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    Progressive Case Study

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    Progressive Case Study Progressive Auto Insurance company is among many other competing firms in the industry. Some of the others include State Farm‚ Allstate‚ and GEICO. They are currently the third biggest private auto insurance industry. From the time they came into existence they have strived for being the most innovative company in the market and shared the values of “fair‚ fast‚ best.” Beginning in 1957 Progressive mainly dealt with standard drivers but soon after they developed a strategy

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    Progressive Hall of Fame

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    “The Georgia Progressive Hall of Fame” There are many reasons why Woodrow Wilson‚ Oliver Wendell Holmes‚ Jr.‚ and Henry Grady should become nominated to be charter members of the Progressive Hall of Fame. A Progressive is a person who favors a wide range of reforms including economic‚ social‚ political and moral. All of these gentleman have incorporated honor and justice into the tasks they have completed throughout there lives‚ each resembling the advancement and reorganization of the

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    Standard Progressive Matrices Introduction: The Standard Progressive Matrices test was constructed to measure the eductive component of ‘g’ as defined in Spearman’s theory of cognitive ability. The SPM was developed for use in homes‚ schools and workplacesas well as in laboratories. Thus it had to be short in nature‚ attractive‚ robust and valid. The test is made up of five sets or series of diagrammatic puzzles. They are multiple choice intelligence tests of abstract reasoning

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    changing world‚ progress must be made to socially accommodate this change. For any Progressive change to be made‚ someone must fight back against something wrong‚ or another words‚ be disobedient. As the Irish author Oscar Wilde one stated “it is through disobedience that progressive change has been made” and this natural human trait of disobedience is a catalyst for Progressive change. This disobedience to reach progressive change can be seen throughout history. People like Rosa Parks stood up for a cause

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    Reconstruction Era

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    The era between 1865 and 1877 is known as the Reconstruction Era. During the civil war the southern economy was destroyed. Plantations‚ crops‚ houses and railroads were ruined. They were ruined because the slaves were forced to work. The north consists of factories while the south consists of farming. The North and the South wanted to be their own part of land because they didn’t agree with each other. The South was most responsible for the shape of the New South due to social‚ economic‚ political

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    Prohibition In The 1920s

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    The alcohol prohibition in 1920 was a government effort to stop the manufacturing‚ distribution‚ and consumption of alcohol. To say the least‚ the prohibition only made matters worse causing the consumption of alcohol to increase significantly. The addictive properties of alcohol forced citizens into find alternate and dangerous routes to getting their fix. After the defeat of prohibition‚ one would believe the government would learn from their mistakes. However‚ the 1950’s proved differently when

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    The Reconstruction Era

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    The Reconstruction Era of the United States of America refers to a time of postbellum efforts to restructure the political‚ legal‚ and economic systems in the states that had seceded from the Union during the American Civil War. This period began when the Civil War ended in 1865 and continued for twelve years until its deterioration in 1877. A crucial period in the nation’s history‚ this reconstructive phase marked the first time the laws and Constitution were rewritten to guarantee African-Americans

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    While the Progressives might have failed as a political party‚ the values they supported‚ as well as‚ the efforts they made still survives and even thrive today. In fact‚ the progressive movement left a significant print on the American history by their support to restore the democratic nature of the government. Likewise‚ making sure the government was working for the people‚ not visa verse. One of the few accomplishments the Progressivism left was direct election of senators. This helped the common

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    Food Legislation 1920

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    Food legislation in 1920 was less effective than food legislation now but‚ due to the reduced number of food involved issues in 1920‚ the health of food then was better then food now. In 1920 all food legislation was leftover from the Pure food and Drug act of 1906 which was involved in the meatpacking industry to prevent the mislabeling and adulteration of food‚ within state borders. (FDA‚ 1906) Legislation now covers almost all important issues involving food and public health with the exception

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    tendency to progress. Some of the progressives think that any progress requires reforms in the social‚ economic as well as the political aspects (Murrin et al.). The basic ideals of progressivism‚ the philosophies and ideologies

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