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    Progressive Movement

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    Progressive Movement The Progressive Era began as a social movement but had grown into a political and labor movement as well in the United States‚ from the 1890s to the 1920s. Their roots went as far back as to the Green Labor party and Populist. Although they were made up of different groups‚ the Progressives had one common goal: remove all corruption in the government by using the government itself. They sought to regain the power to the hands of the people from those of interest. Through hard

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    The Progressive Movement

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    During the Progressive Era from 1890 to 1920‚ Progressives (people in support of the movement) made the most significant reforms in the political area. Before changes were made in politics‚ the government was not believed to be strong enough in order to solve the problems including poverty‚ unfair working conditions‚ corruption in the economy‚ etc. So‚ the Progressive Movement was based on the idea of making the government stronger and more active in the solving of issues in society. Many progressives

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    The LGBT Movement

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    The LGBT Movement America has always been known as the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave”. Unfortunately‚ our country has not let everyone be the “free”‚ authentic self that they deserve to be. Unlike race‚ religion‚ gender and age‚ sexual orientation is not a characteristic under civil rights laws. Homosexuals have faced relentless hostility and discrimination for centuries and have been on an uphill battle for equality. It wasn’t until the Stonewall Inn Riots in 1969 that a political

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    Elder‚ J. L.‚ & MacGregor‚ J. (2008‚ December). The Sustainability Movement in Higher Education: An Overview. Retrieved November 16‚ 2016‚ from http://mobilizingstem.wceruw.org/documents/The sustainability Movement and Appendices.pdf James L. Elder is the director for the Campaign for Environmental Literacy. He is the author of A Field Guide to Environmental Literacy: Making Strategic Investments in Environmental Education. Jean MacGregor is the Senior Scholar at the Washington Center for Improving

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    Peace Movement

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    Diana Martinez Dr. M. C. J. Miller World History II 03/27/2013 The Peace Movement in the 1920’s Peace movement can be defined as “an international [social] movement against war and militarism‚ whose members are willing to fight for a stable and indestructible peace‚ regardless of the differences in their nationality‚ political and religious beliefs (KRYLOV).” The United States in particular has experienced many movements of these kinds in recent years‚ but the 1920’s was an era where the nation

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    Abolitionist Movement

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    America’s society today would be vastly different without the influence of African Americans in the past. The abolitionist movement was not in vain‚ for it has changed the hearts and minds of almost every individual alive today. The economy of the South was richly built upon the backs of slaves‚ and slaveowners quickly rose to power. The development of slavery can be looked at as a process‚ and one that took a firm hold. Social Darwinism fueled the slave trade through its duration and increased white

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    Abolition Movement

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    The Abolition Movement One of the most important events that took place in the world was the Abolition Movement that started in the early 1800s. This event is the first to start with getting rid of slavery. This was the era where slavery was very powerful. At this point there were many different opinions about slavery but some thought they should abolish slavery. The Abolition Movement started until William Lloyd Garrison started his crusades. “In December 1833‚ the three most active

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    Varkari Movement

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    Varkari Movement • Varkari (Marathi: वारकरी) is a religious movement (sampraday) within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism. It is geographically associated with the Indian states of Maharashtra and northernKarnataka. • In the Marathi language of Maharashtra‚ vari (वारी) means ’pilgrimage’ and a pilgrim is called a varkari. Every year‚ Varkari walk hundreds of miles to the holy town of Pandharpur‚ gathering there on ekadashi (the 11th day) of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Aashaadha

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    Culture

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    CULTURE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO SOCIOLOGY STUDENT ID: 2057434 DATE: 3/12/2012 Culture is the way of life of a certain group of people. It simply describes what different groups of people believe‚ think and the values of life unto which the strongly hold on. It consists of the beliefs‚ behaviours‚ objects‚ and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society. Culture includes many societal elements apart from the above mentioned‚ they are: language‚ values‚ customs

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    The Hippotherapy Movement

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    • While riding‚ hip movements allow the organs in that area to settle and therefore make it less challenging for the child to lower their diaphragm. Therefore‚ the amount of air the child breathes in is increased and their shoulders relax‚ which assists in abdominal breathing‚ a condition that is required for good vocal quality. • Provides a therapeutic environment that is focused on improving functional goals by incorporating equine movement‚ which can be adjusted to the needs of the child. •

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