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    1500 police * People not complying with laws * Led to organized crime * Those who wanted to drink‚ did * 81% opposed it my mid 20s * 3. New Woman * Womens movement- education for women * Support progressivism/reform (regarding social justice issues) * Supported prohibition Rural America oppose women in public sphere- breaks tradition of domestic life * 4. KKK * Dramatic rebirth 1915-1925 * More ppl to hate- black‚ catholics

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    classroom‚ I would make sure the older adults were closer to me to hear me speak.   I would make sure any handouts‚ homework‚ or textbooks have a decent sized font that they could read. Psychological I believe my philosophy of adult education is Progressivism. I think that John Dewey’s theory that that people are social animals who learn well through active interplay with others and that our learning increases when we are engaged in activities that have meaning for us is an important belief for adults

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    first incarnation of the short-lived Progressive Party of 1912. Became President at the age of 42 because President William McKinley was assassinated‚ he was known as the youngest president. He made attempts to turn the Republican Party towards Progressivism. He coined the phrase “Square Deal” which described his domestic agenda‚ which put emphasis on average citizens would be allotted fair share under his policies. His policies were known as “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Within the New

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    during the Progressive Era. In the early twentieth century‚ the publishing of a novel by Upton Sinclair containing the truth behind meat packing corporations changed American food industries to this day and revealed the nature and movement of Progressivism. The demand for meat inspection laws began with America’s involvement with the European export market. Since the European market was vital to America’s economy‚ it was the influence

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    The civil war brought a social welfare shift in societal opinions and policies as the Reconstruction era and the Freedmen’s Bureau emerged. Upon gaining freedom‚ former slaves faced troubling times getting work‚ housing and access to resources even as soldier’s due to their race. The Freedmen’s Bureau was established to deal with transient blacks and managing property that was confiscated or abandoned. The black codes practiced among southern states except for Tennessee limited black’s rights;

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    factories which were made to finance land reforms‚ the nationalization of forests‚ land reform‚ a plan to give workers a share of industrial profits and a national literacy campaign. Countries like Iran have secular reforms which help in showing progressivism and liberalism‚ and the U.S likes that because it would make the Shah more popular and also because the U.S “has a certain paranoia towards Islam.” America in many ways helped the Shah gain full control and power over his country‚ but it also

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    government should be used to ameliorate social problems by using governmental power to regulate industrial production and improve labor conditions. Sources: www.dlt.ncssm.edu/lmtm/docs/prog_newdeal/script.doc http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/progressivism/index.cfm http://www.fdrheritage.org/new_deal.htm http://newdeal.feri.org/ Information: * The Progressive Reformers created better conditions in factories and for safety regulations in all working environments. Also they improved schools

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    Asatru: A living history There are many pre-Christian religions‚ some more well know that others. Within these pages we will explore a lost tradition and its modern day revival. Thousands of years ago Northern Europe was dominated by a religion known today as Nordic Mythology. Many other names have also been associated with this religion such as Germanic Paganism and Odinism‚ however Nordic Mythology is a more encompassing term. Through the studies of this ancient religion a new practice called

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    Constructivism Group Annotated Bibliography 03/19/2013 EDU 202: Section 1001 \ Graffam‚ B. (2003). Constructivism and understanding: implementing the teaching for understanding framework. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education‚ 15(1)‚ 13-19. Graffam (2003) explains his technique for implementing constructivism into secondary education. His goal was to create a curriculum to challenge students beyond what they do in every class. He wanted the students to start cognitive thinking

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    20th century‚ although they were a part of the workings of that time the progressives lacked the political power to make any real changes in the state or federal government‚ the workplace was also a place that has been exaggerated to have more progressivism then it actually did. 4. The Knights of Labor and the Socialist Party of America did much to aid workers in a time where many did not have fair rights and privileges‚ they used many strategies and tactics to angle into the businesses and protect

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