It took a group of journalist called muckrakers‚ such as Jane Addams and Upton Sinclair‚ to bring attention to labor and living conditions and make a difference. President Theodore Roosevelt coined the name muckrakers‚ because they “raked the mud of society” by uncovering and reporting the nation’s issues. Jane Addams cofounded Hull-House‚ which attracted reformers that were committed to social service‚ challenged boss rule and the
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Greening Your Work and Your Commute Raising awareness and reducing your carbon footprint Did you know that by our everyday habits and choices‚ the average American puts out 22 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year? Experts studying the recent climate history of the earth agree now that global warming is occurring at a precipitous rate‚ and human activities are the dominant force driving the trend. Our smokestacks‚ tailpipes‚ and burning forests emit CO2 and other gasses that add to the planet’s
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hitched no matter how hopeless life was for you‚ since separate was an ignominiously. Back at that point‚ individuals spend more of their lives hitched than they do nowadays due to lower separate rates and prior ages at espousement. Individuals fair didn’t live alone. As it were 9.3% of homes had as it were a single inhabitant in 1950‚
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what it was like to live in London in the 1600 ’s? What did people learn? What kind of jobs did they do? I know you probably don ’t ever think about that‚ but maybe this presentation will leave you to walk away wondering: How could they live like that?!! Let ’s start with where we would be as children in London. The boys would be at a school getting a public education; the girls would be at home getting a private education from a tutor. Although a girl ’s education would usually include reading and
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Jane Addams at Hull house I. A Biographical Sketch A. Life a. Childhood b. Education c. As a Sociologist II. Her Legacy and Influences A. At Hull House a. Ideas of a settlement House b. Hull House was born c. Activities at Hull House B. The Chicago Women a. Social Amelioration b. Social Ethics and Social Claims c. Her sociological articles and publications Critiques References JANE ADDAMS: A Biographical Sketch Life Childhood Jane Addams
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Elizabeth Biddle‚ Matthew Conlin‚ Caroline Eliassen‚ and Samantha Minio Mr. Burrows Sociology September 13‚ 2012 Jane Addams Jane Addams of Cedarville‚ Illinois‚ is anything except ordinary. She was a member and founder of the Settlement House Movement. Along with her companion Ellen Starr‚ Addams founded the Hull House‚ which is located in Chicago. If that is not enough‚ she was also the first woman from America to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. You may wonder how this woman was able to
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A Longer Life In today’s society people are living longer‚ healthier lives as compared to the yester years. Now the average lifespan of the everyday American has risen almost 30 years since the 1920’s and continues to rise due to the built up immunities to old diseases‚ widespread education causing more doctors to be in the office‚ technological advances leading to the medical advances we are constantly using today and tomorrow‚ the media output of disease breakouts‚ and the personal knowledge
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the process of work and living have seen significant changes that influence our society. Let us imagine that we woke up to a work day in 1950’s and how different it would have been than our work life today. Obviously‚ there would not be technology enthralling our world everywhere around us and not to mention‚ cell phones without which‚ we cannot imagine our life. What has changed and why is the world so addicted to technology? Nowadays‚ we depend more on technological competence than anything else
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Lydia Hall’s theory of core‚ cure‚ and care theory can be easily integrated into practice. The core aspect of her theory describes the person that nursing care is directed towards and the individuals behavior due to their feelings and value system. The cure component is the attention given to patients by medical professions. These include interventions or actions that can be used to treat or cure the illness or disease that the individual may be suffering from. The last element‚ care‚ is about nurturing
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INTERNAL CONTROL CASES 1. Solution Smith’s Market a)‚ b) See diagrams on the following pages. c) Internal Control Weaknesses 1) Access to the cash drawers by sales clerks requires more accountability. Each drawer is accessed by various clerks throughout the day and cash may be withdrawn by any of them. 2) The internal cash register tape should be used as a control to determine how much cash (including checks‚ and credit card vouchers) should be in the register drawer. 3) The shift
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