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    The United States had a Reconstruction Era after the Civil War. This was needed for the rebuilding of the United States. An exact date that this started would be 1865. The Reconstruction of America changed civilians in numberless ways. Different challenges arose as concepts for this plan came to mind. The North and the South battled over new ways of life they had to live to adapt to the Reconstruction plan. Republicans became stronger and freed people tried to reshape their lives as much as they

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    South: Who Killed Reconstruction? Harper’s Weekly September 1‚ 1868 Harper’s Weekly September 1‚ 1868 “Is This a Republican Form of Government? Is This Protecting Life‚ Liberty‚ or Property?” “Is This a Republican Form of Government? Is This Protecting Life‚ Liberty‚ or Property?” Overview: The twelve years after the Civil War proved to be a difficult time for America. Called Reconstruction by historians‚ this era saw an increase of freedom for former slaves. However‚ there was

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    1930s. By their very nature‚ a civil war is intended to bring forth change‚ change that was unachievable without fighting and bloodshed‚ the American Civil War was no different. Due to the complex nature of the social changes that would occur following the war‚ planning for an era of reconstruction initiated prior to the war concluding. This Era of Reconstruction‚ as it would become know‚ lasted until 1877. During the Era of Reconstruction and through the end of World War I‚ the United States experienced

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    America’s former childhood Sweetheart Needs Help Whether you know her from legendary “The Amanda Show”‚ “What a Girl Wants” or “She’s the Man”‚ you know Amanda Bynes is no ordinary actress. Her spunky‚ witty personality and striking good looks made America fall in love with her the minute she made her appearance on Nickelodeon. Recently‚ however‚ headlines have been raving about Amanda and her problems with drugs‚ alcohol‚ poor driving and possible mental illness. Maybe the former child star

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    Growing Pains” Reconstruction and Industrialization 1865-1900 Four years after the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter the Civil War ended with the Union’s Victory over the Confederacy. Though the war was over‚ there were still many problems that needed to be resolved in order to reunite the states as a nation. The time period in which steps were taken to rebuild the nation is known as reconstruction. Reconstruction lasted from 1865 until 1877. The influence of reconstruction can be seen in

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    hoping to rebuild the war-torn South is known as the Reconstruction Era. There were many policies implemented during this time with the intentions of helping freed slaves. Initially Reconstruction looked good for blacks‚ as they were finally freed from slavery and the passing of the Thirteenth‚ Fourteenth‚ and Fifteenth Amendments were passed. These were aimed at helping to give blacks equal protection. However‚ black Americans’ struggle to gain equality was far from over‚ making this a very controversial

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    The Reconstruction era was put into effect by Congress in 1866 and lasted until 1877. Reconstruction was aimed at reorganizing the Southern states after the Civil War. The reconstruction plan granted the means for readmitting the southern states into the Union‚ and tried to come up with the methods by which whites and blacks could live together in a non-slave society. America’s position as a country was established on principles of freedom but those beliefs were weakened by slavery. At the end

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    Promote equality and Inclusion in health and social. Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion. Diversity Diversity is the difference between individuals and groups. This can be the differences in culture‚ nationality‚ ethnic origin‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ age‚ social class or abilities. Equality Equality is the promotion of individual’s rights; it is giving the individual choice and opportunity. It is giving the individual respect and treating them fair. As a health

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    Equality means that we should all have equal access and equal opportunities to learn and be successful regardless of gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and ability. Diversity refers to the fact that we are all different. Some of us are male‚ some female‚ some tall‚ some short‚ some dark skinned‚ some light skinned. We come from different cultural backgrounds‚ different faiths‚ and different family groupings. And we have different learning styles‚ different personalities‚ etc. Because we are all different‚

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    been a failure as far as the peace and security of the world is concerned but there can hardly be any doubt that it has played a critical role in promoting global social and economic cooperation. The Economic and Social Council under the chapter IX and X of the UN charter has proved to be of immense value. It coordinates and provides a genera attraction to the specialized agencies of the UN. The areas of its services include a number of extremely important factors related to the global social and economic

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