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    The Reform Crusades

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    The Reform Crusades Historical Paper Senior Division After America had established its own government‚ it also had to establish a new American culture. To improve its society and create a more stable culture it would need to undergo multiple changes. These changes were referred to as the reform crusades. Temperance supporting organizations were established limiting the amount of alcoholic liquors available to public. Religious leaders felt as though the public was beginning

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    An Ideal Society

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    AN IDEAL SOCIETY The world is a complicated place and today’s standards of society make it even more difficult to live and act in one’s own way. I sometimes wonder what life would be like if we could start all over and build a brand new society - a society that guarantees social justice for all groups and full rights to every individual. Would there be a way to make everything and everyone equal? From the beginning society has been judgmental in one way or another‚ rather it is through racism

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    political parties which are known as the Republican and Democratic parties. These two parties are completely different with different stance. These parties compete to promote their political ideals to maintain their continuous political leadership. Even though having political parties was not set in the constitution‚ it plays a big role in our politics and controversial issues. The Democratic-republican party didn’t take power till the 1800 with the help of Madison and Jefferson.Making political

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    The civil rights movement in the 1960’s was a very important time in the United States history‚ the time where African-Americans first gained their rights as people and as citizens. There were so many inspirational people during the 1960’s like Malcolm X‚ Rosa Parks‚ and one other special civil rights leader‚ he gave many speeches that were so motivating for African-Americans and was one of the most peaceful ways of confronting the issues that went on during that time period. “I Have A Dream” The

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    Femininity In The 1800s

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    Society should have been against the functions of femininity in the 1800s as well as the early 1900s because it cultivated the grounds for discrimination within society and had a negative effect on women’s health‚ behaviors‚ status‚ and rights. Regardless of a woman’s social class‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ level of education‚ or position of power‚ gender prevailed due to societal ties placed on gender. During this time‚ women had to meet society’s standards of being a woman while also portraying the

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    Essay On Democratic Party

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    The National party platform that I identify with the most is the Democrat Party. Although I agree with essentially everything they vouch and want reform for‚ I believe there are 2 elements that mean the most to me. One of these elements is the party’s strong belief of unity. The Democratic party is in my opinion‚ the only party that shows consistency in the concept of “equality for all”. In many of the other parties’ preambles or ideas in general‚ there seems to be a common occurrence of leaving

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    Transitions to Democracy: An Analysis of Romania in Linz and Stepan’s "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" Linz and Stepan’s chapter on Romania in their book‚ "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" is a complete and well done analysis of the transition of the Romanian government after the death of Ceausescu and the effects of Ceausescu’s sultanistic reign on that transition. Throughout the chapter‚ Linz and Stepan attempt to answer the question they postulate in

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    people have created things that have made life easier. Transportation has always been very important. It has been a huge part of history. Of course like every other resource it had its pros and cons. Automobiles‚ airplanes‚ boats‚ and trains during the 1800s were all being invented. Before life was harsh nothing was simple as today. For example sending a letter to someone or trying to communicate with someone would take weeks even months. Today you could just send an email and it will be delivered

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    Progressivism was an era in the late 1800s in which many reforms were made to industry‚ living conditions‚ and politics. This movement gained momentum due in a large part to populism and the Populist Party. This party was among the first‚ to actively speak out and make attempts at reform. The Omaha Platform was the very beginning of reformation. If it hadn’t been for this party‚ it can be assumed that there would not be as many regulations and freedoms as there are today. The first attempt at

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    Shunda R. Anderson 07/24/2010  "Compare and contrast the Pennsylvania and New York Penitentiary theories of the 1800s."  The Pennsylvania System‚ after the failure of Walnut Street‚ Pennsylvania constructed two new prisons: the Western Penitentiary near Pittsburgh (opened in 1826) and the Eastern Penitentiary in Cherry Hill‚ near Philadelphia (1829). The Pennsylvania system took the concept of silence as a virtue to new extremes. Based on the idea of separate confinement‚ these penitentiaries

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