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    changing world‚ progress must be made to socially accommodate this change. For any Progressive change to be made‚ someone must fight back against something wrong‚ or another words‚ be disobedient. As the Irish author Oscar Wilde one stated “it is through disobedience that progressive change has been made” and this natural human trait of disobedience is a catalyst for Progressive change. This disobedience to reach progressive change can be seen throughout history. People like Rosa Parks stood up for a cause

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    Welfare Reform

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    Cited: Carroll‚ C. (2009). Stimulus Bill Abolishes Welfare Reform. Retrieved November 7‚ 2011 from http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/11stimulus-bill-abolishes-welfare-reform/print/ Fox‚ L. (2007). What a new Federal minimum wage means for the United States. Retrieved November 7‚ 2011 from http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/ib234/ Rector‚ R. and Bradley‚ K. (2009‚ February). Stimulus Bill Abolishes Welfare Reform and Adds New Welfare Spending. Web Memo No. 2287 Published by the Heritage

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    The Baroque Era

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    exactly how it was with the Baroque Era of Music. When Was the Baroque Era? The official company line on when the Baroque Era started‚ which you will find in every book‚ encyclopedia‚ or bubble-gum wrapper on the subject‚ was the year 1600. The event which earned 1600 this enviable distinction‚ as far as I can tell‚ was the simple fact that it has two zeros stuck on the end of it‚ thus making it fairly easy to remember. In contrast‚ the end of the Baroque Era was definitively set by Johann Sebastian

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    Early reformist ideas in the late nineteenth century contributed to the progressive movement in the early 1900s due to similar ideas and programs throughout both time periods. The economic‚ political‚ and social policies during the early twentieth century correspond with the reform movements of the late 1800s. While the changes in labor and trusts related to the formation of labor unions‚ and public operation and restraint of the government was similar to the Populist group and the ideas of corrupt

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    The Elizabethan Era

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    For the British Empire‚ the Elizabethan Era was a time of renovation and restoration. After the defeat of the Spanish Flotilla in 1588‚ this Empire began to take its place as a superpower. During this time‚ the people of this up and coming Empire‚ began to see many new and exciting opportunities coming their way; with this‚ food and drink became a major part of their life. All people‚ no matter if someone was upper or lower class‚ of this time period ate three meals a day. As it is today‚ breakfast

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    Progressive Era reformers had a similar effect. They were able to make some changes‚ but most of them were limited. As W.E.B. DuBois wrote in The Crisis‚ America was still "a shameful land" for African-Americans. Although African-Americans "fought gladly and to the last drop of blood" in World War One‚ they returned home to face "lynching‚ disenfranchisement‚ caste‚ brutality and devilish insult". Progressive Era reformers did little more than shed light on the subject of African-American

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    Sulla's Reforms

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    How did Sulla’s reform program attempt to restore the republic? Throughout the time of Sulla’s command‚ Rome underwent many reforms in which were introduced with the intentions to restore the republic. Among Sulla’s many attempts to re-establish the traditional roman republic‚ the most significant were his strong efforts to strengthen the senate‚ restrict the power of the tribunes and curb the influence of the magistrates. By increasing the numbers of the Senate to 300 as well as allowing the

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    Healthcare reform

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    any health insurance‚ and a great number of them with health insurance are struggling to pay for their medical bills. Everybody concurs that healthcare must be accessible to all citizens‚ but the debate on whether the United States should adopt a universal health system still rages. According to the Institute of Medicine (2002)‚ the U.S. is the only developed country that does not guarantee that its citizens have health care coverage. President Obama pledged to reform the country’s healthcare system

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    Power Reforms

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    capacities of 12‚160 MW during 2010-11. However‚ despite the Indian power sector having shown substantial growth during the post-independence era‚ the sector has been ailing from serious functional problems during the past few decades. In 2010-11‚ India faced power deficit of 10 per cent and peak demand shortage of 13.3 per cent. In this backdrop‚ Power sector reforms were first initiated in India in 1992 by the Ministry of Power (MoP) to invite private investments in power generation to bridge the demand-supply

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    Elizabethan Era

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    The Elizabethan Age is the time period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history. It was an age considered to be the height of the English Renaissance‚ and saw the full flowering of English literature and English poetry. In Elizabethan theater‚ William Shakespeare‚ among others‚ composed and staged plays in a variety of settings that broke away from England’s past style of plays. It was an age of expansion and exploration

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