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    The Temperance Movement

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    the United States has gone through various social and political movements; however‚ none compare to the movement in which our country—a country that was founded on freedom and choice—literally placed a restriction on the sell and consumption of alcohol. It is because of this that our group‚ consisting of Christie‚ Claire‚ and myself‚ chose to research the Temperance movement‚ while we each focus on a specific aspect of the movement that most interests us. While Claire focuses on the criminal aspect

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    Agrarian Reform

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    AGRARIAN REFORM (Concept‚ Aspects‚ Evolution of Philippine Agrarian Structure‚ Present Agrarian Problems) REYES‚ Antonette | NORIEGA‚ Stella | ALFONSO‚ Joyce Kristin AGRARIAN REFORM • refers to a broad program to improve not only the productivity‚ but also the income levels of the agrarian sector‚ to generate and expand employment‚ and reduce poverty in the countryside • human relations pertaining to land LAND REFORM • an integrated set of measures designed to eliminate obstacles to economic

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    Opium Wars 1856-1860

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    The Opium Wars of 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860 marked a new stage in China’s relationship with the West. The conflict erupted out of pre-existing tensions between the two global superpowers‚ China and Britain‚ as they grew increasingly important to each others’ economies through trade over the past century. Their interactions bred a serious imbalance and one-sided dependence; the British demand for Chinese goods‚ particularly tea‚ porcelain and silk‚ far outweighed the corresponding Chinese demand

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    Healthcare Reform

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    Welcome to the Healthcare Reform Occupational Therapy The effects that the Affordable Care has had on occupational therapy have been remarkable. The implementation of the government regulated healthcare plans has caused recognition for this growing field and the chance for patients to receive therapeutic care necessary for recovery of certain debilitating injuries. Unlike other healthcare professionals‚ occupational therapist have mostly benefited from the Obama Care Act being that the approach

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    Between 1840 and 1860‚ many technological improvements increased industrial productivity. Before this‚ earlier in the 1800s‚ there was an industrial revolution where steam-run textile mills were put to use in northern America. The North’s economy‚ focused around manufacturing and wheat‚ was recovering from the Panic of 1837. Investors had stopped putting all their money into agriculture and began to invest in factories‚ railroads‚ and development of new machines. Industries of America became

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    Immigration Reform

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    immigration restrictions applied to Mexican Immigrants for the first time. Nearly 30 years later in 1986‚ the immigration Reform and Control Act was‚ created which granted amnesty to immigrants that had lived in the United States before 1982. Nevertheless‚ this later act made it a crime for employers to hire undocumented immigrant workers. In order to create a successful Immigration Reform Policy‚ the government has to consider several socioeconomic areas including border control‚ worker programs‚ education

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    Life for the American woman in the 19th century was full of conflicts and struggles. Women suffered from a lot of discrimination‚ and were not allowed to vote‚ attend universities‚ speak in public‚ or own property‚ and were essentially forced to fight for their place within society. Regardless of these difficulties‚ women gathered strength in numbers and succeeded in establishing permanent social changes. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton began to work together on women’s rights and one

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    Immigration Reform

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    IMMIGRATION REFORM The United States has over an estimated one million immigrants‚ both legal and illegal‚ entering the country each year. The total number of illegal immigrants is said to be close to 11 million. A few issues which arise from this are the strain imposed on funding for welfare‚ employment‚ education system‚ and healthcare. So what can be done about this? According to a recent Gallup survey‚ two-thirds of the American population is in favor of certain measures regarding immigration

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    Judicial Reforms

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    as very corrupt. Serious issues have been raised by the media and general public and that reform in the judiciary are necessary if at all the country is to be revived to previous times. JUDICIAL REFORMS Judicial reforms are the complete or partial political reform of a country or a country’s judiciary. These reforms are often done as a part of wider reforms of the country’s political system. Judicial reform usually aims to improve such things as law courts‚ advocacy (bar)‚ executor process‚ inquest

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    Social Reforms

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    History 203 Social Reforms The period between 1890 and 1920 was a battlefield for social reforms. Each group was convinced that their ideology was correct and tried to infuse the public with their doctrine. Whether it be the Populists‚ the Progressives‚ or even the socialists‚ each party had great orators to promote their cause. Each citizen sided with the party that he believed would benefit him and his country the most. In the early 1890’s the Populist movement began in Texas. Farmers

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