I opened my mailbox on this warm and sunny day to find a letter for jury duty. As I walked back to my house I kept on thinking why it was me. I looked up to the sky to see the sun gone and clouds of rain instead. This is not going to be my day. I entered my beautiful blue condo to see my son staring at my ominous face. “Daddy‚ what’s wrong?” Jamie said discreetly. “Nothing is wrong‚ Jamie. Daddy just got a disappointing letter in the mail today‚” I said. “What’s it about‚ Daddy?” Jamie questioned
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Jamie Geller Mr. Hodgson AP US Essay 10 Debate: Wilsonian Progressivism Vs. Roosevelt Progressivism During this period‚ progressivism was gradually rising from the local and state level to the national level. Increasing numbers of people across the nation supported expanding the role of the federal government to ensure the welfare of the people. Roosevelt felt that Taft was defying everything that they were for in government and decided to run agains’t him. Roosevelt created the "Bull
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The Traditionalist vs. the Modernist We live in a society that is continuously surrounded with conflict between religion and way of life. From the very beginning of time‚ there has always been a battle between the values of religion and those of the individual. During the era of Jesus‚ they were in a dilemma of following the basic laws of Judaism that had already become outdated by about two thousand years or those of the Romans. Since the development of science in more recent years‚ issues
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Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 1. The Native Americans originally resigned in the Great West. The boundaries were established in tribes along the Great West. 2. The Indian wars in the West were often savage clashes. Colonel Chivington’s militia massacred Indians at Sand Creek‚ Colorado in 1864.In 1866 a Sioux war party attempted to block construction of the Bozeman Trail and they ambushed Fetterman’s command and the Indians left not a single survivor. 3. The spread
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The Scopes Trial of 1925 was not simply a case to be tried‚ but a war to be fought on many fronts‚ set against the back drop of the hottest summer Dayton Tennessee had ever experienced. Along with the extraordinary temperature came the heat of passion emanating from those people involved in the trial. From the science to the theology‚ the fundamentalist’s folks to the flourishing flappers‚ and the suited lawyers to the appareled primates‚ everyone was prepared for battle‚ with the American public
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An Analysis of the Populist Party’s Premature Fall into Obscurity Question: After its startling successes of the late 1880’s and early 1890’s‚ why did the Populist Party quickly fade into oblivion after 1896? Key Words: Analyze - examine the motives; answer the question Time Period: 1880’s-1900 Geography: United States of America‚ specifically the Midwest Type of History: Political‚ Economical Thesis: While a number of factors contributed to the demise of the Populist Party‚ the failed election
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Chapter 15 Elizabeth Cady Stanton: One of the most prominent leaders of the 19th century and leading figure of the early woman’s body; social activist/abolitionist Opposed the 14th and 15th amendment because it did nothing to enfranchise women Leader of the National Suffrage Association Crop-lien/Sharecropping: Growing of cotton and pledge a part of the crop as collateral Sharecropping: initially arose as a compromise between blacks’ desire for land and planters’ demand for labor discipline
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6 January 2013 Mr. Olsen Identify the sources and significance of Populism: Populists or people’s party members were part of this era’s greatest political insurgency. It evolved from the Farmers’ Alliance‚ where farmers across forty-three states banded together to remedy their condition. The people’s party not only attracted farmers but also included all the “producing classes.” Their lasting legacy comes from the populist platform of 1892 and also from the fact that populism came close to replacing
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Govt 2305‚ 09/20/13 Argument Against Abolishing the Electoral College I must say that when starting this semester I was staunchly for the abolishment of the Electoral College‚ believing that it was inherently unfair‚ went against the best interests of the people‚ and favored the power-elite; however‚ that opinion has recently changed due to my learning more historical facts‚ which‚ in turn‚ led to the ability of making a better-informed decision. My change of opinion started when I learned
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removed from the Populists and would have been less likely to adopt their positions. The Populist vote‚ cast as a bloc‚ could have altered the outcome of the 1892 election. This is a point the Democrats noted in the national convention of 1896. 8. How did William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech prove to be both a strength and a weakness of
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