The American Dream The American Dream is a term that implies a successful and satisfying life. Many people associate it with immigration‚ as the dream of religious freedom‚ economic prosperity‚ and opportunity has historically driven immigrants to the United States. The term is used by a lot of modern Americans to signify success in life as a result of hard work. A man named James Truslow Adams first used the term in his book The Epic of America‚ written in 1931. He states "The American Dream
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Child Labor By: Antonina S. Introduction Can you imagine a dad biting his son for not selling enough papers? Neglecting education to work? A 14 year old not even knowing his ABC’s? A child as young as 5 jumping on and off of moving trolleys to sell papers at different places? Children working in the worst conditions? No? Well guess what? It’s real‚ thanks to CHILD LABOR. A newspaper person talked to a boy selling papers‚ during their talk the child showed him the marks where his dad bit him for
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railroad industry was able to overcome these flaws and be the first to professionalize in the United States‚ which led other industries to follow their example. The improvements they made to organize through the hiring of trained managers. Further reforms in scheduling led to the founding of the four time zones of the United States. Another major improvement was to standardize track gauges among companies to create a more universal network. This allowed trains to share tracks and deliver cargo more
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In the 1800s‚ Victorian morals started through bathing suit. Victorians had their own way of the pattern for men and women. Early Victorian women had to worn serge or dark flannel bathing dresses. The swimwear bodice top was like a jacket and the swimsuit bottom part three-quarter trousers. But this had been rejected in the earlier decade when Amelia Bloomer urged women to adopt them. Then later years Victorian swimsuit was still cumbersome but were more practical and more attractive than earlier
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In the late 1700s to mid-1800s‚ the United States seems to grow increasingly divided. The contrast in strong opinions and the desire to shape America’s social-economic and political climate between the northern and southern regions of the United States from 1776 to 1850‚ ultimately lead to communal unrest‚ eventually resulting in the Civil war in 1861. Even though sharing the same flag‚ same President‚ and speaking the same language were commonalities‚ the dissimilarities between the north and the
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Right of Education Over the years America has changed significantly. Some important changes include the civil rights movement‚ the equal voting rights for women‚ and the right of education to all movement. These changes are meaningful to all society because all that has been worked for would be gone‚ and people would not have the capability to enjoy all of these rights‚ including the education that they could receive. In the twentieth century‚ insuring free and equal education for primary and secondary
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Education Reform The education before the 1800’s was faulty at best. For the schools that were present they were under funded‚ of poor quality‚ and there was no general standard for education. Americans gradually became aware that there were many benefits to improving public education and that a change was necessary. The education reform began with Horace Mann‚ he was known as “Father of American Education.”. Horace believed that children should be molded into what the teachers and officials wanted
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Sage Flowers Period 4 October 7‚ 2014 US Cultural Socialization: African Male Slaves For black women and men slavery was a devastating experience. In the early 1700’s ‚ European settlers in North America depended on African slaves for cheaper and more plentiful labor source. Despite some common factors‚ male slaves were treated very differently than women slaves were. The first slaves brought to North America were males. There was more male slaves than women due to the fact that the male slaves
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Reconstruction in the 1800’s can have a lot of different meanings. For some the reconstruction was the rejoining of the two sides that fought in the civil war‚ the North and the South. For others in government it was the presidential reconstruction after the death of Lincoln. Most importantly for some reconstruction mean finally being a free man with right and who could vote and provide for his family. The African Americans were a big part of reconstruction‚ just being freed by the passing of the
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In the 1800s women’s rights changed tremendously. In the beginning of the 1800s women had no rights and were strictly housewives meant to raise children‚ and be strictly religious. Throughout the 1800s many changes took place within the roles and rights of women. Women during this time period were given chances for freedom. Women took advantage of these opportunities and changed their role in America. These changes applied on every level from women’s role in society‚ place of work and within the
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