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    According to Introduction To Law Enforcement, The London Metropolitan Act of 1829 was a government subsidized police force established in 1829, passed by Parliament, and was led by Sir Robert Peel, after a greater demand for governmental intervention (Doerner, 2016). The sole purpose of the London Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 was to emphasize on a more organized law enforcement tactic that works better than current law enforcement methods that had flaws. Furthermore, society and social control

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    Perhaps the most important article of clothing for a Victorian woman was a dress. Without a dress, most of the other items would have no purpose! The Victorian era was the first recorded time pockets were sewn inside dresses for storage (Rowland-Warne 30). It was also when mass clothing production began a reality using the innovative sewing machine (Rowland-Warne 40). Towards the beginning to middle of the Victorian era, the dresses were bell-shaped and thick, especially after the invention of the

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    Who knew how much clothing has changed over time. When you go into the store and buy clothing you don’t realize how easy it is to get all the different variations of them. It has went from getting your clothes tailored or sewn by your own family members to getting them made in factories. In my essay, i’m going to explain to you how clothing has changed by the relationships of the styles and their developments. To begin with, clothing has changed by the relationships of the styles. Before the

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    there was a huge development of economy, society and culture in Britain during this period. Ⅰ. During the Victorian era, there was a rapid development of industry and worldwide network of trade. A. There was an increasing industrialization in Britain. London became a prosperous city, which was due to the increasing industrialization, especially in textiles and machinery. The industrial revolution also happened in this period of time. The TV series also showed that the air pollution

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    Clothing in the Victorian era was constantly changing. Three of the most common fabrics used, were cotton, flax, and silk. Women’s clothing was changing more often than men’s and different materials were used for each gender. Clothing was different for each social class; to say nothing of, types of clothing and materials also differed by gender. In the first place, cotton became a growing industry during the 1920’s; furthermore, cotton mills were used to spin or weave cotton. Cotton was used for

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    Victorian Era What it was like to be alive during the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era was a period of Queen Victoria’s reign. During the Victorian Era work, medicine, and education was different then in today’s date. This was because the working age was way lower, people were more susceptible to smaller diseases and education was not focused on as much as it is today. First of all, the Victorian Era’s education system was very different than the system we know and have grown accustomed

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    Adele Biography Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5, 1988 in North London, England. Her mother (Penny Adkins) gave birth to her when she was around 18. Adele’s father (Mark Evans) left her and her mother when she was 4. Adele started having a passion for music and started singing in her teen years. She was influenced by the Spice Girls and artists/groups such as Destiny’s child and Lauryn Hill. When Adele was about 14, she bought a whole collection of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald and

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    The Victorian Era experienced many changes of fashion. New inventions influenced these changes along with status changes and changes in people’s style. Clothing between men and women were very different and there were different clothes to be worn at different times throughout the day. The clothing that people choose depended majorly on their financial status for example, the wealthy didn’t have to worry about the time it took to make the clothing. Also they didn’t worry about keeping their clothing

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    England Research Paper England in the United Kingdom is a country I wish to visit for the culture, landscape, and traditions. When I first heard about England I was in my history class. I have not been to England myself, but I am going there this summer. I’ve met a couple of friends from England in Mr. Oldhams history class last year. I feel like this would be a great experience for people that have not visited an interesting place like England. The slowest way to travel to England from the United

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    Question 2 2.0 STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF THE CASE. As noted in the above section, the defendant was obliged to take reasonable care for the health and safety of its employees in the workplace. In this case, the City council as the employer to the claimant owed this absolute duty to Mrs Preston. This duty is bestowed upon the employer by the employment contract (Holt, 2010) between the claimant Mrs Preston and the defendant, Fentham Metropolitan District Council. It is evident that the defendant failed

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