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    The Fatherhood Movement

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    divorce laws to increase the number of two- parent households. Some organizations focus on reasonable child support and visitation‚ as well as creative joint custody arrangements to combat fatherless ness after divorce. Still other sects within the movement encourage responsible fatherhood through counseling for "Deadbeat" or "Dead-broke" Dads‚ job training and placement to increase the likelihood of child support payments and educational seminars to teach men how to be emotionally supportive fathers

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    House Wiring

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    HOUSE WIRING Wiring is not a duck soup. Period. If you are among those freebies‚ who want to do wiring just because their neighbors are doing it‚ you are on a wrong trail. Wiring is a very serious subject and it’s better to get some information about basicelectrical wiring before you step into it. Any gaffe can burn down your beautiful house in a few minutes. It is a common fact that people get confused when they are cabling for the first time. Gathering some information about circuits‚ wires and

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    The Reform Movement

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    Aaron Philbrick The Reform Movement 1: Temperance: moderation of self‚ restraint in action‚ statement and self-control or PROHIBITION. Americans were worried about the effects of alcohol. 1st. This movement first urged people to stop drinking hard liquor and limit drinking beer and wine to small amounts. Later the movement wanted to ban the sale of alcohol-banning became a major goal‚ it was banned in the 18th Amendment‚ which was later repealed by the 21st Amendment. 2: Women’s

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    Bauhaus Movement

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    The Bauhaus was a German school of design from 1919 to 1933. It was a movement that was strongly influenced by the outcomes of World War One and rejected the ideals of the past and embraced the age of the machine. By focusing on the materials and the eradication of superfluous decoration‚ the Bauhaus established a new ideal‚ which was‚ form following function. Through their manipulation of established and new products this enabled them to emphasise the very ‘materiality’ of the items they produced

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    The Journey‚ Arrival & Settlement The decision to leave Mexico is difficult‚ the journey treacherous. For most‚ though‚ it is a risk they are willing to take because America is more promising than the despair they face at home. Often times to obtain safe passage through the rough‚ uncertain‚ and dangerous terrain the migrant will hire a guide referred to as a “coyote (smuggler)” (Ortmeyer‚ Quinn‚ 2012) who‚ in reality‚ has no true regard for their safety. A coyote is essentially in the business

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    The Chicano Movement

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    The Chicano Movement also known as El Movimiento played a major part in the American Civil Rights Movement. This movement began to take place in the 1960s and ended in the 1970s. The term "Chicano" was used as an insulting label for the children of Mexican migrants. In the 1960s the word "Chicano" came to be accepted as a symbol of self-determination and ethnic pride. Many groups came to be about with the word chicano. In order to effect social change‚ Chicanos felt it was necessary to enter politics

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    Revolutionary Movement

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    REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT The reasons for the American Revolutionary Movement are diverse and numerous; however‚ one reason stands above them all: economics. Ever since the first settlers began to colonize the United States‚ economics have been present as the foundation for the country. Our society today is derived from money matters just as it was in the time before and during the Revolution. The British fighting the French and Indian War was a base for strong financial changes that led to the Revolution

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    Progressive Movement

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    Progressive Movement The Progressive Movement tried to fix the problems brought forth by industrialization after the Civil War in America. Although many American’s benefitted from the new change in the country‚ a good portion of them did not. Some of the issues it attempted to address through the help of muckraker journalists were women and child labor‚ public education and health‚ elimination of governmental corruption‚ product safety‚ treatment of employees‚ and sanitation of work areas. Women

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    Pakistan Movement

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    PAKISTAN MOVEMENT PHASE II * Pakistan Resolution [1940]  * Cripps Mission [1942]  * Gandhi-Jinnah Talks [1944]  * Wavell Plan and Simla Conference [1945]  * Provincial and General Elections [1945-1946] * Cabinet Mission Plan [1946]  * June 3rd Plan [1947]  * The Birth o Pakistan [August 14‚ 1947]  Pakistan Resolution [1940]  * From March 22 to March 24‚ 1940‚ the All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park‚ Lahore. This session

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    House or Flat

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    1. House or Flat? Pros and Cons A house or a flat is for everybody not just a place where you sleep‚ eat or relax‚ but it is a place‚ which we all call „ home“. Well‚ as the saying goes‚ „ As a good roof shelters us from winter´s storms‚ a good home shelters us from life´s storms“‚ home is a place where you can find‚ on the one hand‚ help‚ understanding and embrace of your family through the tough times in your life and on the other hand‚ joy‚ love and happiness while experiencing all the family

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