Jane Addams’ legacy and impact on history lives on through many people and organizations today. Because Jane Addams opened the Hull House‚ many other settlement houses were built and continue to function. These settlement houses brought attention to the needs of youth in society. In 1893‚ Hull House opened the first public playground in Chicago. Current care for children and teens are seen today in early childhood education‚ after-school programs‚ and focus on recreation such as gym‚ recess‚ and
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The birth of Habitat for Humanity started with both Millard and Linda fuller’s visit to Koinonia Farm in 1965. Just outside Americus Georgia one of the most poverty stricken cities in the United states. Biblical scholar Clarence Jordan founded this small christian community farm. Here the Fuller’s learned the concept of partnership housing‚ a tool that habitat uses to create simple decent homes by working with volunteers. Milliard Fuller would leave his comfortable life as a young millionaire and
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Jane Addams‚ a pioneering social worker‚ helped bring attention to the possibility of revolutionizing America’s attitude toward the poor. Not only does she remain a rich source of provocative social theory to this day‚ her accomplishments affected the philosophical‚ sociological‚ and political thought. Addams was an activist of courage and a thinker of originality. Jane Addams embodied the purest moral standards of society which were best demonstrated by her founding of the Hull-House and her
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Jane Addams truly had an unbelievable impact upon those around her. "Walter Lippmann‚ noted author and critic‚ commented‚ ’She had compassion without condescension‚ She had pity without retreat into vulgarity. She had infinite sympathy for common things without forgetfulness of those that are uncommon.’ (Robin Berson) A friend of hers recalled astutely‚ ’She was a woman of marvelous poise. She never seemed to be flustered‚ never off balance‚ even when angry - and she was capable of deep indignation
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It took a group of journalist called muckrakers‚ such as Jane Addams and Upton Sinclair‚ to bring attention to labor and living conditions and make a difference. President Theodore Roosevelt coined the name muckrakers‚ because they “raked the mud of society” by uncovering and reporting the nation’s issues. Jane Addams cofounded Hull-House‚ which attracted reformers that were committed to social service‚ challenged boss rule and the
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Hillary Clinton and Jane Addams both saw a need for labor reform nearly one hundred years apart. Clinton and Addams’s progressive ideas are similar in which they want all workplaces to be safe for the employees‚ a day’s wage to increase in order to satisfactorily provide for employees families‚ and a stable future for when the workers reach retirement. Jane Addams drew her focus on child labor. The industrial revolution brought the concept of child labor. Children were working in places such as mills
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United States. During this time‚ Jane Addams became an accomplished philosopher‚ author‚ peace advocate‚ feminist and sociologist during the Progressive era‚ who was unique from other reformers during this time because she didn’t prioritize the social‚ economic‚ and political inequalities that plagued America’s minorities; Every issue was important and she proposed her beliefs on coexistence through a pacifist attitude that helped pave the way to the accomplishment of many successful labor and social
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An act of kindness can go a looooong way. Jane Addams and Mahatma Gandhi made big changes to this world through their positive passions and that had a great sizable effect on people and continues to do so. Opening a new law office‚ supporting and giving to the poor‚ and the Hull House are all ways these people have shown their passion. First of all‚ positive actions can have great effects on people by opening a new law office to end mistreatment. To clarify‚ positive actions could have great effects
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This is a story of Grrngh Addams‚ a caveman who is also the cave-father of 2 children‚ Garngh and Grunt. This 264 lb man was beginning to get old‚ as he was about 96. He realized he might wanna start living to the fullest‚ and spend less time with his Grand-Cave-children. Fun fact‚ his favorite thing to say is “Grrngh”. Thus‚ his name is “Grrngh”. The first thing he wanted to do was race a Raptor‚ but he isn’t exactly in shape. So he started running everyday‚ for 6-ish months. (He’s 97 now.) Grrngh
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NSTP 102 (ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT) On our program‚ I’ve experienced new things like helping people and thus communicating to them and also have fun. We enjoyed our little time with them and even it just a short time I felt that I’ve made new friends again. At first‚ I wasn’t sure if I can participate with the class and so with the group because it was actually my first time experiencing that kind of approach. In the place where I was used to which is overseas we didn’t even have that kind
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