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    During the Progressive Movement‚ alcoholism became a major issue. Many people‚ especially Christians believed alcohol was damaging to families‚ resulted in physical abuse‚ poor health‚ and increased poverty. In the 1820s‚ a Temperance Movement was started to encourage Americans to reduce the amount of alcohol that was being consumed. The Second Great Awakening is one cause for the movement. It focused mainly on Christians‚ they wanted our jobs‚ education‚ and family to reflect in good morals. The

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    Khilafat Movement

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    The Khilafat movement (1919-1924) was a pan-Islamic‚ political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I. The position of Caliph after the Armistice of Mudros of October 1918 with the military occupation of Istanbul and Treaty of Versailles (1919) fell into a disambiguation along with the Ottoman Empire’s existence. The movement gained force after the Treaty of Sèvres (August 1920) which

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    Dr.Ambedkar Social Reform

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    Dr. Ambedkar on Social Reform – May 20‚ 2011Posted in: Caste System/Human Rights‚ Social Reform in India Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ([bʱiːmraːw raːmdʑiː aːmbeːɽkər]; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956)‚ popularly also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India‚ inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement. He was also the chief

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    Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Medical malpractice lawsuits are startlingly common and result from a number of reasons. Doctors and medical specialists can make medical errors‚ missed diagnoses‚ drug errors and miss test results (Lovenberg‚ 2015). Doctors can also make surgical errors and anaesthesia mistakes (Lovenberg‚ 2015). Unfortunately‚ all of these failures can result in serious injury and often death. Malpractice tort law is a Constitutional right and provides a means for individuals

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    Social Security Reform

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    Social Security Reform: Jeopardizing the Safety Net It is not difficult to understand why Social Security is our country’s most popular government program. Prior to its inception in the 1930’s‚ more than half the nation’s elderly lived in poverty. The program was designed as a social (old-age) insurance plan which provides a guaranteed income to retired and disabled workers whose loss of wages promises an uncertain economic future. I emphasize the word guaranteed‚ as this is the issue in contention

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    Challenges in Pension Reform

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    CHALLENGES IN PENSION REFORM A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NOVEMBER 2012 By James Michael Sandburg Capstone Project Faculty Advisor Gary Geiler CAPSTONE PROJECT APPROVAL FORM I certify that I have read the Project of James Michael Sandburg entitled Challenges in Pension Reform‚ and that‚ in my opinion‚ it is satisfactory in scope and quality for

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    As Prohibition commenced in 1920‚ progressives envisioned an age of moral and social reform. As early as 1916‚ some 26 out of 48 states were already dry‚ and once the United States entered the first world war‚ Prohibition became identified with patriotism. This was the peak of progressive reform: to a generation of Protestant reformers‚ using the power of the state to regulate the anarchy of the industrial city and improve the lot of ordinary workers seemed only natural and reasonable. By December

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    The Niagara Movement

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    Ascendency and Decline of The Niagara Movement Monday December 5‚ 2011 Dr. Wilson Fallin December 2‚ 2011 African American History 473 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois and the Ascendency and Decline of the Niagara Movement At the turn of the twentieth century‚ African Americans were in search of political‚ social

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    social reform because once she married her sole occupation would become her husband’s household. Additional in England Dorothy met and befriended Dr. Tuke an advocated for the reform of the mentally insane. Tuke introduced Dorothea to the unjust world of the mentally ill‚ acting as a catalyst for the most extensive Asylum reform in America.

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    History of Agrarian Reform

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    2.a.7. Inquilinato 3. EARLY ATTEMPTS AT AGRARIRAN REFORM IN THE PHILIPPINES 3.a.June 12‚ 1898 Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo-Independence-Republican government 3.a.1. Confiscation of Friar Lands 3.b.December 10‚ 1898 – Treaty of Paris The Philippines was ceded by Spain to U.S. U.S. guarantee to respect and safeguard the private lands owned by Spaniards 3.c. Americans instituted the following reforms: 3.c.1. Philippine Bill of 1902

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