the people of Zimbabwe were still looking for today's meal. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108169.html Zimbabwe's growing problem for advancement is not being helped much with the rapid decline of the number of children in schools. Teachers are also leaving the profession because it does not provide sufficient pay. With the children out of school, and the children being the future of Zimbabwe, the advancement on their poverty ridden issue does not look to well. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/12/2009121311478761915.html Zimbabwe is reach in natural resources, the only problem is they lack the resources to get them out. Zimbabwe's economy is in such a rough spot they can't even find the profits to use the only thing that would actually help there country. They rely on foreign resources to help them advance in this movement, simply because they can't do it themselves. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5479.htm Zimbabwe went down hill when they were granted their tough geographic civilization, and then for years they worked as slaves to the Europeans, this left them no time for advancement in their country.
CITY OF INTEREST--- To me, the most interesting city to live in would be Juneau, Alaska. Juneau is known as the nation's most scenic city. The city borders an extreme wild life surrounding. I love the wild, a place like Juneau is a dream city for me. I can be close to all the wilderness and adventure I want but still have the luxury of the city. Of course, Juneau is nothing like New York or Paris or London, but it offers it's own benefits to me. Juneau's surrounding wild life includes; mountains, forrests, lakes, rushing, rapid rivers, and huge glaciers. Even though Juneau's wildlife thrives, there is so much more to do there in the physical city. The city alone offers a venue of activities such as; theatre, fine dining, art museums of the natives, and many shopping complexes. Juneau is also a nice place to stop by a local pub and linger with the friendly locals. Hey, I'm sold! Off to Juneau!
REVISIT--- The Taliban has been a huge force and issue in Afghanistan for a long time now. The efforts to get rid of them, it seems, has been long at times maybe even hopeless, but on December 7, 2009 a Taliban flashpoint was raided with air missiles. Over 20 Taliban members were killed, including a huge leader, Noor Akbar. This attack against the Taliban is a promise of good things to come with the struggling issue of the Taliban in Afghanistan. This is almost brings a flash of hope to the Afghan nation. With the threat of the Taliban on the decline the Afghan people could feel more safe to practice all the aspects of their culture, including the music! With the fight against the Taliban thriving the people of Afghanistan will hopefully find the courage inside them to say, "Hey! This is my culture, and my music, and NOBODY can tell me not to live my culture or play my music!" The fight is far from over but hopefully soon the People of Afghanistan can practice their culture with 100 percent worry-free attitude.