Introduction: Purpose of the Film This documentary is written‚ directed and produced by Michael Moore and is about the social repercussions of capitalism as well as corporate and government issues that conflict with the basic needs of people and their families. Moore takes a liberal humanistic look at the consequences of General Motors closing down several auto plants in Flint‚ Michigan in the late 1980’s and what can happen when a city is almost completely reliant on a single industry that shuts
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Both the Progressive Era and FDR’s New Deal reforms focused on the discrepancies between the rich and the poor. Both sought to bring the poor on a more level playing field with the rich. They did this by involving the government. The Progressives did this by offering a minimum working wage and establishing unions to protect the workers from greedy monopolies. In the throes of the Great Depression‚ Roosevelt focused on economic recovery and also on the promotion of labor unions to make better
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The New American Woman The “Roaring Twenties” was a huge decade for the American woman. Women transformed from being completely covered up to wearing only a short skirt and tank top. The “Flapper” style came complete with a bobbed haircut‚ bound breasts‚ and short skirt. The flapper was a symbol of women gaining the right to vote‚ becoming more active in the workforce‚ and being equivalent to men in the political sense. All of these things led to what people called “The new American Woman.” Margaret
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Carl Rogers Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a humanistic psychologist who agreed with the main assumptions of Abraham Maslow‚ but added that for a person to "grow"‚ they need an environment that provides them with genuineness (openness and self-disclosure)‚ acceptance (being seen with unconditional positive regard)‚ and empathy (being listened to and understood). Without these‚ relationships and healthy personalities will not develop as they should‚ much like a tree will not grow without sunlight
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The New Deal was a massive amount of reforms made by the government to dig America out of the Depression. The Great Depression was a massive depression that struck because of a stock market crash. Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the main backers of The New Deal. The New Deal tried greatly to reverse the effects of the Depression while receiving help from F.D.R. while also being the target of many critics. Some things that the New Deal did to try to reverse the Depression was building projects
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Roosevelt’s New Deal Versus Hoover’s Societal Vacuum Hoover and Roosevelt had very different ideas on how the Depression should be handled. This was almost entirely a result of two integral differences in their schemas; Hoover was a Republican‚ and had basically worked his way through life‚ while Roosevelt was a Democrat‚ and had been born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. As one can easily see‚ in many ways these two are complete opposites; in fact‚ if one looks at both their upbringing
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Rogers rewrote his work to conform to recent Hebrew and Greek scholarship. Although much more accurate then his last version‚ the English Ambassador did not like the mood set by the text in the Great Bible. During the period of the inquisition the bound copies of The Bible were acquired and destroyed. Few printers were able to salvage documents and were forced to retreat to England. Another tragedy of this time period was the untimely devise of Priest Rogers; he was burned at the stake for his heresy
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oppressed. Fortunately‚ reform groups of the 1800’s‚ the Progressives and the New Deal alliance‚ worked to change the lives of the underserved. While the Progressives made more advances in social reforms‚ the New Deal made more advancements economically and still worked to create important social reforms for citizens. While Improving conditions of the impoverished was important to both the Progressives and the New Deal alliance‚
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The New American Dreamers Ruth Sidel By : Valentina Rojas READING NOTES REFLECTION NOTES 1. “She is the prototype of todays young Woman-confident‚ outgoing‚ knowledgeable‚ involved” 1. Today’s young women are the first generation to take for granted that they‚ like men‚ deserve their fair share of the American Dream. Success has become a coveted symbol of identity in an era of "fragmented family life‚ insecure‚ often transient work relationships‚ and a vanishing sense of community. The increasing
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Roosevelt’s New Deal Projects. Truman had a reputation as a frank and ethical man. That helped him win his
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