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    such as technological advancement‚ more efficient manufacturing‚ modernizing transportation‚ and of course‚ making money. America was‚ on the surface‚ improving greatly; underneath however‚ there were many problems including corrupt businesses and a growing lower class stricken by poverty. In 1900 to 1920 the Progressive Reform Movement swept the nation; progressive reformers rallied for equal treatment and better working conditions; the federal government adopted regulations that attempted to satisfy

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    Under-employment Under-employment is a major problem of the human species. In much of the world‚ people are idle who need meaningful work. Under-employment has three components: • Not employed - desires employment • Employed part time - desires full time employment • Employment in non-essential efforts Q. What is the cause of this problem? A. Under-employment is caused by technology. People are no longer able to provide for themselves due to increased population‚ scarcity of natural

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    Problem Solving Paper Joseph Gibbons PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking January 16‚ 2014 Valvis Tinsley Problem Solving Paper There are many steps in solving any problem at hand. People think that it is an easy process‚ unfortunately it’s not. A process was created in aiding in overcoming obstacles that may arise whenever an individual has to solve a problem. Solving any problem requires creativity in finding exactly what the challenge is in order to find a remedy

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    struggle was very much apparent‚ much reform pushed the federal government to be a strong central government that was able to take on its responsibilities and uphold the law. Compared to its earlier days‚ the federal government in 1932 is much greater in its power and has a greater presence in the lives of American citizens. However in order to see how the federal government has grown and come into the role of sustaining its power and control over the United States‚ it is important

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    Women fought a lot to gain full equality during the Progressive era. The perfection of the American Revolution increased women’s suppositions‚ encourage some of the first straight forward requirements for impartiality and observed the formation of female institutions to enhance women’s education. According to http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=11(by the early 19th century‚ American women had the highest female literacy rate in the world). The American government’s expanded suffrage to

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    long been rooted in American society‚ beginning with early political strife between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists engaged in heated constitutional debates and the first official parties with the Democratic-Republicans and Federalists‚ where the contentious issue of government authority divided the two sides. When it was first established‚ these parties represented specific views of people. The Federalists long believed in a strong central government and a society favoring the wealthy‚ and the

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    Community Problem-Solving CJA/454 Community Problem-Solving One specific problem that is ongoing in my community is the recurrence of domestic violence. There are many women that have tried to receive help through certain programs just to find them re-entering into the same situation they are trying hard to get out of. There are a lot of programs offered to help but are just educational and they have no real world applications when really dealing with their specific situations or daily life

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    The Progressive Era - Liberal or Conservative During the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ presumably around the 1890’s‚ it became known as the Progressive Era‚ a time of change‚ reform‚ and adaptation. As Vernon L. Parrignton put it‚ it was a "democratic renaissance" (Vernon L. Parrington in The Progressive Movement: Liberal or Conservative). So what was Progressivism? Well‚ its main goals were to curb corporate power‚ to end business monopolies‚ and to wipe out political corruption. They

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    Progressive Era: Working Class Workers during the gilded age were marginalized by their working conditions‚ low income‚ and limited working hours. To overcome the marginalization for the working class‚ they created labor movements and went on strikes. Although the workers had created many strikes and labor unions‚ they were at the least successful. Workers were marginalized by the poor working conditions they had. A lot of the time the workers feared going

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    that included a mix of different people and groups had developed. This time is known as the Progressive movement or era‚ and the people are known as progressives. These people were culturally different‚ but they had the same desires. These desires were to change the way life was in the industrial movement and make political changes and social improvements by doing so with government enactment. Most progressives were middle-class men and women who lived in cities. Among these men and women‚ there were

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