Square Deal Theodore Roosevelt Ascends In November 1898‚ Roosevelt was elected governor by a narrow margin. He showed typical vigor in Albany and‚ as feared‚ alienated political boss Thomas Platt by pushing through a new tax on corporate franchises. His efforts at moderate reforms included a number of conservation measures and improvements in public education. In 1900‚ Platt and other New York Republicans urged President McKinley to take Roosevelt as his running mate; the previous vice president
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Case Study Progressive Insurance Table of contents: Page I. Brief Description of the case…………………………………………………………………………………… II. Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………………………………………… III. Objectives of the case study…………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Methodologies………………………………………………………………………………………………………. V. Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. SWOT analysis B. VI. Significant Findings……………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. Positive
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Progressive Movement The Progressive Era began as a social movement but had grown into a political and labor movement as well in the United States‚ from the 1890s to the 1920s. Their roots went as far back as to the Green Labor party and Populist. Although they were made up of different groups‚ the Progressives had one common goal: remove all corruption in the government by using the government itself. They sought to regain the power to the hands of the people from those of interest. Through hard
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Chun Ming Poon ENGL 116 J.THOMAS The Education Problems in America The United States is supposed to be one of the world’s most affluent and technologically-advanced societies. Unfortunately‚ education is not as effective as it should be. There are many problems with public education. I think redistributing funding‚ collecting the comments on education system from the public‚ could really make an impact on our education system. What is wrong with the education system? Referring to Rose’s “I
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I am a Progressive at the Turn of the Century In the turn of the twentieth-century‚ progressive reform was at a heightened level of action‚ and change was abundant. Reformers were committed to social justice and wanted to introduce and enforce laws for many things in society‚ including many of the working class standards. Reform movements involving widespread child labor—especially in coal mines‚ textile mills‚ and department stores were among these progressive movements made. As with other progressive
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Thanks for participating in our study to learn “what America talks about!” The purpose of this diary is to help you remember the conversations you had throughout day. Please feel free to record conversation details next to the corresponding topic below or record information on a separate sheet of paper. Please include face-to-face conversations as well as phone calls‚ emails‚ letters‚ blogs‚ online chats‚ instant messages‚ or any other communications. If a conversation falls into several topic
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AP U.S. History Document Based Question DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION PROJECT Question: How did slavery affect American Society socially‚ economically and politically during the Antebellum years? Document A Source: William LLoyd Garrison‚ letter to a friend‚ 1830 Now‚ how is it with the slave? He gets a peck of corn (occasionally a little more) each week‚ but rarely meat or fish. He must anticipate the sun in rising‚ or be whipped severely for his somnolency. Rain or shine‚ he must toil early
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Imagine living in a place filled with nothing‚ just pure emptiness. People in America say some regions are boring compared to others. Luckily‚ I have evidence of which regions are the best. I will carefully go through each region I hand-picked. People should be considerate about these regions because of their astonishing environments‚ unique culture‚ and various indigenous groups. The first region would be the Southeast. The Southeast contain states such as: Kentucky‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina
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09/05/2013 Reflection Paper 1 Question 4: Race has always played a major role in the settlement of the Americas and the establishment of our differing cultures and institutions. What insights have you gotten from your readings and discussions in class about the differing Spanish and English attitudes toward non-European races and to slavery? How do you think North American attitudes today about Latino immigration have been shaped by our heritage of racism and slavery? For a very long time ago‚ the
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America—the land of the free‚ and the home of the brave. Known for its empowering freedom and protection provided by all 27 amendments‚ America is the land where equal opportunity is sought. However‚ in the past America has not given equal opportunity to everyone Usually‚ it was people of color who were denied the rights and privileges that were offered to white citizens. With this discrimination came suppression‚ and the existence of people of color was often ignored and neglected. Due to this suppression
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