exponential rates to find jobs made by the growth of industry. As more and more immigrants came into large cities to find jobs‚ factories became very crowded and political machines took advantage of the new immigrants’ political power. The Progressive Era was a social movement motivated by muckrakers in the middle and upper class who sought to find and expose corruption in society. Rapid urbanization led to a corrupt political system and horrid industrial conditions that only wholesale progressive reforms
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The Man with the Muck rake seeks material advances by raking filth. Roosevelt defined this term as "one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders". Muckrakers in the Progressive Era‚ a time from 1820 until 1920 when America quickly industrialized‚ pushed for reform and have altered the way we live today. These reformers brought about the awareness and tackled women’s rights‚ economic concentration‚ corporate power‚ poverty‚ food
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cheap product; we’re here to make the product affordable.” William Wang‚ CEO‚ Vizio. The strength of Vizio’s success lies in its existing distribution and sales networks‚ reduced labor costs‚ and high profitability‚ amongst many other things. Its weaknesses include but are not limited to‚ cost structure‚ small business units‚ limited productivity‚ and the possibility of higher loan rates. Vizio has opened opportunities for new products and services.
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Modern age is considered to be the era of democracy tolerance and humanism. People all over the world are supposed to have equal conditions for living and‚ moreover‚ should be treated no matter what their religion or race are. It should be said that humanity needed two world wars to appreciated the price of human life‚ however‚ nowadays it tries to protect it. One can admit that society has already done a great number of steps which helped people all over the world to obtain their rights and freedoms
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ is one with many strengths and weaknesses that are showcased throughout the play‚ Shakespeare uses a series of dramatic events to display these elements of multiple characters‚ one more so than others‚ by the name of Romeo. Romeo shows many signs of being a smart‚ polite gentlemen who excels in fighting as he bravely stands up for what he believes in. Although he has these qualities‚ he also possesses a number of undeniable weaknesses like his stubbornness and his many rash
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The Samurai and the Bakumatsu Era Eric Lemaire 12/09/05 English Comp I Mrs. Halperin The Bakumatsu Era was a crucial period of Japanese history at the end of the Tokugawa Era or Edo Period. It was a period of war and anarchy that was brought about by the introduction of western culture and constant battles between the imperialists and the loyalists. During this time and throughout history‚ the samurai or bushi played an integral
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16th Japan had achieved political unification after an era of ‘sengoku’ or ‘the country at war.’ It began to be ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns who sought to prevent another civil war. Japan became stronger as a result of their ability to unify the warring nations within the country. Another strength of Japan during this time was increased agricultural production. New methods of farming helped to produce more yield (B&Z‚ pg 587). Japan’s strengths were also it’s greatest weaknesses. Increase
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The Classical era ranges from 17th century to 18th century which is often referred as The Enlightenment era or The Age of Reasoning. The Classical era introduced a belief in the power of human reasoning to solve social‚ economic and political problems. The classical school teaches us that humans are rational and we make a choice to commit crimes and that punishment should be about preventing future crimes from happening. Before the 17th century‚ common forms of punishment consisted of torture and
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Menander‚ a great Greek poet‚ once said “[knowing yourself] means this; that you get acquainted with what you know and what you can do.” Qualities can be viewed as strengths or weaknesses and identifying those helps overcome their limitations as well as maximize their usefulness. Taking into account the circumstances‚ traits that an individual possesses can become an asset in some situations while in others a liability. Then again‚ be both in the same instance. I‚ myself find that my confidence opens
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The curriculum that I have chosen is the K-12 Physical Education curriculum of a school in the United States. The strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum were assessed and are explained below. Besides this‚ recommendations are also provided for improving the physical education curriculum of the school. Strengths and weaknesses of the school physical education program The school-community environment was examined and the quality of the environment was considered to be moderately strong. The
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