History 131: U.S. History since 1877 Quinney Spring 2010 PROMPT FOR ESSAY #1 Based on your reading of The American Promise and James Marten‚ Childhood and Child Welfare in the Progressive Era‚ answer the following essay prompt. Your essay should be a minimum of 1000 words and a maximum of 1500 words. Be sure to make specific reference to and cite specific examples from your reading as evidence to support your answer. 1. Define the Progressive movement in your own words.
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The Victorian Era: A Prison for a Woman’s Individuality As Victorian writer‚ George Meredith once dictated: “Each one of an affectionate couple may be willing‚ as we say‚ to die for the other‚ yet unwilling to utter the agreeable word at the right moment.” In the novella The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ the main character Edna Montpellier is a Victorian woman awakened from a stagnant life of a typical turn-of-the-century marriage. She looks for a life outside of her family that she desires to branch
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During the Elizabethan times the way they cooked‚ served‚ and handled their food was very different from ours. They didn’t have as many cooking tools but the did have much simpler ones to use when necessary. If you saw someone cooking the way they did during their time you would tend to find it a little strange but quite delicious for upper class. Usually during their time they would use:“spit roasting‚ baking‚ boiling‚ smoking‚ salting or thru frying”(www.http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com)
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Life Back Then: Life in the Georgian Era In the 19th century the way of life was very different than what it exists in the present world. Women were treated as property and kids were slaves to the work force. Men flourished in the social and economic statuses. People used horses as the main way to get places. Not everyone had the chance for an education and life was quite miserable if you weren’t wealthy. People would do just about everything to be able to get money‚ and kids worked
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The victorian era was an era of many advancements. Technical advancements‚ industrial advancements‚ and importantly‚ fashionable advancements. In the 1800s women wore modest yet flamboyant clothes. Regal looking but wild in pattern. In a time where a woman’s body is what made her or broke her‚ she sure did have some nice clothes. Victorian clothes were conservative and stiff‚ but as we delve into the past to look at these great fashions‚ you’ll see that these clothes were not only for other people
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American progressive era‚ from 1890s to 1920s‚ is believed to be a period of societal awakening. Although‚ there is no particular date that could be mentioned to mark its end‚ yet people believe that it lasted for around 30 years. After the civil war‚ the rapidly developing American economy was facing hundreds of problems due to its structural weaknesses. The capitalist system came under severe criticism because of the prominent flaws in its basic structural composition. The issues like racial segregation
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The late 1800’s to the early 1900’s is known as America’s Progressive Era. During this time‚ big businesses were giving Americans more opportunities than ever before. However‚ within the big businesses people were mistreated and overlooked. This led to many groups trying to solve the problems caused by big industries. These groups sought out the problems such as lengthy work days‚ lack of disability‚ no paid holidays‚ no safety codes‚ and pay cuts. America had a philosophy that allows businesses
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The progressive era was a time starting at the end of the 19th century until the beginning of World War 1 when people banded together to reform social‚ political‚ economic‚ and moral issues. Workers were moving from farms to the city and would often live in crowded slums where diseases were common. The goal of the progressive era was to create a better environment for these workers and end corruption within the government. In addition to this‚ they wanted to pass more regulations for businesses
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Emily L. Huff Mr. Bounds AP Language 23 January 2012 William Thackeray: An Era without Morals The Victorian Era was the great age of the English novel—realistic‚ thickly plotted‚ crowded with characters‚ and long. It was the ideal form to describe contemporary life and to entertain the middle class. William Makepeace Thackeray is best known for Vanity Fair (1848)‚ which wickedly satirizes hypocrisy and greed (Victorian). In the novel‚ almost none of the characters who act badly or do wrong
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Despite the continuous efforts to eradicate child labor‚ it remains one of the most disturbing phenomenon around the globe. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)‚ child labor can be identified as state and government laws forbidding the employment of children under the age of eighteen‚ except at certain specified jobs. One would think America as a nation would be more cautious and not participate in a social issue that exploits young children to produce merchandise. However‚ without thinking
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