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    just as important as being well educated? I know I couldn’t‚ but this is how the Victorians in the Victorian Era lived. Everything they did and said‚ revolved around some sort of manners or etiquette. Etiquette is the code of polite behavior. Manners and etiquette had a major impact on making the Victorian Era a better society (Gaby). Why were manners and etiquette so important in the Victorian Era? In the Victorian Era men and women were judged based on their manners. If your manners were good‚

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    Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9‚ are apt at critiquing victorian society. Yet‚ the plays are somewhat thematically different. The critiques present in The Importance of Being Earnest focus on the victorian obsession with appearances‚ whereas those in Cloud 9 have a greater emphasis on colonialism and the repression of gender and sexuality. Both works are highly relevant to the society and time in which they were published. Hence‚ although both critique victorian society‚ Churchill also discusses modern society

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    Diseases and Treatments in the Victorian Era By: Will Kraemer September 28‚ 2011 Outline I- Introduction: the thoughts and ideas about diseases. II- Body: living conditions/ why they got sick 1. How the filth and grime led to diseases 2. Home-remedies 3. Death III- Body: Diseases 1. Cholera 2. Tuberculosis 3. Typhus IV- Body: Treatments and medical discoveries 1. Why they started caring about sanitation and hygiene 2. How they cured it before

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    Examine how Victorian writers portray the experience of childhood. Victorian writers often explore the idea of childhood‚ with themes of persecution‚ education and religion being commonly prevalent. Specifically‚ the negative aspects of childhood seem to be explored in a manner in which writers use hyperbolic and satirical means to express their critique. The persecution of children seems a recurring theme in Victorian literature at which writers show their dismay‚ focusing on the oppression of

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    The Industrial Revolution in Victorian England was a period of time in history when new inventions and technology changed the way people lived and worked. It impacted how they communicated‚ the way products were manufactured‚ and created new forms of cheaper and faster transportation. Innovations resulted in changes that were previously unheard of. The invention of the steam engine revolutionized the way people and things were transported. Manufacturers were able to ship their goods more quickly

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    During the Victorian Era‚ gender roles were of great significance in society. Men and women had specific duties and expectations due to the gender ideologies of the time. Victorian authors and poets like Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and contemporary author Jasper Fforde utilize characters in their works to portray gender roles of the Victorian Era. However‚ rather than reflecting the true gender roles‚ the characters defy them. The incorporation of gender roles in pieces of literature

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    The Victorian dress Why did the poor Victorians have to be so different from the rich Victorians? Money back then was a big divider. The poor had to work very hard if they wanted money‚ but the rich didn’t have to really do anything because they had a maid that did all their work. The rich victorians led a life full of leisure‚ which was reflected on their clothing. The poor victorians were drastically different. The poor victorians are so different because they have no money and they can’t really

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    For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges‚ such as education for the children.For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges‚ such as education for the children.For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges

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    The Victorian Era: Time for Change Under the throne of Queen Victoria‚ a new era arose. For much of the nineteenth century‚ Victorian’s were known to be “old fashioned‚ repressed‚ and prudish.” (Victorian England: An Introduction) During this time‚ however‚ industrial production boomed‚ altering the lives of all classes of citizens. This rapid transformation led the British society to go from confident to uncertainty and doubt regarding Britain’s place in the world. The nineteenth century revolved

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    Victorian Era In the Victorian Era‚ it was all about man and man only. The man was the bread winner‚ the man was the one who made decisions‚ and the man was in charge of basically everything. The female‚ however‚ was the considered angel of the household. She followed the rules and never left the house. She had to stay in the house and provide a comforting home by cooking food‚ cleaning‚ and taking care of the kids. The Victorian Era was described as women being in the outer circle and men being

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