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    A Short Summary of "Shall We Tell the President" by James Archer.       The novel starts with the inauguration ceremony of Florentyna Kane‚ the forty third presidents of America and also the first women. She defeated Ralph Brooks in the election. Her husband was Richard Winchester and she had two children William and Annabel. In her first speech she talks about the ‘Gun control bill’ and declared the war against the disease‚ discrimination and poverty. March 3 Thursday Evening: Nick Stames‚ the

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    Progressive Presidents The three progressive presidents were Theodore Roosevelt‚ Howard Taft‚ and Woodrow Wilson. They all had progressive qualities and supported many legislative measures to help the people. Roosevelt supported the progressive movement and started the change in the White House. Roosevelt sponsored the Sherman Antitrust Act‚ which outlawed trusts‚ monopolies or cartels‚ to increase economic competitiveness. He was also known for his contributions in protecting the wilderness. He

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    executive branch and government as a whole. The Progressive and New Deal programs provided a structure for the reformers to implement these changes. Formative ambition was still a major part of government in both the Progressive and New Deal periods. It was also evident in the pre-progressive industrial era‚ when the sole mission of organizations like the Knights of Labor was to create a cooperative community of virtuous citizens. Progressives attempted to foster a similar community spirit with

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    Evaluation of a president Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28‚ 1856 in Staunton‚ Virginia‚ was the third of four children to grow up in a Presbyterian minister family. In 1873 Wilson was admitted to Davidson college With the desire of preparing himself for the ministry‚ Woodrow Wilson enrolled at the college of New Jersey in 1875‚ where the desire of the ministry came to an end once he discovered his interest in History‚ he entered the law University of Virginia in 1879 but his ill

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    Progressive Era was a turning point for the United States. It was a period of time were people were trying to fix the problems that were created before but not all were fixed. Many U.S citizens and the government work together so that they could improve the country and make step forward even with a few steps back. Roosevelt‚ was known as a progressive president during this era and had many accomplishments from limiting or stopping trusts to giving people the right to a direct vote and it was called

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    The Progressive Movement The progressive movement is the first reform movement of the 20th century rooted in an effort to regulate and control big business‚ and it offered social justice and economic opportunity for all (Carnes and Garraty 2012). The makeup of the group included those who felt separated from the Republican Party. The group included farmers‚ factory workers‚ women‚ minorities‚ the immigrant working class‚ and the middle-class consumers. The Republican Party had adopted an economic

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    the reformers of the Progressive Era and the Federal Government were effective bringing about reform dealing with reforms to improve the social disgrace of the working conditions‚ the enthusiasm to be a nation of self-governed people‚ and the individual interests of presidents despite limitations in the rulings of court cases‚ the application of reforms reached‚ and the varying effectiveness of presidents. Reformers looking to improve the working conditions of the progressive Era made significant

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    The Ideal President We as humans tend to look for a leader to guide us. This leader has been present since the beginnings of time in the form of a dominating male. Times change and we no longer look for a dominating male‚ but for someone that can help us meet our needs and necessities. We no longer look at physical strength or dexterity to choose our leader; we look at their values and mental capacity. We look for a leader that has integrity‚ intelligence‚ morality‚ courage‚ competence‚ conviction

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    3. Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Which do you think was a more effective president? Why? In foreign affairs‚ the "white man’s burden" helped to justify Roosevelt’s "New Imperialism" in foreign policy. Uncivilized nations would gain eventual independence once they had conformed to the American model of government and democracy. Roosevelt’s corollary to the Monroe Doctrine set up the U.S. as policeman in the western hemisphere. Under TR‚ the

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    “The Progressive movement‚ 1901 to 1917‚ was ultimately the triumph of conservatism rather than a victory for liberalism.” To understand this quote more we have to dissect into exactly what is the Progressive movement? As well as what is conservatism to liberalism? During The Gilded Age we see the rise of what is now known as the progressive movement. The Knights of Labor for example helped unite workers and was a starting point of progressivism. People came to understand that our founding fathers

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