The Gilded Age in the United States was an era of rapid growth in the late 19th century. The term was created by writer Mark Twain‚ which satirized an era of social problems masked by a thin gold gilding. The people who got us to this spot were not only the industrialist but the workers behind the scene. The reformers John Peter Altgeld and Florence Kelley worked to have the workers safe and sound. Altgeld was a leading figure of the Progressive movement‚ Altgeld signed workplace safety and child
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expected to follow after a marriage was arranged. Social status limited intimacy between men and women because intimacy and sexuality were only acceptable in the context of marriage‚ and one’s potential mates depended on familial approval and social standing‚ not on passion. Sexuality was seen as one’s natural impulse‚ and was acceptable if it occurred in the socially controlled context of marriage‚ and didn’t distract from religious or social duties. Sexuality and marriage hence served the bigger function
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Republic Act No. 1425‚ popularly known as the Rizal Law‚ directs all public and private schools‚ colleges‚ and universities to include in their curricula courses or subjects on the life‚ works‚ and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ particularly the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The Board of National Education is given the mandate to carry out and enforce the Rizal Law. It was approved on 12 June 1956. Senate bill 438 known as Rizal Bill which was first authored by Senator Claro M. Recto -
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said‚ "human character changed." This hyperbole contains a kernel of truth. Around the turn of the century a fundamental cultural transformation occurred within the educated strata of Western capitalist nations. In the United States as elsewhere‚ the bourgeois ethos had enjoined perpetual work‚ compulsive saving‚ civic responsibility‚ and a rigid morality of selfdenial. By the early twentieth century that outlook had begun to give way to a new set of values sanctioning periodic leisure‚ compulsive
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on which the urban class relied upon‚ the farmers were becoming the forgotten people of America. Because of the political‚ industrial‚ and economic challenges that the farmers were forced to face‚ American agriculture suffered during the late 19th century. Technologically‚ the United States was growing at a rapid rate. Advancements began to centralize industries and make life easier for the working class. Railroads were replacing canals and trails and soon‚ had spread across the entire nation
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different from what the country was used to. During the war‚ many pushed hard for a rise in industry‚ leading to an explosive industrial revolution far beyond what people had expected. America’s business and economy had boomed‚ and‚ as the new century approached‚ many had a new outlook on life. They were eager to escape the dull regiments of both the past Victorian era and the new urban lifestyle. This was easy for the upper and middle classes‚ both of which were growing due to the rapid increase
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Unit 8 Review Chapter 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age – 1869-1896 Theme: Even as post–Civil War America expanded and industrialized‚ political life in the Gilded Age was marked by ineptitude‚ stalemate‚ and corruption. Despite their similarity at the national level‚ the two parties competed fiercely for offices and spoils‚ while doling out “pork-barrel” benefits to veterans and other special interest groups. Theme: The serious issues of monetary and agrarian reform‚ labor‚ race
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Sexuality like all other aspects is an important aspect of life‚ though it has been neglected at broader level. It surfaced broadly in the late 19th century till then it was regarded as taboo. Sexuality gained so much importance in modern era as it emerged as phenomenon that helps to express a personality partially with respect to sexuality. In this modern era‚ sexuality classified peopleas per its own categories. Sexuality is shaped as per the social‚ religious and cultural structure of the society
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racism‚ and corruption. However‚ through scrutiny and investigation by “muckrakers” (journalists)‚ these problems became revealed in what was known as the Progressive Era. During this time‚ reformers worked towards fixing the underlying issues of 19th century society. One major problem of the time was corruption; votes were manipulated‚ money stolen‚ and monopolies established on political systems and governments. Many reformers focused on this topic‚ with different opinions and techniques‚ and two
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Theodore Gericault‚ The raft of the Medusa The raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault exemplifies political influence showcasing the struggle and crisis happening in France. The political climate of France in the 1820’s was tumultuous causing an eventuality of Gericault’s work of art. His work demonstrated romantic art in its consummation. (Willard WSJ) As a painter he wielded crucial influence on the ontogenesis of Romantic art in France. Géricault was a keen and an avid horse rider whose melodramatic
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