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    Although the Progressive movement is usually seen as a great achievement in the history of American development‚ some feel that the Progressives failed to comply with the standards of equality and justice they had set out to create. The Progressive movement was instigated as a reaction to the political and corporate abuses created by the Industrial Revolution‚. Religious groups‚ members of the press‚ and radical political groups had all been hungering for reform‚ with solutions ranging from subtle

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    The Gilded Age The Gilded Age was an era in America that took place between 1865 and 1900. It was a time marked by substantial growth in population and decadence in the United States. It was an era defined by its increased competition‚ greed‚ political corruption‚ and excessive displays of wealth and gross materialism by the rich and wealthy. This gross materialism did not go unnoticed. Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner published a novel called the Gilded Age (providing the era with its most

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    ACC 509 Case 5-2 Response Justin Tammany Grennell Farm Income Statement (Sales/Delivery Method) ------------------------------------------------- Year Ending December 31‚ 2009 Sales Revenue $522‚000 Less Expenses Cost of Sales 92‚340 Wages 72‚500 Insurance 4‚500 Taxes 32‚500 Depreciation 28‚500 Other 45‚000 Total Expenses 275‚340 ------------------------------------------------- Net Income $246‚660 Grennell Farm Balance

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    The American Industrial Revolutions begins a new era for the United States. New assembling was about improving individuals’ lives. Merchandise moved from places to places and items being created by hand‚ in factories. The American industrialists managing this development were prepared to take risk in order to make their organizations triumphant. There will be Political Machines‚ child labor‚ working condition and food safety added to the development of worker’s parties. American people were outraged

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    The Progressive Era The Progressive Era had a profound effect on the development of America. During the Gilded Age the government adopted a “hands off” approach which resulted in widespread corruption throughout America. Progressive reforms began to make headway when these issues became uncontrollable. The federal government began to search for a way to mend the complex issues of the day through reforms and amendments‚ while the state level sought its own solutions. This movement enacted many

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    Middle Class moved to edges of cities and along railroads‚ outlying suburban communities. Political machines: bribed immigrants with jobs/shelters to get votes (Boss Tweed) trying to keep main political power; they alleviated a few problems. Tammany Hall Tweed did things gov’t couldn’t do in order to get people to vote him back‚ even though he charged far more than needed. (Central Park) Corruption=Political machines YMCA: Young Mens’ Christian Association‚ gave young men shelter and food

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    Following Reconstruction in the war torn South‚ and the Sioux Wars in the West‚ America was enjoying an industrialization period unlike any other. Nearly gone was the frontier‚ industries coming in‚ with men gaining unheard of wealth‚ and having leverage in many affairs. With the Robber Barons in control over the nation’s economy‚ and men like Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller‚ what occurred is that corruption and graft greatly influenced American industry and business between 1860 to 1900. However

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    Oscar Wilde THE CANTERVILLE GHOST "The Canterville Ghost" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde‚ widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde’s stories to be published‚ appearing in the magazine The Court and Society Review in February 1887. It was later included in a collection of short stories entitled Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories in 1891. u üSetting The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English country house‚ Canterville Chase‚

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    Many of the laws and regulations set around the workplace were governed not primarily by the US government‚ but more by the political machines that controlled the popular vote. Machines like Tammany Hall allowed for the public to be manipulated and therefore getting their candidates elected‚ giving them the power to control the government from the inside. The Triangle Fire gave a valid excuse for many to reform the machines that led to the many

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