The story ( The Wonder World of OZ ) written by Frank Baum is filled with symbolism. Symbolism a style of writing using symbols and indirect suggestion to express ideas‚ emotions‚ people etc. The story gives a lot of symbols relating to the gilded age in American history which took place from 1880 1900. The main symbols are: Dorothy‚ the Land of Oz‚ lion‚ Emerald City‚ flying monkeys. <br> <br>The first person the story talks about in the story is Dorothy. She’s a girl that comes form Kansas and
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allowed industry and big business to emerge and define an age referred to as the Gilded Age. Although the wealth of the businesses of the time cast an outward appearance of goodness and prosperity on the United States‚ in reality‚ big business was responsible for increasing social stratification as new depths of poverty and heights of affluence were defined. Although some Americans saw the growth of big business and industry of the Gilded Age in a positive light‚ most Americans approached the changes
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these meat factories such as‚ blood everywhere on the floor and the stench of dead animals. The factories were an unsafe place for children filled with machines everywhere. Children and even adults get hurt every day. The gilded age has its own era in time. “The gilded age is a time between the Civil War and World War 1 during which the U.S. population and economy grew quickly.” The gilded age was about around the time of 1873. The American Dream was to become rich
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To contextualize‚ during this time period the Gilded Age was taking place. This was where on the surface‚ things looked good‚ but really they weren’t. The Great Chicago Fire was something that tremendously impacted everything in its path including people‚ infrastructure‚ and nature. Due to the Great Chicago Fire devastating Chicago and the surrounding areas‚ it left the city in a large amount of debt‚ thousands of people homeless‚ and massive destruction to the city. The Great Chicago Fire devastated
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and Republican Separation The political battles during the Gilded Age (1869-1889) were not fought with weapons and lives as was the Civil War directly before them‚ but with pamphlets‚ verbal accusations and national ideals. However‚ were the two most prominent foes vying due to differing economic policies‚ or were they similar parties that based their separation on national origin‚ geography‚ history‚ and emotion? The basic economic reforms were‚ in fact‚ similar‚ yet the varying ideologies and
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The Crusades were a Christian army fighting against the Muslims to gain the “Holy Land” (Jerusalem). The Crusades were referred as “Histories most successful failures “‚ because they were able to conquer Jerusalem (holy land) but weren’t able to keep it because the Muslims took their land right back. I agree that the Crusades were failures more than successors because of the fact that they failed to keep the “holy land” from the Muslims: when they spent so much time and effort trying to conquer it
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The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era were 50 years in which a large wealth gap between the rich and poor increased dramatically and needed a solution‚ similar to our nation’s situation today. Big corporations in major cities were able to take advantage of a surplus of those in the working class and technological advancements‚ leading to a select few holding the majority of fortune. There were many resolutions to this gap in wealth coming from powerful people‚ like Andrew Carnegie‚ William Sumner
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Name Teacher AP US History September 20‚ 2012 President Richard M. Nixon’s administration had to face many international and domestic challenges in the United States between 1968 and 1974‚ some positive and some negative. His achievements in expanding peaceful relationships with both China and the Soviet Union are contrastingly different with his continuation of the Vietnam War. In the end‚ Nixon’s scandals and abuse of presidential power caught up to him‚ and his administration did much to
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Starting in the 1870s lasting until the 1920s the United States experienced‚ The Gilded Age. This time period brought about many new advancements for millions of Americans nationwide. From the first spark of electricity in a home‚ to the modifications that made the assembly line what it is today. The men who ignited these advancements‚ made them accessible for the average American. These men founded universities and started car companies. Others are named after banks and historic landmarks. People
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Albert Parsons letter allows historian the opportunity examine the struggle between laborers and big business owners during the Gilded Age specifically in Chicago. During this this time Chicago had the largest and most vibrant labor movement that brought together native-born and immigrant workers. Parsons was head of the Chicago Knights of Labor a group that fought to unify the common laborer and skilled craftsmen. They would hold demonstrations for various reasons one being regulated 8-hour work
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