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Name Tutor Course Date Classism in England during the Victorian Era During the Victorian times, the English society was structured into various classes. There were three classes in this society; the nobility upper class, the middle class and the working class (Lott 650). The upper class was made up by the nobles, Aristocrats, dukes and other families that worked in the Victorian courts (Lott 650). Individuals in this class occupied powerful positions that granted them authority and better living conditions (Lott 650). The class was royal by inheritance. Next in social ranking was the middle class. The Victorian period was very flourishing for the members of this social class (Lott 650). At the...

Hard Times Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Hard Times Victorian era refers to the period described as the hard times particularly for underage children. In his text, Dickens explained several ways in which children being exploitation occurred. During this era, factories and mines employed children as the chimney sweeps. Moreover, the children had a role of helping during the family budget making and scheduled to work on activities that took between 14 to 18 hours to complete. The jobs were poorly paid and carried out in a dangerous environment. Besides working as chimney sweeps the children were delegate duties such as crossing sweepers, selling products such as matches and flowers,...

Name Professor Subject Date Ivory Trade Ivory trade has been cited as the most significant threat to the survival of elephants in Africa. Trading of ivory intensified in the 19th century resulting in a rapid decrease in the number of elephants. As a result, several countries introduced protective measures that allowed a critical recovery in the 20th century. Unfortunately, in the 1960s, national parks and game reserves were exposed to massive tourism thereby giving poachers a golden opportunity to tame the elephants and subsequently, ivory trade surged again. Lemieux and Clerke (451) suggest that of the 1.3 million elephants estimated to be in Africa in 1942, only 600,000 were remaining in...